Hi,
You are definately on the right track. The old lady you visited was called
Babby Kate1887 - 1983, her daughter is still hale & harty born 1915 .,
The hill you remember is called
Kilmantin Hill.Was your father Thomas if so they married in St. Patrick's Church, Wicklow Town. According to
St Patrick's R.C.Church Records the witnesses were, Annie Jameson Dublin & John McGuire The Mall Wicklow.
Annetta's address on the marriage cert is 'Ardkeen' Dunbur Road, Wicklow (this house is now demolished)
census 1901 b 13 The Mall Wicklow 62/37
all Roman Catholic, could read & write, children 'not married' all born 'Wicklow' except father Hugh born Louth
1 Hugh McGahan, head of household, age 62 yrs [bc 1839 in Louth] occupation = Joiner
2 Maria (nee ? ) wife 50 yr [bc 1851] Housekeeper
3 Thomas McGanan (Thomas was crossed out on the census, had he died?)
4 Edward McGahan, son 24 yr [bc 1877] Mariner A.B.
5 Emily McGahan, daughter 22 yr [bc 1877] Dressmaker
6 Hugh (Called Dannie) McGahan son 20 yr [bc 1881] Joiner
7 George McGahan son 18 yr [bc 1883] Joiner
Census 1911: 10.2 in Bond Street (Wicklow Urban, Wicklow) 65/49
McGahan Maria, head of household, R.C. could red & write age 74 [bc 1837] Widow married 38 yrs [mc 1873] 5 children born 4 alive.
Known History:
1 Thomas:
2 Ted 1877 - Nov 1958 he married Norah Wall (They lived on Kilmantin Hill) and had no issue: Norah was the 11th child of John Wall & Catherine Doolittle.
3 Emily b 1879:
4 Danny b 1881: married Maggie Carroll they had 7 children.
c 1911 b16 Leitrim Place 65/55 age 30 mar 2 yrs 1 ch 1 living Joiner
5 George b 1883. I dont know anything about George he was on the census or 1901 age 18 yrs, single occupation Joiner.
Hope this is the correct family.
JM Flannery