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McGoughs, McGeoughs and McGeoghs in County Louth by Hugh McGough

McGoughs, McGeoughs, and McGeoghs were relatively numerous in county Louth in the 1800s. In my table of McGoughs, McGeoughs, and McGeoghs in Ireland in the 1820–30s and 1850–60s: By County, Parish, and Townland, the number of families listed is greatest for county Monaghan, and second greatest for county Louth. This page shows the geographical location of McGoughs in county Louth, and adds names and other information from sources other than the table, such as the International Genealogical Index.

 

Table of Contents

Brief History of County Louth and Borough of Drogheda The English Pale Maps Parishes, Townlands and Towns Louth Sources Flax Growers 1796 Barony of Upper Dundalk Civil Parish of Creggan Civil Parish of Roche Civil Parish of Faughart Civil Parish of Barronstown Civil Parish of Castletown Civil Parish of Philipstown Civil Parish of Dunbin Civil Parish of Dundalk Civil Parish of Haggardstown Barony of Lower Dundalk Civil Parish of Carlingford Civil Parish of Ballymascanlan Barony of Louth Civil Parish of Louth Civil Parish of Killanny Barony of Ardee Civil Parish of Ardee Civil Parish of Charlestown Civil Parish of Clonkeen Civil Parish of Stabannan Civil Parish of Drumcar Civil Parish of Dromiskin Civil Parish of Mansfieldstown Civil Parish of Kildemock Civil Parish of Tallanstown Barony of Ferard Civil Parish of Mayne Civil Parish of Termonfeckin Civil Parish of Clogher Civil Parish of Dysart Civil Parish of Tullyallen Civil Parish of Monasterboice Civil Parish of Mullery Civil Parish of Collon Borough of Drogheda Civil Parish of St. Peters Civil Parish of St. Mary's Gravestone Inscriptions IGI Entries—Only a General Reference to County Louth

Brief History of County Louth and Borough of Drogheda

County Louth is in the province of Leinster. Before 1596, it was considered part of the province of Ulster. Until 1898, the Borough of Drogheda was considered a separate county between the counties of Meath and Louth. The County Borough of Drogheda was abolished by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898. The borough, afterwards, came under the administrative county of Louth. With an effective date of January 1, 1977, confirmed by an Act of the Oireactas, 718 acres (of 3041 acres that had been requested by the borough) of the developed area of the Borough of Drogheda on the south side of the River Boyne was transferred from county Meath to county Louth. For background, see the parliamentary debate at Seanad Éireann Volume 85 08 December, 1976 Local Government Provisional Order Confirmation Bill, 1976.

There was opposition from people in county Meath. Senator Jack Fitzgerald, who was then chairman of Meath County Council, commented in the parliamentary debate on December 8, 1976:

"While I listened to Senator Markey welcome the people of Meath into County Louth, I regret that a number of County Meath people will now become Louth people. It will be interesting to see what flag they will wave in Croke Park when Meath and Louth meet in a Leinster championship—we all know the rivalry there."

In the hearing on the final passage of the bill on December 14, 1976, Mr. J. Faulkner, deputy, commented:

"Drogheda is a town of immense historic importance with charters dating back to 1229 so far as the borough is concerned on the County Louth side of the Boyne and to 1247 so far as the borough is concerned on the County Meath side of the Boyne. The present borough which straddles the Boyne is held under charters of James I and William III.

"The importance of the town is emphasised by the fact that a parliament sat there under the Lord Lieutenant, Sir Edward Poynings, and it was that parliament that enacted Poynings Law which had such an immense influence on the course of Irish history in later years. Drogheda suffered the massacre which occurred during the Cromwellian period. St. Oliver Plunkett walked the streets of the town during his ministry as Archbishop of Armagh and he regarded Drogheda as the most important town in his archdiocese."

Dáil Éireann Volume 295 14 December, 1976 Local Government Provisional Order Confirmation Bill, 1976

1886 County Louth, A Brief History .......

"Louth was one of the counties of the English Pale, and had a small standing force in 1437, commanded by Sir Laurence Taaf, Mayor of Drogheda, and Richard Bellew. During the reign of Queen Elizabeth, the Chiefs of Ulster, O'Nial and O'Donel, had become so formidable that they rejected a proposal to make Dundalk the frontier of the English possessions in Ireland. A conference was held at Faughart, in 1596, to arrange terms. Previous to that time Louth had been a part of Ulster. Soon afterward it was included in that of Leinster, and has so remained ever since. In the Parliamentary war of 1641, some fighting was done in the Northern and Southern portions of the county. Cromwell entered from Dublin at the head of 10,000 men in 1649, and having captured Drogheda, after two days' siege, marched through to Dundalk and received its surrender. In the Revolution, the armies of King James and King William traversed the County Louth, and finally struggled for the mastery on the banks of the Boyne, in 1690. The County of Louth and the County of the Borough of Drogheda returned twelve members to the Irish Parliament before the Union. Under the Redistribution Act of 1885, Louth is divided into two parts, North and South. Two members only will represent it in the Imperial Parliament."

GENUKI—County Louth

"Louth, a county of Ireland, bounded S and SW by E. Meath, W by Monaghan and Cavan, N by Armagh, NE by the bay of Carlingford, and E by the Irish channel, 27 m. long, and 18 broad. It is in general rich and well cultivated, and has little waste ground. Chief river, the Boyne. Principal towns, Carlingford, Dundalk, Drogheda, and Colton. The linen manufacture is carried on to a great extent. It sends 1 member to parliament. Pop. 107,070." [From The New London Gazetteer (1826)]

County Louth, IrelandGenWeb Project:

"Louth, Irish Lú, County, province of Leinster, Ireland. The smallest county in Ireland, with an area of 317 sq mi (821 sq km), it is bounded on the north by Northern Ireland, on the east by the Irish Sea, on the south and west by County Meath, and on the northwest by County Monaghan. Most of Louth is part of a central lowland, generally about 200 ft (60 m) above sea level, and occurrences of glacial drift are found everywhere. Only one-eighth of the county is unimproved land, of which the largest stretch is in the mountains of the Carlingford Peninsula in the northeast. Many patches of peat bog have been cleared and the land used for pasture and crops.

"The kingdom of Oriel, established in the 4th century and comprising Louth, Monaghan, and Armagh, was conquered by Anglo-Norman invaders, and in 1185 Prince John annexed the barony of Louth to the English crown. Under Richard II, late in the 14th century, Louth was included in the English Pale. The towns of Drogheda and Dundalk became important, and parliaments were sometimes held in them. In Tudor times (16th century) Dundalk was often a marshalling place for armies that advanced north into Ulster through the Dundalk gap. Notable relics of the monastic period of the Celtic Church are in Mellifont and Monasterboice; castles of the Anglo-Norman era are relatively numerous.

"Two-thirds of the population lives in towns, especially Dundalk and Drogheda (q.v.), both urban districts. Dundalk is the county town (seat), and there is a county manager. Local agriculture is transitional between the small farm regimes of Counties Down and Armagh and the large grazing farms of County Meath. Pop. (1981) 88,514."

A good early history of county Louth is Colonisation and Conquest in Medieval Ireland —The English in Louth, 1170–1330 by Brendan Smith (Cambridge Press, April 1999). Chapter 1, "The Ua Cerbaill Kingdom of Airgialla," is especially worthwhile, and is available in PDF format on the Internet. Map 2 on page 18 of chapter 1 shows the territory occupied by the Airghialla in the 1160s, an area remarkably similar to the parts of counties Monaghan, Louth, Armagh, Tyrone, Down and Meath inhabited by the McGoughs in the 19th century. See also the map of the "Tribes and Territories of the Airghialla" under Oriel—From the Collas to the MacMahons on the excellent website of The Clan McMahon of the Kingdom of Oriel.

Here is the article on County Louth from Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland published in London in 1837.

For several good links, see County Louth Ireland Genealogical Services. The MC Research Service website of Mary P. Mc Connon, who specializes in research in county Louth, at one time published valuable maps or lists of the baronies, parishes and townlands of county Louth. The links disappeared in June, 2003, but where they have been preserved in Google cache, I have left a link to there.

The English Pale

In the 15th century, that part of Ireland under English control became known as the English Pale. The borders of the English Pale fluctuated, but usually included the part of county Louth southeast of the town of Ardee, and sometimes was said to extend as far north as Dundalk. At its least expansive, the Pale included the Borough of Drogheda at the southeast border of county Louth.

"Another famous one is the Pale in Ireland, that part of the country over which England had direct jurisdiction—it varied from time to time, but was an area of several counties centred on Dublin. The first mention of the Irish Pale is in a document of 1446–7. Though there was an attempt later in the century to enclose the Pale by a bank and ditch (which was never completed), there never was a literal fence around it.

"The expression beyond the pale, meaning outside the bounds of acceptable behaviour, came much later. The idea behind it was that civilisation stopped at the boundary of the pale and beyond lay those who were not under civilised control and whose behaviour therefore was not that of gentlemen. A classic example appears in The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens, dated 1837: 'I look upon you, sir, as a man who has placed himself beyond the pale of society, by his most audacious, disgraceful, and abominable public conduct'. The earliest example I’ve found is from Sir Walter Scott in 1819." Beyond the Pale—World Wide Words.

"With the view of anglicising such Irish as lived within the Pale, it was enacted in 1465 that every Irishman dwelling among Englishmen, in the Counties of Dublin, Meath, Louth and Kildare, 'shall go like to one Englishman in apparel, and shaving off his beard above the mouth, and shall be within one year sworn the liege man of the King, and shall take to him an English surname of one town, as Sutton, Chester, Trim, Scrine, Cork, Kinsale; or colour, as white, black, brown; or art or science, as smith or carpenter; or office as cook, butler, &c., and he and his issue shall use this name under pain of forfeiting his goods yearly.'" Chapter XL, The English Pale, from The Neighbourhood of Dublin by Weston St. John Joyce (third and enlarged edition 1920).

