Leitrim-Roscommon

He and his family left Ireland around 1862 for Buffalo, NY (or at least that's where they wound up). The family names and years of birth are: Michael Farrell -1835 Ellen (wife) - 1833 Adelia - 1855 John - 1859 Mary Ann - 1860 Alice - 1862 Family scuttlebutt suggests they were from Roscommon, but I c...

Hi, Since the original post, I have learned that the Caffrey's I am looking for were still living in Cavan (Arvagh/Garrymore/Ballinagh) into the 1900's. Unfortunately I am not aware of any surviving descendants in the area. The James I knew married late in life and had no children. And as I mentione...

My Great Grandfather John McCaffrey and my Great Grandmother Anne Sheridan McCaffrey had 5 children - Mary Kate born in 1897, my Grandfather Nicholas Aloysious born 1898, James born 1899, Charles born in 1900, and John born in 1901. The family lived on High Street in Ballinamore. Mary, Nicholas, Cha...