Hello,
i am researching the name Clark, my gt gt grandfather Isaac Clark born abt 1821 Belfast, Ireland, married (17 Jun 1845 Newtownards, Bangor, Down, Ireland) Agnes Christie or Christy born abt 1824 Belfast, Ireland,.
any other information would be greatly appreciated
regards
Stephen

*Stephen Condon was born 25 Dec 1830 in County Cork, Ireland, and died 1 Jun 1893 in Frankfort, Marshall Co., KS, age 62 years, 5 months, 7 days. He married (1) *Mary Elizabeth Brantner 28 Sep 1856 in Centerville, Appanoose Co., IA, daughter of *Andrew Brantner and *Sarah King. She was born 28 Dec 1840 in Warrenton, Jefferson Co., OH, and died 6 Apr 1860 in Centerville, Appanoose Co., IA, age 19 years, 3 months, 9 days. He married (2) Mahalia G. Stier 15 Mar 1863 in Appanoose Co., IA. She was born Mar 1846 in IA.

*My ancestors.

I am researching In the Londonderry and Donegal area--looking for information on a William Barnett born 1603 in Scotland--died in Londonderry. also searching for the town of Grenshaw.All help apreciated
Thanks
Carolyn

Researching Meagher and James Barton came across James daughter Catherine Meagher nee Barton death cert. on it it states that she was born in Carsevene Ireland .If anyone could please tell me if this is the correct spelling for this location
Or where in Ireland this is .Thank You

Hi Carol; Cahersiveen, in a town in County Kerry, Ireland. Not to far away fron the lovely Kilarney.

I am researching several family names of ancestors from Ireland. My g-g-grandfather, Thomas Ernest Nevin was born there in about 1837. When he came to America he settled near Baltimore, Maryland (Cockeysville). He married Ida Mathilda Ennis. My other g-g-grandfather from Ireland was Patrick Flynn who was born there in 1834. He married Bridget McNichols who was also born in Ireland in 1839. They also came to live in Cockeysville, MD.
If anyone has any information on these Irish Catholic families ,
I would appreciate any information that you have.
Thank you,
Marianne Nevin Spangler

I am researching Hanlon/England connections in and around Roscrea, Ireland. My great-grandfather, Marcus Hanlon came to the US from Ireland in 1864. His parents were John Norman Hanlon and Mary Ann England, and they were married May 4, 1840 in St. Cronan's C of I in Roscrea (identified on his wedding certificate). I have tons of records including John and Mary Ann's death certificates and church records from St. Cronan's. I have Marcus' will dated 1908, in which he names all his surviving brothers and sisters in Ireland and they match those on the baptismal records from St. Cronan's. I have found several on the 1901 & 1911 Irish censuses. What has eluded me however, is finding Marcus/ baptismal record. It is not at St. Cronan's although his brothers' and sisters' are. I do know for sure that his parents were John and Mary Ann as the combination of names was so unusual - especially the use of the middle name during that period. Mary Ann was from Kyle, just over the border of Tipperary into Laois (Queens at the time) and which is only a mile or less from Roscrea. The 1901 census identifies her as a Methodist and someone told me years ago that the first born might have been baptised in the mother's faith. Marcus was born in March, 1841 according to his own words on his bank account application at the Emigrant Savings' Bank in NYC.

Any ideas or suggestions?

Mary Anne Hanlon Smith

I have several family lines that are from Ireland and I have not been able to get information on anything more specific than they were Irish. Our latest immigrant was Thomas Mooney, born about 1821 in Ireland. We think he may have married and had one or two children before arriving in the States. Family legend says that he arrived in Canada and then walked across the border. We first find records of him in Ohio where he was a coal miner where he married 17-year-old Nancy McCall. He died in 1875 in Missouri, and as far as we have been able to discover, he never applied to be a US citizen, so there would be no naturalization papers to help in the search.

The next immigrant, John Mullen, born abt 1794 in Ireland. He came with his family, probably leaving them in Nova Scotia while he came to the States before sending for them. I found the record of his wife Margaret and sons James, William, and Moses, arriving in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1839. So far, I haven't found a record of his arrival. I have not been able to locate his naturalization papers, which he claims to have filed in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, several years before 1856 when he became a citizen.

