McGuigans To Reunite

It has been over 160 years since two brothers, Henry and James McGuigan left their beloved family and home in Ireland for an incredible adventure searching for gold in the far distant land of Australia. I am travelling from Australia to our ancestral homeland to meet McGuigan relations living in and around Maghera Northern Ireland. Our McGuigan family has lived in this area since the 1700's and possibly even earlier. This historic journey back to Ireland with its majestic scenery, inspiring people and history promises to be filled with excitement and amazing discoveries culminating in the gathering of the clan at Maghera on Sunday 22nd July 2012 for a day of joyous celebration. My much anticipated adventure begins on Friday 29th June 2012......

Wednesday 4 July 2012

Day 6 Belfast Northern Ireland Wednesday 4th July 2012

Today we had a relaxing time, slept in and spent most of the day in Belfast City shopping. It was great to visit The House of Fraser and Marks & Spencer which are such iconic British department stores. Dave, you will be happy to know that I didn't spend TOO much! The weather was fantastic today with lots of sunshine in the afternoon reaching about 22 degrees. We have just returned to our apartment to get packed up as we fly to Sunderland England very early in the morning.
John McGuigan, brother to my gg grandfather Henry McGuigan was a successful contractor in Sunderland during the 1850's to 1880's. Not much is known about John or his family so hopefully we will be able to learn more about him during this visit to Sunderland.Wouldn't it be fantastic if we could find living relatives before our Grand Reunion in 2 weeks time! I will be sad to leave Belfast tomorrow but this great city will always hold very special memories for me. Belfast is now one of the top 10 cities in the world to visit and I can certainly understand why. It's architecture is outstanding, it's people friendly and it's history on every street corner!


This photo is of Belfast City Hall - what an incredible building along with SO many others in Belfast.
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