"The lands immediately outside the Pale constituted a sort of neutral ground, such as we nowadays call a 'hinterland,' and were known as the March lands or the Marches. These districts were occupied sometimes by English and sometimes by Anglo-Irish, but almost invariably by old soldiers and men accustomed to the use of arms, and being the scene of unceasing raids and guerilla warfare, were generally in a waste and desert condition. The Marches are sometimes referred to in old records as 'the land of war,' and the conditions of life there closely resembled those in former times existing on the Scottish border."

Castle Roche (H992 118), 7 kilometers west by northwest of Dundalk, , and less than 2 kilometers south of the Armagh/Louth border, "was the seat of the De Verdon family, who had first come to Ireland on John's expedition of 1185. Castle Roche or as it is known in the old records 'Castlellum de Rupe' or de la Roche—The Castle of the rocks. The stately majestic ruins of Roche castle are still in fine preserve. It was formerly a frontier castle of the English pale."

Readypenny / Darver (O000 990). "Situated to the east off the main Dundalk-Ardee road and about six miles from Dundalk at Readypenny Inn this village was once an outpost of the English Pale and belonged to the Babe family who constructed the nearby Town House and Castle." [Patrick McGeough, a carpenter, opened account number 1131 in the New York Emigrant Savings Bank on September 21, 1851. He was residing on Eleventh Street. He was a native of Readypenny, county Louth, and had been in the US 2 years, arriving in New York in May, 1850, aboard the Emil Dyer from Liverpool and was single. His father was Edward McGough and his mother was Catherine Mackin who were living in Ireland. He had two brothers, Michael McGough and Thomas McGough, and two sisters, Alice McGough and Bridget McGough.]

Maps

The principal maps that will help interpret the Irish Grid References on this page are sheets 35, 36, 42 and 43 of the 1:50 000 Discovery Series published by the Ordnance Survey of Ireland.

Valuable maps available on the Internet are:

IrelandsDirectory has interactive maps of county Louth.

GoIreland publishes a map of county Louth.

Map of County Louth (1837)

County Louth - Towns and Map

1864 Map of Dundalk

Parishes, Townlands and Towns

List of Civil Parishes of County Louth with populations in 1841 and 1851, and area and number of inhabited houses in 1851. Some civil parishes cross county boundaries. These are:

County Armagh: Creggan. The townlands in Creggan that are in Louth are: Annaghvacky, Cavananore, Clonaleenaghan, Courtbane, Killyclessy, Rassan, Shanmullagh, Sheelagh, Tawnamore, and Treagh. All are in the barony of Upper Dundalk. See The IreAtlas Townland Data Base. (Griffith's mistakenly lists the townland of Carnally as in county Louth; it is in county Armagh.)

County Meath: Collon: St. Mary's, Drogheda; Tullyallen. The townlands of Collon that are in Meath are: Broomfield, Glassallen, and Starinagh, all in the barony of Upper Slane. The only townland of St. Mary's parish in Louth is Ballsgrove in the Municipal Borough of Drogheda, which is also listed in Meath. Townlands of St. Mary's in Meath are: Lagavooren in the Municipal Borough of Drogheda, and Bryanstown, both of which are shown on a modern map as immediately south of the Louth/Meath boundary. Most of Tullyallen is in Louth, with two townlands in Meath: Hurcle and Mellifont, both in the barony of Upper Slane. See The IreAtlas Townland Data Base.

County Monaghan: Inishkeen, Killanny. These eight townlands of Inishkeen are in Louth: Carracloghan, Drumcamill, Drumsinnot, Edenagrena, Gorteen, Killaconner, Tattynaskeagh (also known as Thornfield), and Toprass, all in the barony of Upper Dundalk except Drumcamill, which is in the barony of Louth. (See the townland map of the Catholic parish of Inishkeen, which shows no townland of Drumcamill.) I found no McGough in the part of Inishkeen that lies in Louth. These eleven townlands of Killanny are in Louth: Ballyregan, Ballytrasna, Carrickavallan, Corradoran, Drumard, Essexford, Killanny, Lannat, Tullydrum, Tullygowan, and Tullyraine, all in the barony of Ardee. See The IreAtlas Townland Data Base. There were several McGoughs in the townlands of Killanny that are in Louth.

Irish Ancestors includes a table and map of the civil parishes of Louth where you can click on a parish name, or on the map, to see all place names in that parish, with a summary of the records covering it.

Townlands of County Louth in 1851.

Townlands of County Louth (Per 1911 O.S.)

Louth Towns & Villages (12 of the larger towns)

The Ireland List— Irish County Colours—Louth (good descriptions of county Louth and its major towns).

County Louth Roman Catholic Records—lists the Catholic parishes.

AINM—Journal of the Ulster Place-name Society by Liam Ó Paircín (Louth).

Louth Sources

The Ireland Genealogical Project for County Louth—includes references to web resources.

1796 Flax Growers (see also Surname Index to the 1796 Flax Seed Premium Entitlement Lists by Ann McGeough Harney).

GENUKI—County Louth

County Louth Archaeological and Historical Journal

Louth County Library

Louth Sources—Some County Louth Genealogical Sources

County Louth Freeholders 1822

County Louth Dundalk Householders 1837

1854 Louth Patriotic Fund (to assist dependants of soldiers who were fighting in the Crimean War).

Contributors to 1855 Ardee Convent

1865 Louth County Voters.

County Lough Ireland Genealogical Sources © Brendan Hall 2002, 2003

Louth Online—Louth History

Louth Online—Louth Songs

Flax Growers 1796

Here are McGoughs on the flax growers list for county Louth prepared in 1796. Following the name is the civil parish and the number of spinning wheels awarded.

Mageough James, Charlestown, 2

Mageough Rose, Charlestown, 1

Magough Loughlin, Mullery, 1

Magough Thomas, Collon, 1

McGeough Thomas, Kildemuck, 1

McGough Andrew, Louth, 4

McGough James, Haggardstown, 2

McGough James, Termonfeckin, 2

McGough Michael, Faughart, 1

McGough Owen, Haggardstown, 1

McGough Terence, Faughart, 1

There were also two Goughs on the list:

Gough Anne, Parsonstown, 2

Gough Patrick, Mullery, 1

Barony of Upper Dundalk

In this and the following sections, the families are categorized by barony, beginning at the northwest corner of county Louth and proceeding from north to south.

Civil Parish of Creggan

The civil parish of Creggan lies mostly in county Armagh, but extends into and forms the northwest corner of county Louth.

Carnally

The townland of Carnally (H960 168, sheet 36) is actually in county Armagh, about 3 1/2 kilometers north of the Armagh/Louth border, one kilometer south of Silverbridge, and 5 kilometers east by northeast of Crossmaglen. Griffith's mistakenly shows the townland in county Louth, so I list the entry both here and on my Armagh page: McGoughs, McGeoughs, and McGeoghs in County Armagh.

109 Walter McGough Bond Carnally Creggan Louth G 1854. Barony: Dundalk Upper. Poor Law Union: Drogheda. Rented 2 acres of land from James Jeffers at £1.8.0. (See line 31 of my table at McGoughs, McGeoughs, and McGeoghs in Ireland in the 1820–30s and 1850–60s: By County, Parish, and Townland.

There is a McGeough buried in the Creggan graveyard. Inscriptions in Creggan Graveyard.

Civil Parish of Roche

The civil parish of Roche is immediately east of the civil parish of Creggan, and lies on the south side of the Armagh/Louth border.

Drumbilla

The townland of Drumbilla (J002 132, sheet 36) is in the civil parish of Roche, about one kilometer south of the Armagh/Louth border, and 3 kilometers south by southwest of Forkill in Armagh.

148 Charles McGough Drumbilla Roche Louth G 1854. Rented a house, offices and 25 acres of land from Eliza Foster at £18.5.0.

Michael McGough, Drumbillagh, tenant of Sir John Robinson, barony of Dundalk Upper—1865 Louth County Voters.

Civil Parish of Faughart

The civil parish of Faughart lies immediately east of the civil parish of Roche and is on the south side of the Armagh/Louth border.

"Faughart (J055 125, sheet 36) is a hill (and parish), just (a little over 5 kilometers) north of Dundalk. The hill is close to (and overlooking) the entrance to 'the Gap of the North' which once carried the main road from Leinster into Ulster through the hills of south Armagh. It was a place of immense strategic importance and has a very long and bloody history." (by Kevin Sweeney) Faughart Hill is within a kilometer of the Armagh-Louth border."

Michael McGough, Faughart, 1—1796 list of flax seed growers.

Terence McGough, Faughart, 1—1796 list of flax seed growers.

Balriggan

124 Alice McGough Balriggan Faughart Louth G 1854. Rented a house from Owen Rice at £0.8.0.

Carrickedmond

125 Charles McGough Carrickedmond Faughart Louth G 1854. Rented 7 acres of land from Robert Hall at £6.10.0. Probably the same Charles McGough (#127) with house, offices and land in Lurgankeel.

Lurgankeel

126 Anne McGough Lurgankeel Faughart Louth G 1854. Rented a house and one acre of land from Margaret Reid House at £1.0.0.

127 Charles McGough Lurgankeel Faughart Louth G 1854. Rented a house, offices and 9 acres of from Margaret Reid at £9.0.0. Valuation includes 0.10.0 for portion of land that Charles shares with 12 others.

128 Ellen McGough Lurgankeel Faughart Louth G 1854. Rented a house and ¼ acre garden from Margaret Reid at £1.6.0.

129 Judith McGough Lurgankeel Faughart Louth G 1854. Rented a house and 5 acres of land from Margaret Reid at £6.5.0.

130 Patrick McGough Lurgankeel Faughart Louth G 1854. Rented 2 acres of land from Margaret Reid at £1.15.0 130. [Irish Records Index, 1500–1920, lists: Magough, Patrick (Farmer), date 1831, in Lurgankeel, Louth (Film #593657; T, Box & Order #M3807, page 69)]

Super Index of Irish Wills, 1270–1860, a compilation of Irish will indexes by Gloria Bangerter, lists a will of Terence McGough in 1837 in Lurgankeel.

