Michael McNamara, Curracloon Co. Clare

[johnmac1952]

I am looking for any information on Michael McNamara of Curracloon, Clare. He was married to Mary Rodgers and had five children. Three boys and two girls. All except one girl shows up on the 1901 Census. On the 1911 Census they are all gone. I think Michael passed away in 1905. Mary I can't find a record of. The children were dispersed to live with other families until the all emigrated to the United States. I am looking for any information about Michael and Mary and the children that anyone might have. Thank you for you help in advance.

[Sduddy]

Hi Johnmac

All I can give is that there is a John McNamara in Tom McDowell’s list of emigrants from Feakle who may interest you, as he is the right age (b. 1890). He gives his nearest relative in Ireland as Mrs. M. McNamara, Flagmount: https://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/cocla ... grants.htm. However he gives the person he is going to as his sister, Delia McNamara. I don’t see a Delia (Bridget) among the children in the 1901 census: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/p ... n/1085270/
One child is missing from the household (you say there were 5 children); what was the name of that child? Was it called Delia / Bridget?

Sheila

[smcarberry]

Sheila and johnmac,

I started the unraveling process by focusing on Timothy McNamara, which is a less-used forename for McNamara in that end of Clare in that time period. I can't show all that readily-accessible records provide but johnmac can access those and note what he wants to preserve. One question I have is what all johnmac actually wants from a record search -- a multitude of details for filling out a family group sheet or finding scattered members of this family after the father's death ?

The first birth civil registration for a child of Michael McN. and Mary Rogers is listed as Scariff District: 9 Sep 1890, residence Curracloon, a son named John (which corresponds to the 1901 census as their first-born). The marriage record of the parents was 15 Feb 1887, recorded Tulla District, has the groom Michael's name as "Patt" and a residence of "Raclooney" (apparently aka Rathclooney"), a deceased father John McNamara, occupation farmer. The bride's surname was spelled Rodgers, residence Derryveagh, father- farmer Michael, living. Ceremony was at the Clooney chapel, witnesses Bridget Halloran, Patt Clune.

Using civil registrations at Irishgenealogy.ie should yield more such registrations. Likely johnmac has seen the Michael McNamara death registration of 1905. I did some follow-up on his son Timothy, whose Scariff District birth registration has the date 20 Dec 1892 (registered Dec. 26th) when the Michael McNamara-Mary Rodgers family was living at Woodpark. Timothy immigrated 1914 through New York City port, as noted on his 1930 census record, and an arrival record of 29 Aprl 1914 exists for a Timothy McNamara, birth year 1894 (an acceptable fudging of the year) and states that he last resided Killaloe, with his nearest kin in Ireland being "Ma_" Sheedy of Rahena, Killaloe. The 1911 Irish census indictes that an elderly Mary Sheedy and her son Mat were living at Rahena Beg, Ogonelloe (no sign of anyone else there).

I did just enough additional work-up on Timothy to match his 1930 and 1940 censuses (upper Westside of Manhattan, in what is now Harlem), as well as his 1918 army draft card, to the Social Security application in his name under No. 086389962 at the NARA AAD online site, where he gave his birth date as 26 Dec 1892, mother's name Mary Rodgers, father: Michael McNamara. I didn't see a death claim for him, and I didn't quickly see a 1950 census, although that latter record can likely be located. I just wanted to confirm that one of this McNamara family did immigrate to the U.S. From doing work in the NYC area over the years, I have kept notations for Rogers/Rodgers immigrants from the Feakle area to NYC, although all of those are in Brooklyn and Long Island, with none listing any member of this McNamara-Rogers household.

[Sduddy]

Hi Sharon and Johnmac

The marriage of Michael McNamara and Mary Rodgers took place in 1889 in Kilclaran chapel. The record shows that Michael McNamara, Carracloon, was the son of John McNamara, Farmer, and that Mary Rodgers (from Kildavin) was the daughter of Thady Rodgers, Servant: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 921139.pdf

The Feakle parish baptisms shows the baptisms of some of the children of Thady Rodgers and Margaret Tuohy and the births of those born after 1864 were registered. Mary, who married Michael McNamara, was born in 1863, before registration became law, so we have only a baptism for her:

Thady baptised 16 Jun 1861; parents: Thady Rodgers, Margaret Tuohy.

