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Looking for information on my Pue/Shannon families in Crossmolina.

My 3rd great grandfather was John Pew, born in 1762 to, I believe Henry and Bridget.

He married Elizabeth Jane Shannon (also born in Crossmolina in 1769 to, I believe, Meg Cullen and Francis Shannon) in 1803.

Their son Robert was born in 1810 and baptized, in the Church of Ireland, in Crossmolina.

They seemed to have spent their entire lives there and John died in 1833 in Ballinrobe.

Elizabeth Jane Shannon Pugh died in, I believe, January 4, 1864 in Bangor District. Her address was put down as Rossdough. She was not buried with her husband in Ballinrobe and I'd love to find out where she is buried.

My 2nd great grandfather, Robert, left Mayo and continued on to Leitrim, Roscommon and Sligo with his wife Mary McSharry (Foley). They were buried in Sligo City, Sligo and at the time of his death, Robert had converted to Catholocism (I beleive he did this when he married Mary in Kinlough, County Leitrim).

My 3rd great grandfather John and his son Robert were both stone masons.

Any help with the Pues or Shannons would be greatly appreciated.

 

kmcp64

Sunday 6th Jan 2013, 12:40PM

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  • Hi,

     

    Thank you for your message.

     

    Perhaps you could try contacting the North Mayo Family History Research Centre for possible assistance. However, it is important to be aware that a fee may apply for thir services. Here are their contat details:

    Family History Research Centre,

    Enniscoe,

    Castlehill,

    Ballina,

    Co. Mayo.

    Phone: +353 96 31809    Email: normayo@iol.ie

     

    Kind regards,

     

    Genealogy Support

    Emma Carty

    Tuesday 5th Mar 2013, 12:39PM
  • Hi if still there!

     

    Pew / Pue and Shannon families were Church of Ireland and lived in pre Famine times in Ballinagur townland in Moygownagh of Crossmolina Union and thus St. Mary's church was where they were baptised and married.

     

    Liam Alex

    Moygownagh Mayo

    Sunday 16th Oct 2016, 02:28PM
  • Hello, New to this site. I am related to John Pue & Elizabeth Jane Shannon. I visited Ireland in the summer of 2019 & stopped at The North Mayo Heritage Site & learned a lot of information. I would love to speak to anyone with more information to connect some dots. Thank you so very much & Take Good Care, Charlie - Seattle WA - USA

    Charlie W

    Friday 26th Feb 2021, 06:22PM
  • Hi Charlie,

    My 2x great grandfather was Robert Pue. I have very little on his family. When I started researching him, I found a birth certificate for a Robert Pue born 1810 County Mayo parents John Pue and Elizabeth Shannon. He was the only Robert Pue I saw when researching for him. He went to County Leitrim and married my 2x great grandmother who was Catholic and all the children were raised Catholic. 

    He was said to have been disowned by the family when he married Mary in July of 1846. Unfortunately they did not put the names of he parents on their marriage certificate so the only thing I have is his, maybe, birth certificate. He was a stone mason as was all of his sons.

    The moved from County to County and then finally settled in Sligo where my great grandfather was born, Henry.

    Supposedly, many years later, my great grandfather who emigrated here to NY, showed up on a work site and was hired. He was having lunch with one of the workers and the worker commented on him having the same name as the bosses (or owners). My great grandfather came to find out that this site was being run by his cousins and he walked off the site. He told my great grandmother he would never work for them. We are guessing because of what happened with his father and because the cousins themselves were Church of Ireland (and free masons) and he wanted none of that. It is a story passed down. True, maybe, I'm still searching. We never ever knew that Pue was Protestant. This just shocked the family. My grandmother said her mother would talk about Ireland all the time and her family, her father would not. He said America was his home and that was it. 

    Would love to hear what you have. I am hoping that my Robert Pue is the same Robert Pue that belonged to John and Elizabeth. Would be great to finally find out.

    Have a great day!

    Kathy P- Hartsdale NY

    kmcp64

    Saturday 27th Feb 2021, 05:54PM
  • Hello, I am excited to talk more with you about all of this. Please shoot me an email at mr_charlieireland at yahoo.com & we can set up a time to chat. Way too much info to try & play messge tag on here plus I would like it to be a little more private as well. We can post an update after we chat in case more relatives find this in the future. YAY! So Excited to chat!

    Thanks & Take Good Care,

    Charlie

    Charlie W

    Friday 5th Mar 2021, 09:31PM
  • Hi Kathy, are you still there? I have not heard back from you. Thanks

    Charlie W

    Thursday 11th Mar 2021, 06:04PM
  •  

    Hi Charlie,

    Sorry, work is keeping me very busy right now so I had to put my research to the side for a bit. Will reach out to you when things slow down at work.

    Stay safe and have a good day.

    Kathy

    kmcp64

    Wednesday 24th Mar 2021, 06:31PM
  • Hi Kathy, can you please send me an email to the mr_charlieireland at yahoo.com address w your contact #/email. I will be visiting family from 12-31/1-7 & it would be really nice to communicate with you about family history. We had no idea anyone else from this family came to the states. Thanks so much & Happy Holidays! =>

    Charlie W

    Tuesday 20th Dec 2022, 07:33PM
  • Hi Kathy, can you please send me an email to the mr_charlieireland at yahoo.com address w your contact #/email. I will be visiting family from 12-31/1-7 & it would be really nice to communicate with you about family history. We had no idea anyone else from this family came to the states. Thanks so much & Happy Holidays! =>

    Charlie W

    Tuesday 20th Dec 2022, 07:33PM

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