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Date: - Monday, May 25, 1998
at 08:37:28 (PDT) -----------------------------------------
Is there any known connection between the Father Brian McDermott (born
Ballykilcline 1787/ died Slatt March 1837), Parish priest of Kilglass, to
the MacDermot Family Tree? I read about him in Liam Coyle's book, 'A Parish
History of Kilglass/Slatta/Ruskey', published by Kilglass Gaels. December
1994.
Seems this outspoken Priest died under very mysterious circumstances after
sharing a drink with another person who was the intended victim.
He was a key figure in the Kilglass pre-Famine issue.
Date: - Thursday, May 21, 1998
at 10:06:47 (PDT) -----------------------------------------
My Great Grandfather Thomas Smyth Leonard was baptised on
September 15, 1837 in the Catholic Church of Creggs (Kilbegnet)in
the village of Garraun More in Galway near the Roscommon
Border. His baptismal sponsers were JULIA MACDERMOTT and
JOHN MCDERMOTT. The current parish name is Creggs along
the river Suck. The surrounding parishes were Atleague,
Cloverhill (Oran),Ballintubber.
Date: - Tuesday, May 19, 1998
at 19:40:04 (PDT)
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In reply to: Sue Lyon
Had the wrong e-mail attached to your note. Please send correct one. Would
like to send you reply.
Date: - Sunday, May 17, 1998
at 16:34:18 (PDT)
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In reply to: Sharon Mc Ref: 8/5/98
G'day Sharon,
My Grandparents (Ervin and Fairy McDermott) live in Wollar which is near
the top of the Hunter Valley not far from the headwaters of the Goulburn
River. My ancestors were William and Elizabeth (nee Devereux). They arrived
in 1849 on the "Victoria" from Plymouth.
I don't know if there is any connection but if I can help any further please
contact me.
Cheers
Fred
Date: - Thursday, May 14, 1998
at 07:01:35 (PDT) -----------------------------------------
There will be a new edition of the MacDermot Clan Association Journal out
in June. At the moment it is looking quite slim but a few more articles would
soon fix that! I will include almost anything - stories, introductions, family
trees, family announcements, pictures, photos etc. Please send items for inclusion
to: Siobhan MacDermot, Ballyloghan, Gorey, Co.Wexford, or email them to siobhan@paphoshomes.com
I look forward to receiving LOTS of articles!!
Date: - Monday, May 11, 1998
at 14:09:14 (PDT)
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In reply to: Rory MacDermot
Rory I would like to thank you for running the contest. I have no idea
why more people did not enter. It was a fun thing to do for me.
I hope it won't discourage you from future endeavors.
Thank You again.I look forward to hearing from you.
Edmund
Date: - Monday, May 11, 1998
at 06:30:24 (PDT)
----------------------------------------- Ref: Canada It was also
cheaper passage to Canada than any port in U.S.
Date: - Sunday, May 10, 1998
at 08:14:38 (PDT) -----------------------------------------
Many famine immigrants could not gain entry into the United States, possibly
due to quotas or such. however, one way to enter was to immigrate into canada,
part of the Empire, and just walk across the unguarded border into the US.
One such immigrant from Ulster did just that, with his young son on his shoulder.
The young man's name was henry Ford.
Many Irish just did the same, and usually migrated to the American west where
land and opportunity were available. perhaps this is what your ancesters
did.
Date: - Saturday, May 09, 1998
at 19:28:55 (PDT)
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In reply to: Rory
Sorry Rory. I always meant to enter but didn't.
Not from lack of interest. Just lazy I suppose.
Then when I just got round to it it was May already.
And the contest was closed.
And I had the answer to the Zork question too !!!
I still think the chat rooms would be goers.
I talk quite a bit with a gardening group in USA.
Lots of fun and information exchange.
Takes a while for people to get into things but I
could be wrong. Only had two supporting emails to
me message on Notice Board re MacD. chat rooms. Did you
get any feedback at all?
Thanks for all you do. Keep up the good work. Cheers Jo.
Date: - Saturday, May 09, 1998
at 14:50:02 (PDT) -----------------------------------------
To Bob, Mary Jo, and Lorelei,
Use the census records first. If you have a child born in 1864, look for
him as a 6-year-old on the 1870 census or as a 16 year old on 1880 index.
Also, use the State records on the odd 5-year cycle.
Date: - Saturday, May 09, 1998
at 13:55:24 (PDT) -----------------------------------------
The deadline for entries to the Great MacDermot Quiz has now
come and gone and the poor thing will now pass into oblivion.
I thought it was a good idea: a challenge possibly to see how
much MacDermot information/trivia you had remebered from your
visits to the site. Obviously I was quite considerably wrong !
of the 5000+ of you who have visited the site since December
only 4 entries were received, of which 2 were from Edmund
McDermott of New Brunswick, so he can be the winner. Congratulations
Edmund, you certainly entered into the spirit of things and
more than deserve your prize.
Maybe someone can point out why the exercise was such a dismal
failure? I am slightly confused and somewhat disappointed that
a "fun" item such as the Quiz could be so wide of the mark.
