Dedication
To Bridget who died as an infant at sea in 1848
To George who died in the Crimean War as a youth in 1855
To Catharine who died at birth in 1870
To Paul who died of meningitis as an infant in 1898
"Bridget, George, Catharine, Paul---
may your short lives be lengthened by this long story"
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Please note that the amount of information on a person or family is based
on the availability of the material and not on any level of importance.
Also please note that because of current concerns about identity theft,
living family members---the younger generations---
have been left out of this story.
have been left out of this story.
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corrections, suggestions and additions appreciated by emailing:
okeane.robert@gmail.com
copyright 31 January 2020 - 05 November 2023
(Limited use of the material from this family history
is permitted to add to your family history.
Please credit the source.)
Robert "Bob" O'Keane
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Table of Contents
Preface and References - pages i - iv
Chapter One - A Family Introduction - pages 1 - 13
Chapter Two - Expanding the Prendergast Tree - pages 14 - 17
Chapter Three - Going Back in the Prendergast Family Line - pages 18 - 23
Chapter Four - A Story about the Prendergast Home in Accony - pages 24 - 31
Chapter Five - Getting in the Correct Prendergast Family Line - pages 32-36
Chapter Six - Research Methods and DNA Connections - pages 37 - 40
Chapter Seven - Coming to America - pages 41 - 52
Chapter Eight - Mathew and Catherine's Descendants - pages 53 - 80
Chapter Nine - Jack Whelan's Civil War Research - pages 81 - 88
Chapter Ten - Dad's Remembrance - pages 89 - 95
Chapter Eleven - Photos, Travel Tips and Miscellaneous - pages 96 - 100
Chapter Twelve - Addendum and Contributions from Others - pages 101 -
NOTE: To move from chapter to chapter, scroll down all the way to reach
"older posts" and "newer posts" and click on those phrases
Please note: I'm Irish-American.
I've no idea how to make a long story short.
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Reference Maps
The Republic of Ireland
and
Northern Ireland
The Four Provinces
and
the Twenty-six Counties
of
The Republic of Ireland
and
the Six Counties
of
the Six Counties
of
Northern Ireland
Ireland is officially called the "Republic of Ireland"
and is made up of 26 of the 32 existing counties.
Six counties in the Ulster Province make up "Northern Ireland"
which is a part of Great Britain (along with England, Scotland, and Wales).
Those six counties are: County Tyrone, County Fermanagh,
County Antrim, County Derry, County Armagh and County Down.
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County Mayo is in Connaught Province
on the west side of Ireland.
"Accony" (Aghany) is on the
southwest corner of this close-up map
of County Mayo, just west (left) of
the Town of Louisburgh.
It is located on the southern shore of
Clew Bay where the ferry boat
takes you out to Clare Island.
"Accony" (Aghany) is located in the upper lefthand corner of this close-up map of southwest County Mayo.
"The voyage of discovery is not in finding new landscapes---but in getting new eyes."
----Marcel Proust
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