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They were Protestant.  I have not found a connection to the Caswells (though they keep showing up).  My family bible states it was county Tipperary, I believe there is a Youghal there, in North Tipperary--I had thought that might be it.  The bible belonged to MaryAnn's husband John Cowan from Antrim and he might have spelled it by how it sounded and she was younger than 10 when she immigrated to Canada.  MaryAnn was also born there.  Thank you for your answer.

There is a townland called Youghal in the civil parish of Youghalarra in north Tipperary. The Church of Ireland records for Youghalarra are in Castletownarra parish.

My gGrandfather Denis McDaid of Middle Illies was a brother to your William McDaid. Denis was born in 1872 and married Annie McDaid of Meendacallaigh Illies. Denis and Annie lived in the Middle Illies all of their lives where they raised a family of twelve.

Hello Sile b
Just wondering if Catherine's mother is called Anne?  As being the first born daughter!!  Looking at a certain site.

Sorry, Little Annie I do not know what you mean by “Looking at a certain site”.
I agree with you about the name probably being Anne. I searched RootsIreland civil deaths for possible Anne McLaughlins, Fallask records. The closest I came was Nancy McLaughlin (Nancy is Anne) a widow who died on 13/8/1871 aged 70 but the informant was Henry McLaughlin and I could find no trace of a Henry McLaughlin, Fallask, alive around 1871 except the man who was a witness to the marriage of George Donaghy and Catherine McLaughlin in 1874. I believe therefore that this Nancy may be your ancestor and not mine!

There were two McLaughlin landholders in Fallask in Griffiths (1857): Michael McLaughlin and John McLaughlin.
In 1901 Michael’s son Charles lived in house 9. Charles was the brother of Sally McLaughlin who married James McLaughlin of Cleenagh, Little Annie’s family.
In 1901 John’s son Patrick lived in House 8 in Fallask and Patrick’s brother John (who married Mary McDaid Tirk) lived in house 10. Patrick and John’s sister Catherine married John McDaid of Meendacallaigh.
It is likely that Michael and John are cousins. John and Owen McLaughlin held land together in Fallask in the Tithes (1831) so possibly they are brothers and that Michael and John are their sons. Their houses are close together as can be seen from the numbering above.

The question to Little Annie, Gary Potts, Big Pat On and 20 Stone Ned is: are both families “Potts” or does it just apply to the family of Michael? How far back does the nickname go?

I've just seen this post and I'm wondering if the Folly McDaid’s are the family of John McDaid and Catherine McLaughlin (originally Fallask) of Meendacallaigh Illies?