One of the best sources of information on any given family is what an individual might have among his/her own records or papers.

Many thanks to:

• Peggie Goehle Edgar, the daughter of Isabell Walsh Goehle, and Peggie's husband, Charlie Edgar, who gave me or lent me:
  • Information on several family members
  • Addresses of some family members
  • Photographs of some of the children and grandchildren of Joseph Walsh and Maggie Langan
  • Copies of newspaper articles about the family
  • Their continuous gracious hospitality

• Elenore Goehle Burger, the daughter of Isabell Walsh Goehle, who lent me photos of several family members.
• Isabell Goehle Walters, the daughter of Isabell Walsh Goehle, who sent me a copy of her birth certificate.
• Clare Walsh Esser, the daughter of Charles Walsh, who supplied
  • Photographs and information on her father, Charles Walsh, the son of Maggie Langan and Joseph Walsh
  • Photos of some of the children of Maggie Langan and Joseph Walsh
  • Information on the Walsh cemetery plot in New York
  • Information on Thomas Walsh, the son of Thomas Walsh and the grandson of John Walsh and Fanny Feeney, that enabled me to tie in information I had on Thomas, senior
  • A photo of some of the Langans

  On June 1, 2003 Clare lent me addition photos of herself and her family

• Cathie McEneney, the daughter of Charles Walsh, who sent me photographs of St Mary's Church in Ballinrobe and the baptismal font at which the Walsh children and several Langan children were baptized.
• Jeff Casper, a Langan relative, who led me to the marriage record of Pat Langan and Anastasia Devereau Langan.
• Flo Hanson Goehle, the wife of Frank Goehle, who made me a CD of pictures of family members.
• Bella Czaplyski Pipas, who gave me a photo of Agnes Goehle Land and Isabell Goehle Walter, the daughters of Isabell Walsh
• Maria Lahiff Pedulla, who trusted me with a whole satchel of photos, newspaper articles, and notes from her mother, Agnes Walsh Lahiff. A true treasure trove!
• Bill Lahiff who lent me a photo of the Lahiff children and at whose house in Tucson, Tom and I visited with: Bill, Maria and Joe Pedulla, Joe and Jackie Lahiff, and Ines and Ema (the daughters of Martin Lahiff) and their families.
• Mike McEneney, the husband of Cathy Walsh, and the son-in-law of Charles Walsh, for information from his brother, Edward McEneney, about Charles Walsh

• Mike McEneney and Mary Herdman for information on the baptism of Charles Walsh, January, 2003

• Joe Lahiff for the identification of several children in the photos with his mother, Agnes Walsh Lahiff, January, 2003 and for a photo of his family, February 2003.

• Marilyn Walsh Krausch for photos of the family of William Walsh and Mae McCarthy, and for information on her parents and siblings, February 2003.

• Christin Lahiff Semprebon for information about her father, John Lahiff, August 2003 and photos of her family, her sibs and her father, April, 2004

• Ines Lahiff Anderson, for corrections about her father, Martin Lahiff, and for information on her uncle, Bill Lahiff, December 2003

• Martin Lahiff Walsh for a story about his mother, Agnes Walsh Lahiff, March, 2004

• Betty Goehle Mohring for information on her baptism, marriage, and children, February, 2004

• Ken Carty, the son of Martha Langan and Frederick Carty, Sr. and a grandson of Martin Langan and Ellen Moughan Langan, who has contacted me by email and provided information on his branch of the family, April, 2004. And for more information in March 2005

• Pat Frost of Mohorra, Ireland for information and photos of Mohorra

• Priscilla Walters Freeman for family photos and photos of Bella Walsh Goehle with her daughters and her son-in-laws

• John Walters for a photo of he and his sister, Mary, and photos of Freddie Walters

• Joan Donovan, the daughter of Lillie Walsh O'Neil and the granddaughter of Joseph Walsh and Maggie Langan, for many great photos of: her mother, father, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, and Joseph Walsh, April 2005.

• Mark Walsh, the son of George Walsh and Margaret Broyles for photos of his parents, March 2005

• Charlotte Buda, the daughter of William Walsh and Mary Jerabek, for photos of her parents, and half brother, Gerard, and his family, March 2005.

• Mary Walsh Herdman, the daughter of Charles Walsh, for the loan of photos of Charles Walsh, Joseph Walsh, junior, George Walsh and Maggie Langan Walsh as a young woman, and to Mike McEneney for bringing them to me. June 2005.

• John Doherty for copies of some early photographs from Shrule and Ballinrobe and for a copy of The Bridge containing articles about Ballinrobe, September and October 2005

• Glenn Nolen for information about the Nolans in Ballinrobe, October 2005.

• Maria Lahiff Pedulla, daughter of Agnes Walsh Lahiff, for information on Michael G. Donovan III, the Grandson of Lillie Walsh O'Neil who died in Vietnam in 1968, October 2005.

• Jeff Casper, the grandson of Pat Langan, for a photo of Pat Langan, and for additional information on the children of Pat Langan and James Langan, November 2005