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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Offaly (Kings) => Topic started by: mickeyq on Thursday 12 March 09 12:51 GMT (UK)
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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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Welcome to Rootschat. This isn't really a forum for tracing living people but there are some suggestions on living people and adoption in the help pages which might help:
www.rootschat.com/help/posting_guide.php#living
www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,142443.0.html
www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,261434.0.html
Moderator's Note: if anyone can help Michael with details of his family please do so by PM (Personal Message) rather than posting online- remember that Michael will need at least 3 posts before being able to use PM system. Thank you
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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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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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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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Quegans telephone number in Birr is 057 9133128
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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seanmac- might be easier if you send a PM to Michael.
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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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I live in Massachusetts and my last name is Quagan. Other relatives spell it Quegan. Family hailed from Birr, County Offaly, arrived in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA around 1885. I just stumbled upon this website, and I have my family back to Great-grandfather, James Quegan. He came to Massachusetts with his brother, Patrick, and sister, Ellen. The Quegan/Quagans are not all dead! We had a big family reunion last Sunday! I would love some help in further research, and would be happy to share mine. Thank you! Rosemary Quagan
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Quegan headstone in Birr cemetery;
William, Derrinduff, 25/3/1930
Elizabeth (w) 11/3/1946
Henry (son) 14/12/1981
William (son) 12/3/1994
Sadie Dooley (dtr) 23/9/1986, Cloghamore, Kinnity (interred in Clareen)
Mae (dtr) 9/2/2003
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Thank, you, that was very thoughtful of you to post this. Can you tell which of those individuals listed has the last name Quegan? The father of the brothers that came to America is William Quegan, wife Ellen Boland. I believe William's dates 1812-1894 from a Wm Quegan of that name on a census record. I'm not certain that it is the same. The Wm Quegan I'm looking for has children born from 1848 to 1866. I am at a standstill and any information at all is a help!
I would like to communicate with the first gentleman on this string, MickeyD, as I have photos of the Quegan family reunion this summer in Massachusetts, but it looks like he has not been on line since March.
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My name is William Quegan, and I live in the midwest USA. My paternal grandfather was Richard Joseph Quegan, born March 1893 near Birr. I know his father's name was William, and I believe his mother's maiden name was Kerwin. He emigrated to the States in 1927 through Ellis Island and the ship Leviathan from Southampton England, and resided in Stamford Ct. for pretty much the rest of his life. He passed away in 1976. He married Hannah Lehane from Cork and they had 4 children (2 still alive), including my father Richard Joseph Quegan Jr. He had at least 2 brothers, Bill and Jack, and I think one named Mick (who all remained in Ireland) and 2 sisters who came to this country as well, and whom I knew as "Sis" Conway and Molly Corrigan; they both lived in the greater New York City area. He has seven grandchildren and a number of great-grandchildren spread around the country.
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My great grandmother was Maryann Quegan, born 1869 in Birr. She came to America in 1888, married Thomas Claffy (also from Birr), and had six children, one of which is my grandmother Loretta. To the poster who mentioned Sis and Molly, I knew them, as we all lived in the Bronx and they cousins to my grandmother and aunts and uncles. I would be interested in a family reunion of the Quegans, if one comes up again.
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1901 Birr Roots'
Clonoghil upper (rural) (27)
Quegan Sarah, William, Teresa, Agnes.
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Thank you so much! Can you go back any further? There seem to be a few families in America; we'd need to go back further to see how we may be related.
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Hi all,
Just wondering if anyone reads this thread anymore. My gggrandfather was William Quegan born about 1816. Married Sarah Flanagon. I dont have any information on Sarah.
Children include:
William b: 1867 m: Elizabeth (identified in seanmac's post)
Vincent b: 1869 m: Margaret (nee Hickey) in New Zealand (my ggrandfather and mother) Surname spelt Quigan.
Agnes - emmigrated to USA approx 1903ish
James b: 1871 - emmigrated to USA
Mary
Teresa b: 1873 m: Tom Barnwell
I was wondering if anyone has any more information on William and Sarah, or any of the family that might help fill some gaps in our family tree.
Thanks
John
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Here is an exchange years ago with Gavin Quigan from New Zealand. Looks like you share grandparents:
Found your name on "irish millennium family register. Have identified that my
grandfather was born in Ireland 22/1/1869 at Birr, Offaly name was Vincent Maurice
Quegan. Changed spelling of surname to Quigan when emigrated to New Zealand early
1900's. Had a brothers named William and James and sisters named Mary, Teresa and
Agnes. Parents named William Quegan who married Sarah Flanagan. James and Agnes
emigrated to USA.
