Hi all
Cormack Kilgannon is my great, great, great grandfather. He was the son of Cormick Kilgannon and Ellen Ormsby, and he was born between 1811 and 1816 in Sligo (possibly Easky). On Dec 7 of 1834 he married Mary Cuffe, daughter of Patrick Cuffe and Nancy Thomson / Thompson. The marriage took place in the Catholic Church in Templebiy and the witnesses were Patrick Kilgannon and Catherine McDonagh. The priest recorded Cormack as 'Charles' and Mary as 'Mariam'. As a married couple they may have farmed the land around the split rock in Easky.
Cormack Kilgannon and Mary Cuffe had three children born in Ireland (John 1838, Ann 1840, James 1842). Between 1842 and 1849 the family relocated to Lanarkshire, Scotland where their youngest child was born (Mary 1849). All the men in the family became coal miners. Cormack passed away on May 7 1896 in Edinburgh while his wife, Mary, predeceased him on April 23 1893.
I would appreciate hearing from anyone who is connected to Cormack Kilgannon, his wife Mary Cuffe or any of his children. My family descends from his son James, and my ancestors came to Canada between 1906 and 1912.
I have a fair bit of information regarding my branch of the family, as well as bits and pieces regarding the other family branches. I would be glad to share and compare with anyone who is interested.
Thanks
Thelma
Thursday 25th Jun 2015, 06:20PM
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Hi Thelma
Here's the marriage record from www.rootsireland.ie/:
They have his name as Charles
I couldn't find a birth record for him. This one also came up - sister perhaps?
Col
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Col,
thanks :) Catherine is certainly of interest as that name shows up in almost every branch of the Kilgannon (however I do have to admit that it is probably a rather popular name in every Irish family).
I will check around to see is a Catherine and /or Thomas Mullany show up in Pennsylvania, Scotland or England where some of the family members ended up.
Irish genealogy is like putting together a puzzle with no picture AND half the pieces are missing. That is what makes it enjoyable, I guess.
Thanks for the tip. I will check it out.
Thelma
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Hi Thelma! Just read your posting about the Kilgannons from Sligo. Cornelius Kilgannon and Mary Cuffe are my 2nd Great Grandparents, related to me through Ann Kilgannon (1838-1903). I have a picture on my Ancestry family tree, taken in West Calder in West Lothian in Scotland, which includes James Kilgannon ....... so we are 'cousins'! Are you involved with Ancestry ..... maybe we could connect? Happy Hunting! Harry ☘️
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