My gr-grandparents, Charles and Mary White Eagen were also from County Kilkenny. They immigrated to NYC around 1873. Their children were: Ellen Theresa b. 1867, Molly, Mary (Married a Ryan), Anne,Catherine, Bridget, Kearin, John, Bill, and Mamie (married a Moran and a Voute. We believe that Kearin, John and Bill went to Australia, but not sure.