Anne Margaret Meagher (Dec 18, 1914 - Feb 20, 2008)
Posted on February 24, 2008 @ 10:08:54 AM by Paul Meagher Condolences to the family of Anne and Allan Meagher on the death of their mother Anne Margaret Meagher. The following is Anne's obiturary published in the Chronicle Herald newspaper (Feb 22, 2008). The accompanying photo was not unfortunately not included in the online obiturary. MEAGHER, Anne Margaret - Our dear mother and grandmother, Anne Margaret Meagher passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 20, 2008, in R.K. MacDonald Nursing Home, Antigonish. Born on December 18, 1914, in Broad Cove Banks, Inverness Co., she was the daughter of Dougal and Katie (MacLellan) MacDonald. When Annie was nine, her parents died and she was raised by her uncle and aunt, Dan J. and Mary Anne Rankin of Mabou. She finished school and attended Normal College in Truro where she received her teacher's license. Anne then taught in various communities in Cape Breton for several years. In 1946, Anne married Allan Joseph Meagher. They had five children and Annie devoted herself to providing a good home for them to grow up in. She was a member of the Catholic Women's League for many years. She enjoyed Scottish music and a good laugh, and was always looking forward to her visits to Cape Breton to see family, friends and enjoy a good concert. Anne is survived by her children, Kathleen Marie (Jack) Tracy-Gould, Miramachi, N.B.; Douglas, Antigonish; Allan (Brenda), Brook Village; Kevin, Miramachi; Cyril (Mary), Lockeport; sister, Mary (Arthur) Thompson, Boston, Mass.; grandchildren, Aaron, Shawna, Kristen, Chelsea, Patrick, Colin, Maria; many nieces and nephews. Anne was predeceased by her husband, Allan; brothers, John Archie (Kay), Angus (Annie), and sister, Isabel (Donald); half-brothers, Archie (Mary Catherine) and Duncan (Annie) Rankin; half-sisters, Louise Rankin, Margaret (Randall) Cashman, and Sister Rita Rankin, CND. Our family would like to thank the staff of R.K. MacDonald for their care and compassion of our mother over the past several years. We also give thanks to our brother, Doug who visited Mom daily and whose devotion was a great comfort to her. Visitation will be in Inverness Funeral Home on Saturday, February 23, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral mass will be held in Saint John the Baptist Church, Brook Village, celebrated by Father Bernie MacDonald, at 2 p.m., Sunday, February 24. Interment will be in Brook Village Cemetery after the mass. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of your choice. On-line condolences may be sent to: invernessfuneral@ns.aliantzinc.ca

