Sligo
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The McGinnis Family in Sligo, Ireland
On 28 March 2017, my husband Monte and I met in person with a genealogist who conducted research on the McGinnis and Munns families. This meeting took place at the Sligo Genealogy Center in Sligo, Ireland. I covered a bit of the Munns/Monds side in another blog; however, this account covers findings on the McGinnis side. How I’m Tied to the McGinnises Growing up in Rock Rapids, IA, I was close to my maternal grandma, Isabelle Antoinette Kellihan Munns. I got to know her mother and my great-grandmother, Frances Mae Sample Kellihan, when I was in my early elementary years. She was a competitive little lady who didn’t like to…
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Looking for Monds/Munns Cousins in Ireland
This summer, I’ll have the good fortune to travel to Ireland again! After visiting in 2017 with my husband, we’re going back and bringing our three kids on their first international trip. We were in Sligo when my husband told me this place was so magical, we must bring the kids someday. Also joining the adventure this year will be my mom, my aunt and my aunt’s husband. It’ll be my third trip, as I also visited during university in the late 1990s. My mom has been to Ireland once for a few days and only briefly visited Cork, Blarney Castle and Dublin. My aunt (mom’s sister) and uncle have…
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Munns Family Research with a Sligo Genealogist
In spring 2017, my husband and I visited various parts of the UK, Ireland and Germany – where we specifically chose some of our destinations to do family research for our own family trees. I did a lot of prework especially in Co. Sligo, Ireland, because my research had shown that both my maternal grandparents had ties there. I was especially interested in their background, since I had grown up very close to them. In Co. Sligo, I met with a genealogist in person for several hours. I had sent the local office in advance what background I had on both the Munns and McGinnis families – in hopes they…
