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From: "J. W. Hughes" <>
Subject: Re: New Subcribers
Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 12:23:36 -0700


Hi All,

My greatest challenge - biggest stone wall - has been in tracing the
origins of Cornelius CALLAHAN, father of Pricilla [1822 - 1903], of New
Perlican. Throughout my quest I've found some wonderful Websites and
Interesting Tidbits on Irish Ancestral Research. Even if the dedicated
CALLAHAN Sites have great links to the Auld Sod. The Luck of the Irish to
you . .

Judith White Hughes

*****
Dennis Callahan's Website:

Please visit the Callahan WWW Home Page web site at:
http://www.interactive.net/~mailman
This NON-COMMERCIAL web site is a place for Callahans
world wide to post their histories, links, e-mail etc.

We now have a mailing list hosted by Rootsweb! You can sign up for this
service at:
http://www.interactive.net/~mailman/list.html
This list is brand new, so please sign up and submit your queries to get it
rolling!

*****
The Irish Ancestral Research Association:

TIARA Website. It's at http://world.std.com/~ahern/kells.html

With a new category of links for Maps and Geography of Ireland at
http://world.std.com/~ahern/links.html#maps

Dennis welcomes suggestions and criticisms, but asks that you use email
rather than perpetuate the discussion in the newsgroup. Thanks.

______________________________________________________________
Dennis Ahern | The Irish Ancestral Research
Association
Acton, Massachusetts | Dept. W, P.O. Box 619, Sudbury, MA 01776
| http://world.std.com/~ahern/TIARA.html

*****

The "Irish in Newfoundland (1623 - 1800) has been placed on the Internet
for everyone to read. As well, "The History of St. Mary's (1797 - 1959) has
been placed on the WWW as well. Both will be found at the NFGenWeb site at:

http://www.huronweb.com/genweb/links/main_l.htm

Your Browser needs to be able to view pop-up windows (JavaScripting) which
is found in Netscape 3 or 4 and Internet Explorer 3 or 4. All are free
browsers.

*****

Have you found the "Eoghanacht Genealogies from The Book
of Munster" at

<http://www.finearts.sfasu.edu/uasal/eoghan.html>;?

This, along with "The Milesian Legends" at
<http://members.aol.com/lochlan2/legends.htm>;,

allows for a whimsical tracing of Irish Surnames back to Adam. Just
fun stuff.

*****

Matheson Distribution of CALLAGHAN and variants:

As CALLAGHAN is among the 100 most common surnames in
Ireland, the Matheson distribution data may not be as helpful
as it is with the more elusive names - but here it is:

CALLAGHAN (and its several variants) was found as follows
in the 1890 Birth Index
Province - No.
-------- -----
Leinster - 40
Munster - 133
Ulster - 48
Connaught - 29
found principally in Cos. Cork, Kerry and Dublin

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e-mail:
tel: 7 days ( EST 6am-6pm only ) (617) 646-3236
snail mail: 1424 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington, MA 02174-4134 U.S.A.

*****

The O'Callaghans, lords of Clonmeen, were in their times very powerful
chiefs and had their principal residence at the Castle of Clonmeen, the
ruins of which still remain on a rock near the River Black Water, County
Cork. The O'Callaghans originate from County Cork, Ireland and are a branch
of the original MacCarthy line, a high king of Munster (SW Ireland).

The O'Callaghans are descended from the 10th century King of Munster called
Ceallachain. Their original territory was in the barony of Kinelea in Co.
Cork, but they were driven out by the Anglo-Norman invaders and relocated
near Mallow in the northern part of the county. Under the Cromwellian
regime the leading family of the Sept was once again dispossessed, and this
time they re-settled in east Clare. The village of O'Callaghan's Mills
there is named after them. As was usually the case, the smaller branches
of the family were not transplanted and for this reason most of the 13,000
or so O'Callaghans in Ireland today are still to be found in County Cork.

The Chief of the Name, Don Juan O'Callaghan, born 1903, now resides in
Spain. [at the time of publication]

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: The Wise and Wonderful Bill Crant <> wrote:
: To:
: Subject: Re: New Subcribers
: Date: Tuesday, May 05, 1998 11:36 PM
:
: Hi Gang;
:
: Remember back when you started researching, and
: were simply looking for ways to find your ancestors, wouldn't it have
: been nice for some people to just explain what we have learned so far.
: Why not pick a subject and post a brief description of it to the group
<etc.>
: Cheers and HAVE SOME FUN :-)

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