Due to popular demand this is the URL for Cavan net - The web site of County Cavan, it is a good source for a lot of info regarding Cavan, history, Family names, Favorite son General Phil Sheridan of CiviL war and indian wars fame, as well as McGoverns. www.cavannet.ie

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From: Emma Turpin EmmaTurpin@webtv.net

This is part of my side of the McGoverns. Only thing, I am in the fourth generation and My mothers maiden name is wrong , I have written to Kendra and she will correct. This is the Francis X. that built the churches, I spoke to you about. One of the churches he built is still in use in Taswell In. The lady who put this up and I are 3rd Cousins never have met and we have 3 more generations to add to the list. I am Charles Mc Governs daughter, he also had a sister I was named for. _____________________________________________________________________

From: Jill McMahon mcmahonj@mail.med.upenn.edu

My name is Jill McMahon and I live in PA. My mother and I have been trying to get more information on our family. My grandmother's maiden name is Mary Jane McGovern from New York. (Schnectady or Troy). She married my grandfather John Prout and had 4 children. Susan, Nancy, John and Linda. I don't know to much about my great grandmother but if you have any information that would help. My great grandmother's maiden name was O'Brien. __________________________________________________________________

From: John McGovern jf@mcgov37.freeserve.co.uk

I came across your McGovern site last night and I was very impressed by it all. It was also useful as I have been tracing my branch of the McGovern family and one of my second cousins had posted a message to your site. I have been able to answer most of his questions and he will, hopefully, answer some of mine. So you are doing a great service.

First a little background. I have traced our branch back to 1803 in Leitrim. My Great-great grandfather was a John McGovern. He lived at Mullagharve, Aughacastle, Co.Leitrim, Ireland and he was married to Rose-Ellen Stretton. He was born in 1803 and died in 1891. They had three children Michael, Mary and Hugh. I believe he was also a District Councillor, as was Hugh later on. I want to see if I can take the line back further and I was hoping you could post this on your site to see if anyone had anymore information. I have traced the line from John down and there are descendants in Ireland, England and America. If anyone wants any information about them they can e-mail me and I'll see what I can do. It would be too bulky to print all the data here. Also it has not all been verified yet. When it has I will post to your tree if I can.
It is wonderful to be a McGovern.

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From: Mary McGovern mary4@netcom.ca

At the back of McLysaght's book on Irish surnames there is a pronunciation guide for the somewhat inscrutable names. If you like I'll send the celtic letter groups to you and you can see where McGovern comes from the original spelling.

Incidentally, we have been to Cavan, Leitrim and Fermanagh - saw Ballymcgauran and the lake Mcgauran. Our pictures were taken at twilight so I 'm hoping we can doctor them up for presentation.

Hope this helps ... let me know if you want the above information. _____________________________________________

From: Meghan Anne McGovern mmcgove@eecs.umich.edu

My name is Meghan McGovern. I saw your web site and I loved it. Can you list me under the U.S. McGoverns? Right now, I live in Ann Arbor, Michigan where I attend graduate school at the University of Michigan.

My homepage is listed at the end of this email.

My grandfather, Thomas Patrick McGovern (1905-1986), came from County Cavan in 1921. He settled in New Jersey and had 2 childern. My little sister has visited our relatives in Ireland; someday I plan to do the same.

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Ellen McGovern Sydney, Australia jkearney@mail.usyd.edu.au

I have an article (source unknown) which a cousin passed on to me. It's
titled "Ghastly stabbing fatality in 1888 - Glangelvin farmers quarrel
on return from fair". The article is about the violent (though at times amusingly
reported)death of Thomas McGovern from Swanlinbar. Various McGoverns are
mentioned in the article including a Terry, Patrick and Bartley.

Ellen, Thanks so much, I am anxiously awaiting the article. It will appear on the site.

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Ellen McGovern Sydney, Australia jkearney@mail.usyd.edu.au

Peter McGovern (son of Patrick Francis)of Corlough, Cavan married Mary
McGovern of Tullybrack on 14th Dec.1878.Their children were Mary Anne,
Patrick, Rose (married John Dolan in 1910), Kate (Married John McGovern
in 1909), Hugh, Peter (my grandfather) and Francis.Grandfather married
Ellen Gilleece of Kinawley, Fermanagh in 1921.They had seven children,
one of whom was my dad, Oliver, who came to Australia with 3 of his
siblings.

