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That's sounding good Shannon. I should have added that the Crusheen resident in 2004 said they originated in Limerick, he believed. I find in my own family, however, that it can be difficult being very precise about origins way back. Our Carroll DNA has been traced to the Ely O'Carroll clan of the I...

Hello again Shannon.Looked through my old notes. My grandmother's boyfriend was in fact James Fitzgibbons who married her cousin Bridget (Delia) O'Connor on 28 November 1912. He was the son of Edmund Fitzgibbons and Mary Fitzpatrick of Stranagalloon. There is an Edmund there in 1911 Census but could...

Hi Shannon again, Yes Holyoke is in MA. You will find the Fitzgibbons there in the various Census records available on Ancestry. No doubt you have looked at the Irish records available on the Clare Library site - Griffith' Valuation and the tithes. Also you will find a lot in the BDM records for Cru...

Hello Shannon, My grandmother Bridget O'Connor lived in Crusheen as a young woman. She spoke to me often about her youth and her boyfriend "Mugser" Fitzgibbon. She was born in 1884, dying in Dublin in 1969. Mugser's real name was likely Patrick but I will check some notes later. At any rate he emigr...

Hi Sheila, Thanks for reply. I couldn't find the turnpike either on various maps. At any rate, the discovery of the turnpike gave a new impetus to research on my family history. Anything I have discovered on my Leary, and much of my Carroll history, has been based on my own research as my grandfathe...

Hello Sheila, Well done on the transcription of these records. My great great Grandfather was Jeremiah (Darby) Leary. I had found his records before through the usual channels but your transcription of a baptism in 1842 (child name John) added two words "free, turnpike" in townland "Cluain". The lat...

Re last comment regarding electoral registers elsewhere, Ancestry.com has the Australian electoral registers 1903 to 1954. I found them very useful in tracing possible Manning connections. My great grandmother was Bridget Mannion who lived in Crusheen. She was born in the Kilbeacanty area of Galway....