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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Meath => Topic started by: IrishLoft on Saturday 02 September 06 20:32 BST (UK)
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Searching for John McCann born in Meath(Eastmeath) in 1828, believed to have a younger sister Margaret and has ties to the Gibney family. Immigrated to USA ~1847-1852 -- was married in USA in 1852. How can I find info on the McCann family / families that lived in Meath in early 1800's -- is it possible or were they too numerous to count ?? Is there a way to narrow it down if the number of parishes and towns were limited back in those days -- can I find out how many parishes & towns existed in 1828 ?? Thanks in advance for any help ----
Patrick M. McCann
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Hello Patrick
Sorry you haven't had much luck so far.
Check out this link:
http://www.myirishancestry.com/griffiths/search.php and do a search for your John McCann .... might be a start for you. :)
Parishes in Meath listed as follows:
http://scripts.ireland.com/ancestor/fuses/civilparish/index.cfm?fuseaction=GetMap&CityCounty=Meath
Many kind regards, Karen
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Hi Karen,
Your links gave me some more John McCann's to look at -- hope I can figure out if any are the right one or related to my John McCann. I was looking at Irish Naming Traditions / Patterns in hopes of finding John's parents names -- if he followed traditions then his parents should be Matthew and Margaret McCann but it will not be that easy. His oldest daughter is Mary which matches his mother- in- law's name but his 2nd son's name should have been Patrick(but was Thomas) after his father-in-law. He named his 3rd son James and didn't use the name John until son #4. His 3rd daughter (Ellen) does match his wife's name. John was married to Ellen Hoy -- her parents were Patrick & Mary Hoy who arrived in New York from Ireland ~1836. I believe John had a younger sister Margaret who married Thomas Gibney -- Thomas also listed "East Meath" as his home on his naturalization papers. Sorry for the rambling but hoping someone may read this and find a link or have some ideas.
Thanks again for your help,
Patrick M. McCann
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Hi Bodger,
I see from one of your posts that you are familiar with Oldcastle. I have been trying to find ties to John McCann born in Meath 1828 -- I believe he had a younger sister Margaret who married Thomas Gibney(also from Meath) after they arrived in USA ~1847-1848. I have seen a picture online of Oldcastle with a sign on a building that reads "Gibney's Hardware" -- I'm sure it's a longshot but I am hoping these are the same Gibney's and they might lead me to ties to John McCann -- assuming the McCann's lived in or near Oldcastle. Looking forward to hearing from you,
Patrick M. McCann -- USA
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Try contacting Jim Gibney he's at the Oldcastle Historical Society. His family has owned that building and hardware store since 1920 and the family has been in Oldcastle for generations .
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Thanks -- I just tried to search for your suggestion but unable to find a site for that organization -- any idea how to contact the society and / or Jim Gibney ??
Pat
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gibneyoil@eircom.net
This is an address for Gineys of Oldcastle, if you ask for Jim or James P as he is known locally, he will give you any info he may have regarding Gibney / McCann.
bodger
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when you speak to my cousin Jim let us know how it goes-Ed and Marian New York
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Hello again -- I tried the e-mail address for Jim Gibney on 7/4/14 but have had no reply as yet -- may try again if no reply in another week or so ??
Thanks -- Pat
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Hi again -- still no reply from the Gibney address given ?? Any idea's ? Thanks