I have census returns for 7 McGovern families in Tullybrack (1901 &
1911) if anyone is interested.

Thanks again ellen, you know i'm interested in the census info!

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Dr Patrick McGovern Glangevlin, Co. Cavan, Ireland / London
As a native of the 'Kingdom of Glan' I'm delighted to see that the McGovern name is
alive and well outside of the ancestral homelands. If any of you are considering a visit let me say that the scenery around the Cuilcagh Mountains and along the shores of Lough McNean is simply magnificent. The "Cavan Way" (scenic walk), the Shannon Pot and the Marble Arch Caves are breathtakingly beautiful. Let me add that it is only by visiting that you will find out why we are all "stone mad" in West Cavan!

Thanks Doctor McGovern, in the case of my family, myself included the stone madness is alive and well in the US too!

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Ann Noonan rln123@internetmci.com

I am Anne McGovern Noonan, originally from Brighton, Mass. The daughter of Terence F. McGovern from "Swad" Swanlinbar, County Cavan. His parents were Patrick and Mary McGoldrick. My father's family were know as "The Lightfoots". There were 7 children in his family. He was the youngest. He came to the U. S. in 1929. James McGovern from Allston, Mass. was his oldest brother. Bridget "Bertha" McGovern Diskin, next in line, lived in Waltham, Mass. In Ireland he had 2 brothers, Patrick, who was a postman in "Swad", and Joseph in Belfast married to Ann McGovern(maiden name McGovern). His 2 other sisters were Mary Ann McGovern Smyth in Belfast and Katie McGovern in Swanlinbar. I am related to Karen McGovern, I think second or third cousin. We would be interested in knowing more about our family.
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Bill Downes Bill_Downes@capgroup.com

I also looked at your family pics. My family is from New Jersey as well and my grandfather worked for Standard Oil as well. His name was Bill Downes as well. He was know as "Micky". I know of cousins that were named Eugene and Owen. Pretty neat. My Uncle Owen Roe was a member of the '47 all Ireland championship team from Cavan that played the Championship at the Polo Grounds in New York. He lives in Elizabeth, NJ. My family is from Swanlinbar, in Cavan. Many of them still there. ________________________________________________________

Christopher McGovern abukasey@hotmail.com

Great idea, a site just for the proud McGovern Clan, love it. I'm a McGovern who lives in Germany, Bavaria, Augsburg to be exact. Let me know if I can be of assistance, POC ilkaymcg3@msn.com You should create a map to show where all of us come from. My folks are origanally fronm the St Louis area but I've met McGoverns from California and New Jersey as well. ______________________________________________________________

Bill Downes wed@capgroup.com Sterling, Virginia

My grandmother was Rosaleen McGovern from Swanlinbar, County Cavan. Too many McGoverns to metion there. Owen Roe Mcgovern, her brother, was member of the 1947 Cavan All Ireland Football Championship team that played in New York. Would love to hear from more Mcgoverns that may be related. Most of the US Mcgoverns live in the New Jersey, New York area. _________________________________________________________

Caimin McGoverncaimin.mcgovern@isocor.ie Dublin, Ireland

My Grandad is Tommy, orig. From Drumshambo Co. Leitrim, but settled in Gort, Co Galway, married to Bridget (Birdie) Treston. Grandad comes from a large family, indeed, some of his brothers emigrated to the states before he was even born, and he has never seen two of them. Anyway, if this rings any bells with anyone, give me a shout. Caimin _____________________________________________________________________________

Kevin Patrick McGovern Website: McGovern Family Kankakee cheetah@keynet.net
Kankakee Illinois, USA

I have done some spotty work on my , our, family tree. Names include (great grandparents) Miles Finn and his wife Anna Doran who came from County Wexford, Ireland . (great Grandparents) Martin McGovern and his wife Ellen Ryan who were married in Paola and moved to Omaha Nebraska. (Great great grandparents maternal) Katherine Regan who was sent to US after parents died in Ireland, Martin Scheurich who was born in Kentucky. (great grandparent maternal) Sara Margaret Scheurich of Tipperary Ireland who married Wilhelm Klein of Colfax, Illinois. If anyone has information please e-mail me at cheetah@keynet.net . Thanks and God bless all, Kevin __________________________________________________________________

Matthew Warren McGovern matthew@louisville.edu Memphis TN.

