« Reply #10 on: Monday 04 January 10 13:33 GMT (UK) »
Can add a bit to what akanex2 has already posted.
""Coolbawn, County Drumgarra, Ireland" wonder if this could be the townland of Cuilbane (also known as Coolbane) outside Garvagh towards Kilrea? It's in Desertoghill Parish and belonged to the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers. In 1863 A. McAlister (possibly Alexander McAlister of Tirkeeran) was in partnership with John Witherow there. Other tenants were John (now Widow) McGuigan, Bernard McNicholl, Widow Rose McNicholl, J. Craig and Samuel Campbell, John Craig, Widow Martha Shannon, Alexander McDonald, Anthony Toghill, Charles Boylan, William Mulholland, John Boylan. If this is the correct place (and I think it could be) Martha's family were either away before 1863 or perhaps she was just working and living there at the time of her marriage.
I have just noticed something very interesting. Martha McAlary gave her parents names on arrival in AUst in 1844 as Hugh and Anne McIlhinney (sp?). Her death certificate gives her father's name as Hugh McIlhinnie and her mother as Nancy Shannon. I notice that in Cuilbane there is a widow Martha Shannon. I have ignore this discrepancy in the past as maybe lack of accurate information by the informing son on the death certificate. But maybe there is something interesting that needs to be looked. Once again more hunting to be done.
With thanks, Anniebelle.
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