Mary baptised 11 Jun 1863: parents: Thady Rodgers, Margaret Tuohy.

Thomas born in Kilbarron in 1865 to Teady Rodgers, Farmer, and Margaret Tuohy; informant: Margaret Tuohy, present at birth, Bauroe, Feakle: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 310790.pdf

Anne born in Upper Lacarrue, Feakle, in 1868 to Timothy Rodgers, Labourer, and Margaret Touhy: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 253186.pdf

Margaret born in Kildavin to Timothy Rodgers, Labourer, and Margaret Tuohy: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 221015.pdf

Honora born in Kildavin in 1875 to Timothy Rodgers, Herdsman, and Margaret Tuohy: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 131820.pdf

Bridget born in Kildavin in 1877 to Thady Rodgers, Farm Labourer, and Margaret Tuohy: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 093456.pdf

I haven't looked at the McNamara side of the family, ie. the McNamaras of Curracloon (Curracloon/Curraghcloon is a townland in the parish of Feakle).

These are the civil records of the births of four of the five children of Michael McNamara and Mary Rodgers, though I suspect, Johnmac, that you probably have them already:
John, was born in Curracloon in 1890: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 897157.pdf
Timothy was born in Woodpark in 1892: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 869816.pdf
Daniel was born in Curracloon in 1896: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 825182.pdf
Margaret was born in Curracloon in 1899: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 773719.pdf

I see now that the child who is missing from the 1901 census is Mary McNamara who was born in Curracloon on 24 May 1902: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 740027.pdf

So John McNamara who had a sister called Delia and who was going to her in 1920 is not John McNamara from Curracloon. I was wrong in thinking that he might be.

Sheila

Edited 27 Feb 2023 to amend "Thady McNamara" to "Thady Rodgers"

[johnmac1952]

Thank you all for the leads. The children were named John, Timothy, Daniel, Margaret all born before 1900. Mary, the fifth child, was born in 1902 and not recorded on the 1901 census. Again, there is NO ONE on the 1911 census. I assume their father Michael died (1905 I think) and their mother died in a hospital sometime after.
Again thank to all of the leads and answers.

[smcarberry]

Sheila, I fully accept the 1889 Kilclaran wedding whose civil registration you found for Timothy's parents Michael McNamara & Mary Rodgers. That year better fits the first-born John's birth in 1890. I am not sure why that 1889 event didn't pop up for me but maybe I stopped short after searching only the Tulla District registrations. I am supposing the 1889 one was registered Scariff District. I was more particular about getting the right Timothy in the U.S. because there was another Timothy McN. from Feakle (father Patrick of Glenbonnif) in NYC at the same time as the Curracloon one; that other Tim had immigrated a few years earlier, while the fellow I gave actually had a 1914 port arrival record fitting his 1930 info given to the censustaker. The Social Security applications online at the NARA AAD site was very helpful with both the mother's maiden name and Timothy's birth date.

One nitpicking note: if you can still edit your posting in which you list the Thady Rodgers family, you might want to change "Timothy McNamara" married to Margaret Tuohy, the first mention, so that readers are seeing that marriage as Rodgers-Tuohy (although the rest of the context in that paragraph, is clear).

One other note for anyone reading about this particular McNamara-Rodgers family, the various spellings of Curracloon include the census designation of the townland as Corracloon.

One last observation, I am still not sure whether johnmac has actually consulted the civil registrations, in view of his second reference to not being sure about the 1905 Michael McN. of Curracloon death registration.

Sharon C.

[Sduddy]

Hi Sharon

Thank you for pointing out that mistake. I will edit that posting to fix it.

Hi Johnmac

Yes, Michael McNamara, Curracloon, died in 1905, aged 46; the informant was his brother-in-law, Henry Murphy: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 574126.pdf. The record shows that he was married, so Mary was alive at the time. I failed to find a record of her death.

