Ryan – Ottawa Valley Irish

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

Posted on 4 April 2019by 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…

Posted on 11 April 2017by M.C. Moran

Where did Michael James McGlade Reside? Sometimes you can’t find a person, no matter how carefully and thoroughly you look….

Posted on 3 November 2015by M.C. Moran

John J. Vallely (1861-1935), son of Michael Vallely and Mary Ryan, was born 21 January 1861, in Lanark Co., Ontario,…

Posted on 6 May 2015by M.C. Moran

Of the three types of Roman Catholic records most commonly used for genealogical purposes (baptismal, marriage, and burial), marriage records…

Posted on 25 March 2015by M.C. Moran

For marriages from 4 January 1850 to 6 February 1855, please see Part One. Part 3 to follow. *This marriage,…

Posted on 17 March 2015by M.C. Moran

Thomas Benton (1826-1890) was born in Cappawhite, Co. Tipperary, Ireland, the son of Thomas Benton and Catherine (“Kitty”) Dwyer. Of…

Posted on 11 March 2015by M.C. Moran

I found this photograph attached to a family tree at ancestry.ca, and contacted the owner for permission to post at…

Posted on 9 March 2015by M.C. Moran

… was me smashing through a brick wall). Last May, I asked whether my brick-wall ancestor Thomas Benton might have…