These are comments left by visitors to the DORGAN Website 2005 Enjoy! Margie Brubaker 2005-12-17 Nice to meet more DORGANs. My mother's maiden name was DORGAN Mike Dorgan 2005-12-14 Excellent job! I am the the brother of Nina the cousin of Mickey and the nephew of Liam.. Thanks! for the hard work, that you put into all of this research... Frank Dargan 2005-12-14 Great info Bill. I am original from Dublin, but now living in Kildare.I tell my father, also Frank, about this site, he very interested in finding out new information about the family name Nina Dorgan Staller 2005-12-13 Great website! I am the daughter of Michael Dorgan & Catherine Walshe of Cloyne who emigrated to Philadelphia in 1950. I can't wait to show my mother your website, as she is the family historian and can go way back!!!! Peter Dargan 2005-12-12 Theres quite a few of us Dargans here in Liverpool England where I live, as far as I know, one of my great grandfathers Jerimiah Dargan came over here from Killkenny during the Irish potato famine, i'm quite interested in my family history and if anyone has any additional information i'd be very gratefull. Also I dont know if you know but theres a statue in Dublin engraved Dargan, after William D...(trimmed) Brenda Dargan 2005-12-08 My dad, Malachy Dargan, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, recently died on 27th November 2005. He was born on 19th May 1930. I have been on this site before and I am interested in the irish connection. I know Dromore. Co Down has a history of the Dargan name. Fran Maguire 2005-12-03 Yes Bill the Guestbook really works. Fran Pat Dargan 2005-11-29 I am trying to track some members of the Dargan/Dorgan family from around Kanturk County Cork. My grand uncle, John Dargan, emigrated to NY in 1897. He was a seaman around the 1920s. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Pat Daragn Rob Daley 2005-11-29 Bill....BRILLIANT job! Thanx for sharing Suzanne Dorgan Gallup 2005-11-29 I am looking for my Dorgan ancestors that came from the Causeway, County Kerry area, Patrick H.Dorgan who married Mary Lumery and settled in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin. You have a great set up here-an example, a pattern for the rest of us Dorgans!!! Thanks! Obinna Nnanna 2005-11-28 I love this very page, keep on the good work. Cliff. Johnston 2005-11-27 The origins of your family name are fascinating. Lovely job on your site. Larry Hartnett 2005-11-27 Thanks Bill. What a great site. CIARAN COLGAN 2005-11-18 Wonderful site and very informative Bernadette Hyde 2005-11-18 I found you site really interesting, I came across it while searching for info on my fathers family who are mostly from Ballymacoda. William E. Dorigan 2005-10-29 Bill: We should chat!! Bill tony paxton 2005-10-24 my grandfather inchicore ,dublin ireland his name was james hartnett one of his sons a james hartnett played for Stpats and weny on to play for middlesbourough and hartlepool soccer my mothers name was chrisse hartnett /Ilike your webb page and will visit again. Fran Childs 2005-10-23 nice site. starting to research my mother's family name, we spelled it darrigan. my great grandfather was maurice darrigan, came to newfoundland, canada from ireland mid 1800's. any connection? declan hennessy 2005-10-13 great site as a native of churchtown south and domiciled in NY its like finding gold on the web. Ann Smiddy 2005-10-02 Hi Bill, well done on your interesting and invaluable website. I came upon it as I was searching for my family and it brought up Sponsors: Thomas Smiddy (Ballybraher) and Mary Healy but I was unable to find them on your site. Were they sponsors for any of you extended family? Regards Ann Ngbada Owerri 2005-10-02 Nice site keep it up. Violetta Dorgan 2005-09-17 Cerco la mia origine. Qualquno mi auti! martin godfrey 2005-09-16 hi again bill.site is fab since u got back "home".look forward to seeing u again soon. Captain: Christopher M. Dorgan 2005-08-19 The "Dorgan" History/Legacy is nearly old as time itself, once traced it to around 890AD. Think the origins are from the Highlands of Scot...could be wrong though. James J. Hartnett 2005-08-15 Thank You Sir for you offer to sign your guest book. I am happy you found all your people. Still Searching James J Hartnett. RE:- Son of James Joseph Hartnett. Grandfather James Joseph Hartnett, Great Grandfather - James Joseph Hartnett. Moroe - Limmerick Mickey Dorgan 2005-08-13 Hi Bill - I'm Liam's son (Garryowen, Cloyne) - sorry to have missed you on your trip - maybe next time. Great Website. Shannon Dargan 2005-08-11 Thanks for the interesting