Land Owners in Ireland, 1876—Louth includes these two entries:

M'Gough Michael (page) 59 Louth (Lurgankeel, Dundalk, owned 1 acre)

M'Gough Owen (page) 59 Louth (Lurgankeel, Dundalk, owned 11 acres)

 

Civil Parish of Barronstown

The civil parish of Barronstown is at the northwest of county Louth, in the barony of Upper Dundalk. The townland of Barronstown (H980 094, sheet 36) is 6 kilometers north by northeast of the town of Inishkeen (H933 070, sheet 36).

John McGough and Catherine Thornton are listed by the IGI as parents of Jane McGough born on May 25, 1871, in Louth; and Catherine McGough born on February 23, 1886, at Barronstown, Louth.

Owen McGough and Catherine Coburn are listed by the IGI as parents of Michael McGough born on August 9, 1864, at Barronstown, Louth; and Mary McGough born on March 15, 1866, at Barronstown, Louth. Information in Michael Byron's Family Tree, below, suggests that Catherine Coburn in these entries should be Margaret Coburn. Margaret Coburn's mother was Catherine Murphy, who married Cornelius Coburn. (Margaret's grandparents were Rose McGeough and George Coburn. See McGoughs, McGeoughs, and McGeoghs in County Armagh— South Armagh—Civil Parish of Forkill.) Owen McGough and Margaret Coburn are listed as by the IGI as parents of Alice McGough born on February 18, 1868, at Louth.

Michael Byron's Family Tree provides the following information regarding Margaret Coburn:

Margaret Coburn (b. c.1841, parents Cornelius Coburn and Catherine Murphy).

Married Owen McGeough 18/2/1860. Owen was previously married to Mary McKevitt and his daughter, Ann McGeough (b.12/6/1859) married Jim McNance (b.30/1/1858), 12/2/1884. (See Catherine McNance).

Margaret and Owen had eleven children;-

*James McGeough (born 22/11/1860, I think he must have died young),
Charles McGeough (born 25/10/1861),
Catherine McGeough (born 22/10/1862),
Michael McGeough (born 8/8/1864),
Mary McGeough (born 16/3/1866),
*James McGeough(2) (born 12/2/1868, see above),
Eliza McGeough (born 8/12/1869),
Neal McGeough (born 26/12/1871),
Bridget McGeough (born 1/9/1874),
Margaret McGeough (born 2/9/1876),
Rose McGeough(1) (born 1/3/1879),

Please note that some of the birth dates given are baptismal dates!

*James McGeough, the son of Owen McGeough and Margaret Osburne, married Sarah Grogan. Their son, Michael McGeough, was a crewman aboard the S.S. Lusitania on its voyage from New York to Liverpool when it was torpedoed by the German U Boat U20 on Friday, May 7th 1915, eleven miles south west of the Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland. Michael McGeough went down with the ship. He was 23 years old. See my page Odds and Ends under McGoughs in History.

An email from Paul McLoughlin of July 9, 2003, says:

"My mother's maiden name was Coburn. I noted your reference to Michael Byrons's family website. The Cornelius Coburn, who married Catherine Murphy, was my great-great grandfather. I don't know if you noticed that the marriage between Owen McGeough and Margaret Coburn, was not the first between the two families. Cornelius' father, George Coburn, was married to Rose McGeough. Owen and Margaret's daughter Rose was presumably named after her great grandmother."

Here is a posting on Genforum by Michael Bryon on April, 9, 2000:

"Rose McGeough c.1770s Carrive, Co. Armagh. George Coburn married Rose McGeough who was from, I think, Carrive, Co. Armagh. They had a son Cornelius in c.1798 and a daughter named Bridget (4) and another called Ann (b.1811). Ann died 11/8/1833 and is buried in Castletown graveyard, Dundalk. Can anyone confirm this?"

 

Civil Parish of Castletown

The civil parish of Castletown is immediately northwest of the civil parish of Dundalk. Castletown (J034 093, sheet 36) is on the northwest outskirts of the town of Dundalk, about 2 kilometers from the town center.

James McGeough and Mary Savage were sponsors at the baptism of Thomas Cafley on December 2, 1831. Parents were Michael Cafley and Margaret Quigley. Extracts from Dundalk & Kane Parish Register, Years 1830–1839.

Daniel McGeough and Jane McGeough were sponsors at the baptism of Mary McArdle on December 31, 1833, in Castletown Lane. Parents were Phillip McArdle and Mary McShane. Extracts from Dundalk & Kane Parish Register, Years 1830–1839.

Ann McGeogh is shown by the IGI to have been born in about 1822 in Castletown, Louth. She married Joseph Finegan of Castletown in about 1842.

Here is a gravestone inscription from the Castletown Old Graveyard on the website of the Faughart Historical Properties Preservation Society: "Mc Gough Pray for the soul of Anne McGough who died Aug. 10th 1912. (057) (iron cross)"

Nicholas Joseph McGeogh and Mary Ann Elizabeth Reilly are listed by the IGI as the parents of Mary Josephine McGeogh born on April 14, 1866, in Dundalk, Louth. Here is an inscription from the Castletown Old Graveyard:

"MC GEOUGH IHS Of your charity pray for the soul of Maryanne Elizabeth McGeough who departed this life 18th of Jany 1868, in the 26th year of her age. Erected as a small tribute of affection by her husband Nicholas J. McGeough, of Haggardstown Dundalk. Also Mathew J. McGeough, son of the above who departed this life at Priorland Villa, 20th March 1902, aged 37 years and his two children, Henry and Ethel, died young. Requiescant in pace. (373) (in same enclosure as Reilly(374))" See: Faughart Historical Properties Preservation Society—Castletown Old Graveyard.

Nicholas McGough [Dundalk], 1/2, labourer Dundalk & Enniskillen Railway. was a contributor to the 1854 Louth Patriotic Fund (to assist dependants of soldiers who were fighting in the Crimean War).

A Nicholas McGough, age 54, a native of county Louth, died in San Francisco, California, on December 20, 1888. The Morning Call of December 22, 1888.

Tankards Cross

103 James McGough Tankards Cross Castletown Louth G 1854. There is no townland of Tankards Cross in the modern civil parish of Castletown, but the modern townland of Tankardsrock (J010 082, sheet 36), a little more than 3 kilometers west by northwest of the center of the town of Dundalk, is about where the townland of Tankards Cross was located—immediately west of the townland of Accarreagh. [On January 12, 1857, Margaret McGeough, a domestic, opened account number 13498 in the New York Emigrant Savings Bank. She was a native of Dundalk, county Louth, and had arrived in New York from Liverpool in August, 1848, aboard the ship Deborah. Her father was James McGough, who was dead. "Mother living. Mary Cunningham"; one brother, three sisters, single. She resided on Elizabeth Street, New York City.]

Civil Parish of Philipstown

The civil parish of Philipstown is immediately northwest of the civil parish of Castletown. Philipstown (H993 099) is 6 kilometers west by northwest of the town of Dundalk.

147 Anne McGough Philipstown Philipstown Louth G 1854. Rented a house and garden from Plunkett Kenny (in chancery) at £1.10.0

Civil Parish of Dunbin

The civil parish of Dunbin is immediately southwest of the civil parish of Castletown. Dunbin Big (J010 050, sheet 36) is a little over 4 kilometers southwest of Dundalk, and 2 kilometers northeast of the town of Knockbridge.

Donaghmore

The townland of Donaghmore (J018 068) is 3 kilometers west of the center of the town of Dundalk.

112 Owen McGough Donaghmore Dunbin Louth G 1854. Rented a house and garden from Thomas C. Fitzgerald at £0.12.0 112.

Kilcurly

The townland of Kilcurly (J017 076, sheet 36) is about a kilometer south of the townland of Donaghmore, and 3 kilometers west of the center of the town of Dundall.

113 Mary McGough Kilcurly Dunbin Louth G 1854. Rented a house, offices and land from Lord Cremorne £10.10.0.

111 Widow McGough Kilcurly Dunbin Louth T 1833

Knockgorr

William Gough received distribution of 80 acres in the townland of Knockgorr, civil parish of Dunbin, as shown by the 1654 Downs Survey. He was also the proprietor at the time of the 1641 civil survey.

Civil Parish of Dundalk

Dowdallshill

Dowdallshill (J057 094, sheet 36) is about 2 1/2 kilometers north by northeast of the center of the town of Dundalk, in the civil parish of Dundalk, which adjoins and is east of the civil parish of Castletown. See: A Genealogical Study of Dowdallshill.

Patrick McGough is listed by the IGI as born in about 1794 in Dowdallshill, Louth, and marrying Mary Lennon of Dundalk, Louth, in about 1818. Patrick McGough and Mary Lennon are listed by the IGI as parents of Michael McGough born on July 2, 1819, at Castletown Parish, Dundalk, Louth; and Mary McGough born at Dowdallshill, Louth, and christened on July 2, 1819 at Castletown Parish, Dundalk, Louth.

Thomas McHough was listed as a freeholder there in 1822. Elizabeth McGough was listed as a resident of Dowdallshill in the 1901 Census. A Mrs. McGeough contributed to the St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church Building Fund in 1908. See A Genealogical Survey of the Townland of Dowdallshill, County Louth.

On March 14, 1792, in Dowdallshill, Thomas McGhey and Judith McArdele were sponsors at the baptism of Patrick Bennett, son of Daniel Bennett and Mary Sheridan. Extracts from Dundalk & Kane Parish Register. McGhey is probably a form of McGaughey.

Crumlin

The townland of Crumlin (J045 043, sheet 36) is 3 kilometers south of the center of the town of Dundalk.

