Hi Patrick, I am a Mc Cann and have just returned from Ireland searching my dad's family, he was born in Dublin (he was also a Patrick, his parents were Thomas and Frances nee' Mc Cann, he had one brother James and a sister who died young, my Dad was born at Lower Dorset Street, Dublin) I found the staff for B.M.D's at Joyce house, Registry Office in Dublin very helpful also the staff at the National Archives, they will do lookups and have researchers working in the Archive office, they tell me that the 1901 and 1911 census will be going on line in the autumn free to view, this wont be of help to you but possibly to others searching any names, Also what may be of interest is at New Ross there is a copy of the Dunbrody famine ship and there they have computers set up to search the names of people who went to the states or Canada, the latter being the cheapest way to go and then work their way down to the states,if they did go via Canada then they probably would have gone to Grosse Islle first, just as others went to Ellis Island in New York, is it possible they went that way rather than straight into New York, that is if they were paying their own way? (just a thought)cheers Liverbirds
