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Re: McDevitts from Owey Island
« Reply #15 on: Tuesday 13 January 09 04:22 UTC (UK) »
another message for may ferne defenetly the same mc devit who was first cousins with daniel o,donnells mother julia forgot to give u my email adress you can contact me at (*) thanks x

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Re: McDevitts from Owey Island
« Reply #16 on: Tuesday 13 January 09 13:14 UTC (UK) »
Thank you for getting back to me. If you are Aunt Bridgets grandchild thwn are you Rita or May"s child. Julia O Donnel wrote a book about the Island , and your grandmothers name is mentioned, along with her btothers and sister. I have loaned the book out but as soon as I get it back I will give you the name of it. She describes life on the Island perfectly. Are you in touch with your other Aunt and uncles? You will find you have a lot of relatives in the Glasgow area. I no longer live in Scotland so I have lost touch with most of them. The last time I saw May Devlin (either your mother or your aunt)  My son has gone and got my book back now. The book is called  "JULIA O DONNELL A MOTHERS STORY  A STORY OF HARDSHIP AND LOVE FROM THE MOTHER OF DANIEL O DONNELL" Here is the quote she makes when talking about  her mother,  "she did a lot of sewing for people on Owey, particular for our cousins  THE MCDEVIT  family who were very close to us . There were 6 children in that family --DOMINIC , EDWARD, CHARLIE, ( my father)   WILLIE , BRIDGET , and MARY . For some reason she has missed out OWENY  who was the brother born before my dad.  It is OWENY"S family that is scatered around GLASGOW. If you ask in your local library they may order a copy for you.  Please get back to me and let me know whos daughter/son you are!

Good luck

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Re: McDevitts from Owey Island
« Reply #17 on: Tuesday 13 January 09 13:24 UTC (UK) »
I have just posted a reply to you  and was called away in the middle of it and made an eror. I started to say that the last time I saw May Devlin was at our mutual AUNTS funeral  at North Quensfery in Fife. This was Aunt Mary and she died 17th February 1981. Aunt Mary"s daughter was there "MINNIE" and her husband Barnie Coyle . At that time they were living in Lincoln.

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Re: McDevitts from Owey Island
« Reply #18 on: Tuesday 13 January 09 13:51 UTC (UK) »
hey hey am sheilas daughter am 25 sheila was bridgets last child in which she passed away giving birth seperated from the rest of her brothers and sisters and was brought up by her paddy devlins sister until she was fifteen and met her brothers and sisters and had a very close relationship with them unfotunetly my aunt and uncles have all passed away my mum was the last i was very close to my anties and uncle especially my antie may and antie rita ancle charles and owny am still close all my cousins although there are so many over glasgow we try and keep in touch i'v also been to julias house when i was about 10 with my mum and antie may i'v a photo of my gran bridgit and would love to know more about her and her family were do u live now yourself? i will be getting that book thanks very much for that!
i hope to make a trip to owey island soon to scatter my mothers ashes as she always wanted to go there so was my great gran called mary sharky? have u been to owey island yourself? xx
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Re: McDevitts from Owey Island
« Reply #19 on: Tuesday 13 January 09 20:22 UTC (UK) »
I did go to Owey a lot when I was little before my mother died.  But she died when I was 10yrs. and I think I only went once after that with my dad. It is a curious thing about the names over in the island.  Although the name Sharkey is used  I think that your great grandmothers maiden name was McGonigle ( she was my grandmother) but because there was so many McGonigles of the same name they calledsome of them by their mothers maiden . So Julias mother and my grandmother being sisters and their name being McGonigle to distinguish them from the others , they were called by their mothers maiden name which was Sharkey. I have details of the census that was done in  nineteen eleven, and it is as follows ----------

CHARLES  MCDEVITT    aged 45,

Wife  MARY MC DEVITT   aged  38

                                             CHILDREN

DOMMINICK    aged  10

EDWARD          aged  8

BRIDGET          aged   7

OWENY            aged   5 


CHARLES         aged 4    my father

WILLIAM          aged   5 months

Daughter Mary was not born .


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