There is a third line, the McClatcheys, that originated in Scotland and moved to Ulster. James, our immigrant, was born there about 1730. I'm not sure exactly when he arrived in the Colonies, but he was here by the early 1760s.

We have several other lines: Callahan, McCall, Neely, etc., that have been in America for so many generations, that we don't yet know when they arrived from Ireland.

what a greatr site just joined today...and so easy to post messages !!!!

Looking for Bridget FLYNN...could also be FLINN or O'Flynn....b. abt 1821 Ireland
Married Owen DYER b abt 1816 Ireland... they both immigrated to Canada where son Patrick Joseph DYER was born in Ontario..also looking for Bridget's FLYNN's maiden name

My Sampey family came from the area around Ballinlough, Roscommon County. The family plot is at the Church of Ireland in Ballinlough. Griffith Sampey came to the United States with his family about 1855 and settled in Iowa. The family later moved to Washington State, via Oklahoma.

Looking for Evans of Caledon County area. Also Scriven and Disney.

Hi, I think I'm on the right group this time :-)
My paternal grandmother was Irish. Annie Smith born 1878, Crossabeg, Co. Wexford. Her parentswere William Atkin Smith and Hannagh Walker who were married at St Kevin's Church of Ireland in the Parish of St Peter in Dublin, 11 January 1866. Sometime before 1892 the family moved to Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow. Whilst working in Enniskillen Annie joined a group of Protestant brethren and subsequently became a missionary for the group. She visited Australia to "spread the word", returned to Ireland and then came back and married my grandfather in Victoria, they "spread the word" for a few years and produced my father, Charles Wilfred Heyes and his brother, Geoffrey James Heyes and eventually settled in Tasmania where my grandmother died in 1933. Annie's sister, Hannah Harriet and b-in-l, James Manning emigrated to Tasmania via NZ. Annie's sister, Bessie and b-in-l, James Bodey emigrated to South Australia. The other siblings, William Thomas, Susan and Georgina stayed in Ireland and there are no longer any living descendants. There are still descendants of Bessie, Annie and Hannah Harriet alive in Australia. I have found researching my grandmother's family almost impossible from Australia. On a visit to Ireland I visited churches, I saw some graves and I had a coffee in the great grandparents' store which is now a coffee shop. Prior to my visit a kind Irish person living in Rathdrum sent me a copy of my great grandparent's marriage certicate and a pic of my great grandparents' store in Rathdrum. When I applied for death certificates of my great grandparents years ago to the official source, I was sent the certificates of two people who obviously weren't my grandparents and weren't even married to each other which was grand fuel for all the Irish jokes that are told. Health problems, time and distance prevent my researching at Family History Centres, Libraries etc so I am limited to the internet. I will be grateful for any ideas forthcoming about how I might pursue my quest for more info on my Irish family. Best wishes to all.

I am researching GILROY and KEMP from County Cavan, DEYELL probably from County Monaghan or County Cavan.

I am researching George St. Clair de Talma from Macroom, county Cork. He married Letitia Elizabeth Daly in Macroom on 8 November 1860. At the time of his marriage George was a staff sergeant in the West Cork artillery. His father's name was Octavious Casar de Talma. Octavious was an officer in the Irish army.
Letitia's father was called James Daly, a farmer. Where did they come from, where did they die ?
I would appreciate any suggestions for further research. I live in The Netherlands and have not been able to find any more information online than the above.
I have tried e-mailing Macroom Library, but had no reply ...

I am researching my parent's family tree - they come from Tyrone, my father's Cummings and Shields family from round Clonoe and my mother's family Devlin from Stewartstown. It's been difficult to get information since so little is online; it would be great to hear from researchers in this area.

I am researching the surnames Connolly (and variants) in County Galway, Hickey in County Tipperary, Fenton and Linn.

My GILROY's, KEMPs and DEYELLs settled in Hope, Curham County, Ontario in the 1840's and then moved to Lambton County, Ontario in the 1870s. I do not kinow where the CATHCARTs originated in Ireland.