The way the story seems to go from this offshoot, is that 3 brothers came from Co. Cavan and settled in the Boston area in the mid 1700's I believe. There is also the matter of the Hendy's who are also tied into the McGovern line. I traced one of them, Richard Hendy, in the parish registers to a ship the coast Frigate on June 1st 1679. Thats all good and well, yet I am at a loss as to the first McG to set foot. My gr.gr.granfather James Patrick McGovern married Mabel Pollard from Glensfalls NY. area. There is a Welsh connection involved here as well. Anyways, I continue to search, as I hope we all do. Hello to all us McGovern. I'll post soon.

Thanks for the tip on the Gedcom to HTML converter Matt - I will look into it. Pollard? Hmm I believe the actor Michael J. Pollard hails from upstate - a relation? __________________________________________________________

Drew McGovern mcgovern@worldchat.com Fife, Scotland

I am orignally from Scotland but have lived in Canada for the last 23 years. Interesting stuff.....My great grandfather, Bartholomew McGovern and his fiancee Margaret McLaughlan eloped from Ireland to Glasgow, Scotland around 1880 where they married, had four children and eventually died. I heve always been told they were from the
Enniskillen area and the name Bartholomew has been in the family for a long time. I am looking for any information regarding my search. ____________________________________________________________

Timothy P. McGovern tpmcgovern@worldnet.att.net Long Island, NY

I think the idea of a McGovern site is great! My great grandfather, James E. McGovern, arrived from County Caven in 1880, settling in Brooklyn,NY at the age of 16. I have some details of our branch of the family geneology that I would love to share. I will forward it in future e-mails. Also, we will be visiting Ireland in June, 1998 and would love some advise on where to stop on our "family history" trip.

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jeffrey thomas mc govern seafraid@student.umass.edu Massachusetts

Dia dhuit! Hi there, I just found found out about this page from my uncle Thomas Mc Govern. Great Stuff! I live in Leverett, Massachusetts and grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts. My great grandfather, Francis Mc Govern arrived in Massachusetts in the 1880s from Derry Auhn, County Mayo. Any other Mc Governs from this area.

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Sam Mc govern sontron@citytel.net Prince Rupert B.C.

Just what ive been looking for a Mc govern home page .My grandfather came from cavan-tullinacross Glengevlen .His name was Thomas and moved to Paisley Scotland about 1903 he had three sons and one girl The oldest boy James was shipped to U.S.A. Lynn Boston i believe ,My father Owen the second of the familey is 90 years old and would love to hear from any one with knowledge of any relatives Thanks

When I saw sam's entry in the guest book - I told him to contact Karen - he did and they are related! This is a great feeling to hook up two relatives! It's quite a success! - Frank

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Robert McGovern duemoko@bigfoot.com Newtownards, Co Down

*chuckles* Lots of McGovern's? Maybe time for the world to be worried. Hi, I am the son of Kieran McGovern, who posted a message earlier in the guest book. He's in Essex and I am in Brighton, ummm south coast of England. I have to say I am impressed by the site and find it cool that you are possibly going to have mcgovern as a domain name. I shall be back and if anyone wants to email me, please feel free to do so. Oh yeah, one last little bit, I am getting married in October so there will be another member of the McGovern clan. Then in a few years a few little ones as well :)

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maryann kelly mhurstkell@aol.com Abington, PA.

i love this site! interested in hearing from other "rooters." my grandparents were owen mcgovern m. to moria mcgovern, from derryvella, cavan; ballinaglera, leitrim. both were from large families. some of their 9 children emigrated to phila. in early 1900's, some still reside in cavan. moira's father was a peter mcgovern m. to honora gilmartin. peter had a brother charles and sister "ketty." this goes back to about 1860's. interested in hearing from anybody with connections. maryann

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Kerry Wesela kwesela@aol.com Redwood City, CA

Great site!! My great-grandmother was Brigid McGovern, from Teeboy in County Cavan. Not sure of birth year (she didn't know as the records were destroyed).

