JEAN, < [email protected] > has sent the following query:
MATTHEW HEALEY, born 1838c at Salthill Galway .. married a MARY MULLINS born 1838c Galway. A son PATRICK HEALEY was born at Salthill 1860 and christened at St. Nicholas Church Galway on 17th March 1860. I am looking for the marriage of MATTHEW and MARY and also if they had any more children. The birth registration for Patrick would be a bonus.

John, < [email protected] > has sent the following query:
Scanlan / Scanlon / Scandlon - I'm fairly new to Genealogy. It's certainly not as easy as it looks. I'm stuck in St. Nicholas Galway. My GGGG Grandad John Scanlan/Scanlon/Scandlon was born there in 1755. He served in the Army for a number of years but did not enrol until he was 36. His profession was given as 'baker'. I have his military record. I beleive his son, my gggg grandad, John, was probably also born in Galway. I'd really like to find his christening, or at least John junior's. John Scanlan senior died in Jersey, Channel Islands in 1811. I wonder if you would be so kind to suggest anywhere I could look, or methods I could adopt to pin the family down?

Michelle Mc Donagh, < [email protected] > has sent the following query:
MCDONAGH - I am trying to find info on my grandfather John Mc Donagh and his family, born 1921 in Loughrea, his fathers name was Thomas Mc Donagh and he married Elizabeth Carpenter, If any one has any earlier info of this family it would be much appreciated, Thank You.

gavin flanagan, < [email protected] > has sent the following query:
STANLEY - I am looking for info regarding my mother. She was born in Co. Cork on the 11/09/1911 in Dunmanway. She had many brothers and sisters. ( tom , gus, eve, elsie etc. ) I have lost contact with the family, and would like to re-unite with them. My Mom came out to South Africa before the 2 nd word war, after becoming a nurse. She trained in England. Gus was killed during the war. Elsie lives in England, and her married name is Holloman. She has a daughter, Margrette, living in London ( ?)I have cousins in Ireland, a Mike and ? Any news or contact details would be welcome. thx

linda williams, < [email protected] > has sent the following query:
BROWN - I am trying to find out ANY information on my ggfather, Samuel Joseph Brown, born on or about 1835.  He emmigrated to New York December 12, 1851 in the company of a family named Taylor who had 9? children in tow.  I can only assume he was born in the Gallway area as I was told that is where the Browns are from.  He married a Susannah Rush (or Roche) in Lousiana around the early 1870's and had 4 children.  ANY information will be helpful

Kathleen McKeady, < [email protected] > has sent the following query:
MCKEADY - I have been searching and searching for the McKeady's in Ireland. Obviously they existed but I am just having so many problems finding them. I found a few females in Northern Ireland, marrying into other families.
at the Presbyterian Church in Donegal.but no birth records or baptism records or Death for that matter.
I found 1 baptism record in Sligo with parents names in 1869 but no further. I think they were also Mormon's.
I also know some McKeady's were on Passenger ships but still no birth records, But born in Ireland. There were McKeady's in Galway but no actual records to find on the NET anyway. There was 3 McKeady's in Dublin on the 1911 Census but that does not tell you where born or married.
My Nan was born Kathleen McKeady 03/11/1926, Married Thomas Dunne of Dublin we think. Her Mum was Mary McKeady but doubt was born in Dublin. We do not know of Siblings for Kathleen, Mary or Thomas. I have been through so many genealogy sites and costing me so much money.
Apart from 1911 Census we cannot find Catherine then 47, Michael 25 or Anne 20.
No marriage records or birth records. I understand why no Death for maybe Catherine
because of the fire.
Although even after 1940's it is hard for Dublin. National Archives were no use, they gave me email addresses for elsewhere to search. Which again did not help.
You see my Mum was brought up in a convent in Longford, But no one has wrote back to me from there.
My Mum was born Teresa Christina McKeady in the Rotunda Hospital. In 1957 was adopted Dunne when we think my Nan finally married Thomas. I just do not understand why I cannot find McKeady's. I so want to do this for my Mum,
I think she needs some real clarification of who she is and where she comes from or originates from. She left Ireland when she was 16, since then been in England. If I can help you with more info I will but only about my Aunts and Uncles in Dublin and there children, that's of course if you can help me. Thank you for reading my letter.
Kathleen McKeady (Miss) Isle of Wight, England.

lindsay carr, < [email protected] > has sent the following query:
JOYCE / KELLY - john joyce married to a catherine kelly (born in 1891) is my great grandfather born june 17th 1895 in shanakella, county galway. dont know the parish or if shanakella is the parish. trying to trace back further (his parents) anything would be helpful.