My Irish indterests are DEARING/DEERING, MORISON, CROSS, McCRACKEN WALKER and perhaps WILSON. Most were from Monaghan and came to Canada between 1835 and 1850. The WALKERs were from Tyrone. It was said that one of the DEARINGs was from Armagh but looking at the various divisions, and looking at the births and marriages for the other siblings, it is thought they could have lived in Monaghan, which was int he nolrth at that time, and worshipped in Arnagh. Much speculation!

Searching for McCoy in Sixmilecross, Tyrone Co., Northern Ireland. As well as McElmurray from Loughmacrory > Mullinmore. Have some records from Church of Ireland (Termonmaguirke). John McCoy m Margaret McElmurray. We would love to connect with our Ulster Scots Irish cousins!
Oh!...
My father has participated in the Family Tree Y-DNA MacKay project. With no surname matches to date. He is third generation American...go figure? I know, I know, but... the McCoy males in our family look too much ALIKE !! :o)

mary ellen carpenter. i am looking for information on owen doogan b.around 1871 mary doogan b. around 1875. children william. patrick. bridget. annie. bernard. and james. from dunmore donegal .

Hi Everyone!
I'm a cousins to Dawn Smyth Hicks who posted our interest down below!
We've been working together for a few years now on our family lineage from Ireland and other places on my grandfather's side of the tree the Deering/Dearing's.
I'm also looking for the surname Forbes in the Irish location too! More than likely in the County Armagh Ireland area. This is my father's side of the family tree.

Hi!

I am interested in any information about my Woodside family who lived in Northern Ireland. I have been able to go back to:

Samuel Woodside, born 1761 in Carnduff, Ballycastle; died June 22, 1824 in Carnduff, Ballycastle. He married Margaret Unknown who was born in 1757. Both Samuel and Margaret are buried in Ramoan Old Graveyard, (Ramoan Presbyterian Church), Ballycastle.

I haven't been able to verify this info with birth/death records, so I'm hoping it's accurate and would love to know Margaret's last name.

My grandfather was Samuel Frazer Woodside, born in Ballycastle, Ireland. His parents were William Woodside and Margaret Frazer.

I'd appreciate any information on this family, as well as the following surnames: Frazer and Creighton.

Thank you,

Barbara

Hi All I am looking for any information on my Kelly grt grt grt grandparents. John Kelly and a Winifred Woolerhan had a son Thomas c 1820 in Lismanny, County Galway, Ireland and he passed away in 1881 in Tambaroora NSW Australia his wifes name was Mabel Coughlan also born in Cappa Naughton County Galway, Ireland on her transportation details to Australia it lists her first name as Nabby she also died in 1884 in Bathurst NSW Australia. Any help would be great.

QUINN, KAVANAUGH, BYRNE, HIGGINS

Looking for any information on the Quinn, Byrne and Kavanaugh families, all of whom are believed to have been resident in the Borris area of Carlow c1810.

I am also interested in any information on Higgins families who would have emigrated to the Quebec/St. Anicet area of Canada by 1830 or so. I have no information on what part of Ireland they were from.

Born Michael Madden of Ireland in about 1820 and came to USA before 1860. Found in the 1860 Census for Bellville, Richland, Ohio with wife Annorah or Hannorah, or Anorah and 3 children all born in Ohio,USA. I am trying to find out where he came from in Ireland and who his parents were. It is rumored that he came from Corey or sounds like that, and his wife's maiden name was Welsh or Welch.

According to the 1911 English census, my Great Grandfather William John Ross was born around 1855 in High Stroan, Antrim. His father's name was James Ross. William was a part of the Cameron Highlanders in 1891 census but stated that he was born in Glasgow Scotland.. I am trying to find out the following:
How did he join the Cameron Highlanders if he was born in Ireland?
When did he move to Scotland?
How can I find out where I can find his birth certificate and or his parents marriage certificate.
Thanks
Marie

I have been looking for the McLister family for many years. I know that James and Jane McLister emigrated to South Carolina from Larne, Antrim in 1819. Among their children that made the voyage with them were James, John, Margaret, and Alexander (b.1791) with his wife, Mary Chisolm (b.1792). Their brother Abraham McLister did not make the journey and stayed in Larne. I found him listed at PRONI when i visited Larne and Belfast in 1999. I do not know what became of him. I would like to find more information about this family. Thanks.

