The final episode of the engaging genealogy
show Tar Abhaile was on last night (Sunday). This episode had special resonance
for me as it dealt with my present and past. County Mayo was featured, where
my mother's family come from, and one of the participants was from my new home
state, Virginia (and not too far away, at all, from where I live and work!).
This weeks focus was a family reunion for the
Feerick sept in Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo. The name is a great example of how surname research can be so
vital. MacLysaght outlines that the name, Mac
Phiaraic (a derivative of Peter) in
Irish, is very closely identified with Ballinrobe and originated as a branch of
the Bermingham's of Dunmore, Co. Galway.[1]
The second half of the show was about Chuck Feerick and his
son, Chuck jnr. Chuck snr's great-grandfather, Patrick, left Ireland about
1885. For Chuck, the interest lay in Patrick's parents, John and Cecily Hynes. He
wanted to find out more about their lives, including where they were married.
In the show Chuck mentioned that Patrick Feerick was first
in Rochester after he emigrated from Ireland. In the image, below, from the
1900 federal census, you will see a possible listing for Patrick (PJ) and his
family.[2]
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Possible Feerick family in Rochestser, NY, 1900 US federal census |
An often asked question is why emigrants go to certain towns and cities in the US. In this household, there is also an uncle of PJ's, 75 year old James Hamilton. He could have been a relation from a previous generation that came to the U.S. and provided the first link for chain migration.
As an aside, an interesting note is that Mike Feerick is on the advisory board of Ireland Reaching Out. This is the umbrella organization under which many of the
research groups featured in the show operate.
To read a review and watch
previous episodes, click: episode 1, episode 2, episode 3, episode 4, episode 5.
[1] MacLysaght,
Edward. The Surnames of Ireland. 6th
ed. Dublin: Irish Academic Press. 1999. p. 106.
[2] "United
States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MSJW-9YX
: accessed 23 December 2013), P J Feerick, Election District 5 Rochester City
Ward 11, Monroe, New York, United States; citing sheet , family 103, NARA
microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241075.
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