114 John McGough Crumlin Dundalk Louth G 1854. Rented land from the Earl of Roden; probably the same John McGough who leased 9 acres in Marshes Upper and 70 acres in Priorland.

Dundalk Town

Thomas McGough and Rose McGough, who were twins, were baptized on February 2, 1826. They were Roman Catholic. Their birth certificate lists their address as Seatown, Dundalk Parish. Seatown is within the town of Dundalk. In a posting on the Louth, Ireland Genealogy Forum (on GenForum) of July 13, 2008, Charles Keenan quotes their birth certificate and says that Thomas and Rose came to the US on the ship Virginian. (A Rose McGough, age 20, a domestic, arrived from Liverpool in New York aboard the Virginian on May 15, 1846. No Thomas McGough is listed, but there was a Patrick McGough, age 18, and a Catherine McGough, age 17. See: McGeough & Variations -- Irish Emigrant Ships.) Aboard the same ship was a Thomas Campbell. Rose McGough later married a Thomas Campbell. Charles Keenan is the great-great grandson of Thomas Campbell and Rose McGough, who settled in Geneva (Ontario county), New York, and later in Seneca Falls (Seneca county) New York.

In 1870 in Seneca (Geneva Village), Ontario county, New York, Thomas Campbell, age 45; his wife, Rose McGough Campbell, age 43; and 9 of their children; lived near Thomas McGough, age 43; his wife, Mary (McMahon) McGough, age 37; and 6 of their children. See my web page: McGoughs and McGues in the 1870 Census of the United States. The 1860 census shows the Thomas McGough and Thomas Campbell families living next to each other in the same place, Seneca (Geneva P.O.), Ontario county, New York.

In a posting of January 13, 2005, on IRISH-AMERICAN-L Archives on RootsWeb, Liz McGough says that the parents of the twins, Thomas and Rose McGough were Patrick McGough and Catherine Finnigan.

Marsh North

The townland of Marsh North (J065 084, sheet 36) is on the north side of Dundalk Harbor, about 2 kilometers northeast of the center of the town of Dundalk.

115 Thomas McGough Marsh North Dundalk Louth G 1854. Rented a house and a 1/4 acre garden from the Earl of Roden at £1.10.0 115.

Marshes Upper

Marshes Upper (J058 058,sheet 36) is 2 kilometers southeast of the center of the town of Dundalk.

116 John McGough Marshes Upper Dundalk Louth G 1854. Rented 9 acres of land from the Earl of Roden at £14.0.0. Probably the same John McGough who leases 109 acres in Marshes Upper and 70 acres in Priorland.

Priorland

Priorland (J046 052, sheet 36) is 2 kilometers south of the center of the town of Dundalk, and 2 kilometers northwest of Haggardstown, in the civil parish of Dundalk in north Louth.

117 John McGough Priorland Dundalk Louth G 1854. Rented houses, offices and 70 acres of land land from John Woolsey at £98.0.0. Also 118 acres in Crumlin and Marshes Upper. Subleases 2 houses to John and James Magee.

John McGough, Priorland, tenant of Lord Roden, Dundalk Upper—1865 Louth County Voters.

Redcow

The townland of Redcow (J053 107) is 3 kilometers north of the center of the town of Dundalk.

118 Michael McGough Red Cow Dundalk Louth G 1854. Rented a house and garden from Turner Barrett £0.12.0.

Town of Dundalk

119 Patrick McGough Town Parks (Dundalk) Dundalk Louth G 1854. Camp Street.

120 Peter McGough Town Parks (Dundalk) Dundalk Louth G 1854. Barrack Street.

121 Thomas McGough Town Parks (Dundalk) Dundalk Louth G 1854. Rents House and small garden from the Earl of Roden at £1.5.0. Castletown Road.

Anne McGough, who was born in about 1842 at Dundalk, Louth, is listed by the IGI as marrying Joseph Murphy in about 1861 at Dundalk, Louth.

Patrick McGough, Dundalk Dundalk Earl of Roden Dundalk 11/04/1820 Upper Dundalk—County Louth Freeholders 1822. [Also listed is Thomas McHough, Dowdallshill, Dowdallshill, Earl of Roden, Dundalk 19/08/1816, Upper Dundalk.]

James McGeogh and Elizabeth McEvoy are listed by the IGI as parents of Mary McGeogh born on June 25, 1866, in Dundalk, Louth; and Ann McGeogh born on March 5, 1868, in Louth. James McGeough and Eliza McEvoy are listed by the IGI as parents of James McGeough, born on December 6, 1872, in Louth. James McGough and Elizabeth McEvoy are listed by the IGI as the parents of Bridget McGough born on June 12, 1875, in Dundalk, Louth.

John McGeogh and Catharine Mullin are listed by the IGI as parents of Ann McGeogh born in September 19, 1865, in Dundalk, Louth.

Ann McGeogh was born about 1843 in Louth, Ireland. She married John Mackey before 1956 in Ireland. Mackey was born about 1843 in Louth. They had the following child: John Patrick Mackey was born on September 4, 1865, at 1865 in Roden Place, Dundalk, Louth, Ireland.

Felix McGough, Bridge Street—County Louth Dundalk Householders 1837

Dundalk—1908 Street Order

Thomas McGeough, Chapel Lane

Mrs. McGeough, Dowdallshill

Patrick McGeough, Lisdoo (Lisdoo (J048 092) is a townland in the civil parish of Dundalk, immediately west of the townland of Dowdallshill, and 2 kilometers north of the center of the town of Dundalk.)

James McGeough, North Marsh

James McGeough, Park Street

Patrick McGough, St. Mary's Road

Here is a posting in the McGough Archives on RootsWeb.com by Bernard Singer on October 22, 2001:

"Patrick McGough born 17 March 1835 in Dundalk, County Louth, IRL son of Patrick and Bridgett ? McGough. Marr. 14 Sept. 1851 Ellen McCarty in New Haven, CT. born 02 Feb. 1836 in Drogheda, County Louth, IRL daughter of Joseph and Rose McNally McCarty. Children Thomas, James, Daniel, Christopher, Patrick F., Joseph, Rose Ann twins Bernard and Mary E.

"Does this family sound familiar to anyone?"

Civil Parish of Haggardstown

The civil parish of Haggardstown in north Louth in the barony of Upper Dundalk. The parish consists of just two townlands: Haggardstown (J062 060, sheet 36), 4 kilometers south by southeast of the center of the town of Dundalk, and the town of Black Rock. The town of Blackrock (J075 030) is on the east coast of Ireland, about 5 kilometers south by southeast of the town of Dundalk.

James McGough, Haggardstown, 2—1796 list of flax seed growers.

Super Index of Irish Wills, 1270–1860, a compilation of Irish will indexes by Gloria Bangerter, lists a will of James McGeough in 1810. The same will is listed in Pre-1858 Wills and Admons at PRONI: McGeough, James, Haggardstown, Co. Louth, farmer, 1810.

Owen McGough, Haggardstown, 1—1796 list of flax seed growers.

132 John McGough Haggardstown Haggardstown Louth G 1854. Rented a house, offices and 25 acres land from Sir Frederick Foster, Bt at £28.0.0.

John McGough, Haggardstown, tenant of Rev. Sir C. H. Foster, Dundalk Upper—1865 Louth County Voters.

133 Patrick McGough Haggardstown Haggardstown Louth G 1854. Rented houses, offices and 226 acres of land from Sir Frederick Foster Bt. at £240.0.0 133. Patrick subleased 5 houses.

Patrick McGough, Haggardstown, £1—Contributors to 1855 Ardee Convent

131 Terence McGough Haggardstown Louth T 1834.

Super Index of Irish Wills, 1270–1860, a compilation of Irish will indexes by Gloria Bangerter, lists a will of Terence McGough in 1771.

Barony of Lower Dundalk

Civil Parish of Carlingford

Carlingford (H190 120) is in the far north of county Louth, on the shore of Carlingford Lough.

James McGeogh and Elizabeth Duffy are listed by the IGI as parents of Elizabeth McGeogh born on September 16, 1866, in Carlingford, Louth.

Civil Parish of Ballymascanlan

The civil parish of Ballymascanlan is on the north boundary of county Louth, just west of the civil parish of Carlingford. A small part of the parish is detached and surrounded by the civil parish of Faughart. Mountpleasant (H970 123) is in this part of the parish, about one kilometer east of the townland of Faughart, and about 5 1/1 kilometers north by northeast of the town of Dundalk.

M. McGeough, Ballymascanlan & Mountpleasant, 1/-—.1854 Louth Patriotic Fund (to assist dependants of soldiers who were fighting in the Crimean War).

Barony of Louth

Civil Parish of Louth

The civil parish of Louth is in north county Louth in the barony of Louth. In the parish is the town of Louth (H948 010) which is 12 kilometers west by south west of the town of Dundalk, and 11 kilometers north of the town of Ardee.

Andrew McGough, Louth, 4—1796 list of flax seed growers.

Andrew McGough and Mary Meegan are listed by the IGI as parents of Edward McGough born on May 6, 1865, at Louth, Louth; and Mary McGough born on June 29, 1867, at Louth, Louth.

Michael McGough and Alice Hatser are listed by the IGI as the parents of Michael McGough born on May 6, 1864, at Louth, Louth.

Michael McGough and Bridget Bellew are listed by the IGI as the parents of Mary McGough born on December 1, 1871, in Ireland; and Patrick McGough born on September 27, 1873, in Louth, Louth; and of Anne McGough born on March 16, 1875, in Ireland.

Patrick McGough and Rose McMahon are listed by the IGI as the parents of Mary McGough born on July 15, 1865, at Louth, Louth. Patrick McGough and Rose McMahon are also listed, without identification of place, by the IGI as the parents of Margaret McGough born in Ireland on May 27, 1840 (?); Alice McGough born on May 2, 1869, in Ireland; Anne McGough born on May 2, 1869, in Ireland; and of Lawrence McGough, born in Ireland on December 9, 1874.

