According to family history, this McCarthy family
Thomas and Ellen (Higgins) McCarthy lived on Lord Lansdowne's estate and were helped to come to Canda ,somewher around 1840 ,when he became governor General They lived in Cove of Cork - near Blarney Castle.
They had 4 sons..Pat, Mike, Dan and Jerry and 3 or 4 girls. Pat settled in Missouri.The others settled around the Grafton/Peterborough area..Ontario Canada.
Jeramiah married Margaret O'Hara.She too was born in Ireland and was related to the Anglins and O'Shannessey's.
That's all I know..any help would be so appreciated..
janer
Wednesday 6th Feb 2013, 07:39PMMessage Board Replies
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Hi Jane
Thank you for your query. You can view details of Landownes Estate on the link below:
http://landedestates.nuigalway.ie/LandedEstates/jsp/estate-show.jsp?id=…
Here are other websites that may help you:
http://mallowheritagecentre.com/
http://mjordan.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/estate-papers/
Also Jane here is a website link for 'The Gathering Festival' that is taking place all year long. This link should send you to events happening in May.
http://www.thegatheringireland.com/View-Gatherings/View-Gatherings-by-D…
Kind regards
Genealogy Support
Munster Ireland