Kenneth Slattery, < [email protected] > has sent the following query:
SLATTERY - I am looking for birth, marriage, children and death for a Patrick Slattery; born Roscommon circa. 1830 - lived in Falskaghmore, Dunmore, Co Galway from approx. 1855 on.

Marian Hemenway, < [email protected] > has sent the following query:
KING / THORNTON / HEFFERNAN - I am looking for a Martin King b. Mov. 4, 1865 in Clifden, Galway. He is the son of Thomas King and Mary Heffernan. Martin immigrated to the Boston, MA. He met Annie Thornton of Galway, and married.

Carole Taylor, < [email protected] > has sent the following query:
WELSH / GAFFEY - Have recently begun to research my Irish lines, my maternal grandfather Rodger J. Welsh, who was born in PA. and was the grandson of the Irish immigrants, Rodger WELSH (b. ca 1831) and Mary GAFFEY.  These families both engaged in coal mining.  They immigrated  to the US in 1869-1870 from England where I found them in the 1861 census in Staffordshire and found a marriage record for them in the parish Rugeley, Staff. in 1853; and I found they settled in NE Pennsylvania in 1880 census (Barclay, Bradford Co.); but by 1888 they are in Punxsutawney, Jefferson Co.  The gravestone when I visited Punxsy said Mary  GAFFEY Welsh was from County Galway, and parish Ballinakill.  I haven't found it on a map yet; but there seems to be several named Ballinakill when I look it up in the Gazetteer of Ireland.  Can you help steer me where to look for this parish, and what else I should look for?  Also, when in Punxsutawney, I met a cousin who said there was talk that Rodger WELSH was from Rosc!
 ommon.  Any help appreciated. I am hoping to find naturalization papers which might steer me also but have not as yet.

Jeanne Sandford, < [email protected] > has sent the following query:
BRODERICK / BOYLE - Looking for any information about the family of Patrick Broderick and Catherine Boyle. Known children were born between 1837 and 1846.  Laurence and Matthew immigrated to Boston around 1870.  Catherine may have joined them.  Would like information about other children AND a death date for Patrick Broderick.

Barbara O'Connor, < [email protected] > has sent the following query:
HANNAN - Alice Hannan, aged 17, and her sister, Mary Hannan, aged 16, arrived in Australia on the Panama, January 1850, on one of Earl Grey's 'consignments' from a Galway workhouse. Documents show the girls' parents as Bryan/Brian & Mary Hannan, mother living in Eckford/Edford, father presumably deceased. Alice is shown as a Native of Edford/Eckford and her place of birth as Clann,Galway and Mary's birthplace is shown as Ballyna.
I can't find a townland of Ballyna in Galway (although a heap of them beginning with Bally...) and also can't identify Edford/Eckford, or Clann, in Ireland. I'm assuming that errors were made in transcribing the information for the registers held in Australia. Can anyone offer any advice as to where to start looking for the correct information.
Given the requirements put on the workhouses to provide these young women for passage to Australia, I imagine there are records available in Ireland.

Cindy, < [email protected] > has sent the following query:
EARNER - Hi- I'm looking for any information on the family Earner from Knock Spiddal in Galway. Possible first names are Coleman and Martin. Also possible name was shortened from Von Earner.

Mary Jane Derby, < [email protected] > has sent the following query:
WHELAN - Info re Whelan family of Portumna. P J Whelan came to Boston, Ma late 1880's Mother's  name Mary Jane Clarke-in shoe business. That's all I know.

Austin Hernon, < [email protected] > has sent the following query:
HERNON / KIERAN - My grandfather Michael, born to Michael & Ann (Kieran) 1875 in Dundalk. Does anyone know of any connections please?