Chanonrock

136 Edward McGough Chanonrock Louth Louth G 1854 Louth (part in Ardee). Rented a house from Patrick Conlan at £0.8.0. Peter Conlan leased from Elizabeth Barry.

Corcreeghagh (Corcreagh)

137 Michael McGough Corcreeghagh Louth Louth G 1854 Louth (part in Ardee).

The townland of Corcreeghagh is in the civil parish of Louth, county of Louth. It is on the boundary of the parish of Louth and the parish of Killanny, and is sometimes identified with Killanny. Corcreeghagh is in the Catholic parish of Killanny, which leads to some of the confusion. For example, one source say that in the 1820s there were six schools in the parish of Killanny—in Balymackney, Shanrah, Ballyregan, Corcreegagh, Essexford and Leeg. The townland of Corcreeghagh in county Louth is 1.1 nm south of Essexford. On sheet 35, Sraith Eolais (Cavan, Louth, Meath, Monaghan) of the Discovery Series of 1:50 0-00 maps published by the Ordnance Survey of of Ireland, Corcreeagh is at H020 904, 2 kilometer south by southeast of Essexford, and about 1 1/2 kilometers west by southwest of the townland of Coolreagh in the parish of Killanny.

Patrick McGeough is listed in Interesting Post of County Monaghan (on Rootsweb) by Jane Lyons as a Roman Catholic who received a subsidy of about £15 for teaching 50 Roman Catholic children at the Roman Catholic Chapel in "Corcreagh" in the parish of Killanny—probably in the early 1800s. There is no townland of Corcreagh listed in the modern parish of Killanny. A description from

Lewis' Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837, however, indicates that Corcreagh was in the county of Killanny:

"Counties Monaghan & Louth, Ireland—Civil Parishes.

"KILLANEY, a parish, partly in the barony of Ardee, county of Louth, and province of Leinster, but chiefly in the barony of Farney, county of Monaghan, and province of Ulster, 2 miles (E. by s.) from Carrickmacross, on the road from Carrick to Dundalk (Co. Louth); containing 4823 inhabitants, of which number 1424 are in town.

"The rivers Glyde and Ballymackney run through this parish; and the Earl of Essex had an interview, in 1599, at Essexford, with O'Nial, Earl of Tyrone. It comprises, according to the Ordnance survey (including 167¾ acres in the detached townland of Essexford) and 106¼ under water), 7127¼ statute acres, of which 1989¼ are in Louth, and 5188 in Monaghan ; 5870 acres are applotted under the tithe act, and chiefly in tillage, and 500 acres consist of bog. ...

"In the Roman Catholic divisions this parish is partly in the union or district of Carrickmacross, and partly the head of a district, comprising also three or four townlands in the parish of Louth; it contains two chapels, one at Corcreagh, belonging to the Carrickmacross district, and the other in the village of Killaney."

There is a reference to Corcreagh in the parish of Killanny in the Project Gutenberg EBook edition of The Ned M'Keown Stories— Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three. When young, Carleton stayed briefly at "the house of a wealthy farmer named Piers Murphy, near Corcreagh." (where he tutored the Murphy children for about six months). He found this a "tame life, and a hard one" and headed toward Dublin. See: Carleton and the Monaghan connection by Seamus McCluskey (published in Monaghan's Match in December, 2003.) There is an article entitled Diary of Piers Murphy of Corcreeghagh for 1858–1862, in the County Louth Archeological and Historical Journal, volume XXIV, number 1 (1997), pages 21–38.

Drumgoolan

Drumgoolan (H943 012) is 2 kilometers west of the town of Louth.

138 Peter McGough Drumgoolan Louth Louth G 1854 Louth (part in Ardee). Rents a house from Matthew Hoey (Stanis Daniel) at £0.10.0. Matthew Hoey leases from Stanis Daniel.

Richard Taafe's Holding and Town of Louth

Richard Taaffe's Holding (H960 005), is 3 kilometers north of Tallanstown, and one kilometer south of the town of Louth. The town of Louth is in Richard Taaffe's Holding.

139 Michael McGough Louth, Town of Louth Louth G 1854 Louth (part in Ardee). Rents a house, office, yard and ¼ acre garden from Rev. Patrick Bannin at £10.0.0.

Michael McGough, Richard Taaffe's holding, Lord Louth, Louth—1865 Louth County Voters.

Michael McGough, Richard Taaffe's holding, Rev. A. Clive, Louth—1865 Louth County Voters.

140 Patrick McGough Louth, Town of Louth Louth G 1854 Louth (part in Ardee) Dundalk Common. Rented a house, office and garden at £3.0.0.

143 Patrick McGough Richard Taaffe's Holding Louth Louth G 1854 Louth (part in Ardee). Rented a house and garden from George Hughes at £0.6.0.

Monavallet

Monavallet (J946 030, sheet 36) is 2 kilometers north by northwest of the town of Louth.

141 Bryan McGough Monavallet Louth Louth G 1854 Louth (part in Ardee).

Mullacrew

Mullacrew (H962 995, sheet 36) is 2 kilometers south of the town of Louth.

142 Patrick McGough Mullacrew Louth Louth G 1854 Louth (part in Ardee) Dundalk Common. Rented a house and garden at £0.7.0.

Rosslough

Rosslough (H923 037, sheet 36; and H915 040, sheet 35) is on the border of counties Louth and Monaghan, at the northwest tip of the civil parish of Louth, 4 kilometers northwest of the town of Louth, 3 1/2 kilometers south by southeast of the town of Inishkeen (H932 070), and 8 kilometers east of the town of Carrickmacross in county Monaghan.

135 Patrick McGough Rosslough Louth Louth T 1834

144 Patrick McGough Rosslough Louth Louth G 1854 Louth (part in Ardee). Rented a house and 6 acres of land from Rev. Archer Clive at £4.10.0. Probably the same Patrick McGough (#145) with land in Stonetown Lower.

Stonetown Lower

Stonetown Lower (H914 029, sheet 35) adjoins the townland of Rosslough to the south, is 7 kilometers east of the town of Carrickmacross, and 3 1/2 kilometers east of the townland of Coolreagh (H865 028, sheet 35) in the civil parish of Killanny, county Monaghan.

145 Patrick McGough Stonetown Lower Louth Louth G 1854 Louth (part in Ardee). Rented 4 acres of land from Rev. Archer Clive at £1.10.0. Probably the same Patrick McGough (#144) with house and land in Rosslough.

Toomes

The townland of Toomes (H935 026, sheet 36) is 4 1/2 kilometers south of the town of Innishkeen (H932 070)

Arthur McGough Toomes Louth Louth T 1833.

Civil Parish of Killanny

The civil parish of Killanny is partly in county Monaghan and partly in county Louth. The McGoughs in the townlands of Killanny that are in Monaghan will be found on my page McGoughs, McGeoughs, and McGeoghs in the Civil Parish of Donaghmoyne and the Barony of Farney. Eight of the townlands in the Catholic parish of Killanny are in the civil parish of Louth, namely: Corcreeghagh (discussed under the parish of Louth, above), Annaghamoney, Castletate, Drumgur, Edenaquin, Rootate, Sandfield, and Stonetown Upper.

Tullyraine

The townland of Tullyraine (H885 011) lies in county Louth. It is on the eastern border of county Monaghan and lies to the southeast of, and is almost contiguous with, the townland of Coolaha. Tullyraine is 5 kilometers southeast of Carrickmacross.

427 Catherine McGough is shown by Griffith's Valuation of 1854 as renting a house and small garden of negligible acreage, in the townland of Tullyraine, parish of Killanny, county Louth, from Sir Frederick Foster, Bart. The "rateable annual evaluation" of the garden was 1 shilling, of the house 7 shillings, and the total annual evaluation of the rateable property was 8 shillings.

428 James McGough is shown by Griffith's Valuation of 1854 as renting a house and 5 acres of land in the townland of Tullyraine, parish of Killanny, county Louth, from Sir Frederick Foster, Bart. The "rateable annual evaluation" of the land was £3, of the house10 shillings, and the total annual evaluation of the rateable property was £3 10 shillings. This may be the same James McGough (#414) with land, but no house, in Drumard.

429 Michael McGough is shown by Griffith's Valuation of 1854 as renting a house, office, garden, and 4 acres of land in the townland of Tullyraine, parish of Killanny, county Louth, from Sir Frederick Foster, Bart. The "rateable annual evaluation" of the land was £3 18 shillings, of the house11 shillings, and the total annual evaluation of the rateable property was £4 9 shillings. Michael is probably the same Michael McGough (#415) with land in Drumard.

430 Patrick McGough is shown to have possessed land in the townland of Tullyraine, parish of Killanny, county Louth, in 1824, by the Tithe Applotment Books.

Killanny

The townland of Killanny (H892 008) is immediately east of the townland of Tullyraine, and is also in county Louth. It is 5+ kilometers southeast of Carrickmacross.

422 Bryan McGough is shown to have possessed land in the townland of Killanny, parish of Killanny, county Louth, in 1824, by the Tithe Applotment Books.

423 Michael McGough is shown to have possessed land in the townland of Killanny, parish of Killanny, county Louth, in 1824, by the Tithe Applotment Books.

424 Patrick McGough is shown by Griffith's Valuation of 1854 as renting 17 acres of land in the townland of Killanny, parish of Killanny, county Louth, from Sir Frederick Foster, Bart. The "rateable annual evaluation" of the land was £18, of the house £2, and the total annual evaluation of the rateable property was £20. This may be the same Patrick McGough (416) with land, and no house, in Drumard.

