There appears to be a connection between the Bogstown Laird’s and the Breden/Bredin family from Ballynagard.  In 1886 William Bredin traveled with Richard Laird to Australia on th... Read more

The following is from “The Heritage of Blue Hill” (Nebraska) published in 1976. It has a number of biographies of early settlers there. BIOGRAPHIES FROM THE HERITAGE OF BLUE HILL... Read more

Thanks to the generosity and support of the Wiley family during a previous visit  to Letterkenny I was able to locate and photograph the old Flax Mill that was on John Laird’s 68ac Car... Read more

I received an email from Mr Herbert Burns of Ballymoney in early August with the below attachment and accompanied text which simply said:       “Coming over th... Read more

Canadian Bogstown Laird Found: John Laird (b 14th August 1856 – Bogstown) at the age of 20 immigrated from Londonderry via Liverpool to Quebec on the Sarmatian in August 1876. The shipslog s... Read more