Barry,
If I figure correctly, we are 2nd cousins. I've been pursuing this McCann-Maguire-Hodges connection for a few years along with my first cousin, Sylvia (also granddaughter of Maggie McCann.) We know very little about the McCann family in Ireland other than what we have been able to learn through research. Maggie died in 1922 giving birth to her 4th son. My father Patrick was only 2 at the time, so the boys (3 sons- Louis, Samuel, & Patrick) did not know a great deal about all of the Irish relatives. There were a couple of pictures of John (called Jack) among the family mementoes. So he apparently stayed in contact with my grandfather and grandmother, at least for a while. My grandfather was born in Ireland as well and must have met Maggie there. Later paid for her passage to US, where they were married soon after. His mother and sister had migrated to US (New Orleans) in late 1890's and 1906 respectively. We do have a photo of Maggie taken before 1922. And we would very much like to have copies of pictures you have. I had heard Hugh's name and think that my uncle Sammy may have visited him in the UK during the Second World War. Can you scan these pictures an email them? Or can we pay for copies? You have already told me much more than we knew about the McCann family. We know that Maggie's last address before migrating to US was in Ballsbridge (Dublin) where we assume she may have been working as a domestic.Earlier she worked as a domestic and lived in the household of a Rev. Wilson, a Methodist minister in Enniskillen. My grandfather went to sea at the age of 13 and made his living in the maritime industry until Maggie's death left him with the 3 little boys between the ages of 2-5.If you will let me know how to contact you outside of Rootschat, perhps, we can share more. I will be visiting Sylvia in a couple of weeks are will be sharing our newfound info. Thanks,
Shirley