On December 12, 1968, Andrew McGough of Delavan, Tazewell county, Illinois, ran an advertisement in the Boston Pilot seeking information about two brothers from the townland of Killanny, parish of Killanny, barony of Farney, county of Monaghan, Ireland: Edward McGough and Patrick McGough. According to the ad, Edward and Patrick had arrived in the United States in May of 1859, and had both been employed by Thomas Hoye in Boston, Massachusetts. The message was: "Good News Awaits." Boston Passenger Lists, 1820–1943 Record (on Ancestry.com) lists the arrival in Boston on June 20, 1859, of Edward McGeogh aboard the Atlantic from Liverpool. He is listed as age 32, a laborer, from Ireland, who had traveled in steerage, and who intended to become an inhabitant of the United States (Microfilm Roll Number M277_54). There was no other McGough or McGeogh on the manifest of the Atlantic. The person who placed the ad was listed in the 1870 census of Prairie Creek township, Logan county, Illinois, as Andy McGough, age 40, a farmer, with real estate worth $6000 and personal property worth $500, born in Ireland. He was living with his wife, Catharine Clark (or Clarke) McGough, who was born in county Meath, and whom he had married in Boston in about 1860; and four children, all born in Illinois. Andy McGoughs full name was Andrew Jackson McGough. He was born in county Louth, Ireland, in 1830 or 1831, and died on February 16, 1920, in Logan county. "McGough, Andrew, farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Delavan; Cath., from Ireland" is an entry under Prairie Creek Township in History of Logan County, Illinois, page 547 (Donnelley, Lloyd & Co., Chicago, 1878, 565 pages). (Prairie Creek township is the northwest corner of Logan county, and abuts the southern border of Tazewell county.) See my page: John and Peter McGough—Two Brothers in Jo Daviess County, Illinois under Logan and Tazewell counties.

Drumard

The townland of Drumard (H903 994) is in county Louth on the eastern border of the civil parish of Killanny. Drumard is 8 kilometers southeast of Carrickmacross, and 6 kilometers west by southwest of the town of Louth. Drumard is about 4 kilometers to the southeast of Tullyraine, and less than 3 kilometer to the southeast of the townland of Killanny.

414 James McGough is shown by Griffith's Valuation of 1854 as renting 2 acres of land in the townland of Drumard, parish of Killanny, county Louth, from Sir Frederick Foster, Bart. The "rateable annual evaluation" of the land was £1 6 shillings, which was also the total annual evaluation of the rateable property. This is probably the same James McGough (#428) with house and land in Tullyraine.

415 Michael McGough is shown by Griffith's Valuation of 1854 as renting 1 acre of land in the townland of Drumard, parish of Killanny, county Louth, from Sir Frederick Foster, Bart. The "rateable annual evaluation" of the land was £1, which was also the total annual evaluation of the rateable property. This is probably the same Michael McGough (#429) with a house and land in Tullyraine.

416 Patrick McGough is shown by Griffith's Valuation of 1854 as renting 8 acres of land in the townland of Drumard, parish of Killanny, county Louth, from Sir Frederick Foster, Bart. The "rateable annual evaluation" of the land was £4 15 shillings, which was also the total annual evaluation of the rateable property. This may be the same Patrick McGough (#424) with a house and land in Killanny.

417 Peter McGough is shown by Griffith's Valuation of 1854 as renting buildings and a significant number (50+?) of acres of land in the townland of Drumard, parish of Killanny, county Louth, from Sir Frederick Foster, Bart. The "rateable annual evaluation" of the land was £41, of the buildings £2, and the total annual evaluation of the rateable property was £43. (My notes on this piece of property are incomplete.) This may be the same Peter McGough (#411) who was in Corradoran.

Peter McGough of Drumard, a tenant of The Rev. Sir Cavandish Foster, Ardee, is listed among the 1865 Louth County Voters.

418 Peter McGough is shown to have possessed land in the townland of Drumard, parish of Killanny, county Louth, in 1824, by the Tithe Applotment Books.

Corradoran

The townland of Corradoran (H885 999) is in county Louth, and its western border is part of the eastern border of county Monaghan. Corradoran is on the southern border of the townland of Drumhasket, which lies in county Monaghan, and is about one kilometers southwest of the townland of Killanny and about two kilometers west by northwest of the townland of Drumard. Corradoran is 6 kilometers southeast of Carrickmacross.

410 James McGough is shown to have possessed land in the townland of Corradoran, parish of Killanny, county Louth, in 1824, by the Tithe Applotment Books.

411 Peter McGough is shown by Griffith's Valuation of 1854 as renting 9 acres of land, and no house, in the townland of Corradoran, parish of Killanny, county Louth, from Sir Frederick Foster, Bart. The land included 3 acres of Corradoran Lough, Irish grid reference 886 002, valued at 0. The "rateable annual evaluation" of the land was £7, which was the total annual evaluation of the rateable property. This may be the same Peter McGough (#417) who was in Drumard.

412 Peter McGough is shown to have possessed land in the townland of Corradoran, parish of Killanny, county Louth, in 1824, by the Tithe Applotment Books.

413 Thomas McGough. The widow of Thomas McGough is shown to have possessed land in the townland of Corradoran, parish of Killanny, county Louth, in 1824, by the Tithe Applotment Books.

Barony of Ardee

Civil Parish of Ardee

Ardee

The town of Ardee (H964 905) is 20 kilometers southwest of the town of Dundalk, and was on the outer boundary of the English Pale.

96 John McGeogh Ardee, Town of Ardee Louth G 1854.

97 John McGeogh Ardee, Town of Ardee Louth G 1854.

[John McGeogh and Mary McGeogh of Louth left Liverpool in 1857 as emigrants to the United States on the "City of Mobile." They sailed from Liverpool on May 26, 1857, and arrived in New York on July 1, 1857. They left as their mailing address: "In the care of the Rev. Michael McFaul, Janesville, Wisconsin." They traveled with Irish emigrants sponsored by Vere Foster, mostly from the Ardee area. See: Vere Foster—1857 Emigrants' Story—The "City of Mobile." "Those who took the 44-hour long trip to Janesville, Wisconsin were allowed, thanks to the generosity of the railway companies, to travel first class, at emigration rates. Peter McGough, listed in the 1900 census of North Sprague precinct, Lincoln county, Washington as age 39, born in November, 1860, in Wisconsin, to parents born in Ireland, married 14 years, farmer (roll 1747, page 303a), the son of John McGough and Mary Clarke McGough, was born in Janesville, Rock county, Wisconsin, on November 14, 1860. Peter married Catherine Cavanagh on February 3, 1886, in Prairieburgh, Linn county, Iowa; and died in Spokane, Washington, on February 3, 1954. (World Family Tree, volume 10, tree 2207.) John McGough (McGoff), was born in 1827 in county Louth, and died on October 22, 1899, in Sprague, Washington. Mary Clarke, who was born in Dundalk, county Louth, Ireland, on January 6, 1837, married John McGough in 1855, in Dundalk; and died on September 5, 1917, in Sprague, Washington. (World Family Tree, volume 10, tree 2707) (In 1855, a Mary Clarke contributed to the Ardee Convent Subscription Fund.) Both John and Mary are buried under the name McGough. See the 1900 census of the city of Sprague, Lincoln county, Washington under Mary McGoff. See also my page on the 1860 census of the United States under Wisconsin—Rock County—Janesville.]

98 Thomas McGeough Ardee, Town of Ardee Louth G 1854. Rented a house, offices and yard, from Edward Richards for £2.10.0. Surely the same as Thomas McGough at 101 who leases a bog from Edward Richards.

99 Laurence McGough Ardee, Town of Ardee Louth G 1854.

100 Owen McGough Ardee, Town of Ardee Louth G 1854. Rented a house from James Gray for £0.15.0

Owen McGough, 7/6—Contributors to 1855 Ardee Convent

101 Thomas McGough Ardee, Town of Ardee Louth G 1854. Rented a 4 acre bog (turbary) from Edward Richards for £0.15.0. Surely the same as the Thomas McGeough at 98 who rented a house in this townland from Edward Richards in this townland.

Thomas McGough, Ardee, £1—Contributors to 1855 Ardee Convent

102 Thomas McGough Baltrasna Ardee Louth G 1854. Rented 4 acres of land from Rev. James Coleman Land at £5.10.0. Thomas McGough subleased a vacant house valued at £0.10.0.

John McGough and Catherine Reilly are listed by the IGI as parents of Peter McGough born on July 1, 1864, in Ardee, Louth.

Civil Parish of Charlestown

The civil parish of Charlestown (H945 948) is 5 kilometers north by northwest of the town of Ardee. Pepperstown is in the parish of Charlestown. Charlestown is in the Catholic parish of Tallanstown. Tallanstown is 7 kilometers north of Ardee.

James Mageough, Charlestown, 2—1796 list of flax seed growers.

Rose Mageough, Charlestown, 1—1796 list of flax seed growers.

Civil Parish of Clonkeen

The civil parish of Clonkeen is immediately west of the civil parish of Charlestown. The northern part of the parish is on the Louth/Monaghan border, and the southern part of the parish is on the Louth/Meath border. The townland of Cloghanmoyle (H910 951) is 7 kilometers northwest of the town of Ardee and 11 kilometers southeast of Carrickmacross.

James McGough and Mary Campbell are listed by the IGI as parents of Anne M'Gough born on January 27, 1865, at Ardee, Louth (where the surname is spelled M'Gough); Mary McGough born on October 5, 1868, in Louth; Catherine McGough born on July 25, 1872 at Ardee, Louth; and Elizabeth McGough born on May 24, 1879, at Cloghanmoyle, Louth.

Civil Parish of Stabannan

The civil parish of Stabannan (O025 916) is immediately south of the civil parish of Mansfieldstown. While Mansfieldstown is in the barony of Louth, Stabannan is in the barony of Ardee. The townland of Drumcashel (H908 925) is 6 kilometers southwest of Castlebellingham, and 5 kilometers east by northeast of the town of Ardee.

156 Patrick McGough Drumcashel Stabannan Louth G 1854.

Patrick McGough, Drumcashel, £2—Contributors to 1855 Ardee Convent

Patrick McGough, Drumcashel, Mr. Richard Macan, Ardee—1865 Louth County Voters.