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Information from: Irish Local Family Names Queries: http://www.names.local.ie
RE: Margaret (Maggie) McGovern.
Reply to: sdr1@javanet.com

All I know about my ggrandmother is that she is from either England, Scotland, or Ireland, that's really sad. She was married to Patrick Devlin, and there were two children that I know about Annie married to Alexander Gibson. Would love to find more info. can you help??????

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Karen McGovern karen.mcgovern@umb.edu University of Massachusetts Boston

Frank,
When I wrote to you earlier this week, I was impatiently waiting to hear back
from a man named Sam McGovern. He called me last night and we had a nice talk.
We are both very excited to find each other. He said that in fact you suggested
to him that he contact me.

We are in fact second cousins, our great grand father was Owen McGovern, his
nickname, Oiney (Iknee) Viddie,

My father remembers his father And his father talks about my grandfather, the
postman, nicknamed "The Hun."

Excellent news Karen! I'm glad the site helped you guys get acquainted!

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Frank and Mary McGovern Boston, MA FRANK-MAC@worldnet.att.net

This is just a note from who both are interested inlearning more about our family history.
We are brother and sister and our father was born in America. However, his father Lawrence Francis McGovern was born in Athlone, Ireland on Christmas Eve in 1854.His parents names were Lawrence F. McGovern and Mary Lennon. They were farmers . Our grandfather came to America when he was 18 and worked t his trade as a confectioner which he learned in Ireland.

If anyone has information about the McGoverns in Athlone, we would be happy
to know about it.

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Apparently so many McGoverns in Cavan had the same first names that each family was given a nickname to identify them. Karen McGovern of Boston was kind enough to answer my request to send us some info on the nickname practice. Thanks Karen!

Karen McGovern - Boston, Mass. karen.mcgovern@umb.edu

As for the nicknames, they are funny and our is unusual. The most common nicknames are based on the father and the father's father, since every one is McGovern they use the first names. Some of my favorites are Mick Micky Einey(sp?), nowI will tell you that the man's name is Michael and his father was Michael and his grandfather was probably Owen. Paddy Judy is a man who we know who lives in Glan, i'm not sure what his father's name was, I will try to ask my father. They all know each other and by the nicknames.
As for Walshy, that would be a different kindof nickname. We are not completely sure how my Grandfather got to be called the Hun. My father thought is was because he was pro-German at some point, which I 'm not sure if that is true or not,but one of my uncles thinks it came from a customer on his postal route who used to call him Hun, as a term of endearment, as in Honey.
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Mike McClellan, Sgt USAF SgtMacUSAF@aol.com

My grandmother Mary McGovern and her brother James came to the States from Ontario Canada sometime in the late 1800's. They left their parents and other brothers and sisters in Kemptville, Ontario. The parents names were James and Margaret McGovern. The other brothers and sisters names were Patrick, Owen, Julia and Catherine. I believe at least one of them came to the States too and settled in New York. I have lost all information on these other brothers and sisters. could you mention it to someone for me, or ifyou put out a publication. I would greatly appreciate it if you would. I do know that one of the parents came from Petigo, Northern Ireland.
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Andy Kirby Virginia andrewfk@worldnet.att.net

The Mcgovern ancestors I have researched came from County Cavan and lived near Roslea, County
Fermanagh. At least three brothers, Patrick (b 1816), Joseph (b 1818), and James (b. 1826) came to the US during the famine years (ca. 1848). They were all sons of Jack McGovern (who had eight children), a member of the Irish Rebel Group who later joined the British Army (ca. 1799). These brothers settled first in Illinois near Galesburg. James' family populated Knox County pretty well. Joseph's family scattered a bit with his eldest son, Thomas, going eventually to Iowa with his family. I have tried to track Thomas' children, but have only tracked one, Joseph C. McGovern, to living decendants. I have tracked almost all of James McGovern's descendants. I have met many delightful McGoverns in the process. Hope this is helpful.

Cheers, Andy.

Thanks Andy - This is great information for some of us McG's! (Frank)

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GARY B MCGOVERN Tampa Florida THWT88A@prodigy.com

My branch of the McGovern family probably came into the US from Canada in the 1860s. at any rate, we arrived on the scene in Iowa in the 1880s, I suspect, via Minnesota I have McGoverns marrying other McGoverns several times and it is a real nightmare to attempt to figure out. They settled in the DesMoine area ( a lot of McGoverns there) and then headed down to Oklahoma in the 1890s. I am from Oklahoma. There is a great deal of McGovern info available at http://www.rootsweb. com~cotter/irish/mlm/ but I believe that most of this deals with the McGs who came in from Canada. Some of them did head east as I recall.

