“The Gweedore Relief Fund” set up in January 1924 - Gallagher & Doogan families of Thorr, Gweedore

Dear Anne:

Many thanks for your post to the Ireland Reaching Out message board and welcome to the site.  I will pass on this post to one of our local volunteers who will be able to assist you.

If you are willing, your post would make a very interesting timeline event for the Gweedore area.  You can click on the link below:

https://www.irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/history-and-genealogy/timeline

If you have any problems, please let me know. 

Kind regards,

Jane.

Hi Anne,

Welcome to Ireland Reaching out!. I am afraid I am not from the Parish of Tullaghobegley, but saying that I would be from a Parish not so far away within Northwest Donegal. As Jane rightly said, this is a very interesting event within the locality, something that will be well worthwhile looking into and documenting further. I will be sure to look into this and get back to you as soon as I can this week, where hopefully I will have some information that may be help to you.

Kind Regards 

Seamus Callaghan 

Parish of Clondavaddog, Donegal 

Jane & Seamus

Thank you very much for your prompt response & interest in my post - “The Gweedore Relief Fund” set up in January 1924 - Gallagher & Doogan families of Thorr, Gweedore 

I am delighted to post this in the timeline event for the Gweedore area; I can also supply newspaper extracts from various newspapers concerning this event if they are of interest?

I will be happy to share my research data & thank you once again for any insight you can offer.

Anne

Hi Anne, 

I hope you dont mind but I edited the event somewhat to reflect the wording within the newspaper extracts that you attached below. I also created a resource folder to house the newspaper clippings and a photo that is relevant to Gweedore at that time. You will be able to still edit and add to it as you wish. It is a great timeline event. I have looked numerous times but I could find no more information available than what your research supplied. I havent got a chance to check out the graveyard search yet but I am sure I will possible get this done this weekend. 

Best regards, Seamus Callaghan (Kerrykeel)

Seamus

Thank you very much for all of your work, I do not mind your editing in the least and am very grateful for the time and care you have taken in creating a resource folder to house the newspaper clippings and a photo that is relevant to Gweedore for the time-period, your input is much appreciated:)

I have several other newspaper clippings which I have attached below, if you think they are appropriate they can also be included, if not, please delete them.

My sincere thanks in advance for your assisting in tracing my grandmothers grave, it really is very much appreciated as I hope to visit Donegal later this year and pay my respects at her grave.  

Keep healthy, happy & smiling

Anne

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Hi Anne, 

I have searched and searched and unfortunately, I can't seem to find a grave location for Fanny Gallagher anywhere, and I was wondering would you like to double check, so as to be sure.  

This is the site best used for searching: DONEGAL Graveyards:  Irishgraveyards.ie 

Here is a map showing the graveyard locations, and the closest graveyards to Tor seem to be Annagry or Gweedore, that is if she was laid to rest there and not at the workhouse in perhaps Donegal Town, which could very much have happened.  

The graveyards throughout the north of Ireland seem to be well documented on the website, however what you will see sometimes is that in some graveyards, the really old ones especially, is that old plots containing family members from generations back are sometimes changed to a family name plot rather than keeping it as an individual, whether it is to do with restricted space, I don’t know.  http://www.irishgraveyards.ie/locations.html 

I have added some information on the location for Townland of Tor, Parish of Tullaghobegley, which would be interesting to have, and any records I could find for your family.  

https://www.townlands.ie/donegal/kilmacrenan/tullaghobegly/magheraclogher/tor/ 

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Death Registered – Fanny Gallagher d.28 December 1923 – Husband Manus Gallagher present 

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1924/05030/4375292.pdf 

Birth Record – James Gallagher b.25Feb1914 - Parents Manus Gallagher, Tor & Fanny O'Connor 

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1914/01412/1580090.pdf 

Birth Record – Bridget Gallagher b.19March1912 - Parents Manus Gallagher, Tor & Fanny Connor 

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1912/01502/1609952.pdf 

Birth Record – John Gallagher b.11July1915 - Parents Manus Gallagher, Tor & Fannie McConnell 

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1915/01360/1560731.pdf 

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I hope this helps and thank you for sending on the Newspaper Clippings, very interesting.

Seamus 

Seamus

Many thanks for your reply with so much useful information :) please accept my sincere apologies for the delay in replying but this was due to the early arrival of my beautiful grandaughter:) Mum, dad & baby are all now at home and settling in to family life; proud gran & grandpa are also settling in to their joyous new roles:)

Much like yourself I have been unable to find a grave for Fanny Gallagher but I will continue my search. It's very useful to know that the closest graveyards to Tor are Annagry & Gweedore as I am unfamiliar with the "lay of the land" in Tor. 

Like yourself I suspect that my grandmother, Fanny Gallagher may have been laid to rest in a paupers grave at the workhouse? I will try to find out if there is a record of the souls laid to rest in paupers graves at Donegal Town Workhouse; does this worhouse graveyard cover Stranolar ? The reason I ask is that the surviving members of the family were taken to Stranolar County Hospital and I wonder if she was taken to this area for burial?  

My sincere thanks for all the research and information you obtained on the Gallagher family and the Townland of Tor, Parish of Tullaghobegley, this is all extremely useful:)

I think I owe you a pot of tea and some home-made cakes:) until I can make it over to Ireland please accept my sincere thanks and know that you and all the other volunteers assistance is greatly appreciated:) 

Keep healthy, happy & smiling

Anne

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Thank you Anne, you are most welcome and believe you me, it is our pleasure.

My sincere congratulations extended to you both on the birth of your beautiful granddaughter.

Many happy fruitful family days ahead!

Seamus xo

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P.s I attached a few links below to help you, don’t be afraid to email/ ring them and use the message here on Irelandxo to simplify your query.

Stranorlar Workhouse

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Stranorlar/

Donegal Town Workhouse

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Donegal/

What is the Archives Collection

http://www.donegalcoco.ie/culture/archives/countyarchivescollection/

Contact the County Archives Collection 074 91 53900

info@donegalcoco.ie

074 91 53900

http://www.donegalcoco.ie/culture/archives/aboutus/

Seamus

Thank you:)  Caitlin is our joy, her little smile brings such happiness to us all:)

These links are fantastic and I will follow up on them as you suggest using the message on Irelandxo to simplify my query:)

Have a lovely day and know that your help and insight to family genaelogy is greatly appreciated

Anne

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Hello Anne. (Seamus and Jane)

I have been following your thread above and thought I would introduce myself. My Name is Paul Hunter. My mothers name was Margaret her father was John (my grandfather) who is your father James's brother. I would like to connect with you if possible to find out more about our shared family.

regards

Paul

Paulhunter3231@gmail.com