Searching for Eagan/Egan's in County Clare

Hi there,

Co. Clare has many parishes. Do you have any additional clue to where their exact place of origin might be? Have you checked family documents, such as letters and bibles, etc.?

Clare County Library has an excellent website where you should be able to find lots of useful links to County Clare. You can access it here: http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/genealog.htm

If and when you do find out an exact place of origin, I can then recommend some church records for you to check. In the meantime, there are other sources you can start looking at.

Civil registration records are available from the General Register Office (GRO). These start from 1864 however. You can access the website here: http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm

You could also try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64). Griffith's is freely available here: www.askaboutireland.com or here: www.failteromhat.com Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at. Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38). Microfilm copies of the books for all of Ireland are available at the National Archives of Ireland (NAI) http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/tithe-applotment-books-and-the-primary-griffith-valuation/ or the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS).

Have you tried checking the Ellis Island records (www.ellisisland.org) or the Castle Garden records (www.castlegarden.org)? Generally, more information was given at the port of arrival rather than the port of departure. If you knew which city they arrived at, this could be a good place to find more information, and perhaps even find out an exact place of origin.

Have you tried checking for John's records in Ohio? There might be more clues there.

You might find this link about the name Eagan interesting: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID=

Please make sure you link anyone else in your family who is interested in their Irish heritage to our site - and indeed anyone else you know of Irish heritage.

Kind regards,

Sinead Cooney

Genealogist (Ireland XO)

First off I need to correct myself.   Per my gggrandfather he immigrated at age 17 which would be 1839 not 45/46. 

We have no clues whatsoever on family in Ireland for John, nothing was ever passed down that anyone is aware of.  We "believe" we found the passenger list, but we can't be 100% certain this is him, other than we've not found another who matches age 17 with a birth date 1822. 

I will print out your reply and look into the sites.  I believe we have searched a few of them.  We have no idea on exact location in County Clare.  We know there is family descended from his oldest daughter in Ohio, but getting them interested enough to work with us to find if they possibly have some clues it frustrating.  

Thanks for your reply.  m eagan