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John McGovern johnm555@idt.net

My parents are both deceased (Bernard and Loretta (Pretch) McGovern) and when I was with one of my brothers just the other day we were saying how little we knew about the ancestry - we did not even know what part of Ireland our grandparents came from. I never knew my grandparents except thatwhen James McGovern came from Ireland he got into the sod business onLong Island and the florist business in Park Slope, Brooklyn NY And that's about all I know.

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Cary F. McGovern, CRM Louisianna - fileman@acadiacom.net

Do you have information about the county and town that the McGovern's came from in Ireland. My records indicate that mine came to New Orleans in 1848 and 1852 from Ireland duing the famine. Don't know much more.

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Jeff McGovern Pennsylvania - jmcgove@math.clemson.edu

I am from the line of McGoverns who now reside in Pennsylvania.

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James J. McGovern New Jersey - jjknives@worldnet.att.net

I live out here in NJ, by the way where I live there must be about 10 to 15 families with theMcGovern name.

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T.C. (Chris) Mcgovern United Kingdom - T.C.Mcgovern@open.ac.uk

I live in the U.K and was born in Roscommon in the west ofIreland.

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Karen McGovern Boston Mass. - karen.mcgovern@umb.edu

My father is a McGovern from Glan Gevlin, County Cavan, Ireland.I visited there with him in 1970 and 1985. Hoping to go back in the next year or two. My father grew up there and came to the US in 1949, his father was James and his mother was Bridget McGoldrick our nickname is, The Hun's. I have met the folks at the Glan Bar, Vestie, and his sister, who wasmarried to a McGovern, please forgvie me, I have forgotten her name. Theladies of the parish put together a small book called, "The Kingdom ofGlan,"..

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Shawn McGovern Ottawa (Orleans) Canada - shawn@travel-net.com

I am son of Robert (Joseph Robert John Phillip) McGovern son of Michael, son of Michael, son of Farrell who came from Ireland. My family had a farm(s) in the Gatineau, Quebec (north of Ottawa Ontario) area since the early 1800's. My aunt has more information and I'll check with her to see if she is on the internet. I'll dig up more information and scan in some pictues for your site and now I have a reason to post my own page. Keep me informed and I'll put some information together in the next month and send it along.

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Tim McGovern – New Jersey - tpm130@email.psu.edu

I come from a huge McGovern family from Philadelphia, and I now live in Southern New Jersey. Right now, I am here at Penn State.

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Francis McGovern Brighton, MA - francis@literarytraveler.com

I am Francis McGovern son of Frank McGovern, son of Terry McGovern of Brighton, MA My late Grandfather was from Swanlin Bar. He came over earlier this century. I am not sure about his brothers or cousins, or if he had any.Recently my dad was telling me about someone writing a book on McGovern's but I can't remember the particulars about it.Check out this link I heard about it on talk of the nation after you emailed me.

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Marcie McGovern - Terrormcg@worldnet.att.net

My situation is that I was fortunate to marry a "McGovern". My husband Terry is one of 13 children of the White Plains NY McGovern Clain. Dr. John V. McGovern and Joan are his parents. His siblings are in the White Plains area and California. From what I know his family came from the NJ McGovern's and settled in White Plains.

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Robert E. McGovern – Mississippi - bosswolf@pop.mindspring.com

I am in the process of finding out what the "little summer means". Many of my family are researching the name so one of us will find out whats going on there. As I emailed you before i get stopped with James McGovern,here in Mississippi, as you can imagine the records here are not that good. I did find the crest and it is the same as the one on your page, so some where down the line we are clans men.

Last note i did find out that the spelling of McGoverns can be spelled with a line under the "c" to signify letter or letters replaced.I would be interested in a map of where the clan was at as the town names are new to me and hard to pin point ,

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James Francis McGovern - j1965@hotmail.com

I am quite pleased at being a part of your collaborative effort on enlightening the world to the truly greatest clan going. My father's name was also Francis Xavier. The majority of my father's family live on Long Island,a few still live in Ireland and some in Scotland. I'll fill you in on the other details,or questions you might have when I have more time.

