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All these names, McGuigan, Reilly and Fitzpatrick descendants are still living in Plains, a small village outside Airdrie. Prior to that these families lived at Airdriehill Square. ( Whiterigg ) in Miners houses built in 1874, J Fitzpatrick No 13, J McGuigan No14, F A Fitzpatrick No15, T McGuigan No 24, all Airdriehill Square Whiterigg.
This information is taken from the book "Lost Villages" co-written by John Reilly born in Darngavil, his father Leslie Reilly married Mary Kane and settled in Darngavil, thereafter known as "Mary Kane's man". Airdriehill had a football team called Airdriehill Shamrocks and a photo depicts them winning the Scottish Juvenile Cup about 1912, pictured are F. McGuigan and F Fitzpatrick.
James Kerr from thereabouts.