info Andrea Sobocinski 2005-08-07 The web site is great. I am enjoying learning more about my family to pass down to my daughter. Thanks and keep up the good work. Mary Patricia Dorgan Klewin 2005-07-28 Great Site! I have just started exploration of my ancestory and this is the best site found so far. My great grandfather, Dennis Dorgan, immigrated from County Cork to Boston around 1850 to 1855. His parents' names were Edmund and Mary Dorgan of County Cork. margaret knox 2005-07-27 GLAD TO HEAR FROM YOU AGAIN. ENJOY YOUR WEBSITE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK Keri Dorgan-Hough 2005-07-26 Good Site! Mark Watson 2005-07-24 Congratulations on the new layout. Keep it up to date as a celebrity :) Alex Mayers 2005-07-17 Where are the updates? i cant seem to find them. But anyway, nice job. Kevin Ryan Dorgan 2005-07-10 i just started looking in to what my name meant for my a coat of arms im not yet sure if are trees cross but you have whats called around here as the Dorgan ears i loved the site and will show it to my little girl Stephanie R.E. Dorgan thanks Carl James Dorgan 2005-07-04 I am Carl Dorgan, Son of James J Dorgan. This is the guy who left East Cork, and moved to the 2Big Smoke" -- Dublin. You met my cousin, Martin Godfrey, in East Cork. Anyway, if you want to contact me, you have my e-mail address. Cheers, Carl. Gearóid Ó Ceallaigh 2005-07-04 Comhghairdeachas leat, a Liam. Tá suíomh iontach agat. Go n-éirí gach rud leat. Ciarán Morrissey & Thomás Breatnach 2005-07-04 Love and Best Wishes all the way. Rodney Brine 2005-06-30 GREAT SITE BILL. Bob Trehearne 2005-06-29 Great site!! Bob Winchel 2005-06-16 Nice job Billie. But where did all your hair go? Great site. Steve Dorgan 2005-06-02 Thanks for your work and the information Jaclyn Dorgan 2005-05-31 Nice website! Hello -from the relatives in South Africa TED 2005-05-16 Cheesus me Lad, this web page is fantastic! JoAnn Gavin Yuska 2005-05-11 Dear Bill, Your name was of interest to me as our family had a Bill Dorgan too. He passed away several years ago and had no children (he married in his 60's). "Billy" was the son of one of my mother's relatives (Mary Hoar, I believe one of her grandfather's cousins). I checked your relative list and found a Hoar there. Billy lived in the northern Massachusetts (Lawrence). I wonder if there i...(trimmed) Ed Geary 2005-05-09 Great site! I discovered your site through Tom Shinnick.I was shocked to find my name listed under "Descendants". I'm planning to visit Cloyne in June. Great timing! Much thanks to you and to Tom. Robin Bushell Pettit 2005-05-05 Thanks so much for bringing back my own memories of Ireland. I just love your site. Great job!! Looking at the Shannon airport brought this huge smile to my face... Once again THANKS! Kathy Snowberger 2005-05-05 Beautiful job with the Photojam - you got some really great pictures! Cornelius Gillespie 2005-05-04 What a delightful surprise to find your remarkably well-done file! I hope I can find more about my Cork antecedents. I'll be back for another visit soon. Tracy Dorgan 2005-05-04 Thanks Bill for all your hard work! I am currently in Southern Maine with relatives throughout New England. Keep up the good work! K.J. Brosch 2005-05-02 I thought that you would call this site www.brownieballroom.com. What a great picture from 1966 -- I understand that all the guys at Carmel Hamilton in the class of 1966 were smart and good looking. Can you confirm that? Question: how can you be so good at geneology when you were so bad in Greek class? Phil Albro 2005-05-02 Greetings from an O'Dwyer (on my mother's side) of County Limerick! Really enjoyed your Cork2005 pictures! Bernadette Gudgin 2005-05-01 Just love your site. Will use it as a guideline for my COYNE family. Thanks roy french 2005-04-29 Wonderful site. Enjoyed the concise time line history. Photos are great. Also loved photo jam. I will be back to visit in more detail Michelle Wilson 2005-04-27 Wonderful! Although my family is from Counties Meath, Louth, Carlow and Dublin I love all of Ireland and have visited your area many times. Laura Dorgan Swauger 2005-04-27 Great site. Thank you. Hugh Grant 2005-04-27 Had a great trip to Ireland couple of years back......these photos ensure we'll be back !! James Allen Kirby 2005-04-27 Wonderful site... Paudie McGrath 2005-04-26 Well Done Bill,Excellent site,very informative and well researched.Keep up the great work. Regards from Ireland. Marissa Kissane-Huntley 2005-04-26 Very nice family site you have here. If I could only find that much information on my Kissane's who came her in 1873. Bill