The 1901 census shows Henry Murphy living in Curraghcloon (Derrynagitta DED): http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/p ... n/1085275/
The 1911 census shows Henry, a widower, aged 48, living alone: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/p ... on/368460/
Clearly, his wife, Anne, had died, but I failed to find a record of her death (I confined my search to Scarriff Union). But what happened to their children, who were all very young in 1901?

Henry Murphy, Carraclune, had married Annie Rogers, Servant, Curraclune, daughter of Thady Rogers, in 1889: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 917864.pdf

I think some of the children became servants. There’s a Catherine Murphy, Servant, aged 15, in the Rockford household in Corracloon in 1911: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/p ... on/368458/

I see that Tim Murphy, Labourer, married Mary Halloran in Ogonneeloe church in 1919: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 509722.pdf . And on the same page is the marriage of a Catherine Murphy, daughter of Henry Murphy, to Thomas Bourke.
It’s so much easier to look for Murphys in the Scarriff area than looking for McNamaras, but I think we can assume that some of the McNamara children, likewise, became servants in other households before they emigrated.

I notice one of the Murphy children in Tom McDowell’s list of emigrants from Feakle. He is Thomas Murphy, whose relative in Ireland is his father, Mr. Murphy, Curracloon, and he is going to his cousin John Tuohy, 510, West 159th Street, New York: https://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/cocla ... grants.htm
Thomas Murphy’s maternal grandmother was Margaret Tuohy, so John Tuohy is equally a cousin of the McNamaras, Curracloon. Did any of the McNamara children go to him?

Sheila

[johnmac1952]

Sduddy,
I was lucky to find out what little I did from my father! He was not the forth-coming type. He never spoke of his granparents, nevermind his own parents. Over the years I was finally to get out of him where his parents(father) came from. His last answer back in 1995 was Feakle. His mother came from Lietrim. Nothing was ever mentioned about his grandparents. As for visiting other relatives, that did not happen. We knew. visited his sisters, Margaret and Elizabeth. Both who were born in the 10920's in NYC. There was also the mysterious Uncle Dan, but I never met him. The rest of my fathers relatives I never met. I have an older sister and her memories helped me out to piece most of what I know together. Also I met a third cousin on Ancestry who was in my tree and we helped each other to trace back to Mary McNamara, born 1902 in Curracloon, Co. Clare. The rest was detective work on my own. Which is still ongoing. I started all this back in 1990 when the LDS had everything on microfiche in an attempt to get Irish citizenship through my grandfather(finally getting it in 2018). It's been a long trip that I am still on. Thank you all for your help and info. I greatly appreciate it.

[Sduddy]

Hi Johnmac

Thanks for that help. I gather from that information that Mary McNamara, born 1902, married and had descendants. Have you found who she married?
I’ve been looking for the McNamara children in the 1911 census, but without much success. I expected to find Mary, who was aged only 9 in 1911 and could not possibly be a servant, but failed to find her. But I think this Daniel McNamara, aged 15, a servant at Grogans in Capparoe, might be your father’s Uncle Dan: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/p ... oe/369611/
But, even if it is indeed Daniel, that information is not of much help to you – you want to know when he emigrated and where he went to and who he went to. The townland of Capparoe is in the parish of Tomgraney (on the boundary with Feakle), so I looked at the list of emigrants from there, but did not find Dan. Have you any idea where Uncle Dan lived in the U.S.? Sharon found a Timothy McNamara living in New York City, who fitted well with Timothy born in 1892 to Michael McNamara and Mary Rodgers. Is this where your father and Uncle Dan lived also? Small crumbs of information can be very helpful.

Sheila

[johnmac1952]

Shelia
I've attached Mary's part of my family tree. I know that this is correct as it was corroborated by my third cousin, Kelly Fitzpatrick. Dan, upon immigration, stayed with my grand father on 102nd Street and Manhattan Avenue. He finally married Nora Morrissey and moved to Brooklyn, NY
My grand father was the first to come over from Ireland. All other of his brothers came over and stayed with him until they could get on their feet. If you want I can email you my family tree that I know it. After looking into it and one false turn, this is the final and most complete of the McNamara of Curracloon children. PM me you email and I'll send it to you.

