Dorgan Family Photographs
This gallery preserves photographs of the Dorgan / Dargan family and its related branches in Ireland and the United States. From early family portraits and weddings to later generations and reunions, these images document the people whose lives connect East County Cork with Rhode Island and beyond. Each photograph is accompanied by historical information wherever available.
Photo Display and Preservation Note
Where a restored image is used for easier viewing, the untouched original remains preserved in the Gallery / Original Images.
Restoration is limited to improvements such as contrast, lighting, sharpness, and legibility. Missing faces, text, objects, or other historical details are not invented.
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Anne Dorgan Maguire and daughter, Patricia Maguire, May 1972
Anne Dorgan Maguire and her daughter, Patricia Maguire, at the Carrigkilter Dorgan farm, May 1972. Carrigkilter Dorgan Farm, Ballintemple Parish, Imokilly, East Cork, County Cork, Ireland.
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Patrick Joseph Dorgan and Mary Catherine Hartnett
This photograph preserves an important visual record of Patrick J. Dorgan and Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan, whose family story connects East Cork with Rhode Island.
A carefully restored version may be used for display so that the faces are easier to see. The untouched original remains preserved in the Gallery / Original Images as the documentary source.
Patrick Joseph Dorgan and Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan — restored couple image
This is the only known surviving photograph of Patrick Joseph Dorgan and Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan. It was taken at the 1913 wedding of John Henry Maguire and their daughter, Anne Theresa Dorgan. The image preserves the couple who connect the East Cork Dorgan / Hartnett family story to Providence, Rhode Island, and later descendants. This original photograph should be treated as the primary historical image.
Patrick Joseph Dorgan
Mary Catherine Hartnett
William J. Dorgan Sr. and Helen Louise McIntosh
William J. Dorgan Sr
Helen Louise McIntosh
William J. Dorgan Sr. was born in Ireland in 1897 and came to the United States as an infant with his mother and siblings. He later married Helen Louise McIntosh in Fall River, Massachusetts, on 25 July 1923. Their family continued the Dorgan line in Rhode Island.
Helen Louise McIntosh Dorgan was the daughter of Charles L. McIntosh and Ellen L. Dwyer. She and William were the parents of William J. Dorgan Jr., Helen L. Dorgan, and Corinne H. Dorgan. The restored portraits shown here were created from family photographs; the original images remain preserved in the archive.
William J. Dorgan Sr. with his grandson, William J. Dorgan III, Rhode Island, 17 August 1969. This is the only known photograph from their 1969 meeting and is preserved as an important family image.