Mulligan Family Research

Hello again Susan!

I did a number of searches on the subscription site Roots Ireland. I did not find a Nicholas Mulligan baptismal record in Co. Longford around 1818. The earliest Nicholas Mulligan record was in 1838. I looked for an Ann Mulligan baptismal record in 1831, There was one record but when I looked at the parish register, this Ann Mulligan was listed as illegitimate which explains why her name was shown as Mulligan even though her father was a McDonald. There was also an 1828 record in Killashee but I did not find any records for siblings.

Likely your Mulligans were baptized in a church which no longer has records back to the 1820s.

Roger McDonnell

Name:Ann MulliganDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:13-Jul-1831Address:Not RecordedParish/District:LONGFORDGender:FemaleCountyCo. Longford
Denomination:Roman Catholic

Father:Francis McdonaldMother:Ann MulliganOccupation:Not Recorded
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Informant 2:Bridget Mcdonald

I fear we will never know but we so appreciate your efforts.  Hopefully someone with our Mulligan DNA still in Ireland will one day show up on our Ancestry site.  Again thanks for your time and effort.

Just on a wing and a prayer, a several generations back very distant ancestor lists Druminacrehir, Longford.  Her name was Mary Mulligan, her father Michael.  Her mother was Julia Smythe from Mullohoran, County Cavan.  DNA for my husband does include Cavan as one of the counties. And Druminacrehir is not far from County Cavan.  Others counties besides Longford are Meath and maybe Louth.  Westmeath, we know his gg grandmother came from Mayne and of course the Pritchards and Morrises from Roscommon.  DNA overlaps into South Ulster which is curious as the family is so very Catholic but his dad told him at one time they were "Orange Irish" but no one else in the family ever said that.  Stories get changed over time so who knows.  

Co. Cavan is actually part of the Province of Ulster so south Ulster could man Cavan.  When the Treaty was signed by England and Ireland in December 1921, three Ulster counties (Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan) were placed in the Republic of Ireland becasue they had majority Catholic population.

Susan, I have been searching for the origins of my 2xgr. grandfather, Laurence Mulligan. Has any of your Mulligan family done a DNA test?                                                                               Regards, Kim B.

Kim, my husband's is on Ancestry.  If you know Ancestry, you can see if he is one of your cousins.  We have found two 5th-8th cousins in the Cavan area.  One is Ciaran Mulligan.  He still lives in County Cavan.  He does not have a family tree on Ancestry but has responded to messages I have sent him.  Really nice guy and lives on farm which goes back several generations of Mulligans.  There is also a Frances Mulligan who was born in Cavan, I think in 1838, immigrated and died in Canada.  Know nothing about her but plan to message family member in Ancestry.  Should you find that Keith is a cousin, message me in Ancestry.  He is Leslie Keith Mulligan in Ancestry.

Susan,  I have 3 tests on Ancestry and by searching for Mulligan surname your husband doesn't appear as a match against any of my tests. Thanks for your time though!

Kim