I believe that my great, great grandparents, Daniel Meehan and Mary White, were married in County Limerick between 1834 and 1838, and that their first son, John Meehan, was born in County Limerick in 1839. However, I have not been successful in locating any information for the birth of their second son, and my great grandfather, Daniel Meehan, in any County in Ireland between 1840 and 1852. Daniel and Mary White Meehan may also have been the parents of a third son, Charles, but I have not found any birth information for Charles Meehan in any County in Ireland between 1840 and 1852, nor have I found any information about the birth of any daughters.

The historical records I have been able to locate indicates that my gggf Daniel Meehan was married twice. First, to Mary White, who apparently died after the birth of Daniel or Charles. Second, to Winifred Smith. However, I have not been able to locate any death record for Mary White Meehan or marriage record for Daniel Meehan and Winifred Smith

I have found my gggf and Winifred Smith in County Sligo, Parish of Skreen & Dromard, Townland of Carrownaboll, where three sons were born to them between 1852 and 1858, James, Andrew, and Patrick. I have obtained the birth/baptismal information for James, Andrew, and Patrick from the County Sligo Genealogy Center. Gggf Daniel Meehan, Winifred Smith Meehan, and six sons John, Daniel (my gggf), Charles, James, Andrew, and Patrick, all left County Sligo between 1860 and 1870 and migrated to the USA, settling in a town now named Jermyn in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania.

I have checked with the County Leitrim Genealogy Center, but was advised that no records could be found in County Leitrim matching any of my Meehan family information. So, if anyone has any ideas, suggestions, etc., where I might look to try to fill in my record gap between 1839 in County Limerick and 1852 in County Sligo I sure would appreciate receiving them.

Thanks,
Rob