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From: Catherine Lee <>
Subject: Re: [GALLAGHER] Re: Gallagher - Ireland to Scotland
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 16:56:30 -0500
References: <MB03HxWRanX39Hmomge000036e7@MB03.myfamilysouth.com><000701c5fd12$59435230$c9e7fc04@D24Z7051>


Good Evening,

I will look that up, as I don,t know how many of the Gallaghers in this
family went to Scotland.

Thank you,

Catherine
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From: "CA HACKER" <>
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Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 5:46 PM
Subject: Re: [GALLAGHER] Re: Gallagher - Ireland to Scotland


> I do not know if what I have has any connection to your family. This is
not
> my direct line so I have little data.
> I have a Jim (James) Meehan who was buried in Glascow, Scotland. His
mother
> was Briget Gallagher who was the daughter of Connel and Margaret
Gallagher.
> Briget is a sister to my ancestor. This Gallagher family lived in the
> Legan/Mount Charles area of Donegal, Ireland. I found a photo of this Jim
> Meehan in my great grandparents photo album. The photo was taken in St.
> Louis, MO not far from where my g-grandparents lived in IL. A letter
> mentions that Briget's sister, Kate, was also in Scotland. I know that
this
> is not much info and Gallagher is such a common name. All I have is the
info
> from the back of the photo!
> Carole
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 11:30 AM
> Subject: [GALLAGHER] Re: Gallagher - Ireland to Scotland
>
>
> > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.
> >
> > Classification: Query
> >
> > Message Board URL:
> >
> > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UhX.2ACEB/1752.2
> >
> > Message Board Post:
> >
> > My gggrandmother, Margaret Gallagher/Gallacher married Patrick Meehan
in
> > Scotland in 1864. Both were from Ireland, Patrick's parents married in
> > Co.Donegal in 1835 but I do not know the townland. They went to Scotland
> > ca. 1845.
> >
> > I do not know when Margaret left Ireland, she married Patrick in St.
> > Mary's Roman Catholic Chapel, Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanark.. Her parents
> > were Cornelius Gallagher, a farmer and M.S. Breenan (Brennan? We do not
> > believe that Margaret's parents went to Scotland.
> > Though I don't see a connection to your John and Mary McCusker, perhaps
> > they were from Donegal also. This bit of information may help to find
> > your family
> > Some kind person from TalkingScot.com sent me some information on my
> > Meehans in Scotland, it was extremely useful. Have you tried that
site?
> > Best of luck
> > Mary P
> >
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