157 Patrick McGough Stabannan (J025 916) Stabannan Louth G 1854. Rented 22 acres of land, a church, and a graveyard, from representatives of Cooke and Milton, at £30.0.0. Subleased a house, office, forge and land to Peter Clinton (Smith) (1 acre of land at 1.5.0 and a building at 0.15.0 for a total of 2.0.0); and a house to June Gilmore. Stabannan is on the river Dee.

Civil Parish of Drumcar

Dillonstown

Dillonstown (O095 924) is in the civil parish of Drumcar in south county Louth, in the barony of Ferrard, about 5 1/2 kilometers northeast of the town of Dunleer, and 4 1/2 kilometers southeast of the town of Castlebellingham.

110 Owen McGough Dillonstown (Annagassan) Drumcar Louth G 1854. Rented a house, offices and 8 acres of land from William N. Thompson at £8.15.0

The 1854 Louth Patriotic Fund (to assist dependants of soldiers who were fighting in the Crimean War) lists:

O. M. McGeogh, O.M., Dillonstown, 1/-, Per H. Yeates Esq.

Patrick McGough and Anne Conlon McGough are listed by the IGI as parents of Mary McGough born on December 16, 1876, at Louth; and of Anne McGough born on January 8, 1879, at Dillonstown, Louth; and of Bridget McGough born at the same time and same place. (twins?)

Civil Parish of Dromiskin

The civil parish of Dromiskin (O055 978) is on the Irish Sea, immediately east of the civil parish of Mansfieldstown, 3 kilometers north of Castlebellingham, and 10 kilometers south of the town of Dundalk.

Edward McGough was the father of Alice McGough who married Owen McEntegart on February 9, 1864, at Dromiskin, Louth (IGI). (An Owen McEntegart contributed 4 shillings to the 1854 Louth Patriotic Fund—collected by Thomas Bradford and John McAlister, who also collected money from persons in Carrackastuck, Philipstown, and Deerpark.)

The 1854 Louth Patriotic Fund to assist dependants of soldiers who were fighting in the Crimean War listed four McGeough contributors in Marsh Farm, Dromiskin:

A. McGeough, Dromiskin, 6d, Per Mr D. Barclay, Marsh Farm. The town of Dromiskin (O052 981) is 2 kilometers north of Castlebellingham, in the civil parish of Dromiskin.

John McGeough, Junior, Dromiskin, 1/-, Per Mr D. Barclay, Marsh Farm

John McGeough, Senior, Dromiskin, 1/-, Per Mr D. Barclay, Marsh Farm

P. McGeough,, Dromiskin, 1/-, Per Mr D. Barclay, Marsh Farm

Civil Parish of Mansfieldstown

The civil parish of Mansfieldstown is immediately east of the southern part of the civil parish of Dromiskin. Wottonstown (O032 962) is in the civil parish of Mansfieldstown, 3 kilometers west of Castlebellingham.

Owen McGough, Woodenstown, -, Louth—1865 Louth County Voters.

Owen McGough, Wootenstown, Mr. Woolsey, Louth—1865 Louth County Voters.

Civil Parish of Kildemock

The civil parish of Kildemock is in south Louth, in the barony of Ardee, and about half way between the towns of Ardee to the north and Collon to the south. See Jumping Church of Kildemock.

The townland of Hunterstown (H965 876), which straddles the N2 highway from Ardee to Collon, 3 kilometers south of Ardee, is in the civil parish of Kildemock, as are townlands to the east and west, including Paughanstown (H903 882), 4 kilometers to the east by northeast.

Thomas McGeough, Kildemock, 1—1796 list of flax seed growers.

Civil Parish of Tallanstown

Pat McGough is listed as a Papist in the 1766 Religious Census of Tallanstown, county Louth.

Barony of Ferard

Civil Parish of Mayne

The civil parish of Mayne (H140 848) is 3 1/2 kilometers east of Clogher Head and 13 kilometers north by northeast of the town of Drogheda.

146 John McGough Mayne Mayne Louth G 1854. Leased a house and office from Patrick and John Maguire at £0.15.0.

Civil Parish of Termonfeckin

The civil parish of Termonfeckin is in south county Louth, on the coast of the Irish Sea. The town of Termonfeckin (H140 800) is about 7 kilometers north by northeast of the town of Drogheda, and about 2 kilometers inland.

James McGeough, a Catholic (Papist), is listed in the 1766 Religious Census of Termonfechan, county Louth (Termonfeckin on PRONI); a Mageogh (with no first name) is listed in the same census of the same place.

James McGough, Termonfeckin, 2—1796 list of flax seed growers.

158 Patrick McGough (or McGee?) Termonfeckin Termonfeckin Louth T 1830.

159 Patrick McGough Termonfeckin, Town of Termonfeckin Louth G 1854. Rented a house and garden from Rev. William Brabazon at £1.5.0. Cross referral to other entry for Patrick McGough (#160) in the town of Termonfeckin.

160 Patrick McGough Termonfeckin, Town of Termonfeckin Louth G 1854. Rents a house from Anthony Brodigan at £0.10.0 160. Cross referral to other entry for Patrick McGough (#159) in the town of Termonfeckin.

Civil Parish of Clogher

The civil parish of Clogher is on the coast of the Irish Sea.

Callystown

Callystown (O147 839, sheet 36) is just over a kilometer west of the town Clogherhead, and 11 kilometers north by northeast of the town of Drogheda.

104 Andrew McGough Callystown Clogher Louth G 1854.

Town of Clogher

105 John McGough Clogher, Town of Clogher Louth G 1854.

106 Laurence McGough Clogher, Town of Clogher Louth G 1854.

107 Michael McGough Clogher, Town of Clogher Louth G 1854.

108 Peter McGough Clogher, Town of Clogher Louth G 1854. This may be the "Peter McGeough, fisherman, of Clogherhead, Co Louth, Ireland ( Born circa 1820 )" described in a posting on Genealogy.com on March 12, 2000, by Eddie Humphries.

Civil Parish of Dysart

The civil parish of Dysart (O101 881, sheet 36) is immediately south of the civil parish of Drumcar, and 4 1/2 kilometers east of the town of Dunleer (O058 880).

122 Christopher McGough Dysart Louth T 1825.

Civil Parish of Tullyallen

The civil parish of Tullyallen is immediately northeast of the town of Drogheda.

Mrs. Philip McGough, 0.50—Tullyallen New Church—Subscribers in 1898.

Mell

The townland of Mell is within the borough of Drogheda.

161 Mary McGough Mell Tullyallen Louth G 1854.

Newtonstalaban

The townland of Newtonstalaban (O111 769, sheet 36)) is about 2 kilometers northeast of the center of the town of Drogheda.

162 John McGough Newtonstalaban Tullyallen Louth G 1854.

Civil Parish of Monasterboice

The civil parish of Monasterboice (O065 812, sheet 36) is 6 1/2 kilometers north by northwest of the town of Drogheda, and 7 kilometers south of the town of Dunleer. There is another Monasterboice (O042 824) on the map about 2 kilometers to the west by northwest, which is about 9 kilometers north by northwest of the town of Drogheda.

Mathew McGeough and Bridget Halfpenny [Halpin?] are listed by the IGI as parents of James McGeough born on September 22, 1867, at Monasterboice, Louth.

Mathew McGeough and Bridget Halpin are listed as parents of Thomas McGeough born on January 10, 1864, at Monasterboice, Louth.

P. McGough of Heronstown contributed £1 to the Monasterboice Roman Catholic New Church Building Fund in 1894.

Civil Parish of Mullery

The civil parish of Mullery (approximately O020 820, sheet 36)) is in south Louth, in the barony of Ferrard, about two kilometers east of the town of Collon (O000 820, sheet 36), and about 2 kilometers west of Monasterboice.

Loughlin Magough, Mullery, 1—1796 list of flax seed growers.

Civil Parish of Collon

The civil parish of Collon was in south Louth, in the barony of Ferrard. The town of Collon (O000 820, sheet 36) is in the parish, and is 9 kilometers south by southeast of the town of Ardee. The civil parish of Collon was consolidated into the civil parish of Ardee in 1998. See Brief History of Ardee & Collon.

Thomas Magough, Collon, 1—1796 list of flax seed growers.

Borough of Drogheda

See Drogheda Town Fortifications and Churches.

Part of the civil parish of Tullyallen, above, lies in the Borough of Drogheda.

Civil Parish of St. Peters.

The church of St. Peters in the town of Drogheda contains the head of St. Oliver Plunkett, executed in 1681.

149 John McGough Moneymore St. Peters Louth G 1854. [A John McGough played the organ in the Dominican church in Drogheda in 1830].

150 John McGough Moneymore St. Peters Louth G 1854.

151 Michael McGough Moneymore St. Peters Louth G 1854.

152 Owen McGough Moneymore St. Peters Louth G 1854.

153 Patrick McGough Moneymore St. Peters Louth G 1854.

154 Thomas McGough Moneymore St. Peters Louth G 1854.

155 Patrick McGough Yellowbatter St. Peters Louth G 1854. Rented a house and garden from Hall Bradon at £0.3.0. Braden Street.

Andrew McGeough and Margaret McPhilips are listed by the IGI as parents of Alice McGeough born on June 18, 1865, at Drogheda, Saint Peter's, Louth. Andrew McGeough and Margaret McPhillips are listed by the IGI as parents of Catherine McGeough born on May 15, 1874, at Dublin, Dublin.

Henry McGough and Bridget Fitzpatrick are listed by the IGI as parents of Catherine McGough born on July 5, 1866, at Drogheda, Saint Peter's, Louth; James McGough born on February 2, 1874, in Louth; and Patrick McGough born on January 6, 1886, at Drogheda Saint Peter's, Louth.

James McGough and Mary Anne Molloy are listed by the IGI as parents of Ellen McGough born on September 2, 1875, at West Ward St Peters, Louth.