John Nicholas Meagher (Oct. 03, 1919 - Nov 27, 2007)
Posted on November 30, 2007 @ 11:58:15 PM by Paul Meagher On behalf of the Meagher clan in Brook Village we would like to extend our condolences to the family of Nick Meagher on the passing of their Husband, Father, and Grand Father. Nickolas Meagher's obiturary was posted online in the "Kirkand Lake Northern News" and is reposted below. MEAGHER, John Nicholas October 3, 1919 to November 27, 2007 - In God's Grace, John Nicholas Nick Meagher passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 with his loved ones by his side. He was predeceased by his parents, Lauchie and Catherine Meagher and brothers, Jim, Allan, Donald and John A. Nick is survived by his wife of 59 years, Catherine Chad/Mama (MacDougall); his sisters, Mary-Florence Chisholm and Helen MacDonald; and his brothers, Joe, Francis and J.D. His memory will rest forever in the hearts of his son Al (Carol), and his daughters, Cathy, Elayne (Tom), Liz (Jerry) and Janice (Ray). He was the proudest papa of Laughlin, Jennifer (Chad), John (Sharon), Clinton, Patrick, Derek, Jesse, Marlee and great-grandchildren, Taylor, Jakob and Nolan. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Nick left Brook Village, Cape Breton in 1946 to work in the mines of Northern Ontario. A tireless worker, he took great pride not only in his career in mining but also shared his talents as a carpenter with many projects in the Kirkland Lake area. He retired at the age of 65 as the Maintenance Supervisor of Teck Pioneer Residence but continued to work in forestry with Rosko Brothers and supervised numerous projects in the homes of his family and friends. A good and faithful servant, he ushered at Holy Name Parish for over 50 years, served as Eucharistic Minister and assisted at funeral liturgies. He made many life-long friends while a member of the Kirkland Lake Volunteer Fire Brigade. Nick loved the music of Cape Breton. Family and friends enjoyed many celebrations with Nick on the fiddle and Chad on the piano. Great times were also shared with family and friends while hunting and fishing. For the last year and a half Nick's home was Toburn Wing of the Teck Pioneer Residence. The family would like to express their gratitude to the TPR staff that became his extended family. Their compassion and loving care was a blessing not only to papa but to mama and each and every one of us. The family looks forward to meeting friends on Friday, November 30th, 2007 at the Monette & French Funeral Home from 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The funeral mass will be held on Saturday, December 1st, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. at Holy Name of Jesus Parish. Nick will be laid to rest in the Kirkland Lake Cemetery in the spring. Donations in honour of Nick will be accepted by Holy Name of Jesus Parish (39 Kirkland St. Kirkland Lake, ON. P2N 2G3) and Teck Pioneer Residence Toburn Wing (P.O. Bag 3800 Kirkland Lake, ON. P2N 3P4. Condolences, donations or lighting of a candle may be made on-line at www.monettefrench.com Arrangements entrusted to: 450 Government Rd. West, Kirkland Lake 705-567-3565 10919423. Some geneological information about Nick's immediate family: Married Catherine Veronica MacDougall August 27, 1948 in Montreal Que., she was the daughter of Alexander MacDougall and Mary MacFarlane. She was born August 3, 1922 in Inverness. They had 5 children: Lauchlin Alexander, May 22, 1951; Mary Catherine, Oct 31, 1952; Margaret Elayne, Nov 19, 1955; Elizabeth Ann, Mar 09, 1957; Janice Marie Meagher, Jun 02, 1961. If anyone has any stories about Nick they would like to share we would be happy to post it on this site.

Site upgrade status
Posted on January 4, 2007 @ 10:47:56 PM by Paul Meagher Around a month and a half ago the web server this site is hosted on was upgraded. Unfortunately, the software running this site needed to be upgraded as well before it would work again. Tonight I finished upgrading enough software and content to re-launch the site again. I've also added a new header graphic to the site that was created by Mary Lou Landry for the last Meagher family reunion. I hope to incorporate more parts of that graphic into this site (pictures of Lauchie and Catherine's children) as time permits. I also still need to upgrade the family tree component of this site and when that is ready I will let you know.

Courtesy of Kay Ann Meagher
Posted on July 8, 2006 @ 10:43:02 AM by Melanie Meagher Hi to all my Meagher relatives. I am just a new PC owner and this site was my first entry to "favourites" ! Thanks, Paul and Melanie for starting this and keeping it going. I am looking forward to the weddings this summer in Cape Breton! As I am so interested in geneology and history I am always on the look out for new "connections". I always find it a possibility of connection if the Meaghers in question originated in Kilkenny Ireland in the late 1700's. Most Meaghers who emigrated to Nova Scotia seem to be from Tipperary. Ours were from Kilkenny the neighbouring county. They lived near the border in a "townland" of the city of Callan. The townland area was called Killaloe (not the city of Killaloe in County Clare) . Of these Meaghers who came to Cape Breton in the eary 1800's (some via Newfoundland briefly), several moved to the U.S. probably after the 1870's. Alex Meagher moved to Montana ( Butte?) and died in Toppenish, Washington state in 1946. He had 3 children, Eleanor, John and A.C His sister Margaret ( Meagher ) Grogan lived in Belgrade Montana . Other Meaghers who were supposed to have moved to the US were the family of Nicholas Meagher (not the younger Judge Nicholas H .Meagher ) . This Nicholas was the brother of our ancestor, Daniel. He had come Brook Village and Mount Young before 1825 from Ireland and had died at Mt Young by 1871. He had a big family. His sons Edward (Ned) and John may have moved to the US but some of Edward's family were still in Cape Breton in 1891. His wife was an Adams from this area. I pass on these "tidbits"as it may fill in the blanks for someone who thinks they had roots in Cape Breton , Nova Scotia. Great to be able to keep in touch this way . See some of you soon! on the "net"

