Forum: Kerry county - wide forum

Hi everyone I'm looking for info regarding the death of my grandmother Hanora Moriarty nee Sullivan. Hanora was born around 1880 in Castleisland Kerry. She married my grandfather John Moriarty in 1903. Because my father went into an orphanage at a very early age I'm thinking Hanora died somewhere...

My great grandfather David Sweeney(McSweeney)b. 1860...was a train engine driver on the Mallow to Tralee line. The family were in Mallow most of the time, but sometime after 1891 they relocated to Kenmare, where they can be seen on 1901 census living at 10 Rock Lane, Killowen, Kenmare. They had...

I have James Sweeny 1872 married to Mary Clifford 1880 in 1903 .They are from Glenbiegh Co Kerry.We do know of a sister of Mary's her name was Ellie and she married a Griffin. They had children ;Hannah ;Patrick ;Timothy ;William Michael ;Daniel;James ;Julia ;Nellie ; Maureen ; Jerahmia . ...

I'm trying to find a baptism record for John Horgan. He settled in Wales after marrying Mary Richards in 1864. From their marriage certificate I know his father was called James (a labourer) Census entries show he came from County Kerry and suggest he was born between 1839 & 1841. I've...

Hello . Can any one help me please. i am looking for the above named person who was born in 1892 in Milltown Callinafercy Kerry to John Murphy and Mary Kearin . i have looked on the 1901 & 1911 cencus but cannot find any where. I know he left Liverpool in 1916 to sail to New York and then to St...

Folks, This is my first foray into Irish records and seek direction.I have checked IGI and LDS Beta without success,the chap i am chasing was born 1853/4 which i understand will be parish records only. Any advice greatfully accepted. Eric

Could someone look up a Michael Downing and his family for me. Born about 1833. County Kerry. Michael was in Birmingham by 1863 and had married Agnes Killeen in Birmingham. If you have access to when he came over here that would be great. Thank you for your help. Dave

Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me? I'd like to start trying to trace the Irish side of my family tree beyond my great grandfather. He (and his siblings) were baptised at Churchill, Kerry. Would anybody be able to tell me what parish that fell in (he was christened in 1870)? I'm guessing...

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In 1780, Samuel Holmes, his wife, Elizabeth and 10 children came to the United States. a Great great niece wrote in her letter now entitled the Bonner's Manuscript that this family came from Kerry. The children's names are Anne; Jane; Elizabeth; Margaret; James; Samuel; Nancy; Hannah;Peggy and...

Has anyone got any info on a kate or margaret murphy marrying a Mahoney, this would be around 1860,s+ or -,The Murphy girl was from Derrymore, regards Lindyloo

has anyone any info on a John Murphy and Ellen Lynch, who married around 1830s, they lived in Derrymore West They had Kate Timothy Cornelius Margaret and Michael,.....he and a Joanna Donnahue emigrated to Canada and entered the USA and married. Any info on any of this family would be greatly...

CAHERCIVEEN, co KERRY, IRELAND. My grandfather's Name was FRANCIS JOSEPH O'NEILL,born in 1867, emigrated between 1886-89 to AUSTRALIA ( possibly on the AUSTRAL). IRISH side! How do I trace it? I KNow they were drapers on Main St, Caherciveen. THere were two O'Neill families (related somehow)...

Found reference of a marriage of Daniel O'Connor to Jane McClure 1842 @ St. John the Baptist in Tralee. He was a boot maker. Need to determine his birth date and his parentage. His folks may well have been from Killarney originally. Any ideas greatly appreciated!

My g grandmother Julia Shea, a Roman Catholic, from Killarney, was in London by 1869. Her date of birth was variously given as between 1843 and 1850. I'm inclined to think it was somewhere between 1846 and 1848 but this is just a hunch. Her father was Patrick Shea (what else!) I was quoted 200...

Hello all, was wondering if anyone can help. I'm stuck. I'm stuck on a Patrick Kean and Johanna Fitzgerald of Co. Kerry. And that's basically only what I know of them. I have their son Thomas Keane/Kane coming to Quebec, Canada about 1851. He married a Johanna Burke in 1855 in Montreal. On...