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Conference tallis::celt

Title:	Celt Notefile

Moderator:	TALLIS::DARCY

Created:	Wed Feb 19 1986
Last Modified:	Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1632
Total number of notes:	20523

515.0. "AN IRISH GRANDMOTHER" by CPDW::DUNNIGAN () Wed Mar 01 1989 13:27

    Hi everyone, this is an interesting file.  My name is Pat and I am a
    temporary at Virginia Rd., Concord, MA.  I am also a retiree of DEC's
    having retired 12/31/87.
    
    I am interested in the name Dunnigan (Donegan), my husband's
    grandparents came to the US during, after the potato famine and mainly
    settled in Fall River, MA - his grandfather's name was Cornelius and
    uncle's names were Michael and Dennis.  I cannot seem to discover where
    they came from.  I am told that this name could also be Scotch, but
    somehow I think these people are Irish.
    
    My grandmother's family names were Atkins and Noonan, they came from
    St. John, Nova Scotia and settled in Portland, ME mid 1800's.  I feel
    previous to Nova Scotia they came from Ireland but without a clue I
    can't follow up.
    
    If any of these names ring a bell with anyone, I would love to hear
    from you.  At any rate I will be tuning in frequently.  I too love
    the lilt of the Irish melodies.
    
    Pat

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
515.1		MTWAIN::WARD	Is Spring REALLY coming?	`Thu Mar 02 1989 12:21`	7
	You might try the GENEALOGY notes conference. I think it's on CLT:: We often have inquiries about origins of names there, and you can find out how to trace your folks back, if you want. Randy
515.2	Spring is in the Mind	CPDW::DUNNIGAN		`Thu Mar 02 1989 13:00`	16
	Hi Randy, I do use the Genealogy file, but haven't gotten much information. Liam has been very helpful. The reason I tried this file is because there is so much more Irish and Scotch interaction that someone might recognize the names. Even here in the US the name Dunnigan (?) is not too common. I didn't realize I had any Irish background until I started researching my father's family, my paternal grandparents where from Ireland. My husband's paternal & maternal grandparents were also Irish or Scotch. He has a gr-grandmother that was Scotch (Dunn). I will keep readin' and watchin' just in case. Have a "Happy St. Patrick's Day". Pat
515.3		DUB01::OSULLIVAN_D	Die Gedanken sind frei	`Fri Mar 03 1989 06:42`	10
	Pat I can only confirm that 'Donegan' is known in Ireland. There are about 70 entries in the Dublin telephone directories. I also recall people of that name where I grew up in Co. Limerick. If you search through some earlier notes in this file you may find an address where information may be obtained. -Dermot
515.4	lonnie donegan	EGAV01::DKEATING	Slot Machines are Coiniverous!	`Fri Mar 03 1989 06:53`	8
	And lets not forget our one time minister for Defence,Paddy Donegan, who insulted our then President Cearbhal(sp) O'Dalaigh at a passing-out parade for Gardai(policemen). He called him "A thundering eejit and a f*cking disgrace" this was printed in the press as "A Thundering Disgrace". President O'Dalaigh resigned subsequently. - Dave K.
515.5	Begob Benji you might be right......	RTOEU::RDELANEY	Futue Mundum..........	`Fri Mar 03 1989 06:58`	12
	There was a 'Donegan' or 'Donnegan' (I'm not sure which way he spelt it) in my class in school, in Cork. His immediate family are from Douglas in Cork but I know not from where his ancestors came (although I could guess... :-)). Actually his mother wrote some scripts for "The Riordans" (Tom, Mary and Benji et al....) a one time famous Irish "soap" (of sorts). There was also a Noonan in my class and his family are spread around Cork city. I know of at least one more family who use the spelling Nunan. - Robin...............
515.6	LEESIDE LYRE	SLSTRN::MANNING		`Fri Mar 03 1989 12:19`	14
	>515.5 A Mossy Donegan taught in the Model Schools in Cork City during the late 30s and early 40s. During the "Emergency" he was a Commandant in the Irish Army with the 31st Infantry Batt. stationed in Ballincollig, Co. Cork. I knew him quite well, as I happened to live in the Model Schools where my mother was caretaker for many years. I'm not sure where he lived in Cork. Noonan is a very common (Not "common" in the vernacular Cork sense!!) name in Cork. I have some Noonan friends living in Dripsey, about 10 miles west of the city. Up the Mon!!
515.7	THE "DONEGAN" CLAN	CPDW::DUNNIGAN		`Thu Apr 20 1989 13:27`	11
	Thanx everyone for the information, keep it coming. These Dunnigan's, Donegan's etc. arrived in the United States about 1850, a few years more or less (Potato Famine era) and settled in the Fall River, Massachusetts area, they held various jobs in the textile mills. I think several related families arrived together, with several following at a later date. As you can see this is mainly deduction but I feel sure I am pretty close. IF only the US Census records had included the towns or counties rather than just the country, it would have been most helpful.