John

[Jimbo]

Here is Mary McNamara, the sister of your Irish born grandfather (John, I think, but you've never shared this) in the 1911 census, age 7, a "visitor", in the Long household in Sellernaun, East:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/p ... st/369437/

Martin and Ann Long (age 49 and 43) had been married for 8 years and had no children of their own.

The father of the five McNamara children, Michael McNamara, died in 1905 at the age of 45. He was probably born in Feakle prior to the 1860 start of the Feakle baptism register. Michael's father was named John McNamara according to his marriage record. Michael also had a brother named Daniel McNamara, according to the passenger listing of Daniel who was traveling with Mary and arrived in New York on the SS Baltic on 24 April 1923. These details might identify more about John McNamara.

Here is the US Naturalization for Mary McNamara, who appears to have married a Martin McNamara. The two witnesses, Daniel and Elizabeth McNamara, would likely be her brother Daniel and his wife living at 883 Columbus Avenue, New York.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7X-Q46D

Here is the SS Baltic passenger listing for Mary McNamara and Daniel McNamara arriving on 24 April 1923 (there are two pages). Their USA contact is their brother John McNamara living at 75 West 102nd street, New York. I could figure out Mary's last Irish residence ("Sellernane" = "Sellernaun"), but hopefully Sharon or Sheila can sort out where Daniel's uncle Daniel McNamara was living in Clare. Where is "Tingaree, Scariff"?
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JNFV-L38

Feakle parish baptism record not only don't start until 1860, but after 1860 they don't include the townland of the parents. That is why it is very important to include as much information about your ancestors as possible.

Johnmac, after reading your first posting and the entire thread, your comment that "your father was not the forth-coming type" was very funny.

[smcarberry]

Jimbo, your findings are illustrating for johnmac how very interwoven his people were around the turn of the century, before the younger generation left for the U.S. Sellernaun is close by Woodpark where Timothy McNamara was born, unlike his siblings who had Curracloon for their birthplace. That's the Leitrim to which johnmac refers, the Barony of Leitrim. Tingaree is very rural, off to the northwest of Scarriff village, in an area known as Cloonusker.

Since johnmac seems to be on the road to finding his extended family circle as it once was in Clare, I should point out that the same 1923 ship Baltic which brought siblings of John McNamara b. 1890, also brought some others to stay with John (named as their cousin and destination):

Delia Minogue age 21, noted on the 1911 Sellernaun (West) census as Delia Agnes age 9 with older sister Mary age 14, the only children ("nieces") in the household of bachelor brothers Patrick and Michael Noonan.
and
John Costelloo (sic) age 23, naming his closest kin as "R. Costelloo" of Ballyborban, for which the 1911 census lists John age 9 as son of Rody Costelloe, Ballycorban, Cloonusker. Ballycorban in 1911 had a Rodgers household headed by Catherina age 64, plus 5 other households including the familiar names of Minogue and Noonan.

I haven't gone on a search for the uncle Dan McNamara. since I became involved with finding these cousins of the McNamara-Rodgers family, as well as a Moroney of that same 1923 Baltic arrival and from the same general area, a family whom I am now researching due to a DNA cousin descended from them. This is a good stoppinng point for today.

Sharon C.

[Sduddy]

Good work, Jimbo. I’m glad you stepped in. I was at the end of what I could contribute. This reply is just to say that Tingaree is in the townland of Fossa More in the parish of Tomgraney.
First I googled “Tingaree Scarriff” and saw “Tingaree” is inscribed on headstones in St Cronan’s graveyard (http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/ ... ronans.htm) and Moynoe graveyard (https://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/cocla ... cariff.htm). I thought the civil records for the deaths would give me the townland, but John McNamara’s death in 1959, for instance, just gives me “Tingaree”, and likewise with the death in 1970 of Catherine Cooney. Another google result, luckily, gave me this map: https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Tingar ... F119tmf4qt
And by comparing maps (using Griffith’s Valuation and Geohive Public Viewer) I could see that Tingaree is in the townland of Fossa More in the civil parish of Tomgraney.
I can understand how frustrating it must be for people trying to locate a place. Scarriff, for instance, is not a civil parish; it is a small town situated in the townland of Ballyminoge in the civil parish of Tomgraney. Scarriff is the name of the Catholic parish, however, and the name that most people use.

