Claim: John Tuigg, who was born in a Celtic pagan village in Ireland, reached Pittsburgh in December 1849 where he finished his studies at St. Michael's Seminary and was ordained a priest in May 1850.
Evidence: February 19, 1820
Donoughmore, Ireland Rt. Rev. John Tuigg Donoughmore (spelt Donaghmore by Ordnance Survey Ireland; Irish: Domhnach Mór) is a civil and Catholic parish in County Cork, Ireland.