Mrs. Corrigan was born in Magheraboy, Kilmovee, County Mayo, Ireland on
on February 21, 1902, to Martin and Catherine Duffy Rush. She was one
of eight children, all deceased. Brigid was 100 years old.

Brigid immigrated to America in May 1922, arriving in NY by way of Liverpool,
England, on the White Star liner "Celtic." Over a period covering eight years
she worked for a wealthy family, living-in, at their New York City, Oyster Bay,
and Millbrook, New York residences.

In the spring of 1930 Brigid returned home to Ireland to visit her parents and was to
meet her husband to be, Robert Corrigan, who like herself had been in America for a
number of years. He was the son of Michael and Brigid Flynn Corrigan of Kiltobranks,
Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon.

Brigid and Robert married and started a small enterprise to supplement the
income they expected to derive from farming the 22 acre farm which
Robert had inherited from his father, in Kiltobranks. The enterprise
comprised of, a shop and a dance hall, a much needed place for young
people of the surrounding communities to meet. "Corrigan's Dance Hall," as it
became known, was the result of Robert Corrigan's ingenuity. He re-engineered
a building, which in years long gone, had served as a stopover site for mail pickup,
by horse drawn coach, a means in vogue, at that time.

On March 27, 1937, at age thirty-eight Robert died of pneumonia and heart
failure. He is buried beside his parents in the old Lisacul cemetery, Castlerea,
County Roscommon.

In 1960, Mrs. Corrigan, sold her house and farm and returned to America,
settling in Brooklyn, N.Y. to be close to her children and their families.
On November 30, 1965 she obtained American citizenship and some
ten years later she moved to Flushing where she resided until her death.