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No, Bob, neither of those items was revealed. We only know the mother's first name is Bridget from the census record.

And Miriam, big thanks to you for pointing me in the right direction!

Hi Bob, The marriage record of my great-grandfather John O'Leary and Mary Jane Finucane and Mary Jane's death record arrived today. John and Mary were married 11 Feb 1903 in the Roman Catholic Chapel of Kilmurry McMahon. Her age is listed as 28. She died 4 months later, on 25 June 1903. Interestingl...

Miriam, this is brilliant! I doubt I would have figured out the Killadysert connection. I was so focused on Kilrush because that's where all the other family events took place. I will order the record from the GRO and share it with Bob.

Thanks for your excellent sleuthing!

Kieran

Thanks again, Miriam, for the helpful resources. I had noticed the "not married" status also and wondered whether it was a mistake. If John married the Finucane sister after 1901 the census record would then be accurate. On John and Fanny McDonnell's 1906 marriage record John is listed as a widower,...

Thanks for the information, Miriam. I am still trying to find the marriage record of John Patrick O'Leary and one of the Finucane sisters and had no success at the GRO in Dublin when I was there in September. I might have overlooked something and will need to try again or write to the church. Bob, I...

I'm also trying to find information on the Finucane family in Tarmon. My great-grandfather John O'Leary was a boarder at their home, as shown in the 1901 census. I recently found out that he had married one of the Finucane daughters and she died the year after the marriage, some time in the late 189...