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Donegal / Re: McCALLION.
« on: Tuesday 21 April 09 19:39 BST (UK)  »
Dear Marie,

This is amazing!  We have visited Ireland 5 or 6 times in the past.  Unfortunately, we never made it as north as Donegal.  This time we thought it would be a good idea to bring my Mom along and visit the north.  Well, the thought that we may meet a living relative is beyond my wildest dreams.  It would be a honor to meet you on the 30th.  We will be driving up from Donegal Town.  It will be my wife Patricia, our 10 year old son Liam, my Mom and myself.  By the way, I mentioned that I was named after my great-garndfather.  However, I forgot to mention that my middle name is Michael after your great-grandfather.  I believe my grandmother and great-grandmother had a big hand in my name selection.  It would be wonderful if there was a way I could get copies of those photos.

Marie, how, when, where should we meet you?  My US mobile phone works in Ireland and I could forward you that number.  If you feel comfortable providing me with your phone number, I could call you on the way to Three Trees.  I'll leave that up to you.  What is your family name?

Very much looking forward to meeting you and walking in the path of our ancestors together.

God Bless,

Dennis Michael Reilly

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Donegal / Re: McCALLION.
« on: Tuesday 21 April 09 12:20 BST (UK)  »
Mary,

My plan is to be in Three Trees on Thursday, April 30th.  It would be wonderful if I could see where it all began for us.  Is there an address of the original homestead?  Are there any local McCallions left in the area?  I will ask my mother if she knew of any of her grandfathers brothers or sisters.  I was named after Denis McCallion.  Do you know anything about his wife Margret Doherty?  She was born in 1875 and was the only girl in her family.  I do have some memory of her.  She died when I was 7 years old.

Warmest Regards Cousin,

Dennis

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Donegal / Re: McCALLION.
« on: Tuesday 21 April 09 02:43 BST (UK)  »
Dear Mary,

I am the great-grand-son of Denis McCallion baptized 9 Feb 1873.  Denis married Margaret (Maggie) Doherty and they immigrated to Boston, MA in the early 1900's.  Mary Doherty was born in 1875 in three trees.  In order to secure better employment in Boston they changed their family name to Campbell.  My grandmother, Loretta, was their daughter.  Denis and Maggie had 5 children; John, Annie, Lorrie, Jimmy and Loretta.  I never met Denis, he died 1925, he was 52 years old.  Maggie lived until 1962 and died at the age of 88 years old.

On Saturday, 25 April, I am taking my Mom (Denis & Mary McCallion's grand-daughter) to Ireland for the first time.  We are planning to visit Three Trees mid-week.

Regards,

Dennis Reilly
Nashua, NH, USA

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