Gallagher/Maloney/Sweeney/Heena - Ardara

[LindsayG]

Hi,

I'm a grandaughter of Ethna and John Mc Cabe, Ardara, Co. Donegal.  Ethna and John had seven children all of whom are alive, Phonsie is my father.  Ethna's mother was Annie Sweeney and her father was Patrick Maloney.

Ray and one of his brothers came to visit in the past. 

Grandad (John Mc Cabe) passed away 5years ago.  Ethna is still alive and due to celebrate her 90th birthday on the 2nd Nov 2009. 

I'd love to hear from you and more about your husband's family.

Donna.

Hi Donna, happy new year.  How great to hear from you.  I've sent you a message and hope you got it ok.  Would love to swap info about our family...  Hope to hear from you soon
Lindsay x

[Donna Mc Cabe]

Hi Lindsay, nice to hear form you too. As you can see, I don't use this website so not sure if I'm even using the right forum to reply to you.  If you want to contact me on my email..probably be more convenient  for me. 

My e-mail address is: (*)

Talk to you soon hopefully.

[aghadowey]

Welcome to Rootschat, Donna. Details of living people shouldn't be posted here but after you've made 3 posts you'll be able to use PM (personal message) systerm to exchange details, email addresses, etc.
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[Debstoks]

Hello. I was just in Ardara the weekend of October 22nd.  Loved it.  I have McKee and Lockhart roots there the family lives in loughoros point I was able to get some pictures of headstones in kilcashel cemetery on the point of both family lines.  But I didn't have time to visit the church of Ireland or any other cemeteries during my short stay.  I was able to get the age Andrew McKee who was buried there in 1790 he was 95 at his death. Pretty impressive for that day!

I also learned that there was an Alexander McKee who has a will registered in 1765 from lackaugh which I am told is about 10 km from Ardara.  I also learned they came to the point from Glencolumbkille also in donegal county. I would love to know if there are any McKees still living in lackaugh or Glencolumbkille and if so how they can be reached.

I met my cousins on loughoros point but they didn't have an interest really in family history. I have a gap between my grandpa Charles McKee who left donegal county in 1790 and Andrew McKee buried at kilcashel in 1790.  I am guessing he was his grandfather but I have no fathers name to prove that. I was able to get my male cousin Thomas McKee to do a 111 YDNA marker test and barry McKee of Canada whose grandfather was Alexander McKee born 1802 at loughoros point also buried just below Andrew in kilcashel cemetery.  Barry and my cousin were a 108 out of 111 marker match which is perfect for the time frame of his generations and mine. I have my line back to 1764 donegal county Ireland. 

Any help would be appreciated

Deb