Margaret was born on July 18th, 1857 in Cave and her baptism took place on July 18th, 1857 in Oranmore.1 Her godfather was James Fahy and her godmother was Mary Flanagan. Margaret's father was Patrick (Patt) Flanagan and her mother was Bridget (Biddy) Fahy. She had three brothers and a sister, named Thomas, Patrick, Martin and Mary. She was the oldest of the five children.