Summary
Maggie Boyle is identified as the maternal grandmother of Eleanor Gallagher McDonough in the held February 2026 interview. The source places the Boyle farm near Piper's Corner and preserves this limited family relationship.
The May 1955 Beaver Beacon names “Mrs. Dan P. Boyle,” called “Aunt Maggie,” as the christener of the Emerald Isle at Saint James. This is compatible with the name and island family context in the later interview, but the held sources do not provide a civil-record bridge or establish that the two references are the same individual beyond this qualified graph link.1
Open questions
- Which census, land, parish, or cemetery records identify Maggie Boyle?
- What does the memorial stone near the farm say, and when was it placed?
See also
- Eleanor Gallagher McDonough
- Boyle family of Sloatown Road
- Piper's Corner
- Arrival, Maiden Voyage, and Christening of the Emerald Isle (1955)
- Emerald Isle (1955 Beaver Island ferry)
Footnotes
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Beaver Beacon, May 1955, “The Emerald Isle.” ↩
Sources
- Michelle LaFreniere, "On the Front Porch with Eleanor McDonough," *Northern Islander*, February 2026.The interview identifies Maggie Boyle as Eleanor's maternal grandmother and places the Boyle farm on Sloatown Road near Piper's Corner; it does not provide dates or a full biography.
- Beaver Beacon, May 1955, “The Emerald Isle.”Names “Mrs. Dan P. Boyle,” called “Aunt Maggie,” as the woman who christened the Emerald Isle; the article describes her as 90 and the oldest island-born resident.