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cate94

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18. No kidding?

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Sun Mar 17, 2024, 02:13 PM

Mar 17

That is where my great grandfather was from.

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On this St. Patrick's Day I just found out that my 3x Great Grandfather lived 11.7 miles away from [View all] chowder66 Mar 17 OP

Same here. Irish_Dem Mar 17 #1

My ancestor was from Crossmolina but I haven't yet found any records there. chowder66 Mar 17 #5

Have you looked at the Irish census data? Irish_Dem Mar 17 #22

He came over in 1838. Looks like he was a miner and left from Liverpool. chowder66 Mar 17 #26

There are Irish census records back to 1821. Irish_Dem Mar 17 #36

I'm sorry, yes. I mixed up my families. chowder66 Mar 17 #38

Have you looked on Ancestry.com? Irish_Dem Mar 17 #39

Yes and Yes. chowder66 Mar 17 #43

Sounds like you have hit all the right sites. Irish_Dem Mar 17 #47

Not directly. chowder66 Mar 17 #48

The morning after the 2020 election LisaM Mar 17 #2

Indeed they are! chowder66 Mar 17 #6

You could be related bucolic_frolic Mar 17 #3

i'm a dwyer from tipparary. mopinko Mar 17 #4

I've been looking into Wulfric who was an Anglo-Saxon nobleman. chowder66 Mar 17 #11

I can only go back to about that time in Manchester, England on another line on my Mom's side. chowder66 Mar 17 #8

Cool! MLAA Mar 17 #7

That's very cool!!! chowder66 Mar 17 #9

You're doing better than me. My dad grew up about 5-6 miles from TFG's mom in The Outer Hebrides. CincyDem Mar 17 #10

That gave me a heartfelt chuckle with a heavy dose of sympathy. chowder66 Mar 17 #12

Haha...my mom was Irish and the Scot line was so strong, I was 14 before I knew it. CincyDem Mar 17 #13

Many Scots homegirl Mar 17 #16

He grew up Anglican and converted to Catholic to marry my mom...so we grew up Catholic. CincyDem Mar 17 #21

That's too funny! chowder66 Mar 17 #27

great story! I just found out (thru DNA) that I'm 14% Irish and no Scottish which family thought we were. Evolve Dammit Mar 17 #33

Keep in mind that those numbers can change and that Scottish may show up. chowder66 Mar 17 #40

interesting. I'm going to do a competitor's product and see what the correlation is. Evolve Dammit Mar 17 #41

You will need to give it time as well. chowder66 Mar 17 #42

Makes sense. It is a data base that increased input changes results. Evolve Dammit Mar 17 #44

I only wish my dad had done a DNA test. chowder66 Mar 17 #46

Thanks. It's hard when Dad's won't do simple things that would be soo meaningful for their children. I can relate Evolve Dammit Mar 19 #62

Just curious homegirl Mar 17 #15

The loads of Scottish lines. chowder66 Mar 17 #28

A short horseback (or buggy) ride! Evolve Dammit Mar 17 #14

Yep! chowder66 Mar 17 #29

That is so cool. Mine were from Drumcollagher, Limerick. ananda Mar 17 #17

Happy St. Pat's to you! chowder66 Mar 17 #30

No kidding? cate94 Mar 17 #18

Crossmolina? chowder66 Mar 17 #31

No, he was from Mayo cate94 Mar 18 #49

Close enough ancestral neighbor! chowder66 Mar 18 #56

Two of my 3xG's came from up north in county Cavan. JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 17 #19

Lol. There was a family tree online that had one of my Scots Irish lines listed as Cavan P**** chowder66 Mar 17 #32

Still trying to find out where my Irish ancestors came from Fritz Walter Mar 17 #20

Most of the "potato Irish" were from the western part of the country Warpy Mar 17 #24

Sorry, homegirl Mar 17 #25

It isn't easy for sure. I got lucky with finding a ships passenger list on Ancestry.com. chowder66 Mar 17 #34

Good info! Thanks! Fritz Walter Mar 18 #54

My Irish ancestors emigrated to England before coming to the U.S. ShazzieB Mar 17 #23

Have you ever been able to find the death certificate for your Grandparents? chowder66 Mar 17 #37

Thanks for the tips! ShazzieB Mar 18 #50

We're a County Mayo family, too. blm Mar 17 #35

Ha! If they were there sometime around the famine years can you blame them? chowder66 Mar 17 #45

Very cool! And my great grandmother also came from County Mayo! Rhiannon12866 Mar 18 #51

She was newer and shinier!! Coming at the turn of the century. chowder66 Mar 18 #57

FUN thread! elleng Mar 18 #52

It's pretty cool that a bunch of descendants are on DU discovering each other. chowder66 Mar 18 #58

Yes, it is cool! elleng Mar 18 #61

Cool! PortTack Mar 18 #53

Right?! chowder66 Mar 18 #59

I lived in the same town and school district as Jill Biden. malthaussen Mar 18 #55

Six degrees of Separation!! That's cool!! chowder66 Mar 18 #60