William Meyler, who marries Pop's sister Anne:
We've seen this pic before, but Stephen confirms it is from their wedding:
Annie McCallion and William Meyler’s grave is in Crosstown, County Wexford
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Sister Maire had this in her collection of documents on the McCallion family. It appears this article was published in "Donegal Annual ... -
Derek McNeil confirms that this pic is of James McBride and Ann Meehan: https://family-mccallion.blogspot.com/2022/10/pic-from-michael-mcca... -
This is kind of unreal, from Michael McCallion: "Believe this to be a picture of our great grandparents- married 1875 - I had been off...
Since I'm also related to a Myler. A Grandmother. All Myler /Meyler hailing from Wexford are related back to a Welsh Knight.
ReplyDelete1 May 1169 Anglo Normans arrived to invade Ireland at Bannow Bay, Co. Wexford, in three ships under Robert fitz Stephen. The dozen knights aboard included an illegitimate grandson of King Henry I, Meiler (Myler) fitz Henry. The place from which he came is still called Lough Meyler, Wales. His Grandmother was the daughter of the king of Wales. The Irish population of that area of Wexford was decimated, and the Knights names have been connected with Wexford ever since.
Kate, thanks for posting that!
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