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Hello all at Sacred Heart - My name is Yvonne Keegan and I am doing research on my family. Through this I got in contact with a cousin I never met in America. Our great - grandparents were married in your Chapel.

Joseph Keegan and Cathrine Smith, the date of marriage
was 6/8/1897 and Daniel O'Sullivan was the Priest who married them. By looking at your web page they must have married in the old building.

I just thought that I would share that with you and to let you know that I will visit some time for Mass. God Bless - Yvonne Keegan

THIS IS JUST THE GREATEST!!!I knew my family attended S.H. but never thought I'd find anything on the internet let alone this..pictures,history WOW!My grandda Pat McGinniss rec"d a medal for his services in the S.H.League (not sure what that was) in 1907.Dad, James attended S.H. boys school(ChristianBros?) and was altar boy at S.H.Family attended S.H. and lived somewhere in vicinity early 1900's My dad James was born 1905.Had 12 bros. & sisters several died very young. Half of family came to U.S. 1927, rest followed few years later.
Is there any group or organization that can help w/family history?I'am sure most in your archives. My cousins & I have lost or forgotten so much.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THIS FANTASTIC WEB SITE,GOD BLESS
Mary C. Marano McGinniss
West Orange,NJ,USA

I don't know how I discovered your website, but I did and thoroughly enjoyed viewing all the photo's and history of the parish.

Both my wife and I were educated at the Sacred Heart school and lived in the area and of course attended the Church and attended many of the services and functions.
Anne and I were married in the Church in 1957 by Fr.McKeown and shortly afterwards in 1961 left Bridgeton and moved to Toronto, Canada were we have been ever since. We have visited Glasgow many times since then and always include a visit to the Sacred Heart ( the last time we were there must have been five years ago) The photo's of the Church especially since your renovations look great.

I will try to dig out some pictures from the time we lived there and send them to you if you are interested.
Bye for now
Anne and Joe O'Neill

During the last hour or so I have been viewing your lovely web site. I emailed the parish for information on my grandparents and mother and thought I would include a tid bit as told to me by mother.

Her name, Theresa Bradley Hughes.

Mother was Baptized at Sacred Heart and attended school there. She told me the school was segregate, boys from the girls. Even the playground had a fence dividing the two groups.

She also told me they had a wonderful children's choir, she was a member and soloist. She would have attended school approximately 1907/8 to 1912 or 13 when the family followed my grandfathers to Toronto Canada.

As I said, just a tid bit

Hi,

What a wonderful website! Researching my family tree, I discovered that my
grandmother, Elizabeth Hardy Dickson was born in Bridgeton (although her
parents came from Northern Ireland), and she married my grandfather, John
McCue at The Sacred Heart Church in Bridgeton in 1917. Unfortunately both
my grandparents died before I was born so I don't have any stories from
them. So, it was lovely to see you website, especially with all the
photographs of the era, as my grandparents also lived on Dalmarnock Road at
one time.

Kind regards,
Michelle

I was looking through the web sites to download a novena to the Sacred Heart for a friend, when my eagle-eyed mum ( 86 yrs.) spotted your site. Mum was a parishioner of St. Mary's Abercrombie St., and attended Sacred Heart school. She was thrilled to look at the photographs old & new on the web pages and needless to say it will be a talking point for the next few family visits. As a point of interest Fr. my mum's grandfather a Joseph Peak from St. Helen's in Lancashire who was a convert to the church composed a mass in honour of Mary Magdelene. According to mum, he was the first person to be buried from Sacred Heart and parts of his mass were sung at his requiem.

Thank you, on behalf of my mum. It has filled up her day, and a promise that we will pay a visit to Sacred Heart & St. Mary's the next time we are down in Glasgow.

Yours sincerely

Peter Murphy

Name:	yvonne


Where are you from:	ireland
Comments:	can any one help i am trying to trace any descendants of thomas stephen mc sweeney married to maggie devine from bridgeston in your parish in 1892 i believe he was a tramway conductor would love to hear from anyone who think they might be related.
	December 9, 2002 22:04:16

Name:	Stephen Scullion


Where are you from:	Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Comments:	I attended Sacred Heart Primary School before our family emigrated to Canada in 1966. My brother, Henry, and I were 8 years old at the time. Do you retain school records from that long ago? I'd be interested in showing my children these records,if available.
	June 10, 2002 20:11:13

Name:	Daniel Brogan


Where are you from:	at present Stratford conn. U.S.A. originally from French st Brigton
Comments:	I attended Sacred Heart primary school from 1942 untill 1949 then Pirn st as it was called untill 1953,not for bragging rights I graduated as school champion in various sports .I married my school sweetheart Anna Boland from Muslin st in 1957 we emmigrated to connecticut in 1961 Anna passed away six years ago and I am to be married again Sept 2002 to a very special person who has been very good for me during some bad times I have two sons and one daughter all married and six grandchildren so Iam kept quite busy.I intend to make a trip back home next year If god keeps me arround as Scotland will always be my home,after forty one years I am still constantly homesick for my homeland I miss the food ,the patter,the scenery I miss everything.SEE YOU ALL NEXT YEAR. DANNY BROGAN
	June 3, 2002 14:33:13

Name:	william flannigan/zita dougan


Where are you from:	wasaga beach ontario canada
Comments:	my wife and i were born and raised in the parish . we were married in canada in 1957 we visit scotland approx every 2 years.
	May 9, 2002 23:09:03

Name:	laurie.kay


Where are you from:	Glasgow
Comments:	A very lovely web site with really nice pictures and history. I am originally from Glasgow, born in Cowcaddens and also lived in Springburn. I now live in Kent, married to Mary with two children.
	April 25, 2002 11:36:46

Name:	Mary Hughes Boyd (presently Abbott


Where are you from:	Dundee, But went to the school
Comments:	Very good, but do you have any pics of the school itself??? If so can you send them ot my email address or a webiste address
	April 24, 2002 17:32:50

Name:	francis feeney fleming


Where are you from:	norman st
Comments:	I was born in Norman st and attended Sacred Heart primary school.I. have fond memories of growing up in Bridgeton and also attending the chapel
	March 24, 2002 22:08:35

Name:	WILLIAM FLANNIGAN


Where are you from:	WASAGA BEACH ,ONTARIO ,CANADA
Comments:	I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN THE PARISH IN 1935.I ATTENDED SACRED HEART PRIMARY AND THEN WENT ON TO ST. MUNGO'S ACAD. I MARRIED ZITA DOUGAN FROM BALTIC STREET.WE HAVE LIVED IN CANADA SINCE 1964.
	March 20, 2002 00:19:46