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by mgallery
Sun May 30, 2021 4:59 pm
Forum: Clare Past
Topic: Lysaghts from Ennis living in Missouri
Replies: 7
Views: 5579

Re: Lysaghts from Ennis living in Missouri

thanks I was looking at this family. There are very few of my family Gallery so I research the Kennys and the connected families to find out about them. Maria Kenny's daughter Bessy Lingard married George Stacpoole Lysaght some relation of of Walter (1818-1865) (merchant/pawnbroker Ennis), this fath...
by mgallery
Thu May 27, 2021 3:13 pm
Forum: Clare Past
Topic: Annie Lingard
Replies: 7
Views: 15321

Re: Annie Lingard

Hi i am looking at the Lingards again and have identified several descendants of Thomas Lingard of Cooga with dna on ancestry s, one through his daughter Anna Maria and 2 in New Zealand descendants of his son Roger Rowson Lingard . So if you have done your dna it would be worth revisiting this and s...
by mgallery
Wed Apr 14, 2021 2:16 pm
Forum: Clare Past
Topic: Quinlivan of Ballyroughan
Replies: 13
Views: 82118

Re: Quinlivan of Ballyroughan

Hi To revisit this topic. I am pretty sure, from dna matches, as well as from Wills and leases that Laurence Quinlivain of Rathloobain was married to Margaret Kenny, my gt gt gt gt aunt and 5 * gt aunt sister of David and Edmond Kenny (both my ancestors). I get a few Quinlivain descent matches as do...
by mgallery
Sat Nov 28, 2020 10:59 am
Forum: Clare Past
Topic: Grogan and Quinlivan of Kilrush and Limerick
Replies: 51
Views: 128644

Re: Grogan and Quinlivan of Kilrush and Limerick

Rev Laurence Browne was one of the wards for Miss Ann Butler of Ballylin after her father Colonel Butler died. I doubt he was an uncle or it would have been said in the courtcase over her marriage to a Belgian gentleman in 1907 Evening herald 6 May. He was a joint guardian with Sir Augustine Baker
by mgallery
Fri Nov 20, 2020 6:04 am
Forum: Clare Past
Topic: An O'Grady Path into New Zealand History
Replies: 5
Views: 4658

Re: An O'Grady Path into New Zealand History

All the source are on that somewhat speculative piece. I think I would go back to the sources if I were you as the Irish bits are not based on fact
by mgallery
Thu Nov 19, 2020 1:32 pm
Forum: Clare Past
Topic: An O'Grady Path into New Zealand History
Replies: 5
Views: 4658

Re: An O'Grady Path into New Zealand History

Hi Just ask the Clare library contact, the donor has to give an email address. I have been researching this family a bit from the Quinn Egan side for a distant cousin through Elwood on the Quinn side, Michael Anthony Kelly. I wondered who the Burke-Brownes were- thanks for posting. I am in contact w...
by mgallery
Fri Jan 13, 2017 3:03 pm
Forum: Clare Past
Topic: Mack or McNamara?
Replies: 6
Views: 14299

Re: Mack or McNamara?

When I was growing up in West Clare the only surname I ever heard shortened to Mac was MacNamara I dont think that means everyone called Mack came from MacNamara but I dont know. Other surname shortenings Pilkington were known as Pelks. I used to do student work in a vets. It took some explaining to...
by mgallery
Tue Jan 10, 2017 1:54 pm
Forum: Clare Past
Topic: Carrig/ O'Connor
Replies: 64
Views: 152702

Re: Carrig/ O'Connor

Honora or Hannora or Honororia or Honor is a name in my family. Its also Nora, Noreen or Noeleen or Noeline but never I think Anne. The shortenings are Norrie or Hannah or Nora
by mgallery
Thu Jul 28, 2016 3:09 pm
Forum: Clare Past
Topic: Kilcross Graveyard
Replies: 12
Views: 36987

Re: Kilcross Graveyard

Thanks The M Quinn (later Gallery) matron mentioned in the first obit as a cousin was my grandmother. I assume the Ml Quinn is her brother Michael of Inch. I knew that my gt gt grandmother was Mary bridget Neylans but not who they were and I suspected the Roughens were also cousins. I knew they had ...
by mgallery
Fri Dec 04, 2015 9:58 am
Forum: Clare Past
Topic: Limerick and Clare soldiers in the Bombay Army
Replies: 2
Views: 8178

Re: Limerick and Clare soldiers in the Bombay Army

There are other similar lists available. My gt gt gt uncle David Kenny of Treanmanagh shows up on the Alphabetical List of the Officers of the Indian Army at the Madras presidency from 1784 to 1838 David Kenny (- 1835) was a surgeon. I do not know where he qualified. He joined the army in 1828 as an...
by mgallery
Sun Oct 04, 2015 12:32 pm
Forum: Clare Past
Topic: kilrush pottery, celtic ceramics, connemara, limerick, ennis
Replies: 0
Views: 15710

kilrush pottery, celtic ceramics, connemara, limerick, ennis

I have got interested in the pottery produced in Kilrush from the 60s to the 80s. there were two phases the first where they produced arty vases and the second was more tableware, some of the earlier 60s/seventies would be quite fashionable again now. When I was growing up nearly every house had som...
by mgallery
Tue Sep 01, 2015 1:09 pm
Forum: Clare Past
Topic: O'HALLORAN of Ballycunneen, Sixmilebridge and Dublin
Replies: 8
Views: 24438

Re: O'HALLORAN of Ballycunneen, Sixmilebridge and Dublin

George Sampson son of Thomas Sampson Coroner and Sally O'Halloran married a Miss Greatorix in 1838 (I am unsure of my source for this it may have been a very hepful historian from round Bodyke Ger Madden. In the the Sampson book by Lila Briggs Sampson she is called Miss gratrix and there is a note n...
by mgallery
Mon Aug 31, 2015 3:15 pm
Forum: Clare Past
Topic: Marriage Practices in 1800's
Replies: 1
Views: 6105

Re: Marriage Practices in 1800's

I cant really understand what your question is ? What is your point about the Cavan marriage ? I cant follow it ? Up until the 1820s or so a lot of Catholic marriages took place at home as there were no churches. This was often in the bride's home but could have been in a relative's home. There will...
by mgallery
Wed Aug 26, 2015 7:46 pm
Forum: Clare Past
Topic: Irish Graveyard Etiquette
Replies: 3
Views: 9525

Re: Irish Graveyard Etiquette

I don't understand your comment are you saying you don't want this on a thread though you posted it there but want people to pm you ?
by mgallery
Wed Aug 26, 2015 2:51 pm
Forum: Clare Past
Topic: Irish Graveyard Etiquette
Replies: 3
Views: 9525

Re: Irish Graveyard Etiquette

Kevin when my father died in the early 90s his neighbours dug his grave and what my cousin said is "those who helped you out in life helped you out in death". It was considered an honour to help out. Several rang and offered to help when we already had people doing it. My cousin told us to give them...