County Leitrim

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When my first cousin was getting married in 1988, my parents were invited and since they didn't drive, I volunteered to go with them. I truly enjoyed the entire experience! The best, though, was when I brought my clothes to the laundry and the woman asked, "The name?", and I said, "Tighe" and she said, "Are ya here for the weddin'?" Now THAT'S special!!!

Two of my aunts were from Leitrim. Their enlightened parish priest chose altar servers on the basis of their ability in Latin. As a result my aunt became the lead altar server for the parish. This was well over 50 years ago.

Passing through Manorhamilton on the route from Antrim to Sligo in 2006, my son and I did not have the knowledge then to know that my Cavanaugh ancestors came over from somewhere in the County in 1853, to New York City and then up to the Hudson Valley in NY State. I believe that a man named Bernard Kavanagh and his wife, the former Ann McMahon, came over first and were followed by at least one of their children in an escorted party, Charles, and either siblings or cousins of his named Lawrence, James and Mary. I belive that Bernard settled near Port Jefferosn, New York, where he became an estate gardener, but Charles went upriver to New Windsor, New York, where he worked for many years in the Hudson Valley brickyards. Charles was one of my my maternal grandfathers.