Braxton 2005-04-26 Bill, Enjoyed your site. Roderick Dorgan 2005-04-26 Hi Bill. I,m a kiwi Dorgan living in Wellington New Zealand.My Grandfather arrived here about 1905 and worked as a cop until he was shot on duty in 1921. Will enjoy your site Peter John Donovan 2005-04-26 Our family was from Cloyne. You have done a really good job here . Thank You Doug. Sinnis 2005-04-26 Well done jeanine 2005-04-26 What a beautiful job you have done with your photos. I enjoyed the trip! Blessings, Jeanine, NJ Dawn Kirkpatrick 2005-04-26 Great site. My family came from Ballyshannon,Donegal I love the pictures Brenda Faubert 2005-04-26 I am originally from Newfoundland,Canada,with ancestry in Cork and other parts of Ireland. I am in the process of investigating the Dalton's and Power families in Ireland,have overdone the Nfld families. I loved your pictures and totally in awe of the similarities between Nfld and Ireland,not only the landscape but the people. Made me feel as if I were at home.......WONDERFUL. Peter John Donovan 2005-04-26 The Donovans are linked to the Hartnetts somehow but I haven't fathomed it out yet. PJD Michael Prichard 2005-04-26 Great photo-journey around East Cork. Well done. My family are Olliffe, from the locality. Michael Mike Maher 2005-04-26 Great web site! Enjoyed the photos & will use the entire site as a model. Family stories have the paternal line coming from Carrigaline but have not been able to confirm this to date. Moira Forde 2005-04-26 What a fantastic website! It is such a delightful mix of scholarly research and light hearted family moments, beautifully presented. An inspiration! So many good ideas for the lay out and all the historical and geographical background that I am sure will give us all ideas for our own sites. Well done, Bill! A labour of love! best wishes, Moira (researching FORDE of Bandon, Cloyne and Ballycotton ...(trimmed) Margaret Knox 2005-04-25 I find this site great. My grandparents and all thier children are buried in Macroom, They are OSullvans and I cannot trace any of thier line, I keep hitting brick walls as the saying gos but keep up your work and I enjoy your wesite Gordon J Smith 2005-04-25 My mother was a Keefe born in Little Dover, Guysboro county, NS, canada. Oral history has it her great grand father James keefe b abt 1800 was from County cork. Does any one know if the keefe name is fromm that part of Ireland. Catherine Bias 2005-04-25 I greatly enjoyed your site , and especially the photo jam. My Grandmother was from Cork, Ladysbridge Parish Diocese of Cloyne. The name was Hyde.Thanks again Natalie Hanlon 2005-04-25 Thank Goodness I found an extra 30 minutes to view your photos of your last trip to Ireland. I was spellbound. Great job! Ed. Duggan 2005-04-24 Why should I pay someone to find information for me,when Bill gives it out free. This site is like going to the movies, you want to watch it again and again. Keep it up Bill. Ed. Cousin Margaret 2005-04-22 Thanks for a wonderful "phantasy trip" to Ireland! Susan Brewer 2005-04-18 Bill - What a wonderful, enjoyable site. Your research is an inspiration. I am the gggrandaughter of Maurice Hartnett b.c.1815 in Cork (daughter, Mary b.Iowa). Still searching, and your info is a great boost. Thanks. martin godfrey 2005-04-15 lovely to meet you bill.website is fantastic.have a safe trip home and we will drink a few pints of the black stuff together again.slan leat. Emma Dundon 2005-04-03 I've really enjoyed going through your web site. Awesome work Bill. I enjoyed the personal stories very much. Truly I keep hoping your Dorgans and mine from Cork City will connect soon ! thanks for staying in touch, and keep up the fab work. Emma from (Waterloo, Ontario) Leo F. Strickland 2005-03-30 This is an genealogy for the ages! Complete and scholarly; breathtaking tales of the Dorgan Irish family and ancestral times -- and your own personal life has certainly added to the stories that will be passed on from generation to generation! Al Allard 2005-03-25 Such an impressive web site ~ so very proud of you and your extensive research. FrankNoguez 2005-03-25 congratulation Bill.Very nicely put together.the pictures from the past and your family. specialy the baby pictures are funny.Well put together very impressive.keep up the good work my friend,and have good time in Ireland, your friend el cubanito.Frank Michael Patrick Brewer 2005-03-15 Nice look to the site. Great links. Keep up the good work! I am also a descendant of families that migrated to Rhode Island. Roger Williams is in the line of my clan that are descended from Owen Williams from