Hi McCoy,
Thank you for continuing to look for my family's records! I am going through everything and am certain some of the records are my family's. I have to look more closely at some of the records because as you mentioned Martin Walsh is a common name. I'm almost thinking that Maria Walsh born in 1884 may have been the one child of the 8 who died, and my grandmother Maria born in 1892 was named in her memory. I'm loving seeing everything. I've also done some research on Derrybrien and will continue to look for info about the village in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
My grandmother married Francis McSherry from Gorteendarrah, Kinlough, Leitrim after arriving in Boston and I've been fortunate to find record of the McSherry family. I have also found records for my father's family (McElaney) who came from Inishowen, Donegal.
I can't wait to put the Walsh records together -- we've been searching to no avail until now with your help!
Kind regards,
Susan