Internet references 

This pages contains references to articles I found on the Internet which, while not directly applicable to the clan family, do provide interesting background. Most of the articles referenced can be found using Google or another search engine.

Father Butler, a priest from Dublin Ireland, moved to Kansas in the late 1860s.  He wrote an essay aimed at prospective Irish emigrants in Ireland which was published in 1871.  The essay gives an interesting portrait of Kansas at that time, as well as the Irish in Kansas and the influence of the Jesuits in establishing missions to the Indian tribes. The essay was placed on the Internet in 2000 by Father David Smith, S. J. of Creighton University  https://people.creighton.edu/~dsm09594/Butler1.html

 The continuing controversy over Saint Brigid's Church, built in 1848 by Irish immigrants in the East Village of New York City receives coverage and photos in www.savestbrigid.com

William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas was first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL. It is available on the Internet. ( http://www.kancoll.org/books/cutler/ )  Organized by topics, such as railroads, as well as by county, the history gives an interesting perspective of Kansas just prior to the influx of most of our clan to Kansas.  I found references to the Berry brothers in the article on Abilene, and a biography of John Henry Costello in the section on Marion County. 

most recent revision:   9 March 2006

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