James McGeough and Mary Anne O'Brien are listed by the IGI as parents of Mary Kate McGeough born on August 14, 1867, at Drogheda Saint Peter's, Louth; Susan McGeough, born on November 15, 1868, at Louth; and Eliza McGeough born on June 28, 1871, in Louth.

James McGeough, age 18, joined the local militia unit known as the Louth Rifles in Drogheda on February 7, 1855.

John McGough and Judith McGuirk are listed by the IGI as parents of Judith McGough born on April 15, 1865, at Drogheda Saint Peter's, Louth.

John McGough and Catherine Garaghan McGough are listed by the IGI as parents of Mary Agnes McGough born on March 8, 1879, in Louth. In an email of August 17, 2004, Diane Bray of Alberta, Canada, says:

"My grandmother was Madeleine Gaughran, the daughter of Thomas Gaughran and Elizabeth Munro. Madeleine was born in Kent England. It took me some time but I found out that Thomas Gaughran was born in Drogheda in 1855. I have an old photograph of my grandmother with two cousins who were supposedly Irish. Over the last two weeks a very kind gentleman in Drogheda has gone to great lengths to find and send me a picture which has the same two cousins in it. Through a process of elimination (from a write up that accompanied the picture) we deduced that the two cousins were Mary Agnes and Annie McGough—they were playing in the St. Mary's convent orchestra. Backtracking even more we discovered that they were the daughters of John McGough (who played the organ in the Dominican Church—Drogheda) and Catherine Gaughran. The two sisters later ran a music shop in Laurence Street Drogheda.

"Anyway I believe in your records for Drogheda you have a Mary Agnes McGough, daughter of Catherine Garaghan and John McGough. I think these are the same people just a different pronunciation and spelling for Gaughran/Garaghan. And I believe that Catherine might well have been the sister of Thomas Gaughran my great grandfather. This kindly man is looking into those records for me but I would be happy to share more details as they become available and the photo if you are interested."

In a later email, Diane Bray informed me that Mary Agnes McGough was baptized on March 9, 1879, at St. Peter's in Drogheda; and her sister Anne McGough was baptized in the same place on February 26, 1877. The father of both is listed as John Joseph McGough, and Mary Agnes' mother as Catherine Goughran;* and Anne's mother as Kate Gaughran. Here are tombstone inscriptions at St. Peter's:

19 July 1934 John McGough age 85

Catherine McGough May 16th 1937*

Annie McGough June 11 1957

Mary Agnes McGough 12 July 1977

*[Here is a posting of February 7, 2006, on Cousin Connect: "My great grandfather was Thomas Patrick Gaughran born August 1855 in Drogheda. His father was John Gaughran a commercial clerk and his mother was Mary? Thomas had at least one sister Catherine (she married John McGeough) and possibly up to 3 brothers: Lawrence, Joseph and John."]

Kathleen McGough, born about 1898 in Ireland, married Peter Lynch, and died in about 1975 at Drogheda (Family Search).

Patrick McGough and Mary Anne Farmealy (Flanagan?) are listed by the IGI as parents of Bridget McGough born on April 25, 1864, at Drogheda Saint Peter's, Louth.

Patrick McGeogh and Mary Anne Flanagan are listed by the IGI as parents of Helena Mary McGeogh born on August 31, 1866, at Drogheda Saint Peter's, Louth. Marianne Flanigan and Patrick McGough are listed by the IGI as the parents of Margaret McGough born on March 6, 1869, in Meath; and Mary Eliza McGough born in Meath on January 2, 1872. Marianne Flanagan and Patrick McGough are listed by the IGI as parents of Thomas Joseph McGough born on April 27, 1874. Civil Birth Records, Misc, Ireland.

Civil Parish of St. Mary's

Gravestone Inscriptions

Name Index to Tombstone Inscription of County Louth, Ireland

McGeogh, Anne, Drogheda, Cord, TCC—The Cord Cemetery

McGeogh, Catherine, Drogheda, Cord, TCC

McGeogh, Rose, Clogherhead, CL—Clogherhead (H175 845), 11 kilometers north of Drogheda on the coast. Half a mile south of the village stands Glaspistol Castle, a 16th century tower house built by the Dowdalls. In the civil parish of Clogher. There is a graveyard at the Catholic Church of St. Michael, Clogherhead (1853).

McGeough, Alice, Knockbridge, HKb—History of Knockbridge. Knockbridge (H993 036) is about 8 kilometers west by southwest of Dundalk, and about 4 1/2 kilometers east by northeast of the town of Louth. The Catholic Church of St Mary, Knockbridge (1811), has a graveyard. A standing stone near Knockbridge marks the place of death of the mythical Cuchlainn of the Tain Bo Cuailgne.

McGeough, Andrew, Knockbridge, HKb

McGeough, Elizabeth, Knockbridge, HKb

McGeough, Ellen, Drogheda, Cord, TCC

McGeough, Ethel, Castletown, Dundalk, CGD—Castletown Graveyard, Dundalk

McGeough, Henry, Castletown, Dundalk, CGD

McGeough, James, Knockbridge, HKb

McGeough, James, New Graveyard Louth, HKb

McGeough, Kevin Rev., Knockbridge, HKb

McGeough, Margaret, New Graveyard Louth, HKb

McGeough, Maryanne Elizabeth, Castletown, Dundalk, CGD

McGeough, Matthew, Knockbridge, HKb

McGeough, Nicholas J., Castletown, Dundalk, CGD. [See: Faughart Historical Properties Preservation Society—Castletown Old Graveyard.]

McGeough, Patrick, Knockbridge, HKb

McGeough, Patrick, Knockbridge, HKb

McGeough, Rose, Knockbridge, HKb

McGough, Agnes, Drogheda, St. Peter's Parish, SPPD—St. Peter's Parish Cemetery, Drogheda

McGough, Anne, Castletown, Dundalk, CGD [MC GOUGH "Pray for the soul of Anne McGough who died Aug. 10th 1912." (057) (iron cross). See: Faughart Historical Properties Preservation Society—Castletown Old Graveyard.

McGough, Annie, Drogheda, St. Peter's Parish, SPPD

McGough, Bridget, Drogheda, Cord, TCC

McGough, Catherine, Drogheda, St. Peter's Parish, SPPD

McGough, Catherine, Drogheda, St. Peter's Parish, SPPD

McGough, Catherine [Devine], Drogheda, Cord, TCC

McGough, Hugh, Ballymakenny, SA 1983/4—Seanchas Ardmhaca. The civil parish of Ballymakenny (O088 807) is in south county Louth, in the barony of Drogheda, 6 kilometers north of the town of Drogheda.

McGough, James, Ballymakenny, SA 1983/4

McGough, James, Drogheda, Cord, TCC

McGough, James, Drogheda, St. Peter's Parish, SPPD

McGough, John, Drogheda, St. Peter's Parish, SPPD

McGough, Mary, Clogherhead, CL

McGough, Mary, Urnai (Faughart), CLAHS—County Louth Archaeological and Historical Society.

McGough, Michael, Knockbridge, HKb

McGough, Michl., Killanny, CR 1966

McGough, Patrick, Drogheda, Cord, TCC

McGough, Patrick, Drogheda, Cord, TCC

McGough, Patrick, Urnai, CLAHS

McGough, Patrick, Urnai, CLAHS

McGough, Peter, Killanny, CR 1966—Clogher Record

McGough, Susan, Drogheda, St. Peter's Parish, SPPD

McGough, Thomas, Drogheda, St. Peter's Parish, SPPD

Key to Abbreviations

CGD: Ross Noel and Wilson Maureen, Tombstone Inscriptions in Castletown Graveyard Dundalk, Dundalk 1992

CL: Garry James Clogherhead Through the Years, Published by The Old Drogheda Society 2000

CLAHS: County Louth Archaeological and Historical Society

CR: Clogher Record

HKb: O Neill Padraig, History of Knockbridge, Knockbridge Historical Society 1994

SA: Seanchas Ardmhaca

SPPD: Garry James, St. Peter's Parish Cemetery, Drogheda, 1993

TCC: Garry James, The Cord Cemetery, published by the Old Drogheda Society 1999.

 

IGI Entries—Only a General Reference to County Louth

Hugh McGeough and Eliza Flynn are listed by the IGI as parents of Mary Ann McGeough born on September 23, 1873, in Louth; Hugh McGough and Eliza Flinn are listed as the parents of and Peter McGough born on March 2, 1879, in Meath.

John McGough and Mary Roorke are listed by the IGI as parents of Mary McGough born on January 9, 1868, at Louth. [O'Rourke, Mary Anne, and John McGough are listed by the IGI as the parents of William John McGough born on November 26, 1872, Dublin City, Dublin; and Mary Catherine McGough born on February 5, 1875, in Ireland; and Anne Jane McGough born on March 7, 1877, in Dublin, Dublin (where the mothers name is spelled O'Rouke).]

Michael McGough and Mary Martin are listed in the IGI as parents of Anne McGough born on February 23, 1868, in Louth.

Patrick McGough and Mary Ferral are listed by the IGI as parents of Kathleen Mary Margaret McGough born on May 15, 1871, at Louth. (See The Farrell Family of Drumcondra, County Meath, Ireland.)

Peter McGeough and Margaret Rorke are listed by the IGI as parents of Ann McGeough born on November 21, 1872, in Louth.

Peter McGeough and Catherine Stanley are listed by the IGI as parents of Mary Ann McGeough born on June 13, 1871, in Louth; and Kate McGeough born in Ireland on July 3, 1873.

Catherine "Kate" McGeough married Thomas C. Curtis in county Louth on May 20 1869. She is the great grandmother of Warrant Sherlock according to a posting on Genealogy.com on December 9, 2002.

There are many McGeoughs—some in Louth—in the page called Descendants of Con Boy Magenisse on the Quigley Genealogy Page.

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