Hello I sent entry yesterday regarding my father Thomas James Smith His mother was Margaret Josephine Dorgan They lived in providence and Edgewood area I know both her and her husband passed away when they were fairly young My father had one brother and two sisters and they were left to raise each other Bob Smith

My grandad was from Cork City. He was also a Bill Dorgan, he came from a large family. He moved across to the UK either late 1920s or early 1930s I'd guess.

I found this very interesting to read and would love to know more about the Celtic heritage of the Ó Deargáin and Ballydorgan.

Greetings from Minnesota. My Dorgan family moved to Wisconsin in about 1851, and homesteaded land in Richland County. Two brothers, Jeremiah and Patrick. Patrick was my great great grandfather. These brothers married sisters, Johanna and Julia Connell. They were able to bring their Dorgan siblings to Wisconsin, Catherine, Johanna, Ellen, Michael, and Margaret. Their parents are Laurence Dorgan and Ellen Healy, married in Donoughmore, Cork, Ireland 15February, 1820. That is the only information I have on the parents. Patrick Dorgan participated in the USA Civil war, was captured, and died on 3 December, 1864, in a prisoner of war camp in Salisbury, North Carolina.

Adding to my post... Her father's name was William Jeremiah Dorgan.

Hi again. We found more info. My Great Grandmother's sister was Julie Ambroise. We have a Mike O'Brien who is Josie O'Brien's son. His wife's name is Judy. Their children are Julia and Joann. My mom met a Mary Hogan whose father was Bat Dorgan who was my Great Grandmother's brother. She met a John Dorgan whose father was also Bat Dorgan. John's wife's name was Nellie. Nellie was from Coolmey Ballyhooly, Co Cork.Ireland. Their children are Pat Dorgan,Bat Dorgan and Eileen Dorgan. Pat has a wife named Mary. Pat and Mary have 3 kids. Alan,Roy and Colin. Eileen married Johnny Fitzgerald. They lived in Ballyhooly, County Cork. Eileen has a daughter in Australia (or did) named Liz. She has 2 other girls. She also had 3 sons. Their names are Bertie,Willie and Tomas.Bat and his wife Mary live in Watergrass Hill, Ireland. Which is 10 miles from Cork. We have a Theresa Joyce who was a cousin somewhere. Sorry if this all confused you. Lol Joyce

Just discovered your website and had to say hello. My maternal great great grandfather was John Dorgan, born 1816 (or 1819) in Cork. His wife was Mary Delaney. He died in 1898. Their children were Denis, Hannah, Betsy and James, my great grandfather, b. 1844 also in Cork. He moved to Minnesota and began a flourishing line of Dorgans spreading from Minnesota and, through our incredible grandmother Petrine Dorgan, to Pangman (southern Saskatchewan) and from thence to every place you could think of in Canada and the US. Salute to Dorgans where ever you are.

To Bill Dorgan, Googled my Beausangs and your site with my Dorgans and Millericks... and all my maternal 'Usual Suspects'... popped up. Best Google search ever! Thank you so much for your hard work. Sally

My great great grandfather was Thomas Dorgan (I am told it was pronounced "Darrigan." Sadly he died in the American Civil War in 1862 while serving in the 73rd Ohio Regiment. He is buried in a Catholic church yard in Chilicothe Ohio. His brother James was in the same regiment and was wounded three times, yet survived. He is buried in the old soldiers home in Lexington, Kentucky. We have reviewed both of their medical files at National Archives in Washington, DC. They left Cork as boys and were building railroads in Tennessee when the war broke out. Their father died before they left Ireland. Their mother was in the poor house in Philadelphia. We don't know what part of Cork they came from, though my DNA shows a concentration on the Beara penninsula. Thank you for building a wonderful website. We look forward to exploring it more. Kevin Coyle Hay

Thank you so much for having this wonderful website. Hope you are doing great! I am in Decatur , AL but will be moving to Franklin, Tn. I think you mentioned that some info. came from AZ.. for the life of me I can't find that info. I think one of Bill's relatives lived in AZ-retired there. Thank you for sharing your wonderful research. Bill and I went to Ireland twice and loved it each time. The first time was in 1984 and it was a very simple inexpensive tour. The last time was in 2014. We toured up to Giant causeway, than spent time in County Cork. We stayed in Youghal. We think we found one of Bill's distant relatives. Bill's family lived around County Cork. Bill's second great grandparents married 14 Feb 1841 at St Mary's in Ladysbridge. Bill's second great grandmother was baptized at 26 Feb 1815 at Mitchelstown, Co Cork. We did go to the potter, Stephen Pearce. His pottery is all hand made and hand decorated and follows a 250 year old tradition of handcrafted pottery in East Cork. Again thank you for sharing. Would love to go again. My 3rd great grandmother, Sarah Carey, born 1830 and died in New Orleans in 1923. She was from County cork. Don' think I will find her info-her father's name was William. It is said that he made boots for the British-so he was a cobbler. He was born about 1799 in County Cork. I do love genealgy. Hope you are doing great.. Chat later. Oh, I hope this makes sense. Little stressed thinking about moving etc. Valerie H Valerie H.