Waking the Tree

2 ITEMS IN THIS ARCHIVE

McCaughan – Rose

John Patrick O’Mullan

1877-1857. Elizabeth Gallacher, very nearly Scottish

My great-grandmother was born in Dundee, Scotland to parents who were born in Scotland, and grandparents who were born in Ulster, Ireland. In the Scotland of her day, that made her Irish – not Scottish.
John Patrick O’Mullan

1795-1916. Did we have a farm in Ireland?

As a kid, I remember thinking that my grandfather’s family owned a farm called ‘Moyaver’ in a place called ‘Armoy’ – – but none of that turns out to be true. Here’s what’s true…