Mary Callaghan, < [email protected] > has sent the following query:
MURPHY - I would appreciate any photos, information, addresses of relatives of Paddie Murphy, my great-grandfather or great-granduncle. I believe he lived/worked on North Gate Street in the late 1800s.  Thank you so much.

shirley, < [email protected]  > has sent the following query:
CLARKE - I am writing a biography on Charles Allen Clarke, born in bolton 1863 author, historian, socialist, journalist and poet whose grandfather thomas clarke born 1821 and mother Susan 1821 lived in Ballinasloe but came to Bolton in  the potatoe famine Allen's father was Joseph Clarke born in Ballinsloe 1840.  Thomas's father was Patrick Clarke a school teacher in Ballinsloe who married a signorta Gillespie a maid in the house of the Bishop of Armagh can you point me in the right direction. I have tried other sites but they want me to pay and I am a carer for my disabled husband so money is a concern. Any information I recieve I would acknowledge in the book. Hoping you can help regards Shirley Matthews (Clarke) there could be a variant Clark as I think it changed to Clarke later on.

Kathy Osborne, < [email protected] > has sent the following query:
O'DONNELL - I am trying to find out anything on a Michael Martin O'Donnell. Said to have a brother named Cornelius. Michael was born about 1834 in Ireland. I have been told that he and his brother (Cornelius) came with their father to American , entering in to Mobile Bay in Alabama. That is all I know. There was no women with them that I am aware of. Perhaps the mother died. It was during the Potato Famine. Thanks for any help you can give.

Robin, < [email protected] > has sent the following query:
Connolly/Connelly/Greene - Searching for Connolly/Connelly/Greene's possibly from the Carna/Mweenish area. Patrick Darby Greene m. Margaret Ann Madden.  Had at least 4 boys, Patrick, Darby (Jeremiah), Joseph & Bartley.  May have had more children but have not been able to confirm. The sons Patrick and Darby married the Connolly/Connelly sisters Bridget and Margaret. Bridget and Margaret had a Sister Catherine and brother Peter.  Their parents were John & Margaret or Catherine. The 4 Greene boys and the the 4 Connolly's all came over to the U.S and live in the S. Boston/Dorchester area. Any information would be appreciated.

Laurie Walsh, < [email protected] > has sent the following query:
 MALLOY - Our family will be traveling to Galway in 2008 and are looking for relatives of Julia Malloy b 1899, who had 11 siblings, incl Delia Malloy.Julia was the oldest,came to the US in 1915.Lived in Athenry.

Declan Tracey, < [email protected] > has sent the following query:
Tracey/Tracy/Treacey/Treacy - Origins, history and genealogy of the Tracey/Tracy/Treacey/Treacy family name in Irelanmd. www.traceyclann.com
Galway page: http://www.traceyclann.com/files/Galway.htm

Sandy Mullen, < [email protected] > has sent the following query:
FORDE - Looking for info on Nora Agnes Forde, Parents were Martin & Mary(Cannon) Forde. They lived in Ballyglunin, Galway

Carmel McTague, < [email protected] > has sent the following query:
KELLY - Can you tell me where to look for my grandfather and grandmother's family. In 1901 census listed as Peter 38 and Mary Ann (Kelly) 29, Ballyglass, Kilconnell.  A uncle Thomas retired farmer is also listed unmarried, do I assume he is a Lynskey. There was a rumour they came from Craughwell - how can I check this?

LiRae Mullen Sullins, < [email protected] > has sent the following query:
MULLEN/TEERIN-FEERIN-FERRIN-FEARON - Years ago, using old Irish naming traditions that ran through my family, I gave my ancestors the first names of Lawrence and Ellen.  Lo and behold, yesterday, a nice woman in Chicago helped me by researching some death records for one of my grgrgrgrandparent's sons and there they were, the names of:
LAWRENCE MULLEN
b. Ireland
ELLEN TEERIN/FEERIN
b. Co. Galway, Ireland
and
LAWRENCE MULLEN
b. Ireland
ELLEN FERRIN
b. Co. Galway, Ireland

I about fell over when I realized that I had not only given them the correct first names, but suddenly, here was my grgrgrMULLENgrandmother's maiden name that had escaped me for 22 years, this April.  Now comes the hunt.

