Request: Richard McCarthy - Makaraka Cemetery Gisborne

[lamahorse]

Hi Lamahorse,
Very interested in your post.
I’ll need to look through my research but I’ll get back to you.
If you think your family are from the South West around Skibbereen, have you used The Skibbereen Heritage Centre ?
Every year I “ go home”. I wasn’t born in Ireland but my Mother was. I have more family there than in the UK. I research during the year and then make appointments with the Heritage Centre to see if my research is possibly correct.
I know they are in touch by e Mail also.
I’ll get back to you. Thank you for contacting . Miggs

Hi Miggs,

I live in Dublin. My grandfather (McCarthy) was born in Mohonagh which is about 2 miles from Skibbereen. We're probably related as my great grandmother was a Bohane from Castlehaven.

[proteanz]

HI, McCarthy burials at Makaraka Cemetery are as follows:


John, Old Section, Plot 89 t July 1881 45 years
Julia M.  Block A, Plot 35 5 November 1906 4 months old
Richard Block G, Plot 701 20 October 1920 58 years
John Henry, same plot  11 June 1946 aged 38 years
Marjorie Mary, same plot 16 June 1942 aged 87 years

That is all I have, and I dont have any of the others you had in your message.      Cheers Dot

[Miggs191]

Hi,sorry I’m so late replying.
I work on my Irish genealogy in the summer when I’m home.
Yes ,you must be related to me. My grandfather was Peter Bohane born 1864 and died 1944
His father my great grandfather was Michael Bohane and before that another Peter Bohane.
My grandfathers older sister was Mary Anne who married and moved to Moghana ( sorry about spelling ) There are living dcendents from this branch still in Skibbereen.
Also decedents from Peter living in Skibbereen,the USA and the UK.
Next was a sister named Catherine but I’ve been able to find nothing on her though I’ve been looking for twenty years ! I’ve an appointment at The Skibbereen Heritage Centre next week and searching for Catherine is on my list.
After that was John or Johnnie who went to the USA. He was the point of contact for those who emigrated.
Next was Michael who married Agnes Leonard. They lived in Bridge Street in Skibb and ran a pub. Some of their decedents live in the UK.
It is amazing to know that having spread so far many of us are still in contact due to the internet.
When I was a child my Mum used to bemoan the fact that airmail letter paper was so expensive and she was losing contact with her American brothers and sisters.
My grandfather Peter Bohane born 1864 married Ellen Hegarty from Laharadane ( the next door townland) Ellen’s sibling emigrated and I had no idea where they were. I had some support on Roots Chat from a wonderful person who suggested I look in Montana. And there they were ! Correct parents names and correct townland. Discovered my Mum had first cousins that she knew nothing about 😢If anyone can add to this please message or if you think I could help please ask .

[lamahorse]

I think it is for certain that we are related and it could be by two ways;

My great grandmother was from Castlehaven in Cork. She was born in 1888 and her name was Honoria Bohane. She married my great grandfather from Mohanagh, Jack McCarthy in 1922 and they lived in Mohanagh near Skibbereen until their deaths in 1978 (Jack) and 1980 (Honoria).

Her father was John Bohane who was born in about 1851 and I have just discovered that his father is Jeremiah Bohane from Killaderry, Castlehaven, Co. Cork.

I think we're related from there, there is another Peter 'Buhin' farming in the townland. Probably not a coincidence.

There is also another connection to the Bohanes. My great great great uncle, Eoghan McCarthy was married to a Biddy Bohane at some point in the 1865s. I wonder if this is another connection.