Pretty Hot Here....
Posted on July 7, 2006 @ 08:04:27 PM by Melanie Meagher Well Meagher family...I am really getting excited to go home this summer for the wedding.....soon very soon. This time I plan on spending quite a bit of time home before heading back to the city. I have noticed that our guestbook has generated quite a bit of attention in the last while, I think that is fantastic and thanks so much to Kay Ann for the recent info she posted in the guestbook. I also wanted to say to any family or friends that are passing through Mabou on August 26 please drop by the hall or church for my wedding. The wedding is at 2:00 in the Mabou church and the reception is at 9:00 at the Mabou hall. As stated in the invite there will be lots of celebrating (until the night become day). I hope that everyone's summer is going well...Hope to see you at home

Gone but not forgotten...
Posted on May 2, 2006 @ 05:39:35 PM by Melanie Meagher As I am sure most of you have heard, on April 9, 2006, John A. Meagher passed away. As a father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend he will be dearly missed. I would like to thank all who came to his funeral, gave floral donations, donated money to charities, brought food to the houses and prepared the lunch at the hall. Your generosity has not gone unnoticed or unappreciated. My grandfather was a tremendous man and if we all tried to live our lives by his example...the world would benefit.

Meagher history
Posted on March 8, 2006 @ 09:01:39 AM by Paul Meagher Loraine Huemmer asked me this question which I am forwarding to all Meaghers for any assistence you might provide. I am searching for info re Michael Joseph Meagher of Brooklyn, N.Y. He arived in NY around 1860 from Nina, Tipperary and brought over 9 brothers and sisters including his father, John. I have a family picture of about 20 adults and 15 children and would love to get some names. His second marriage was to Katherine, widow of a salloon keeper. Michael had a saloon on third avenue in Brooklyn. I know some of his children were Walter, Matt, John, and Margaret. You can use the contact us form if you have any info and we will forward it to Loraine or get you in contact with one another.

Hope your summer is going well!
Posted on August 12, 2005 @ 10:14:04 AM by Melanie Meagher Madainn Mhath Just checking in, hopefully everybody is enjoying their summer. I am jealous of anybody who has been able to travel to Cape Breton this summer! Nevertheless I am enjoying the summer. I have not updated much at all and for that am sorry, hopefully I will find the time to do things someday. For now I would like to encourage you to sign the guestbook and let us know that you have been here! Until next time........

Wedding News
Posted on May 29, 2005 @ 02:36:44 PM by Melanie Meagher As a few of you have heard I am getting married next year. Many people have been asking me questions... so here are a few answers. Keep August 26, 2006 free as that is when I will be getting married. I am getting married at home, most likely in Mabou and I am marrying Dylan Beaton from Mabou. Consider this a save -the-date card. Happy summer to all of you!

Seriously Lacking New Info
Posted on March 22, 2005 @ 12:02:16 PM by Melanie Meagher Hey everybody, I am sorry about the serious lack of new info. As you know I am now living in Calgary and have not yet bought a computer hopefully within two months I will be up and running again. Chow for now P.S. Consider this a save-the-date card. On July 15, 2006 Dylan and I will be getting married at home in Brook Village. So it will be nice to have another gathering of the clan for a happy occasion!

Happy Saint Paddys Day!
Posted on March 17, 2005 @ 01:18:18 PM by Melanie Meagher A little more Irish Gaelic for Saint Paddy's Day! Beannachtai na Feile Padraig Oraibh! Meaning: St. Patrick's Day Blessing Opun You! A little humour As soon as she had finished parochial school, a bright young girl named Lena shook the dust of Ireland off her shoes and made her way to New York where before long, she became a successful performer in show business. Eventually she returned to her home town for a visit and on a Saturday night went to confession in the church which she had always attended as a child. In the confessional Father Sullivan recognized her and began asking her about her work. She explained that she was an acrobatic dancer, and he wanted to know what that meant. She said she would be happy to show him the kind of thing she did on stage. She stepped out of the confessional and within sight of Father Sullivan, she went into a series of cartwheels, leaping splits, handsprings and backflips. Kneeling near the confessional, waiting their turn, were two middle-aged ladies. They witnessed Lena's acrobatics with wide eyes, and one said to the other: "Will you just look at the penance Father Sullivan is givin' out this night, and me without me bloomers on!"

