McCALLION.

[Bald Eagle]

Hi Marie
            I am wondering on the G.V. there is a Susan McCallion(G.V. map ref 15) who I think also lived in Gortnamona next to Hugh McCallion( G.V. map ref 14c)and Patrick McCann( G.V. map ref 14a).
 If we go to the 1911 Census we see that living next to Michael is an Anne McCallion(Susans daughter perhaps). Anne has a daughter Sarah who in turn has a daughter Anne and I was thinking that perhaps the card you mention was for her as she is 12 years old. Any thoughts on that?

[Bald Eagle]

OOPS
       Worded that rather badley, I should have said that living with Anne was a daughter Susan and a grandaughter also called Anne who is 12 years old in 1911. I also had another look at the parish records and can't find mention of a Susan McCallion with a daughter called Anne so now wondering who they were or how they fit into things

[cbluesdog]

Hi

I've speculatively put together the Tithe Applotment and Griffith's Valuation as follows:


Tithe Applotment                                                   Griffith's Valuation                
Surname   Forename  Townland    Place              Forename    Townland       Place/Comment
Mccallion    Owen        Muff           Muff                                                         Deceased?
               
Mccallion    Hugh        Three Trees Gortnamona    HUGH        Three Trees    Gortnamona
                       
Mccallion    William      Three Trees Madanmore     SUSAN       Three Trees    Widow of William?
Mccallion    Dennis      Three Trees Madanmore     DENIS        Three Trees    Meedinmore
                       
Mccallion    Dennis      Three Trees  The Park        DENIS         Aught           Glackmore?
                                                                               DENIS         Ture   
                                                                               NEAL           Ture             Brother of Denis?
                       
Mccallion    James          Iskaheen       Iskaheen      JAMES         Eskaheen   
                                                                               JOHN           Eskaheen       Son of James?

In the TA 1837, there is a William in Meedinmore who is likely related to Dennis since he held land jointly with him and two Barrs.  William is not listed in GV 1851 but Susan is which leads me to believe she might be his widow.  William likely died at a young age since he did not have any children.

The Dennis of "The Park" is listed as in Three Trees in TA but is listed as Aught in GV.  I agree that this likely refers to Glackmore.  There is also a listing for a Dennis in Ture but it's just over the line from Glackmore so I think this might refer to some additional pasture land. 

There is also mention of Neal who doesn't appear to be one of Dennis' children, so I suspect he might be a younger brother of Glackmore Dennis.

I've also attached a PDF which summarizes what I've found found from analyzing the McCallion births in the Iskaheen RC records.  I've divided the McCallions into Aught, Glackmore, Gortnamona, Iskaheen and Meedinmore groups.  I've tried to infer relatives in generations by birth year indicated by the following color codes: Yellow: 1800's, Orange: 1830's, Blue: 1860's and Gray: 1890's. 

I'm sure that others have information that I can use to fill in the blanks or correct errors, so please let me know!  I have made a larger spreadsheet of the entire Iskaheen RC birth records which I've just started to analyze.

Thanks

Steve C.

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[cbluesdog]

Hi

Re the postcard from Philly, I can imagine that Ann McCann was feeling a bit homesick living as a servant in a foreign country.  She seems to have remained a servant and unmarried late into life but I can find no trace of when she died.  I wonder why she decided to emigrate to the US?

Re Thomas McCann, he emigrated to the US in 1906, was naturalized in 1911, married Catherine Arbuckle in 1933 and died in 1966.  He is buried in Mount Ephraim, New Jersey.  I got all this from searching Ancestry.com

Steve C.

[DoireM]

Hi Steve,

Thank you for posting the McCallion table and the McCann information.

I found marriages for -
McCallion - Deeney. July 4, 1889 at Fahan Catholic Church by the Rev. M. Sherrin Adm, assisted by Rev D. Quigley C.C. Burt.  Mr James McCallion, Iskaheen to Mary Anne, youngest daughter of Mr Denis Deeney, Drumadoey, Fahan.

McCallion - O'Callaghan - May 14, 1893 at the Church of the Sacred Heart, Carndonagh by the Rev John McLaughlin C.C.  Mr Patrick McCallion, tailor and clothier, Iskaheen, Muff, to Miss Margaret O'Callaghan, only daughter of Mr Jeremiah O'Callaghan, Craigstown, Carndonagh.

McCallion - Harley  July 10, 1930 at St. Columba's R.C. Church, Drung with Nuptial Mass by the Rev W.C. Dolan C.C. assisted by Rev J.E.A. Nevin C.C. (cousin of the bride)  Jerry McCallion (electrical engineer) son of Patrick and Mrs McCallion, Iskaheen, Muff to Mary Josephine (May) eldest daughter of the late Hugh Harley and Mrs Harley, Tromaty, Quigley's Point.

DEATHS: 
McCallion - April 8, 1882 at his residence, Iskaheen.  James McCallion, aged 68 years.

McCallion:  May 21, 1898 at her father's residence Iskaheen.  Mary, the dearly beloved child of Patrick and Margaret McCallion, aged 11 months.

