mickeyq
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Greetings,
I hope somebody may be able to help me in my search for my family.
I was adopted by an english family when just a little nipper!And have never been back to Ireland since.The only information I have is my mothers name was Queagan and she might have come from a place called 5alley near a place called Birr and she may have come from a very large family possibly more than18 children.
Hope somebody can help?
Sincerely,
Micheal wainwright
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mickeyq
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as far as i know, they all should be dead by now as i am 87 years of age myself. as i cannot travel back due to ill health it would be nice to have a bit of closure and if i could find out anything it would be fantastic
regards, Michael
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aghadowey
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Your inital post gave no indication of date but it would probably be best for information on living or recently deceased relatives to be sent by PM.
Meanwhile, had a look at index to Irish civil registrations and nothing comes up for Queagan anywhere. Also tried LDS site (www.familysearch.org) and again no results. Wonder if there could be an alternate spelling that records are listed under?
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mickeyq
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im not too sure of the spelling myself but it could be queegan or quagan. once again, thank you for your time
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enfield
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Quegans telephone number in Birr is 057 9133128
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mickeyq
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o thank you thank you thank you. i didnt even think they'd still be alive. your a gem
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Notinpastyet
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Hi Micheal, you will find Quegan is an Offaly surname,there are a few of them listed in Griffith's Valuation,eg there are 3 list for Clonoghill upper Birr,also when hunting out Fiveally try looking at Eglish too. Will keep my eyes open for any leads /info if I come up with anything will send you a pm or if you have any leads that's not to be posted on notice board do feel free to send me a pm & I will try my best to help you out, good luck Micheal regards Nipy
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enfield
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Glad to help. Also for your consideration, from the book 'The Offaly war Dead'; to be published later this year;
QUEGAN, JOHN. Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Australian Infantry. Unit; 11th Battalion. Date of Death:06-August-1915. Service No:2009. Killed in Action. Age at Death;26. Supplementary information; Son of William and Mary Quegan, of Kinnitty, King's Co., Ireland.
Data from enlistment documents;-
What is your name?….John Quegan.
In or near what Town or Parish were you born?……..In the parish of..In or near the Town of Kinnitty in the county of Kings County, Ireland.
Are you a natural born British subject or a Naturalised British subject…Yes.
What is your age?…24 years.
What is your trade or calling?……..Labourer.
Are you or have you been an apprentice. If so to whom and for what period? Yes, Harnessmaker.
Are you married?……..No.
Who is your next of kin? (address to be stated). Father, William Quegan. Kinnitty, Kings County.
Have you ever been convicted by a civil power? No.
Age…..24 years…3 months.
Height……5 Ft….4 Ins.
Weight…140 lbs.
Chest measurment….34 Ins.
Complexion………Dark.
Eyes……..Brown.
Hair………Brown.
Distinctive marks…….Large mark over left collar bone, 3 inch by 1 inch. A small scar on left side of skin. Mark on left side of neck due to burn.
Date…18-February-1918.
Place….Kalgoorlie.
Records;-Went out with the 5th Reinforcements (11th Battalion) on 8-February-1915. Embarked at Freemantle on H.M.A.T. A20 “ Hororata” 26-April-1916. While on board H.M.H.S. GASCON he became ill. He disembarked in Alexandria and was admitted to hospital in Lemnos. Was detained in the Barracks Isolation Hospital and disharged to duty 7 days later. Re-admitted to hospital from the 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station and admitted again to hospital. Rejoined his unit (11th Battalion) on 31-July-1916 in the Dardinelles and was wounded in action two weeks later with a bullet wound to the stomach, taken to the 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, admitted to Hospital, transferred from the hospital to a H.M.H.S. SICILIA hospital ship where he died at 8, 20pm from;-‘ Gun shot wound penetrating abdomen. He was buried at sea by Chaplain E Teele. His pension of 20 shillings per fortnight was awarded to his father William Quegan in Kinnitty from 26-June-1917.
Grave or Memorial Reference: 34. Memorial: Lone Pine Memorial in Turkey.
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mickeyq
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pparantely I may be related to an michael eliza gallagher who lived in high st birr around 1922 I dont the Gallagher family live in high street anymore so any help in tracing the Gallagher family would be appreciated, Thanks for everything
Regards
Michael
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mickeyq
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sorry only half of my post was shown just to recap im related to the horan family from garbally and the gallagher family who used to live in high st birr in the 1920s
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seanmac
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Michael,
Send me your email address through the personal messenger and I'll send you an email address that has direct links to that family.
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mickeyq
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thank you how do i send personally im not great at these computer thingys. i can send you my granddaughters email number
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aghadowey
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seanmac- might be easier if you send a PM to Michael.
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frankieh
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Hello MQ!
Im Francis Horan,Im originally from Garbally,and very strangely,I too was adopted ,and now live in England,and have done so since I was 10 years old,I also tried to trace my family tree,back in the nineties,and discovered I had three cousins Dympna, Josephine and Vera all Horans,all apparently living in Garbally Co Offaly,but after writing many letters without any reply the trail went cold.
The only other snippet of information is the Quagans from fife alley are related to a gallagher family from high road in Birr co Offaly
By the way
Great Site!
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