Regarding Cormick, unfortunately I have no information. I am reply to your query simply because I never come across Kilgannons. My father Cyril Thomas John Kilgannon was born on the island of Jersey while his father John Kilgannon was serving in the 1st btn of the Devon Regiment during World War One. John was killed in the war in France. He had two sisters Annie who married Mr Dash in Exeter and Louisa (named after her mother) who married a German. John Kilgannon may have had a brother, or not. We don't know. He married Agnes Gillard of Broadclyst, Devon. We believe John Kilgannon was born in Preston, Devon, which is part of Paignton. We also believe his grandfather was a Patrick Kilgannon who died in County Mayo, but this is all word of mouth. Also word of mouth is that our Kilgannon family came from County Sligo. Any information on my family of Kilgannons? then contact me at my email addy. Thanks.

Sorry to be so long replying but have been busy and not reading the noticeboard. I have Cormick Kilgannon maried to Mary Cuffe at Templeboy.co Sligo in 1834. They had 4 children -so far!! Anne, my g grandmother, b c1838, John b 1839, Kames b c1847 and Maryb c1850 but she was born in Scotland. The others were born in Ireland. The familes usually kept the same names for their offsping so John is a possibility but another generation down I have not been able to find Cormick's parents or anything more about them. I do know he was farming in Kileenduff in 1833 but have found nothing more. I suspect the family moved away from the area about the time of the famine. I have been to Split Rock Farm and the land is pretty miserable around the area. In 1845 it was probably worse. There are still some Kilgannons in Ireland but I haven't found any of my family. If your family came from Devon it looks as though they all moved away. Doreen