Stephen, I toured Northern Ireland in '06 & '07 & spent some time at PRONI but didn't ask about emigration records from Larne. Did you find them there? Martha

Hello,

Trying to research my Cusack roots. My grandfather James J.born 31 Aug 1884 in Gortnaclassa, County Mayo, Westport (I believe), father named William b. 1849, mother named Anna McLoughlin, b. 1853 also Gortnaclassa. Had brother Patrick b. 14 Dec 1879, sister Catherine b. 16 Apr 1881, Anna b 1883, Thomas M. b. 2 Jan 1887, Edward b. 10 Jan 1889 and John b. 1892 in Westport. Know that Thomas followed James to America, but would like to know what happened to the rest. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

Hello Group;

My Irish interests are COURTNEY, of Tyrone & Armagh - John Courtney & Matilda Williams m 1825, had 8 daughters, including Matilda, b.1838.; PRATT of Laois; FAHEY John, b.1787, Tipperary, d. Ontario, Canada 1874.

Hi Everyone,
My Irish ancestors are from Co.Cork, Mallow and Middleton named O'Sullivan, O'Riordan Owen and Catherine. Last known address 8 O'Sullivan's Place, Mallow. If anyone has these in their tree I would love to compare notes.
Katey

My Irish family consists of the Phelans and Stapletons. John Phelan and Susana Whittaker from Ballyragget, Kilkenny and James Stapletons also from Ballyragget. The story goes that when Phelans emigrated to Canada about 1832 they brought with them a young boy James Stapleton. He later married their youngest daughter Ellen in Stratford, Ontario. I am their g-g-g-g granddaughter. We believe that James parents were Thomas and Margaret Stapleton. But at this point James life is purely speculation until he marries Ellen in Canada.

Obvioualy, strong Irish background, Grandmother was a McNamara.
Through some Italian and German and you've got a red head with a really bad temper,just kidding.

My gggrandfather, Robert Dunlap came to Pa from Ireland. Right now he is my brick wall. I do not know what part of Ireland, when he was born or when exactly he arrived in Pa. I do know that my great grandmother, Elizabeth, was born in 1826. He died in 1841.

I'm looking for Morans from Mohill, Co. Leitrim, Kellys from the same general area & Keeleys from somewhere in Ireland. Moran married Kelly & they came to USA mid 1800s. They settled in Wisconsin where my ggrandparents (Keeley & Moran) met & married. They both worked on the NPRR. Keeley died in Canada. Moran remarried Dunlevy. After his death she remarried Dolan & settled in North Dakota, where she died.

Hi and thank you for allowing me to join.
I am stuck on my paternal side of my family, my father always said that going back in time the family were from ireland although he didnt know where in ireland i have traced some of the family in preston lancashire, where most of the paternal line were from, and now have got stuck on thomas roony who i am now thinking was from ireland as i cannot find any records of him here in preston, i know he died in 1840 aged 25, and that he married (so i was told)a helen or ellen (surname unknown), in 1841 thomas son michael was living with a magee family (from ireland) and there was a ellen magee aged 20 living there, i have wondered if she was michales mother and perhaps her and thomas rooney never married?
Any ideas where to go now would be appreciated
Thank you
Bernadette

Hi,
I am trying to find John Campbell b. 1720 in Argyll Shire Scotland. When at The University of Glasgow he was involved in a fatal duel and left Scotland to live in Londonderry, Ireland - that was !743 or so. There he married a 'Miss Bacon". I can find nothing about either of these and my line ends here. Oh, both John and his wife died in Ireland and while living he was a doctor. Their son Matthew was born 1760 in Donegal, Ireland and emigrated to Juanita Valley, Huntingdon, Co.,PA in 1791 with his wife, Elizabeth Fairman born in Donegal, Ireland also and their 2 sons and 3 daughters. I would like to find out about these people and am hoping someone in this group might be able to help me. Thanks, Linda Smith

Peter Patrick Jordan - mayo county?