From what I am reading and understanding...the spelling of "Teerin" is more than likely just a typo on the document, since the son died in 1915 and is spelled "Feerin" on it.  BUT, in all likelyhood, her maiden name is either Ferrin OR Fearon, which makes more sense to me.  AND from what I am reading, she probably did come from Co. Galway, maybe the Connacht area???  I have never known where in Co. Galway my Mullen ancstors were from, ONLY that "they came from Co. Galway", as is inscribed on my grgrgrandfather's headstone.  Below you will put some bits on my Mullen ancestors and perhaps someone else is also searching for them to fill in their own blanks?  Thanks ever so much.  LiRae (Mullen) Sullins

My grgrgrandfather, Patrick Mullen, three of his brothers (William, Dennis & Lawrence) & one sister (Hannah (Mullen) Hart) was SAID to have 'CAME from County Galway', late 1840's to mid-1860's (Lawrence believed to have been the last in 1862). Nowhere is it ever mentioned that these Mullens were BORN in Co. Galway, Ireland, but I have been told that "if they said they CAME from Co. Galway, then that is where they probably DID come from". I have NO IDEA where they were born in Ireland, but they were most definitely from Ireland. It was told that one brother, Thomas, stayed in Ireland and was reportedly mad at the others because they would leave Ireland for America, plus stories handed down say 'the married siblings got their first homes on the estate where the family lived and worked, to work on same land'.
Does anyone know any of this family? Are you missing these people from your family tree? I know of and have heard the names of the following:
*Patrick MULLEN [my line] b. abt. 1824 IRE d. 9 Jan. 1892 Leasburg, Crawford Co., Missouri--married twice Bridget Cummings...4 children--Nancy "Catherine" Davis...11 children;
*Denis/Dennis MULLEN b. abt. 1830 IRE d. 17 March 1900 Leasburg, Crawford Co., Missouri--married Bridget Radigan/Ratigan...11 children;
*William "Wild Bill" MULLEN b. unk d. 14 June 1849 in Keytesville, Missouri (killed over a card game, near St. Louis)--never married?...no children?;
*Lawrence MULLEN b. Jan. 1840/1843 IRE d. 7 May 1915 Cuba, Crawford Co., Missouri--married Lucinda Rhea...12 children;
*Hannah (MULLEN) Hart b. abt. 1837 IRE d. unk St. Louis or Crawford Co., Missouri--married Michael Hart...3 children;
*Bridget MULLEN reportedly came to Crawford Co., Missouri and did not like it; headed to New York and was never heard of again--no proof;
*John MULLEN reportedly came to America and his family, in Missouri, did not hear from him for fifty years--he had moved to Kansas and reared a family there--no proof;
*Catherine MULLEN is one, some cousins say, that THEY were told was also a sibling, and was only in Missouri for a very short time, also--no proof.
And, married siblings on top of all of these? Huge family!!! They were Roman Catholic. The estate they reportedly lived /worked on was Briefield? Briarfield?
I'm guessing at their father's name--Patrick MULLENs oldest son was 'Lawrence Louis MULLEN'....his middle name was for his mother's father; so, am guessing that his first name was for Patrick's father, thus have named him Lawrence(?) MULLEN [now proven to be truly his name].
Any help, at all, on this family, would be most deeply appreciated. I have years of info from the known siblings to present. But as to where they were exactly born in Ireland, their parents [*just found the parent's names-Feb 4, '08*] and other siblings, I have no clue. If you can help me, I do most sincerely thank you ahead of time for all you've done.

Leo Curran, < [email protected] > has sent the following query:
HAVERTY / LYONS - Mary Haverty from Knockroe, Athenry, Co. Galway married Tim Halvey c.1893. They lived in Ferbane, Co. Offaly; had 3 children - May (b.c. 1894, John (1895) and Nora (about 1897). May and Nora emigrated to join their aunt Kate Haverty on Long Island. May became May Cushing and Nora became Nora White. Their father, Tim Halvey died c.1900 and their mother married again and lived with her husband Jim Lyons, in Oranmore, Galway. Jim died 1937 and his wife Mary in 1955. I wish to find out something about the Cushing and White families of Long Island.