Dooish & Griffiths

Based on the location of the McNeil's home, we can tell the location of the original McBride plot from the 1840s in Griffiths.

There are two John McBrides in Dooish in Griffith's Evaluation, one in plot 10A & B to the left and one in plot #2, to the right (Dooish is a big townland, this is only the northern part):

So the McNeil plot is #2, and likely that was John McBride's too (and birthplace/home for Anna McBride McCallion).

If I had realized I likely would have spent hours crawling the fields, especially down by the river!

Note that someone probably knew this, and just didn't realize that I didn't know!

McNeils

OK, trying to get back to this. I was wrong not to mention the McNeils earlier. With Paul's help, we went searching around Dooish for the McBride/McNeil home pictured here:

More on that photo here:

https://family-mccallion.blogspot.com/2023/04/pics-from-derek.html

We stumbled on a house that looked similar, and met Conor McNeil, son of George & Claire McNeil.

Conor introduced us to his parents. His father, George, is the son of Alexander McNeil and Maude Kelly. Alexander being the son of George McNeil and Kathleen McBride, sister of our grandmother Anne McBride. Alexander's sisters were the McNeil women we all met in Yonkers: Molly, Annie, and Bridie. A fifth sibling, Celine, married Hugh McColgan.

So, George's grandmother Kathleen McBride McNeil  and my (our) grand mother Anna McBride McCallion were sisters.

The house has been in the McNeil family for ages. I meant to ask if they knew if it was the original structure for the McNeil/McBride family. 

Note that Derek McNeil (Conor's brother) does a lot of family research too and has shared  some great photos.

Painting of the original house:

Thanks to the McNeils for allowing us to pop in!

Will need to spend more time on the McNeil & McBride side of the family next time!

Grandfather Martin O'Grady with grand-aunt Kittie/Katherine (they are not related).

Maude McNeil with family of Alex and Maude in Dooish.

Thanks to Kath for the pics!