Another generation has been documented of the
Doohan/Dugan family of Crossroads
Donegal.
Mary Dugan Faunt and Rose Doohan Coyle, first cousins died young and left young
children with no clear story of their origin.
A very small group of cousins have connected
in this electronic age and are piecing together the family.
My Grandfather Ed Faunt who was 4 when his Mother died belonged
to the "Sons of Donegal" and often sang a song about it. His
cousin Jimmy Coyle
has a memory of walking up Broad Street with his mother at 3 or 4 and no other
recollection of her.
Norah Doohan McFadden of Crossroads sold Irish Sweepstake tickets to her
cousins until her death after 1965. Her sister Catherine Doohan worked at
Mt.Carmel Rectory 3rd and Snyder when she immigrated in 1928 and later moved to
Norristown.
Rose Veronica Coyle granddaughter of Rose Doohan Coyle was Miss America in
1936. Everyone in our family has always been aware of this astonishing fact but
not one of us could figure out how Rose Coyle is related to us. Now we do.
Patrick, Denis, Bryan(Bernard) and John Dugan/Doohan were brothers in
Ireland. Just past Crossroads (now Falcarragh) is the 'Bridge of Sorrows' that
took them out of the valley toward the port at Derry and left their families
behind.John Dugan
and his newly married wife emigrated to Philadelphia in 1865.They had no
children and he prospered and one by one many of his nieces and nephews joined
him there.
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