Cavanaugh, President of Notre Dame University in the 1950s. Though born in Michigan, U.S., all of Cavanaugh's grandparents had come from Killinure, Coolkenno and Kilquiggan and had left the vicinity during The Great Famine.
Cavanaugh, who served as the President of Notre Dame University in the 1950s, was born in Michigan but his ancestors came from Ireland. They left their homeland during The Great Famine.