County Mayo Ireland - Byrnesville, PA
Cuimhnich air na daoine o'n d'thainig thu" ... Remember the men from whom you have sprung.
John Walsh and Sabina Mcintyre were married on January 31, 1872 in the church of Kilmore Erris in the diocese of Killala, Binghamstown, Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland. With their yougest son John, John and Sabina emmigrated to America in 1880 and settled in the Anthracite coal mining region of Pennsylvania in the town of Byrnesville, near Centralia. They were joined by their sons Anthony, Patrick and their daughter Julia in 1883. Their family, one Girl and seven boys were ther progenitors of a family tree that currently lists more than 500 individuals.
This site will focus on the descendants of John and Sabina, and their families, currently numbering over 500 people across the United States. John and Sabina had 8 children, 38 Grandchildren, 69 Great Grandchildren, 126 - 2nd Great Grandchildren, 61- 3rd Great Grandchildren and currently 6 - 4th Great Grandchildren. The list of direct descendants is around 315!
The purpose of this website is to pay tribute to the courage and determination of our ancestors who left Ireland to start a new life in America. I also hope the site will be useful for those looking into their family history.
I would like to thank Mike Reilly and Trisha Logic-Doyle for their efforts in keeping history alive and inspiring me to attempt this site. Mike Reilly's website on Byrnesville, PA is a wonderful site that celebrates the rich tapestry of life and family in the town in which John and Sabina started their new life. Tricia Logic-Doyle has contributed to Mike Reilly's website with a wonderful biography and lineage of (Martin) Dan Walsh, my grandfather, one of the great singers of mining songs and ballads.
I'm always looking for more information on John and Sabina so anything you may have, stories, oral history, etc. please let me know.I think the kids will love being able to see the generations going back and will be amazed at how truly large this clan of the Walsh's is. Most of the Family Tree charts and family lists are located on another website due to the large data base involved. You can visit that site, and other interesting sites, by going to the appropriate links below. Have fun and be sure to sign my guest book!!
Also links to Mike Reilly's Byrnesville site.
