The Irish family connection deepens following further English oppression and the infamous Potato famine. Nancy (19) and Robert Cassidy (17) left Ireland for Sydney/Newcastle on the “Boanerges” in 1857 and then brothers John (16) (Randall's great grandfather) and Patrick (14) followed on the “Joshua” in 1858. Other members of the Cassidy family also left Ireland for Australia in this period of mass boat people movement.
The Cassidy native area in Ireland is County Fermanagh and the main town area was Enniskillen. We have found 49 Cassidy people who were in the area in the 1850s and potential family members so it should not be too hard to find which ones were our links! We will spend three days soaking up the scene in this area and we have opted to stay at Omagh to test our Orange root feelings.
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