Hello! I am searching for any (birth, baptismal, marriage, birth records of their children, farm location, work history, residence, emigration--ship passenger information, etc.) about Margaret and Michael Murphy (my gggrands), and for the Phillip Connolly family, wife’s full name unknown, last name maybe Fay.
My family history has Margaret and Michael Murphy both born in County Monaghan, maybe somewhere near Carrickmacross and ?Baillebay? (correct spelling unknown). Maybe both were born around 1795 (Michael maybe 1795 and maybe Margaret 1795-1803--we have noted that Margaret might have been born on June 24th. (Their son James married Roseanna Connolly in the United States, and in our family it is said that the Connollys and the Murphys lived on adjoining farms in Ireland between Carrickmacross and “Baillehay”. The legend is that the nearest town was Coote Hill.) We believe Margaret and Michael Murphy to be Roman Catholic. They had six children, all born in Ireland, birthdates are approximate. Mary, 1826; John 1829; Thomas 1832; Margaret 1837; Patrick 1839; James 1844. I was told the whole family came to the United States during the potato famine, and emigrated by ship (unknown name ??) in 1849 (maybe in April) when James was 4 or 5 years old. We understand that the ship left from Liverpool and landed in Philadelphia. We know that son Patrick was born in 1839 and came to the States when he was 10 years old with his family.
As for Phillip Connolly, we know he had at least 2 daughters, Roseanna and Josephine, and one son (name unknown). His wife’s maiden name may have been Fay. Phillip and his wife and son came to the United States and reportedly died of “the plague” or maybe landed in New Orleans and died of yellow fever. His daughters, Roseanna (born about 1843), and her sister Josephine (born about 1845) emigrated to the United States on a different ship sailing from Liverpool, when Roseanna Connolly was 18 and her sister Josephine was 16. Family legend has the Murphys taking in the Connolly sisters, possibly as house maids.
We have traced the family to the 1850 census in the United States, but have been unable to go back any further.
Thank you for any assistance you may be able to provide in finding my folks! Sincerely, Margaret Pickett
Margaret Pickett
Tuesday 16th Apr 2013, 02:47PMMessage Board Replies
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Hi Margaret,
Thank you for your message. I see that Carmel has responded to this query on the Drumgoon parish page and given some very good advice.
http://www.irelandxo.com/group/drumgoon-cavan/messages/drumgoon
Once you have tried the sources that she has suggested remember to post any new information that you have found here, especially if you narrow down the parish of origin.
The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to advise or assist you. Also include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search.
Please be patient - as our programme has only begun to rollout across the island of Ireland and volunteers in some areas may not yet be organized.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Monday 27th May 2013, 02:16PM