Bridget and a few of her children left Ivrilloughter Estate, Ahascragh, County Galway, Ireland during the famine. Poeple were starving and her husband was dec. & we know at least one daughter came to Australia(my 3rd grt GM). We have dna matches with numerous desc. of the children that went to the USA.
These are the children that left Galway with mother Bridget and went to USA(via Liverpool)
Mary 1823
Peggy 1827
Owen 1829
Martin 1833
Thomas 1834
Ann 1835
Edward 1837
Peter 1838
There is also a possible Nore/Eleanora b. C 1814
