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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Brockaghboy- Michael Hegarty D-1892
« on: Monday 09 May 11 22:34 BST (UK)  »
Hi, I descend from Patrick Hegarty and Mary Dillon of Brockaghbuoy.  She was never Mary Anne, by the way, that must be a mistake in the records.  My grandfather was born in the "Blackhill" Brockaghbuoy, and my uncle owns Patrick Hegarty and Mary Dillon's farm there now.  The Blackhill is a name for a specific area within the townland of Brockaghbuoy, situated, not surprisingly, at the top of a hill.  Your ancestor Daniel had at least one other brother Michael born 30th Nov 1861, but perhaps he died as an infant.  I am going to email a cousin of mine who has done a lot of research into Brockaghbouy families, I know that she has the names of Mary Ann McNicholl's parents anyway.  I imagine that she will comment here when she gets time.  We are probably distantly related, both descending from Hegartys from Broackaghbuoy!  Out of interest, where did you here the name "The Blackhill"?  It is a word of mouth term, not an official one, so only locals would really know where it is.

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Hegarty, Dillon, Diamond
« on: Wednesday 28 April 10 21:58 BST (UK)  »
Hi Aghadowey,
                        All this info is great, thanks for posting it!  I wonder if there is anyway we can confirm this Susan Saxe was a Hegarty from Glenullin.

Also, I'm not sure about that marriage record.  Do you mean this marriage record?;

Of Florence Saxe to Joseph H Roche on 25th November 1908. in Kings, Brooklyn, New York.  Certificate Number 9040.

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Hegarty, Dillon, Diamond
« on: Wednesday 28 April 10 18:46 BST (UK)  »
Hello,
         I am the great great great grandson of Patrick Hegarty and his wife Mary Dillon.  Patrick and Mary had at least 12 children, whom I have details of.  I also have photographs of two of them and details of their descendants.  

"Familyroutes" on this post has been a contact of mine for over five years and alerted me to this post.

My great great grandmother was Rose Hegarty who married William Rafferty.  We (the Raffertys) have always thought that we are the only descendants of Patrick and Mary in Ireland, but I am aware of some of the American connections.  I'd love to be proved wrong!  The Raffertys eventually inheirited the Hegarty homeplace and live there until this day.

k46489, we must definitely be cousins! Please email me at (*)

We can talk more then, I'm very interested!

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