1926 Census Tironeil

 Not sure this links with keep working (too bad):

1926 Census

this one should stay:
1926 Census

Gr-grandfather James (Pop's father) dies in 1926, so not present for the census. Gr-grandmother Mary Anne (Hagney) is still around, she lives until 1933. 

William and Mary, Pop's siblings stay in Tironeil until when? From Paul: "William stayed on at Tironeil until Sarah retired from nursing and bought a house in Ballindrait. Sometime in the 50s Anthony Gallagher who was a neighbor bought the farm (in Tironeil)"

Veronica Meyler is related to William Meyler how?  ( who married Anne McCallion )

Anna McBride baptismal cert

 Nancy Fleming sent this to John O'Grady, found be her brother George McCallion after going through his father (my uncle) George's papers:

Amazing find after so long!

This is the church Birth and Baptismal Certificate, not the Civil birth certificate that we've already seen.

On the civil birth certificate she is listed with name as Anne, not Anna.

Next questions: 1) why isn't her mother Anne Meehan McBride listed? and 2) is sponsor Mary Meehan Anne's sister?

Murlog church

Thanks to Paul for this old postcard of the Murlog church, where James McCallion and Mary Hagney got married in 1874 and had all their childrens' baptisms. It was built in the 1700s.

This is the same church where Paul's grandfather John is buried, as well as his siblings William and Sarah (all siblings of James McCallion/Pop): 

Murlog cemetery

Paul - correct me if I'm wrong!

McCallion Reunion

WOW, what an event!

Thanks so much to Michael and Bea for arranging this event, and to their daughter Jennifer for bringing it all together! (and Melissa too! and others!)

Thanks also to all those who traveled so far to be a part of this: Texas, Ireland, etc!

And special thanks to Michael for including those beyond the ancestors of James McCallion and Anne McBride, and to include the grandchildren of James' siblings:

- Paul McCallion, grandson of James' oldest brother John.

- Fran Miller and her sister Jean, both granddaughters of James' brother Michael.

- Stephen Meyler and Marina Meyler, grandchildren of James' sister Anne

from Left to Right: McCallions!

Hagneys and Falcarragh

 Paul McCallion visited the old Hagney home in Falcarragh, as well as the Hagney descendants that still live there. (I think this was Liam Hagney ... waiting for Paul to confirm)

James (Pop's) McCallion's parents were James McCallion and Mary Anne Hagney, and she was from Falcarragh.

Paul also mention other descendants: Michael Hagney from Rice Lake Wisconsin and Donna Colburn his sister also from Rice Lake. Need to research this further

John McBride of Dooish

We know from Griffith's Eval that there are two John McBrides in Dooish in 1850s, one on the land that now belongs to the McNeils. 

We also know that John McBride & Ellen Harron are Anna McBride McCallion's grandparents.

But which John is which?

One John dies 1876 (Registration District is Stranolar):

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1876/020596/7226548.pdf

Age 81 would put his birth year in 1795.

The other John dies 1883:

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1883/06375/4829682.pdf

This John leaves his estate to his son James:

https://willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie/reels/cwa/005014900/005014900_00291.pdf

Which one is our  John?

We know 'our' James leaves his estate to his son-in-law, Henry McNulty:

https://family-mccallion.blogspot.com/2022/04/james-mcbrides-will-1917.html

"Mac Cailin - A Martial Clan"

Sister Maire had this in her collection of documents on the McCallion family.

It appears this article was published in "Donegal Annual 1981", which is published by "County Donegal Historical Society"

 https://donegalhistory.ie/donegal-annual-1981/

If there was a link to the article I would use that. Instead posting images here.

Note the references to the 1608 rebellion is to O'Doherty's Rebellion:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%27Doherty%27s_rebellion

References to Inis Eoghain is the current Inishowen peninsula.

Based on bottom of page 5, the town of RedCastle was the home of the original fort for Cathar Mhic Ailin ... sounds like it is time for a road trip! Paul? John? Kath?