The prize (free family membership for a year plus a copy of
MacDermot of Moylurg, signed by The MacDermot) was
quite adequate. The questions were challenging but by no
means too difficult. Did it take too much effort ?
Similarly we thought it might be fun to provide McDermotts
with their own on line chat room where you could meet informally
and chew the cud. But the take up was so pitifully small that
this facility was closed after only a few shrot weeks.
Before we embark on provision of more developments to the
MacDermot Clan Web Site I look forward to hearing your
comments, as do our sponsors and generous donors whose funds
go towards providing you with such items.
Rory
Tanaiste
Clan Mac Dermot.
Date: - Saturday, May 09, 1998
at 13:37:30 (PDT) -----------------------------------------
Does anyone know anything about Charles McDermott who married Kearney, Sabina?
Sue? Susan? in Virginia City, Nevada, U.S.A., on August 31, 1879?
Date: - Saturday, May 09, 1998
at 08:18:06 (PDT) ----------------------------------------- Ref: Lorelei Maison Rockwell
Dear Lorelei, My McDermott roots run through Wisconsin and intertwine with
Michigan. Ancestors were lumber mill operators and laborers in both states.
My g-grandfather was Michael B. McDermott born in 1864 in Wisconsin but had
definite Michigan ties near Muskegon, MI. Please email any bits of info that
might be a connection. It is like looking for a needle in an Irish haystack.
any info would be genuinely appreciated. Thank you, Bob McDermott, 2593 Woodridge
Ln., Green Bay, WI. 54304-1624. Fax- 920-592-9918.
Date: - Saturday, May 09, 1998
at 07:53:55 (PDT) -----------------------------------------
Dear Mary Jo, I have been trying to trace Wisconsin McDermotts and have only
gotten back as far as my great grandfather, Michael B. McDermott born in
WI in 1864. Of the 8 children you listed in your message- would it be possible
to send the names? Looking for a needle in an Irish haystack. Bob McDermott
Date: - Friday, May 08, 1998
at 01:56:35 (PDT) -----------------------------------------
Interested in any info on McDermotts who came from
County Roscommon to Australia (particularly Hunter Valley).
My ancestors are Thomas & Bridget McDermott (nee also
McDermott) who arrived in Aust. from Frenchpark in 1840 on
the "Crusader".
Date: - Wednesday, May 06,
1998 at 21:59:06 (PDT) -----------------------------------------
I'm looking for Mary McDermott who married Thomas Swanick (Swanwick)probably
in County Roscommon, Ireland about 1832 or before. They had at least 1 child,
daughter Jane, born June 1833. Jane married Cornelius Kearns(Karnes)Jan.
21, 1866 in County Roscommon. Jane registered the birth of their 1st child,
Michael on March 3, 1867 in the civil parish of Athleague. Other children
were John, b. 1871, Henry, b. 1873. Family emmigrated to Honesdale, Wayne
County, Pennsylvania, USA in Oct. 1873 where 3 more children were born -
James, Mary M. and Margaret. Any information on any of these people would
be appreciated.
Date: - Tuesday, May 05, 1998
at 07:12:15 (PDT) -----------------------------------------
Since I'm having a hard time trying to determine where in Ireland the McDermotts'
in my family came from, I'm going backwards and trying all options. TERENCE
MCDERMOTT emigrated from the Emerald Isle to Canada and then to the United
States (with his bride, MARY O'HERRON) around 1850 or so. They eventually
settled in Iowa and had eight children. My question is were there "official"
crossing points from Canada into the U.S. and are there any indexes to these??
Any insight and suggestions would be a blessing!!
Date: - Saturday, May 02, 1998
at 08:06:08 (PDT) -----------------------------------------
If you have any records of McDermotts from Kilglass parish before 1848 please
contact me regarding 'The Lost Children of Ballykilcline' project.
Date: - Friday, May 01, 1998
at 19:19:31 (PDT) -----------------------------------------
Between 1795 and 1906 Congress assigned and revised the specific courts
authorized to perform naturalization. The act of 1906 estiblished the Bureau
of Naturalization and Immigration and specified that the petitions would
be bound in volumes and kept at the origin of naturalization and directed
that a second copy be sent to the Bureau of Naturalization and Immigration.
Territorial records were sent to the State District Court when a territory
became a state and restricted access to Naturalization Records less than
40 years old. From 1906 on the applicant must furnish name,
age,occupation,personal description, place of birth, last foreign residence,
dateof arrival, name of vessel, US residence and marital status. Prior to
the the further back you go the less information was requested. Check in
the court house of the county in the state where he lived. Happy hunting.
Date: - Friday, May 01, 1998
at 19:05:07 (PDT) -----------------------------------------
John McDermott if Co. Roscommon married Mar Ann Mullaney. Their know children
were Mary, who went to Boston Mass. and married John Kilday, lived in Roxbury.
Margaret, who went to Boston and married James Daly(Daley) and lived in Roxbury.
Catherine, Hanora,Ann and Secelia of whom we know nothing. GGrandmother
Elizabeth, born 27 Aug. 1843 married Peter Sharkey 20 Mar. 1862 in Elphine
Chapel, Elphine, Roscommon. They went to Lockport, NY. Would appreciate any
info on the McDermott family.
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