[Miggs191]

Hi,
I’m in Skibbereen at the moment.
I’ve an appointment to check some research linking my Hegarty family to William O’Driscoll and Anne Attridge.
I think I need to up date my paper version of my family tree. I find it much easier to work on paper !
I use the main genealogy sites for research which I then begin to check with Ireland ie.
It gets complicated when the Christian names repeat but in some ways that’s a help. eg if Cornelius turns up I know it’s not likely to be one of mine !
I’m pretty certain that we are linked . My great grandmother was McCarthy and the other O’Driscoll so that’s a good start !
I’ve found  lots of links in  the town newspaper. Death reports often give those that attended the burial starting with the immediate relatives and working down to friends.
I bring my paperwork genealogy over with me from England. We come on the ferry so I have about four bag fulls.
Today I’ve spent checking through some old research. I’ve not looked at my Irish bits since last summer. That’s due to the fact that I have inherited my late Dad and late Aunt’s English research some of which goes back to 1946 ! There’s a room full of it ! Before we came over I had the local history office conservation guy look at it as I don’t want it to disintegrate !
If I find any thing new while here I’ll try and get back to you.😃

[proteanz]

Greetings,  I am a sort of caretaker of Makaraka Cemetery. Itg is a closed cemetery  - since 1916. In a way this cemetery has been abused,  too much for me to go into herel  There were 88 headstones buried in a trench and some 600 are still missing. It took us 13 years to get them up and to do  so we formed a Trust and managed to get those headstones out  of the ground and placed on respective graves.   We are doing stories of the people buried there and have  done two books so far and third almost ready  to go to print - all with relatives input.  We would like this sort of thing to add to our third book.    I do not have direct family here, just a distant cousin'a in-laws.   This has made my life very interesting. but am now 83 so this will by my  last effort.

Cheers, Dot McCulloch, Friends of Makaraka Cemetery Ttrust.

[lamahorse]

Greetings,  I am a sort of caretaker of Makaraka Cemetery. Itg is a closed cemetery  - since 1916. In a way this cemetery has been abused,  too much for me to go into herel  There were 88 headstones buried in a trench and some 600 are still missing. It took us 13 years to get them up and to do  so we formed a Trust and managed to get those headstones out  of the ground and placed on respective graves.   We are doing stories of the people buried there and have  done two books so far and third almost ready  to go to print - all with relatives input.  We would like this sort of thing to add to our third book.    I do not have direct family here, just a distant cousin'a in-laws.   This has made my life very interesting. but am now 83 so this will by my  last effort.

Cheers, Dot McCulloch, Friends of Makaraka Cemetery Ttrust.

It certainly sounds like you've done some incredible work. Thank you very much for your dedication and diligence in getting these stories out.

[lamahorse]

Hi,
I’m in Skibbereen at the moment.
I’ve an appointment to check some research linking my Hegarty family to William O’Driscoll and Anne Attridge.
I think I need to up date my paper version of my family tree. I find it much easier to work on paper !
I use the main genealogy sites for research which I then begin to check with Ireland ie.
It gets complicated when the Christian names repeat but in some ways that’s a help. eg if Cornelius turns up I know it’s not likely to be one of mine !
I’m pretty certain that we are linked . My great grandmother was McCarthy and the other O’Driscoll so that’s a good start !
I’ve found  lots of links in  the town newspaper. Death reports often give those that attended the burial starting with the immediate relatives and working down to friends.
I bring my paperwork genealogy over with me from England. We come on the ferry so I have about four bag fulls.
Today I’ve spent checking through some old research. I’ve not looked at my Irish bits since last summer. That’s due to the fact that I have inherited my late Dad and late Aunt’s English research some of which goes back to 1946 ! There’s a room full of it ! Before we came over I had the local history office conservation guy look at it as I don’t want it to disintegrate !
If I find any thing new while here I’ll try and get back to you.😃

Please let me know if you find out anything interesting. My late father was very into genealogy and I likewise have inherited this body of work that he did as none of my siblings seem to have much of an interest!

I have a story for you to investigate if you have any access to the newspaper archives or the famine collection. On the other side of Skibbereen, on the road to Tragumna, there are a series of stone walls that were constructed as part of famine relief schemes. Of course the geniuses in London at that time determined that starving Irish rural poor should and could work hard labour for extremely low wages that wouldn't even cover bread. Anyway, there was a young man called 'Bohan' from Castleheaven who died on this work scheme which I guarantee is another relative of ours.

[proteanz]

Hi, thanks for this.  The onlly way I  would ever find anyone to do with the famine in N.Z. wold be in Obits.  Havent found any yet in all the years I have been doing genealogy.   If I do, I will certainly let you know.

Dot McCulloch