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Lawrence McGovern London England - lmcgovern78@yahoo.com

Here`s something in brief- my father is from Athboy, Co. Meath in Ireland where theres a helluva lot of us McGovern`s!

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Ali McGovern Jersey channel islands U.K.

My father comes from Glasgow..our family name does originate from ireland...my fathers grandparents were irish.

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Kieran McGovern Colchester, Essex U.K.- saliann@sexual.demon.co.uk

My father came from Ballyconnell, Cavan and moved to live in Portaferry, Co Down after he married. Most of his family moved north, living mostly around Belfast. My father's brother Andy moved to America in the 1940's I think.

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STEWART/LESLEY/McGOVERN DUNDEE SCOTLAND - gubbie@cableinet.co.uk

Our family members are myself Stewart,wife Lesley(Whytock), Kids,Keri, and Dale.

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Andy Kirby Virginia - andrewfk@worldnet.att.net

My interest is in McGovern family history. I have collected material over about 10 years from variousMcGoverns, and have traced one family back to near Clone, Ireland in the 1790s. Right now I amtrying to trace former Senator George McGovern's line (just for kicks--I don't do this for $, it's just a hobby). I'd also like to do Francis Edward McGovern (former Governer of Wisconsin). If you know of any McGoverns who would like to swap info, I'd be very interested.

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Patricia Mcgovern Kenner Cayucos,Ca - pkenner@prodigy.com

Other than immediate family and one brother and mother all relatives in New York. Many not seen in 20-30 years. Planning a trip to big apple this fall hope to look some upand maybe this will help. I will return to see how things are going.

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Christopher Mc Govern U.K - T.C.McGovern@open.ac.uk

Although I live in Buckinghamshire, U.K I was born in Roscommon in the West of Ireland.

I'm very grateful to Frank for setting up this web site and am hoping that through it I will make contact with many Mc Governs from various countries, especially those with West of Ireland connections.I plan to be a regular visitor to this site.

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Thomas V. McGovern Fresno, California - tvalmc@pacbell.com

I'm originally from New York (as a 10yr old) where I have/had 50 first cousins alone, and maybe your site will be a way for me to find some of them.

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Mary McGovern Montreal, Canada – Seven@istar.ca

Cousin Kate told me about your page. I've got a couple of links that you may want to use. Check out

There are a bunch of us here in Montreal.My cousin and her dad have been looking into the family history and have traced us back to Ireland. We have a village, Bally (sp?) McGovern and the ruins of what was once a castle. Don't get your hopes us, my other cousin saw it and says there is a plaque and a pretty bunch of old stones

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Joe McGovern NY - joeirish@hotmail.com

My McGovern side of the family is from County Lietrim, but moved to NY. My Grandfather's name was Thomas, and his sons are Thomas, Hubert, and Berney. Hubert is my father. We did have a Frank McGovern in our family but he died, recently. My Grandfather, Thomas Sr., died about 20 years ago, and my grandmother died just two years ago. Her name was Mary but that probably isn't important because she wasn't a McGovern before marriage. If you have any info about my family, I would like for you to send it to me. Thanks.

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Paul Thomas McGovern Atlanta Ga - u4realu@bellsouth.net

Our family is from Phila area and we have little or no family history from my grandfather John Edward McGovern who married Mary E. O'Neil. He passed away when my father was 11 and left no history or siblings to check with.

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John McGovern Levittown, PA - jmcgov@bellatlantic.net

I am looking for a connection to McGovern, McVeatty, Golden can anyone help?. GGF Francis died in county Cavan Ireland August 11, 1875, GGM Bridget McGovern died in Ireland March 13,1887 their sons and daughters settled in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia.

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Michael McGovern Salt Lake City, Utah - mmcgovern@worldnet.att.net

I was born in Muskegon, Michigan and moved around to get to Utah. My Great Grandfather is supposed to have come from Ireland and moved to Boston. My ex-wife is Mormon and was doing the genealogy, but said that the records were lost in a fire. Is there any way I can check on this? There was a Mike McGovern, so I get to be Michael (no middle name).