Mc Grane family

Mc Grane family

My granny, Bridget Mc Grane, came from quite a big family in Ballincarrick, Ballintra, Co Donegal. Here I have documented the Mc Grane connections with links to Facebook pages and businesses where I could find them.

Charles Mc Grane b1865 / d 1935 m Mary Anne Travers b1869 / d1938

Ballinacarrick, Ballintra, Co Donegal

Children: Bernard, John, Jim, Edward, Charles, Hugh, Sarah, Mary Catherine, Annie, and Bridget

a)    Bernard b1898 / d1918

b)    John Patrick b1892 / d1914

c)    James b1890 / d1970 m Jeannie Coyle b1901 / d1985

(Pub, Bridge End, Strabane)

a.    Sean m Sheila Donnelly (Sean owner Modern Man, Main St, Strabane)

                                          i.    James m Edel Cairns (Modern Man, Main St, Strabane)

1.    Molly

                                        ii.    Jon m Gail (Glasgow, Scotland)

1.    Eilidh

                                       iii.    Denise m Neil Devlin (Denise is owner of Positive Parties, Strabane)

1.    Emer

2.    Orla

b.    Marie m Bill Mullins (UK)

                                          i.    Joanne

                                        ii.    Nicola

d)    Edward b1889 / d1970 m Mary Catherine (Minnie) Gallagher d1966

(Inherited the family homestead in Ballintra, Co Donegal)

a.    John b1925 / d2003 m Eilish (John worked the family farm in Ballintra)

                                          i.    Edward b1964 m Isabelle Gallagher (continues to farm at Ballintra)

1.    Lisa

2.    Eoin

3.    Eamonn

4.    ???

                                        ii.    Elizabeth b1966

                                       iii.    Peter b1970 m Claire Groom

1.    William

2.    Thomas

                                       iv.    Marie b1972 m Enda Miland
            Oisin

                                        v.    Blaise d1963

b.    Patricia (Patsy) m  Edward Mc Cauley (Farm, Clady, Co Tyrone)

                                          i.    Daniel b1948 (SMA Priest in Kontagora, Nigeria)

                                        ii.    Martin

                                       iii.    Paddy

                                       iv.    Mary

                                        v.    Eddie

                                       vi.    Carol

                                      vii.    Geraldine

                                    viii.    Terry

                                       ix.    Noel

                                        x.    Clare

                                       xi.    John

                                      xii.    Brian

                                    xiii.    Anne d 1995

c.    Greta m James Quinn

                                          i.    Anne

                                        ii.    Margaret

                                       iii.    Eamonn

                                       iv.    Seamus

                                        v.    Sean

                                       vi.    Regina

                                      vii.    Donal

d.    Celia b1931/d1981 m Thomas Brogan b1930/d1982

                                          i.    Tony

                                        ii.    Michael

                                       iii.    Tommy

                                       iv.    Edward d1981

                                        v.    Cecilia

                                       vi.    Jennifer

                                      vii.    Patricia

                                    viii.    Sinead

e.    Maureen m Jim Mc Garrigle

                                          i.    Bernadette d 1934

                                        ii.    PJ

                                       iii.    Margaret

                                       iv.    Sean

                                        v.    Eddie

                                       vi.    Geraldine]Aideen

                                      vii.    Clare

e)    Charles b1897/d1962 m Mary Molloy d1996 (Pub, Bridge Street, Strabane)

No children

f)     Hugh b1903 m Nonnie Campbell (Tyrconnell Stores, Lifford, Co Donegal)

No children

g)    Mary Catherine b1886 m Hugh Lawrence Shine (Boston)

a.    Mary

b.    Charles

c.    Hugh

                                          i.    Bernie

d.    John / Jack

e.    Dorothy

f.     Eileen

g.    Virginia

h.    Francis William (Bill) m Shirley Benton

                                          i.    Cate (NY)

                                        ii.    Christopher

                                       iii.    William Francis

                                       iv.    Mary Beth (NY)

h)   Annabella (Annie) b1894 m (1922) Patrick Doran b1880 / d1957  

(Master Baker, Meetinghouse St, Strabane)

a.    Peter b1923 m Sheila

                                          i.    Barry Patrick

                                        ii.    Fiona

                                       iii.    Eileen Geraldine

                                       iv.    Ann

                                        v.    John

                                       vi.    Peter Kevin (Mayo)

b.    Patrick Gerald Harley (Gerard) b1925/d2006 m (1980) Bernie Connolly  (Dorans Bakery, Strabane)

No children

c.    Monica b1926/d1985  m Danny Mc Laughlin d2000 (Strabane)

                                          i.    Brian

                                        ii.    Colin m Deirdre

1.    Lee

2.    Ryan

3.    Colin

                                       iii.    Rory m Imelda Kane?

                                       iv.    Aideen m  Chris Masterson

1.    Jack

2.    Declan

                                        v.    Ciaran m Mary

1.    3 children?

                                       vi.    Brona

1.    2 sons?

d.    John b1929 m Rosemary Semple

                                          i.    Maura

                                        ii.    Patricia

                                       iii.    Carmel

                                       iv.    Christopher (Canada)

                                        v.    Gerald

                                       vi.    Sharon

                                      vii.    Brendan

e.    Brendan b1931 / d1989  m Maeve O Donoghue

(Shop, Market St, Strabane)

                                          i.    Kevin Patrick

                                        ii.    Nuala Mary (London)

                                       iii.    Niamh

                                       iv.    Orla

                                        v.    Deirdre (New Zealand)

                                       vi.    Sinead (Australia)

                                      vii.    Niall

f.     Patricia b1934

g.    Desmond b1938 m (1968) Patricia M Lynch (Texas)

                                          i.    Brendan Patrick m Lila Adams (Texas)

1.    Peter + Brayden (twins)

2.    Charlie

                                        ii.    Michael Liam m Molly Russell (New Orleans)

1.    Moira Fiona

2.    Miles Russell

                                       iii.    Kerry Elizabeth m Brian Cloney

i)     Sarah Agnes b1906 / d1994 m(1938) Jim Behan b1905 (Sgt, Garda Síochána)

a.    Hugh Francis (Ordained 1964, Parish Priest, Missouri, USA)

b.    Seamus

j)      Bridget b1888 (my granny) m Bob Millar