Might this elusive little fellow's name look familiar to anyone?

Jim Walker
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anngela are you interested in the mcmanus family outside of the areas you mentioned because if you like i can put you in touch with someone who has done a lot of work on the mcmanus family i am not sure how far back they have gone but lets put it this way its near the year 1000 so if you would like me to put you in touch with this person i will contact me on my personal email christineread8@bigpond.com friendship always chris read [nee mcavaney]

Hi to all those of you interested in your cork relations around 1900

If you go to http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/
they have great maps of the whole of the city of cork
of that time which show accurate sized floor plans of every business
and private dwellings there rooms, closets etc even the angle of pitch
of the roof (if you need that) so you can see how you ancestors
lived, you will find the streets and houses that have been demolished
in the modernization (improvements) I've learnt a great deal from them.

Have info on Dolphin and Grogan from in or around Dublin, from mid 1800s. Also would like to know more about these relatives.

I have a hard one - the surname is OVERN. I know it's Nordic in origin, but my family came from Cloughenramer, Newry, County Down. My 3rd g-grandfather was John OVERN, born in about 1778. He had several children - names we know of were James, John, George, William, Francis.

My g-g-grandfather was James Overn, born 1799 in Cloughenramer. He married #1 - Mary COLVIN, born 1800, in 1819 or 1820. Mary died soon after the birth of their first child, John, in 1821. James then married Ann GRANGER, born 1800, Cloughenramer; in 1822.

The family migrated into Enniskillen, Fermanagh in about 1831, and my g-grandmother Catherine Ann Overn was born there on 23 August 1833. In 1835, the family immigrated from Enniskillen to Boston.

James owned a grocery store in Charlestown, MA from about 1840 to around 1860. He then sold it and the family migrated to Erin, Rice County, MN.

Some family names associated with Overn in Boston include Madden, Sullivan, Donallen, Murphy, among others. Here's hoping there is another OVERN descendant out there!

Hey, Nice job Sherry Hightower!!!! It's a really cute and colorful graphic-thanks for your help. Dianne from Spain

Lois Middleton
I am looking at/for Hannan information. My ancestor was Patrick Hannan. He may have been Patrick J. Hanan and I'm not at all sure about his wife's name. She was a daughter or sister of Daniel Sheehan. I have found a Julia A. Sheehan - could that be his wife?? They come from the Tipperary area, we think. Their descendants over there live in the Balleybunnion and Listowel areas. They had two known children: Thomas & Matthias. Thanks for help. I do want to join the Irish Group. Lois Middleton jlmidl@usadig.com

looking for descendants of Patrick Foley and Elizabeth Carroll who baptised several children in Avoca, Wicklow, beofre emigrating to Cumberland, England around 1875. one daughter Margaret married John Keough - where did he originate?

I am looking for information about William M. Callahan, born August 1840 in Limerick County, Ireland. Immigrated to the USA sometime before 1861, date unkown. He joined the union army June 30, 1861, at Birds Point, Mo. Discharged April 6, 1863, at St Louis, Mo. after being wounded in the battle for Ft Donelson. He re-enlisted shortly after that because he could not find work. Did he have brothers or sisters who emigrated with him?

Hi we have on our database a number of Irish LAW, LAWEs,LAWS families
though my mother's MOONEY line is supposed to come from Avoca we were there last year Wow! who could leave it!

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Wanted to respon to Debbie Anne's July query about using the irish-roots.ie/ pay per view site. I have used the site successfully. It works best when someone already has a little information to work with. I have found that if I have specific names, estimated dates, and some knowledge of location, a search will often pull up multiple records. That's the point at which the user needs to make some decisions. To view a record to see if it's the one for which you're searching costs six Euros. I've learned that even in a small townland there are most often numerous people who share names and dates. In the beginning I felt as if I were in Las Vegas, using one of the old one-armed bandits. Those Euro credits can evaporate quickly. My advice - use when you've already done some research and use with restraint.