Tag: Cullen

What happened to the sons of Denis Galligan and Catherine Doolan?

~ M.C. Moran

Denis Galligan, son of Patrick Galligan (c.1807-1870) and Mary Cullen (c. 1807-1843), was born about 1841 in the townland of Loughaconnick, parish of Kilmore, Co. Cavan, Ireland. In the early 1840s, he and his parents and siblings emigrated to Canada, settling in Fitzroy Township, Carleton County, Ontario.[1. Three generations of this Galligan family emigrated to … Continue reading What happened to the sons of Denis Galligan and Catherine Doolan?

Irish Counties in Fitzroy Harbour Mission Marriage Records, 1852-1856

~ M.C. Moran ~ 3 Comments

From 1852, there was a Catholic Mission at Fitzroy Harbour (Carleton Co., Ontario). A stone church (St. Michael's) was built in 1861;[1. This stone church replaced a wooden church that had burned to the ground in 1854. The suspected cause of the fire was anti-Catholic vandalism. See Marion G. Rogers, "St. Michael's Church Fitzroy Harbour," … Continue reading Irish Counties in Fitzroy Harbour Mission Marriage Records, 1852-1856

Patrick Galligan/Gallaghan: Three Records of Death/Burial

~ M.C. Moran

I have not yet found an RC burial record for Patrick Galligan/Gallaghan, who was born about 1807 in Co. Cavan (probably parish of Kilmore), Ireland, and who emigrated to Canada about 1843. I have checked a number of Roman Catholic parish registers (e.g., St. Michael's, Corkery; St. Michael's, Fitzroy Harbour; St. Peter Celestine, Pakenham), but … Continue reading Patrick Galligan/Gallaghan: Three Records of Death/Burial