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Update on some Jones of east Clare. Had a very successful trip to County Clare. Met many helpful and friendly people. But did connect some dots and even put a Clare women in touch with cousin "Down Under". Found a cousin of my own. LouG

Most interesting series of posting. I too am flying into Shannon later in Sept. and am hoping to find some relatives. However, "my" Jones of either Feakle or Scraiff are a hard lot to sort out. Either my research has bad data or there were several different Jones families in the area. So, as Paddy s...

Jim, thank you for your detailed answer. We believe that our Jones was a Feakle man but upon my gr grandfather death my grandfather wrote to both Feakel where apparently the priest (Father Duncan) did not find my gr grandfathers records but the records were found in Scariff by a Father Scanlan). So ...

Well folks please bear with me. Your research is so advanced of mine that I get confused in the details. Does anyone know of when a RC church was built in Feakle? I understand that it was in the mid 1860's and until that time people in Feakle went to Scariff for church services. This understanding c...

Now Paddy, I did look at the maps. I thank you for the site. However, since I am still learning County Clare and my Jones family history, both stateside and in Ireland I will use the map over time. As for calling in sick, I will hold that trick for later, as well. I think I will also have to look fo...

Good morning. Thank you both for your help. I will pass along anything I get on the Jones family of Clare, and New York. Do you all know of a good on line map of Clare as I would like to see how the area is lain out. ? LouG

Jones (Feakle), Researching Michael Jones b. 1833 d. abt 1902 County Clare married to Bridget Sexton b. 1833 County Clare. Children are Mathew killed in Hurling Accident abt 1878, John who remained in County Clare and last known in 1929 when he wrote his nephew Clinton Jones in Brooklyn upon John's ...

Sorry can't help with the science but I can report the same cause of death is noted in my Beattie family in Charleston, SC, USA around 1870. I have often wonder about this cause of death myself. LouG