James Kilday, Arigna, Roscommon

[Michael Kilday]

My great grandfather was James Kilday. I believe he came from Arigna in Roscommon. He was born in 1840 and worked as a miner. I can't trace him back any further. Anyone have any information?
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[Ed Gallagher]

Michael,<p>My name is Ed Gallagher. I live in Yorba Linda, CA, USA. It appears that<br>we may have the same Great Grandfather. My Grandfather was one of<br>Michael Kilday's children, Patrick Kilday. I just recently discovered<br>that the family name was Kilday. When he came to the US it was changed<br>to Gilday and that is all I ever knew it as. I only discovered the<br>Kilday spelling from his death certificate. Which of James's children<br>are you descended from?<p>Patrick apparently followed John O'neill over to the US and became<br>involved in the miner's union. He eventually became President of the<br>local and worked for President Woodrow Wilson as a mediator for some of<br>the mine strikes here in the US. If I can be of any assistance from this<br>end let me know. You are more than welcome to anything I find. I am just<br>delighted to have found your message and discovered that the family came<br>from Roscommon. I never knew anything past the Scotland info.<p>Let me know if I might have anything of interest to you.<p><br>Ed Gallagher<p><br>
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