We will begin this journey using this chart as a frame of reference.  This is a diagram of the McCauley nuclear family who resided in Fermanagh County, Northern Ireland, in the 1860’s.  This is the family of Bernard McCauley (the first) and Ann Kerron (Sometimes spelled Kerrin or Carron).  A local couple from that area.  Together they had ten children.  Seven of the children would later emigrate to America.  Agnes McCauley would visit her siblings in America, but ultimately too up residence in Fermanagh to care for her mother. Agnes purchased a house on Henry Street in Enniskillen in the early 1920’s.  Thomas McCauley would possibly go onto enlist as a soldier in WWI and settle in England. John McCauley would pass away at the age of 16 after a prolonged injury or illness. 

 In future posts I will share the results of my genealogy research, post the supporting documents and artifacts as well as their sources, and relate pertinent historical information germane to the story of this family and their descendants.  I am constantly intrigued, amazed, inspired, and humbled by the stories these findings tell.  Considering their struggles, I sometimes wonder how I ever got to be here and reflect on my gratitude in being alive.  Their stories fill me with a sense of appreciation and purpose.

I would also like this blog to be a place where people will be able to share their artifacts, photos, and stories of this family.   A collective memory. A repository of artifacts and stories for all the relatives in these lines.  There are also mysteries yet to be solved and this could also be a wonderful forum for sharing information and solving some of these puzzles.  From time to time, I will also post items pertaining to Irish and American history and culture coinciding with significant family events to add context to these narrations.  I hope to create a place to examine what it means to be of Irish descent.