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Donegal / Re: Patrick McGilloway
« on: Saturday 11 December 21 20:34 GMT (UK)  »
Hello Brian,
Your grandfather and my wife's grandmother are first cousins. Michael McGonigle was a brother to Mary (McGonigle) McGilloway. Michael, as well as Mary were the Children of Michael and Bridget (McGonigle) McGonigle. Michael came to Boston.

Best,

Michael

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Donegal / Re: Mclaughlins of Carndonagh
« on: Sunday 05 July 09 14:21 BST (UK)  »
Hello Glocky,
Thanks for your reply,sorry for the mix up.I can not send direct messages yet and I was trying to follow up with Gracelands,I wish you well.

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Donegal / Re: Mclaughlins of Carndonagh
« on: Sunday 05 July 09 14:18 BST (UK)  »
Hello Gracelands,
Thanks for your reply,My Great-Grandfather was Patrick Doherty of Francistown Balleegan Malin,Donegal.His Mother was a "White Paddy" Mclaughlin.I think the Dohertys were Dans or Dennys-
A little mixed up on that line.Patrick Doherty's wife was a Catherine McGonagle from Malintown.
In 1920 this part of my family was living in Charlestown,MA.,IN 1930 they were in Medford Ma.
My money is on if they(our families) were not cousins,they mosy likely knew each  other.

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Donegal / Re: Mclaughlins of Carndonagh
« on: Thursday 02 July 09 01:13 BST (UK)  »
Hello,
I too descend from the McLaughlins from Malin Donegal.Their nickname was White Paddy.
The Charlestown section of Boston (only one square mile) consisted of a vast majority of Donegal natives.Brookline,Ma was/is a wealthy suburb of Boston,many Irish first lived here working on the estates .Often when a young couple married they would settle in Charlestown to begin their life.
Many Charlestown Irish as they did better would move to the suburbs/areas north of Boston.
(Medford,Stoneham,Wilmington,ect.)
In the 1930's Medford was begining to become the Italian enclave that is today.Many Irish Americans moved further north to Reading ,Ma and Andover,Ma.
Andover once a farming community-middle class has in recent decades become a wealthy place to live.Middle class(Grand Children of the Irish have now moved to southern New Hampshire (Windham,Derry,).I am just trying to give Gracelands some clues as to where her American relations might be!!!Let me know if I can help.

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