Was wondering if there may be a family tie up given similarity in spelling of surname
and Offaly connection. Town of Derinduff also features in my research to date.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Gavin Quigan.
23/7/99
I am sure we are related, but I have not found the common ancestor yet!
Rosemary Quagan, Leicester, Massachusetts, USA
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Hi Rosemary,
Thankyou for your message.
I have pretty much got all the family as mentioned in the post. Vincent Maurice Quigan is my g-grandfather. I have seen Gavins name in the family tree.
The family sort of fractures and becomes difficult to trace.
I also understand that in the Griffiths land report there is mention of another Quegan, possible William's brother, but I never wrote down the details.
What avenues have you taken to search for the Quegan's in Ireland? I am sort of new at this, but have found reading some of these threads to be very helpful.
Do you have any information on James and Agnes who emigrated to America?
Regards
John
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Headstone Eglish cemetery.
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In Eglish cemetery (one is a better picture)
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Hi and thenks for the 2 posts with photos.
Can you tell me in which cemetery these headstones are?
Thanks
John
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Eglish cemetery, just outside Birr.
Jack
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Thanks for letting me know, I should have read the previous posts better, they said Eglish cemetery.
Are there any other Quegan headstones in the cemetery?
John
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No other headstones that are readable, and most of the stones in the cemetery are readable.
Jack
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I think this photo is from Birr COI.
Jack
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That's fantastic! Thank you so much to everyone for the photos and the research. From this William Quegan I think I need one generation BACK to link them to my family tree. Does anyone have any information photos of a generation prior to this one? Rosemary Quagan, Leiceser, Massachusetts
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Familysearch.org (old version)
Sarah Quagan; 22/9/1866 Kinnitty Kings County
parents;
John Quagan
Mary English
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Anne Quagan; 19/5/1865 Kinnitty
parents;
John Quagan
Anne? English
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Ellen Quagan; 4/6/1866 Kinnitty
parents;
William Quagan
Ellen Boland
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Jack
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I am looking for any Coghlans in this area. Is this Cemetery online?
I am looking for a Patrick and Julia(Judith) Coughlan.
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The cemetery would not be online, but you will find Coghlan in the 1901-1911 census and the Irish Civil Register
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie
http://www.familysearch.org/#form=advanced-records
I will compile a list of Coghlan/Coughlan from my records and I will post them here.
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Jack
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I am wondering if Michael is still out there. I am related to the Gallagher's who lived on High Street.
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It might help your research to know that Fivealley is in the Catholic parish of Eglish in the Diocese of Meath. Birr is in the neighboring Catholic parish of Birr in the Diocese of Killaloe. You will need this info in searching baptism and marriage records.
Kinnitty is nearby but I believe is in yet another Catholic parish, Seirkieran.
My HERRICK ancestors were from the parish of Eglish and immigrated from there to NYC in the 1830s-1860s. TOWERS, COUGHLIN, and DOYLE are names of local families who are also my ancestors. I was fortunate enough to visit the area in 2011 and attend Mass at the church in Eglish which dates to my great-great grandparents' time. I left a small stone from my garden on the famine memorial at the church.
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I know it is some time since Michael posted. I hope there was a happy ending to this story as the Quegan family were neighbour's and school-mates of mine.
T
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It might help your research to know that Fivealley is in the Catholic parish of Eglish in the Diocese of Meath. Birr is in the neighboring Catholic parish of Birr in the Diocese of Killaloe. You will need this info in searching baptism and marriage records.
Kinnitty is nearby but I believe is in yet another Catholic parish, Seirkieran.
My HERRICK ancestors were from the parish of Eglish and immigrated from there to NYC in the 1830s-1860s. TOWERS, COUGHLIN, and DOYLE are names of local families who are also my ancestors. I was fortunate enough to visit the area in 2011 and attend Mass at the church in Eglish which dates to my great-great grandparents' time. I left a small stone from my garden on the famine memorial at the church.
I would be very interested in your Coghlan/Coughlan/ Coughlin names from the Eglish parish Alison. My Coghlans also are from here. Many records are now online http://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0928
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Hi Gloss and Alison55
Seir Keiran are two separate but adjacent parishes in Offaly. Seir Keiran contains the tiny village (hamlet?) of Clareen, whereas Kinnity has a larger village named after the parish.
T
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This map might be useful-
http://www.townlands.ie/offaly/seirkieran2/
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Electors List 1936/37 Birr;
Clonoghill Upper;
Quegan; Eliza-Mary-Sarah-William;
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