Happy New Year
Posted on December 31, 2004 @ 09:15:24 AM by Melanie Meagher Ath Bhliain Faoi Mhaise!! Happy New Year in Irish Gaelic Bliadhna Mhath Ur 2005!! Happy New Year in Scottish Gaelic

Merry Christmas Meagher Family!!!!
Posted on December 24, 2004 @ 12:41:28 PM by Melanie Meagher MERRY CHRISTMAS!! Holiday greetings to all of you. I wish I could be home for Christmas this year. But I will have to enjoy the season from Calgary's ski slopes! I hope that within this holiday season you all find love, laughter, peace and joy! Best wishes for a great Christmas and Happy New Year! Nollaig Shona Merry Chistmas in Irish Gaelic Nollaig Chridheil Merry Christmas in Scottish Gaelic

Greetings From Alberta!
Posted on December 6, 2004 @ 11:10:34 PM by Melanie Meagher Well I hope that everyone is bundled up for the cold season ahead! I have made it to Calgary and it is great here, the mountains are beautiful. Hopefully, I will be able to get some much needed work done on the site. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Bernie Meagher
Posted on September 21, 2004 @ 11:26:00 AM by Melanie Meagher Greetings! I am still trying in my spare time to plug away at this site I really would like to see some more input from other family members. I am trying to construct a page in memory of my father Bernie Meagher and any stories that you may have about my father that you would like told please email them to me and I will post them on this page. If anybody else would like a page constructed in memory of a family member please let me know and we can discuss something that everybody can enjoy. P.S. My plans have changed and I am moving to Calgary, however my email address will remain the same - melanie_meagher@hotmail.com.

Sad News
Posted on August 22, 2004 @ 03:19:28 PM by Melanie Meagher We are very sorry to hear of Isabel (MacDonald) Meagher's passing. By now I am sure that you have all heard, our thoughts and prayers go out to her tremendous family. I had gone to Isabels wake in Halifax and it certainly was a testament to the life that she led, there were so many people present, friends and family. Isabel was a wonderful woman and I have been in contact with her grandchildren and I would like to make a page of tribute for her, hopefully we will be able to share some pieces of her life with you. I will be relocating in a week to Ottawa. I will still be able to work on this site however my previous contact information is no longer valid. I can always be reached through my email address: melanie_meagher@hotmail.com, and I will post my new contact information soon. Cheers

Sorry about the lack of new information
Posted on June 21, 2004 @ 12:00:35 PM by Melanie Meagher I am terribly sorry about the lack in new information. I have been quite busy the last few months. However, I also have not had very much response from the extended family members. Unless, I recieve information regarding the other branches of this tree, there is not much I can do to make it representative. I am adding a prayer line, it will just be something simple meant to remind people to keep those who are sick within our prayers. If you would like someone added to this just email me at melanie_meagher@hotmail.com.

Keep checking in
Posted on January 26, 2004 @ 02:34:25 PM by Melanie Meagher This is just to let everybody know keep checking in on this site! Daily new information is being added. I have been in touch with some of the meagher's and many of them are sending their info along. If you know any other email addresses please forward them to me. Also if you would like to see any other categories added let me know.

Thanks Melanie
Posted on January 23, 2004 @ 08:46:25 AM by Paul Meagher I would like to thank Melanie for all the work she has put into this site. I am impressed! I hope that you will help Melanie out by sending us some of your family stories, recipies, jokes, news stories, photo scans, graphic art, family tree corrections, additions, etc.... I also hope to have some time to make it so that additional details about a person in the family tree are presented (Melanie has added more information about each person, including biographical stories, than is presently showing).

New Addition
Posted on January 16, 2004 @ 06:48:16 AM by Melanie Meagher On Thursday January 15, a new baby girl was born to Allie and Brenda Meagher. The baby girl "Maria Danielle Meagher", weighed 7lbs 3oz and was born in Antigonish Nova Scotia. Congratulations Allie and Brenda.

Trying
Posted on January 12, 2004 @ 01:45:15 PM by Melanie Meagher I am still plugging away at this site and its info. I really would like to see this site be representative of all the branches involved however, I am majorly lacking information. I will be sending out a group email in the next few days requesting more information from families such as: pictures, stories, updates, etc... Please forward any information that you have to me at melanie_meagher@hotmail.com.

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