Information on Tomgraney Parish available at: https://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/cocla ... graney.htm. shows that in 1911, there were four Daniel McNamaras living in Fossa More: https://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/cocla ... 136_11.htm. Which one was Daniel's uncle? That's another day's work.

Hi Johnmac
I'm sorry - I don't give my email address to anyone. I'm happy to get information by the Private Message button and I usually reply.

Sheila

[Sduddy]

Well, I've been looking at those McNamaras in Fossa More, and find that the address is often Waterpark, which I think is another name for Tingaree, or is near Tingaree.

This Daniel McNamara, living in Fossamore in 1901 and 1911, seems a good candidate for the Daniel McNamara, Tingaree, given as his relative in Ireland by Daniel McNamara when emigrating to New York in 1923:

1901 census, Fossamore (Scarriff DED): Daniel McNamara, aged 50, wife Margaret aged 40, and children: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/p ... e/1085954/

1911 census, Fossa More: Daniel McNamara, aged 65, and wife Margaret, married 28 years, and family: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/p ... re/369675/

17 Feb 1884: Marriage of Daniel McNamara, Farmer, Thingaree, son of John McNamara, Farmer, to Margaret Devit, Rahena, daughter of Patrick Devit, Farmer, in St. Mary’s chapel, Ogonnelloe; witnesses: John Flannery, Margaret Mulcahy: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 979466.pdf

I think this death is the death of the same Daniel: 24 Nov 1928 (reg. in 1929), Tinagaree: Death of Daniel McNamara, widower, aged 89, Farmer; informant: Julia McNamara, daughter, Tingaree: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 342789.pdf
I think Julia McNamara, who reported the death, is Daniel's daughter-in-law (married to his son John) rather than his daughter.
Here is the marriage of John McNamara and Julia O'Farrell in Nov 1925: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 310071.pdf

Memorial cards for John and Julia donated to clarelibrary: https://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/cocla ... tchell.htm (search for "Tingaree")

Sheila

[Jimbo]

Hi Sheila,

Good job discovering that Tingaree was in Fossa More townland, also known as Waterpark. After searching and failing to find "Curracloon" in the 1901 census (upon reading the original posting), I didn't try to find "Tingaree" beyond looking at an alphabetical listing of Clare townlands.

Michael McNamara was a labourer in 1889 when he was residing in Cooracloon and married Mary Rodgers, daughter of servant Thady Rodgers. It appears that Johnmac's roots in Cooracloon would have been fairly short between 1889 and 1905. His Irish roots go much further back in Tingaree in Scariff Parish, which luckily has better parish records. Based upon the 1923 passenger listing identifying Daniel's uncle Daniel McNamara of Tingaree, I am fairly certain that Michael McNamara would be the son of John McNamara and Margaret Flannery of Tingaree baptized in 1855 in Scariff Parish.

There were two John McNamara's living in adjacent plots in Fossamore townland at the time of Griffith Valuation, Plot 10 as "John McNamara (Daniel)" and Plot 11 as "John McNamara".

https://griffiths.askaboutireland.ie/gv ... ht=&debug=

And there were also two different John McNamara families in the Scariff baptism register with "Tingaree" reported as their residence. This was very confusing and it was necessary to map out both families — plus, I found the information discussed to date in the prior 10 or so postings tough to follow.

All the children of Michael McNamara and Mary Rodgers have now been found in the 1911 census, except for the eldest son John McNamara. John, traveling with his cousin Pat, arrived in New York in 1912 going to his "sister" Mary McNamara, who was actually his cousin, the daughter of Daniel McNamara - see detail below. Mary was the key "go to" person prior to John for his siblings.

Sheila, I was fairly certain that "uncle" Daniel McNamara and his brother Michael McNamara were descended from the "John McNamara (Daniel)" of Plot 10. The evidence being that John McNamara who had an eldest son Daniel was most likely to have been from Plot 10. However, "John Mack", the widower father of "uncle" Daniel McNamara, remarried in 1873, and was reported as the son of "John Mack". Did the priest make a mistake, or should the two Plots be swapped around? Or is there another explanation?