McCallion: - October 28, 1923 at his residence 11 Barry Street, Derry.  James McCallion beloved husband of Mary Ann McCallion R.I.P.  His remains will be removed for interment in Iskaheen burying ground tomorrow Tuesday 30th inst at 10 o'clock.

McCallion - March 27, 1928 at her father's residence Iskaheen, Muff, Co. Donegal.  Bridget, eldest daughter of Patrick and Mrs McCallion.  Her remains will be removed for interment in Iskaheen burying ground tomorrow Thursday 29th inst at 10.30 a.m.

McCallion - April 10, 1935 at his residence Iskaheen, Muff.  Patrick McCallion.  R.I.P.  Funeral today Friday after 10.30 a.m. mass at Iskaheen.

McCallion - April 15, 1945 at her residence Iskaheen, Muff.  Margaret relict of Patrick McCallion R.I.P.  Funeral tomorrow Saturday after requiem mass at 10 o'clock in St. Patrick's Church, Iskaheen.

McCallion - (Chelmsford) January 5, 1955 at his residence 1 Moulsham Drive, Chelmsford, Essex, England.  Jerry McCallion (late of Iskaheen, Co. Donegal.)  Deeply regretted by his sorrowing wife and family.  R.I.P.  Funeral took place at Chelmsford on Saturday 8th inst.

McCallion - February 6, 1955 at St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin.  Philomena, second daughter of Daniel and Catherine McCallion, Gortagore, Quigley's Point.  Deeply regretted by her sorrowing parents, brother and sisters.  R.I.P.  Funeral arrangements later.

[Bald Eagle]

Me Again
Going by the information i have Bridget McCallion(Campbell) had 3 cousins 1 Dan McCallion 2 Cassie(no surname) and Kate (no Surname) who lived in Ireland. I am unsure if Cassie and Kate are the same person but at the moment I am unsure but the writting is different so I must assume they are not I suppose. There is a card adressed to her sister Sarah which opens "Dear Cousin" and is signed by what looks like C "or L". D. On another card which is adressed to another sister, this time A Campbell (most likley Anne) sent by the same person he signs of by saying "your loving sweetheart" All very strange.

On Dan McCallion the only one who seems to fit the bill is the one on the 1911 living in what appears to be Glackmore. Can you help with that Marie?

 The Meedenmore McCallions also had cousins called Hirrell (various spellings)who lived in California but they are from Mary Ruddys side.

[DoireM]

Patrick,

Daniel McCallion (34) in the 1911 Census is the son of Patrick McCallion and Unity Moran of Meedinmore, baptised 4 June, 1877. Sps:  James McCallion and Mary Moran.  That's if this is his correct age in the Census.

[Bald Eagle]

Hi Marie
           Is the age correct, one can only hope . I see 2 Daniels born within 8 years of each other born in Meedenmore and both with mothers called Moran (Morrin)  .  Anyway, I think I said before I am sure that the McCallions in and around Meedenmore, Glackmore, Gortnamona and Aught etc all share a common root but finding it is the key.

 I am also sure that the Austarlian information is either wrong or incomplete. One indicator is the naming convention. i know it is not the best thing to use but when you look at how these familys use similar christian names for there children you can only wonder. The names Denis, Mary, Bridget, James and Anne keep croping up with almost boring regularity.

Going back to the Australian info, we are of a mind that some of that is wrong. As you well know Irish records are so bad that being able to put that together in the way it is must be called into question. I think it unlikley that whoever put this togther could easliy find links back to any Irish family to the 1600's. I am talking about the Doherty wing of this as the McCallion stuff is pretty certain as I have a copy of Bridget's death cert and it clearly states her parents were Denis McCallion and Mary Sweeney. the rest of whats there however is open to question i.e. where did the information come from the Mary Sweeney was from Milford and she was hired in Iskaheen some where etc.

Anyway onwards and upwards and lets see where this goes. any thoughts on who the other cousins could have been?

Patrick

[cbluesdog]

Re Susan McCallion, she married Patrick McDonald of Glackmore and according to Iskaheen RC births, they had the following children: Patrick (1873 who must have died as an infant), William (1875 must have died as infant), Mary (1877), Patrick (1880), Neil (1882), William (1885) and Michael (1888).  I'm guessing she was about 25 when she had her first child which would mean she was born around 1848.  So, in 1851 when GV was done, she would have been an infant or small child.  Is it possible that she inherited this property at this tender age due to the death of her father?  Or is this a Susan McCallion from the previous generation?

Recall that William McCallion of Meedinmore (possibly Dennis' brother) was listed in TA 1837 but absent in GV 1851, this suggests that he died after 1837 but before 1851.  I suspect that William was Susan's father and that she inherited the land in Gortnamona from him.  Further evidence is that her first child was named after his father Patrick and her second may have been named after her father William.

The key question is who owned plot 15 next to Hugh in 1837?  The TA 1837 only lists marginal land held jointly as far as I can tell.  Can anyone shed any light on this?