Bala,Wales. The other one is the Gorham family. I will chime in again. Mic Brewer Marrty Dorgan 2005-03-15 Tucson Dorgan Tom Dorgan 2005-03-15 Great site. Thank you for the work you are doing. Kathleen Owen/Raskin 2005-03-10 This is a great Website. I love reading about fammily. Gary Hartness 2005-03-10 Bill, can you connect Mary Catherine Hartnett to the English Hartness? Blanche McCarthy 2005-03-08 Wonderful site. Hope you find lots more ancestors to add to the list during your trip to Ireland. Hopefully Dorgan is a rarer name than McCarthy and O'Keefe!! Patricia F. Maguire 2005-03-05 Best "NEW" Cousin I ever met. Luv you Bill. Marc Rubio 2005-03-02 Congratulations Bill on your website! It is the consecration of your passion for the Dorgan family history. From my home in France, I was glad to help you finding out more about Michael Joseph's branch. Enjoy soon your trip to Ireland on the trail of your ancestors! Jim Mergner 2005-03-01 Formaldehyde! That's his secret! A glass a day! Site looks great, and you do, too! Carl E. Ljungquist 2005-02-28 Fantastic Family site, Bill! Enjoyed it! I, too, have been working on my family genealogy and will use some of your ideas when I put it all together. Your family will surely enjoy it! Anne Marie Dorgan Omweg 2005-02-25 Thank you for the beautiful and thorough work you did on the Dorgan Family. My children are quite excited to have this available to them. Howard Smelker 2005-02-25 Any room in your suitcase for me and I can look up my family history too!! Tim Welsh & Sue Millen 2005-02-25 We toured Ireland last summer. If you have half the time we did, you'll have a fabulous time. Quite an impressive web site. John Will 2005-02-24 Great work Bill! I need to do this for the Will family. Nanci Louise Owen/Breagy 2005-02-23 Thank you so much for all your hard work. I love your webite! matt dorgan 2005-02-07 My family is kind of based out of the Michigan area. I currently reside in AZ. I know a bunch of Dorgan's we should talk Pat Connors 2005-01-14 I really like the site. It is well organized and easy to follow. Love the colors. Wish I was looking for Dorgans! Tom Shinnick 2005-01-14 Great job. I'm hoping that we find other Shinick/Dorgan connections. Good hunting. nicole dorgan 2005-01-12 the family resemblance is obvious. you look like my uncle kevin!N.Z. has been slowly populated by a finite number of colonists, so i guess the resemblance has not been split too many times. From what I hear, most of the N.Z. Dorgans are from good catholic stock. The family tale from childhood is of my great grandfather who was a p.c. in Timaru and was shot dead at the back of a shop that was supp...(trimmed) Carol (Maguire) Withrow 2004-12-29 Hi there, what a great website. I'm Joe Maguire's daughter, I live in LaConner, Washington, my Aunt Pat Maguire forwarded this to me. Just one correction. My dad, Joe (Anne Theresa's son) died in April, 2002. He lived long enough to see a great-grandchild, Ryana Sobocinski, my daughter Andrea's child. Thanks again, I will keep checking back. John Audibert 2004-12-22 Keep digging...the treasures are there. Shirley Dorgan 2004-12-20 Great work Bill! Keep it going! Mary E. Dugan 2004-12-19 Bill, it looks wonderful, and so do you. Best of the Irish to ya. David C. Rouse 2004-12-18 Great looking site - and it's amazing!! You've hardly changed since 1966. Brendan Sisk 2004-12-18 Well Done, Bill. John and Betty Leary 2004-12-18 You haven't changed in 38 years! What a handsome lad! Dean, George & Kitt 2004-12-18 Bill, I'm impressed! This took a lot of work. Kenneth J. Monteiro 2004-12-18 Nothing else to do with your days - Search the Monteiros! Peg Micke 2004-12-18 Looks great. Can hardly wait to see it all. Nancy Maider 2004-12-18 Fascinating history! Can't wait to sit down and chat, I am sure you have uncovered great stories. Merry Christmas! Aunt Corinne 2004-12-17 A wonderful job. Fran Maguire 2004-12-17 Bill, spent about an hour on the site,absolutely wonderful. Bless you for your years of research.Most exciting!!! Fran Nils Thompson, O.F.M. 2004-12-17 Nicely done, good man! Vince Dorgan 2004-12-17 Congratulations, Bill on your Site. I will be keeping in close contact. Vince Margaret Anne Dodson 2004-12-17 Proud to be your "Cousin Margaret"! Richard Silva 2004-12-05 Looking good ,Its a good start ,can't wait to saee it finished Edward L.Duggan 2004-12-04 The colors sure catch the eyes.I'm sure with the info you have, will fill the website. Best of luck of the Irish. Ed. Raymond Rodriguez 2004-12-02 Site looks great! Bill Dorgan 2004-12-01 This is a test to see if the Guestbook works!