Fossa More (Tomgraney) Griffith Valuation Plot 10, John McNamara (Daniel); House, office, and land; 28+ acres; valuation £12.

"John McNamara (Daniel)" of Griffith Valuation Plot 10 was the son of Daniel McNamara. This extra detail provided since there were two different John McNamara's in Plots 10 and 11. On the "historical map" corresponding to Griffith Valuation, Plot 10 includes a cluster of homes/buildings called "Ballymore".

John McNamara (≈1808 - 1882) and Margaret Flannery ( - prior to 1873) were the parents of just one child reported in the Scariff baptism register (1852-1872), Michael born in 1855. This Michael McNamara had an older brother named Daniel McNamara of Tingaree (aka Fossa More or Waterpark). The evidence of this sibling relationship was discovered when Michael's orphan son, Daniel, arrived in New York in 1923 and gave his uncle, Daniel McNamara of Tingaree, as his Irish contact.

A Margaret McNamara, age 60, died in the first quarter of 1865; on-line Scariff civil death record not available.

"John Mack", of Tingaree, married Winifred Minogue (≈1812 - 1900), of Cappabane, on 15 February 1873 by the parish priest M.J. Kenny; sponsors Thomas Griffey and Mary Minogue (per Scariff marriage register). Per the civil marriage record, "John Mack" was a widow, from "Fossabeg", the son of "John Mack" (and not Daniel McNamara?). "Winifred Minogue", of Cappabane, spinster, was the daughter of Jeremiah Minogue.

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 208451.pdf

John McNamara, of Tingaree, married, age 74, farmer, died on 2 November 1882; informant Daniel McNamara of Tingaree (Scariff registration). Winifred McNamara, of Fossamore, farmer's widow, age 88, died on 13 January 1901; informant step-son Daniel McNamara of Fossamore (Scariff registration).

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 831921.pdf
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 618391.pdf

10.1 Daniel McNamara (≈1839 - 1928), no baptism record as born prior to 1852 start of Scarriff baptism register. Married Margaret Devit, of Rahena, daughter of Patrick Devit, farmer, at St. Mary's chapel at O'Gonnelloe, on 17 February 1884; witnesses John Flannery (a maternal cousin?), Margaret Mulcahy. <Fossamore, Scariff, House 4; House 18>

Daniel McNamara and Margaret Devit reported that they had seven children, all living in 1911.

...........................10.1.1 John McNamara (age 16 in 1901), born on 27 February 1885 at Tingaree <Fossamore, Scariff, House 4; House 18>
...........................10.1.2 Mary McNamara (1886 - in USA) , born on 3 June 1886 at Tingaree. <Rahena Beg, Ogonnelloe, House 7; in USA> In the 1901 census, Mary McNamara, the daughter of Margaret Devit (originally from Rahena), was reported as the "12-year-old" niece in the household of Matt Sheedy (age 25) of Rahena Beg, son of John Sheedy and Mary Mulcahy (who was the widow Mrs. Mary Devit when she married John Sheedy, a 50 year old pensioner, in 1870). Not sure if a true "niece". In 1911, Timothy McNamara, son of Michael McNamara and Mary Rogers, was living in the same household in Rahena Beg and reported as Matt Sheedy's "cousin" when he arrived in New York in 1923.

Mary McNamara, of Tingaree, Scariff, age 18, arrived in New York on the SS Baltic on 16 June 1905; USA contact was her cousin, Patt Minogue at 684 Myrtle Avenue, New York; no Irish contacts reporting for this arrival. Mary McNamara was the USA contact person when her brother Patrick McNamara and cousin John McNamara arrived together on the SS Campania in 1912.

