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Interesting name Zadok. It was definitely biblical but in this case it may have been due to a musical event in the 1700's. "Zadok the Priest was composed by Handel for the coronation of King George II in 1727.  Zadok the Priest has been sung prior to the anointing of the sovereign at the coronation of every British monarch".

That family child count looks to be spot on with regard to the original newspaper clipping. In my own research I have been bitten by my own assumptions in the past. Now I take all things as possible until ruled out mainly by the paperwork. The original letter which caused this thread had a Mrs Cannon refer to another woman from Lettermacaward. In my Irish experience people were always described by their place of origin (if known by the describer) not where they lived subsequently. I have also seen marriages where the woman wasn't married in her native parish. Times were a bit harder then for some families and servant girls especially spent long periods away from home.

One possible candidate, - no townland given.

Sergeant Charles McFadden, 23 years old who was a member of the 306th
Machine Gun Battalion, was killed in action in France Sept. 11 according to
a telegram received from the War Department by his sister, Mrs. James
Nichols, of Sherwood avenue, Queens Village with whom he had lived.
McFadden was born in County Donegal, Ireland, and was one of twelve
children.  His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles McFadden, Sr. still live in
Ireland.  The deceased has three brothers in the service, two now in France
and one at Camp Devons, Mass.  Charles was drafted in September 1917, and
went overseas Feb. 10.
Brooklyn Standard Union-20 October 1918

Possibly a townland nearby called Gortinarin.

Hi Raymond,
                    I've just registered and your info is very relevant to my own background. My interests would be mainly McGinnis, Ballykelly. I'm unsure how this messaging works but I'll try to find out.

- Docrt