McGannon Family

Dear Rose:

 

Thank you for your query.  Have you checked the Clare registers on the Clare Library website? 

I have had a quick look for you using James McGannon as a search term and I see a baptism record for Margaret McGannon in the parish of Kilmurry McMahon..  Her parents were:  James McGannon and Bridget Fore and their townland was Caherrush.  There was also another McGannon familyu there with a father named Terence.  Her date of baptism was 26 November 1842 as you suggested in your post.  

The marriage records indicated that several McGannon women married in the parish but these marriages took place between 1841 - 1856 and they would be too early for Margaret. 

I'm going to ask a few members of Clare Roots Society (of which I'm a member) to see if they have any information.  

If you know that one of the McGannons married Hennessy, that is another good place to look for clues.  I see that in the same baptism register for Kilmurry-Ibrickane that there are a number of Hennessy children baptised with a McGannon mother (Mary McGannon).  

The link for the sources for the parish of Kilmurry Ibrickane is here:  http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/places/kilmurry_ibrickane.htm

You will see in that link that there are a number of graveyard transcriptions that have been done and that there are other sources there that are worth your going through in your own time.  I also see that Kevin O'Brien has a blog about his O'Brien family from the parish and that may be of interest to you.  

The townland that your McGannons appeared to be living in was Caherrush.  Keep that in mind with your research.

If you need any further assistance, please let me know.

 

All the best,

 

Jane

Thank you Jane for your reply. I have since had a DNA match with Margaret McGannon B1844 to
Thomas McGannon and Catherine Slattery. Still have not found Margaret McGannon B1842 to
James McGannon and Bridget Fore. Both Margarets baptised Kilmurry Ibrickane Mullagh Diocese Killaloe.
I think James and Thomas must be brothers.
I also found that a James McGannon had buried I believe his father James in Caherrush in 1868. I have
added brothers James B1800, Thomas B1810, Terrance B1842 and Michael B1857. Don't think Terrance or
Michael are brothers maybe cousins. Have not found a Mother yet.
I will look the Clare library link you gave me

Hi Rose:

 

You may be correct in that Thomas and James may be brothers.  I would definitely check out the Clare Library website and really go through the parish registers for Kilmurry-Ibrickane.  You can also search the list of sponsors as if Thomas was a baptism sponsor for any of James' children, it may indicate a relationship.  

Let me know if you need further help.

All the best,

Jane

Hello,

My name is Johana McGannon Fox White.  I live in the United States and I just saw these posts from you.  We are related!!! My  Great Grandmother was Johanna McGannon who is the sister of James, Bridget, Honora and Margaret.  She was born to James McGannon and Bridget Fore in 1844 in Quilty, Killmurry Ibricken, Caherrush in County Clare, Ireland.  It took me years to find her birth place as she told the family she was born in Cork!  She came to America and married Michael Fox.  Michael was a grocer and they settled in Piqua, Ohio where they raised 11 children.  I knew Johanna's siblings moved to New Zealand and Austrailia. I am very excited to know we still have relatives in New Zealand.  Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.  

Sincerely,

Johana McGannon Fox White

So pleased to hear from you Johana.  I am still looking for Margaret Born 1842.  You mention a James and I have in my

tree Patrick but need to confirm this.  Patrick McGannon B1838  came to New Zealand and married Sarah Jane Steel

First born to James McGannon and Bridget Fore is Mary B1830 then I have Patrick B1838, Bridget B1839, Honora

B1841, Margaret B1842 and your Johana B1844. Six children. 

I have not been doing my tree for some time but now you might have got be going again.  Are you on Ancestry

I could sent you my tree if you send me your email.  Mine is - coralwhitehead1@gmail.com

Hope to hear from you

Coral - 6 Oct 2021

 

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Hello There 

My name is Patrick Mc Gannon 

I'm from the village of Quilty, parish of Kilmurry in county clare, all the areas mentioned are close to each.

Please check records and  census 1901 for  a Margaret Mc Gannon from Mutton Island in the parish of kilmurry  the Island is off the coast of Quilty 

Regards 

Patrick 

I am an American McGannon. We have a big black book that profiles the McGannon ancestry back to Quilty/County Clare. It is currently in my mother's possession but I can take a look when I see it next and do some digging on my part. I have a feeling we are all related. From what I have on hand today, I descend from a Michael McGannon (b. ~1826 County Clare), who married a Mary Collins. His son, Thomas McGannon, who married a Joanna Heffern, I believe had brothers but I will have to check the book. Thomas was born in New York, and migrated to Kansas where a clan of us McGannons still remain. I descend here from my mother's side; however, when I was born, my father was not present and my grandfather, James McGannon, insisted that my mother give me his name, so when I was born I was truly a McGannon (born Kayla McGannon). When my father came back into the picture, my birth record was amended and I took on my father's name, Mitchell. However, the original document makes me an official McGannon (in other words, my grandfather found a way to pass on the McGannon name without having any sons... ! He had four daughters (well I suppose 5 if you count me). My aunt traveled to Ireland to reconnect with our Irish McGannons a few years ago and they told us that our family owned a tavern/restaurant/bar for many many years in that small shoreside town. There was even something being named at the parish after the McGannons (my ancestors). Does any of that ring a bell to you? You may know more than I do as I only have snippets of my history at the moment as I am just getting started with my genealogical digging and my mother's parents died when I was 7. I'm afraid the McGannons' luck here in America has been a mixed bag over the last century. My grandfather, who grew up very poor in Parsons, Kansas (father was John Leo McGannon who worked for the railroads) worked extremely hard to create a new wealth here in America. Not having any sons, his name will not technically go on and so I am officially the end of this road for the name McGannon in his line, as I was the last one born under his name. However, my mother does not tell me much history ancestry-wise, she's not inclined to even tell me stories. Things are not necessarily good between the sisters (my mother and aunts) with my grandparents being deceased so early in life and due to that we don't get together much despite most of us being centrally located here in Kansas still. In fact, they keep anything McGannon-related close to themselves, and rarely share this piece of our history with my generation of cousins. Therefore, all that having been said, I am afraid that our McGannon memories will die, and thus I am beginning my own attempt to reconnect with our McGannon family so that I can restore our history and continue adding to the big black book we have. I will do it myself, the McGannon way. The big black book also includes history on the development of the McGannon family crest and name. If you are interested, send me a message and I'll see what I can dig up. kayla.k.gregg@gmail.com Kayla (McGannon) Mitchell Gregg