...........................10.1.3 Margaret McNamara (age 15 in 1901), <Fossamore, Scariff, House 4; unknown>
...........................10.1.4 Bridget "Delia" McNamara (age 11 in 1901), <Fossamore, Scariff, House 4; House 18>
...........................10.1.5 Patrick McNamara (age 8 in 1901), <Fossamore, Scariff, House 4; House 18> Patrick McNamara, age 19, arrived in New York on the SS Campania on 2 June 1912; Irish contact, father Dan McNamara, of Tingaree, Scariff; USA contact, sister Mary McNamara of 135 Argyle Road, Flatbush, New York (Tom McDowell listing). Patrick was traveling with his cousin, John McNamara, son of Michael McNamara.
...........................10.1.6 Daniel McNamara (age 4 in 1901), <Fossamore, Scariff, House 4; House 18>
...........................10.1.7 Mathew McNamara (age 2 in 1901), <Fossamore, Scariff, House 4; House 18>

10.? Other McNamara's born prior to 1852?

10.2 Michael McNamara (1855 - 1905), baptized on 8 June 1855 at Tingaree, father John McNamara, mother Margaret Flannery; sponsors John McNamara (of House 11 below?) and Mary Bruslane of Scariff (per Scariff baptism register, 1852-1872).

Michael McNamara, labourer, residence Curracloon, son of farmer John McNamara, married Mary Rodgers (age 34 in 1901 - unknown), servant, residence Kildavin, daughter of servant Thady Rodgers, on 4 October 1899 at Kilclaran chapel, by the parish priest Patrick McInerney:

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 859218.pdf

...........................10.2.1 John McNamara (age 10 in 1901), born in "Curracloon" on 9 September 1890 <Curraghcloon, Derrynagitta, House 9; where in 1911?> John McNamara, age 19, arrived in New York on the SS Campania on 2 June 1912; Irish contact, uncle Dan McNamara of Scariff; USA contact, his "sister" Mary McNamara of 135 Argyle Road, Flatbush, Brooklyn, who was, in fact, his cousin. On the same ship was his cousin, Patrick McNamara, who was going to his true sister, Mary McNamara, of 135 Argyle Road.

...........................10.2.2 Timothy McNamara (age 9 in 1901), born in "Woodpark" on 20 December 1892 <Curraghcloon, Derrynagitta, House 9; Rahena Beg, Ogonnelloe, House 7> A 17-year-old servant in the household of Matthew Sheedy (age 36), Mary Sheedy (age 74) in the 1911 census. When Timothy McNamara immigrated to New York in 1914, "Mat Sheedy" was reported as a cousin ** and Irish contact. His USA contact was his brother, John McNamara. See further detail in USA records in Sharon's first posting.

** Matt Sheedy, born in 1875, to parents who married in 1870: John Sheedy, a 50 year old pensioner, son of Matthew Sheedy, married the widow Mary Mulcahy Devit, age 33, daughter of Patt Mulcahy, on 26 February 1870. How, or if, Matt Sheedy and Timothy McNamara are cousins is a mystery. Mary McNamara, daughter of Daniel McNamara, was living with the same family in 1901 and reported as a niece.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 176695.pdf

...........................10.2.? Unknown McNamara? given large gap in years between births, quite possibly a McNamara infant or child died between ≈1893 and 1901. If a girl, this would mean that Margaret born in 1899 was their second daughter, named after her maternal grandmother following traditional naming patterns. A search of the Scariff civil death records might prove this theory.

...........................10.2.3 Daniel McNamara (age 5 in 1901), born in "Curracloon" on 20 February 1896 <Curraghcloon, Derrynagitta, House 9; Capparoe, Scariff, House 4> A 15-year-old servant in the household of Michael Grogan in the 1911 census. Arrived in New York on the SS Baltic on 24 April 1923, travelling with younger sister Mary; Irish contact was uncle Daniel McNamara of Tingaree; USA contact was brother John McNamara at 75 West 102nd street, New York.

...........................10.2.4 Margaret McNamara (age 2 in 1901), born in "Curracloon" on 20 October 1899 <Curraghcloon, Derrynagitta, House 9; Carrowmore, Scariff, House 5> A servant of "10 years old" in the household of Patrick Ducey (age 40), his father-in-law Timothy Minogue (age 56, born in Australia), in the 1911 census.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/p ... re/369537/

...........................10.2.5 Mary McNamara ("age 7" in 1911), born in "Curracloon" on 24 May 1902 <x: Sellernaun East, Inishcaltra North, House 4> A "visitor" in the Long household in the 1911 census. "Mrs. M. Long" of "Sellormore" was identified as a "friend" and Mary's Irish contact on the passenger listing when she immigrated in 1923. She arrived in New York on the SS Baltic on 24 April 1923, traveling with elder brother Daniel, going to brother John. Married Martin McNamara.

