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Donegal / Re: McJunkin/McJunken of Inver, Co. Donegal
« on: Tuesday 12 November 13 11:19 GMT (UK) »
Hi Michael
We know there were McJunkin families at Drumatumpher and Drummacacullen and Drumadart, all in Inver Parish. Two Mcjunkin sisters married two Cassidy brothers from Dunkineely, and the Cassidays still live in one of the houses. They also eventually inherited another nearby McJunkin Property.
The other family changed their name from McJunkin to Jenkins - known as Jenkins-Joneses, and still own their property, but use it as a holiday home, but live near Belfast.
We think they chnaged the name about the time of the Ulster Covenant - you can see some of the records at PRONI if you have'nt already.
There were also McJunkin near Stewartstown in County Antrim. They all came from Scotland, possibly several locations.
There is a claim on several online sites that one of the sons from Stewartstown moved to Inver Donegal around (1830's from memory) haven't seen where the record came from. But if correct it links the Donegal and Antrim families, which then effectively links to the US (and probably Canadian emigrants) - and to my family who went from Drumadart via Mauritius off Africa to Australia (with a short time in New Zealand).
Happy to chat more if you are there and interested. have a photo of one of the homes in Inver- memory can't recall which townland that is - I can dig it up from my files though.
There seems to be other jenkins who weren't originally McJunkin and there are still families named Junkin (s) in Ireland - but no McJunkin (s).
cheers
Peter Mackenzie, Tasmania, Australia
We know there were McJunkin families at Drumatumpher and Drummacacullen and Drumadart, all in Inver Parish. Two Mcjunkin sisters married two Cassidy brothers from Dunkineely, and the Cassidays still live in one of the houses. They also eventually inherited another nearby McJunkin Property.
The other family changed their name from McJunkin to Jenkins - known as Jenkins-Joneses, and still own their property, but use it as a holiday home, but live near Belfast.
We think they chnaged the name about the time of the Ulster Covenant - you can see some of the records at PRONI if you have'nt already.
There were also McJunkin near Stewartstown in County Antrim. They all came from Scotland, possibly several locations.
There is a claim on several online sites that one of the sons from Stewartstown moved to Inver Donegal around (1830's from memory) haven't seen where the record came from. But if correct it links the Donegal and Antrim families, which then effectively links to the US (and probably Canadian emigrants) - and to my family who went from Drumadart via Mauritius off Africa to Australia (with a short time in New Zealand).
Happy to chat more if you are there and interested. have a photo of one of the homes in Inver- memory can't recall which townland that is - I can dig it up from my files though.
There seems to be other jenkins who weren't originally McJunkin and there are still families named Junkin (s) in Ireland - but no McJunkin (s).
cheers
Peter Mackenzie, Tasmania, Australia