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Fossa More (Tomgraney) Griffith Valuation Plot 11, John McNamara; House, office, and land; 23+ acres; valuation £11.

John McNamara (≈1812 - 1901) and Mary Reeves (≈1822 - 1892) of Tingaree were the parents of four children baptized in the Scariff baptism register between 1852 and 1866. There was an unusual ten year gap between births (1854, then 1864) for John McNamara and Mary Reeves. The baptism record for their eldest son, John born about 1857, appears to been either gone unrecorded or performed in another parish. <Fossamore, Scariff, House 3; x>

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/p ... e/1085953/

Mary McNamara, of Tingaree, married, age 70 years, farmer's wife, died on 10 December 1892; informant husband John McNamara, present at death Tingaree. John McNamara, of Fossamore, widower, age 88 years, farmer, died on 11 May 1901; informant son James McNamara (both Scariff registration).

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 709804.pdf
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 615449.pdf

11.? Other McNamara's? born prior to 1852 start of Scariff baptism register?

11.1 Elizabeth "Lizzie" McNamara (1852 - 1903), Eliza was baptized in May 1852 at "Tengarrei"; sponsors Pat Molony, Biddy Reeves, Ballycorban (per Scariff baptism register, 1852-1872). <Fossamore, Scariff, House 3; x> Elizabeth McNamara, of Fossamore, "age 43", farmer's daughter, died on 12 August 1903; informant brother James McNamara (Scariff registration).

11.2 Kate McNamara (1854 - unknown), was baptized on 30 September 1854 at "Teag(?)h"; sponsors Daniel McNamara of Waterpark, Mary Molony of Scariff.

11.3 John McNamara (≈ 1857 - after 1911), could not locate baptism record. John McNamara, of Tingaree, bachelor, farmer, son of John McNamara (alive), married Margaret Tuohy, of Kilderra, daughter of farmer Jeremiah Tuohy (alive), on 6 July 1890 at the Catholic chapel at Scariff by the curate Michael Casey; witnesses James Reeves and Mary Tuohy. <Fossamore, Scariff, House 14; Drewsborough, Scariff, House 1>

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 885070.pdf

John McNamara was a farmer in the 1901 census, and a cattle dealer in the 1911 census.

...........................11.3.1 Mary McNamara (age 19 in 1911), <Fossamore, Scariff, House 14; Drewsborough, Scariff, House 1>
...........................11.3.2 John McNamara (age 17 in 1911), born on 23 August 1893, at Kelderra. <Capparoe, Scariff, House 6: Drewsborough, Scariff, House 1> Living with Tuohy grandparents at 1901 census (age 7).
...........................11.3.3 Jeremiah McNamara (age 15 in 1911), <Fossamore, Scariff, House 14; Drewsborough, Scariff, House 1>
...........................11.3.4 Michael McNamara (age 3 in 1911), <x; Drewsborough, Scariff, House 1>

11.4 James McNamara (1864 - after 1911), was baptized on 17 May 1864 at Tingaree; sponsors Pat and Catherine Reeves, Aughrim. <Fossamore, Scariff, House 3; House 17>
...........................11.4.1 John McNamara (age 5 in 1911), <x; Fossa More, Scariff, House 17>
...........................11.4.2 Mary McNamara (age 4 in 1911), <x; Fossa More, Scariff, House 17>
...........................11.4.3 Helena McNamara (age 3 in 1911), <x; Fossa More, Scariff, House 17>
...........................11.4.4 Lizzie McNamara (age 2 in 1911), <x; Fossa More, Scariff, House 17>

11.5 Ellen McNamara (1866 - unknown), Ellen was baptized on 24 May 1866 at Tingaree; sponsors Bridget Mack, James Molony.


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Open mystery: who was the Kate McNamara, age 21, daughter of John McNamara of Curracloon, married Matthew McMahon of Gurtavella on 18 February 1882:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie ... 006504.pdf

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/p ... e/1085323/