O'Keefe and Griffen, Castlepark, Kilmihil, Calre

Dear Margaret:

Thank you for your post to the message board and welcome!  If you wish, you can add any of the above ancestors referred to in your post to the Ancestor Profiles list under the XO Chronicles.  These profiles are widely read, updated weekly and available to view by all our members.  Frequently members find that there are others researching the same families and it allows for sharing and collaboration. The link to create an Ancestor is here:  https://irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/history-and-genealogy/ancestor-database   If you have any questions, please let me know.

In addition, you may be interested in the Genealogy Section of the Clare Library which has a very large (and updated frequently) collection of online resources avaiable to Clare researchers from all over the world.  The link is here:  http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/genealog.htm

You may also be interested in the Kilmihil parish page which is here:  https://kilmihil.net/kilmihil-parish-newsletter/

If you have any further questions, please let me know.

Kind regards,

Jane

Hi Margaret

Have just come across your post by chance as I am planning a trip to Australia in February 2024. 

My father was Terry O'Keefe (passed away in 2012) who grew up in Wangoom,Victoria, Australia on his parents property. His father (my grandfather) was Simon O'Keefe, a dairy farmer and his wife (my grand mother) Wynne. Arthur O'Keefe was my great grandfather. 

I visited Kilmihil, Co Clare in Ireland with my father to visit his second cousin - Bridie? It was the early 90's and sadly I don't have the extensive paperwork Dad kept on the family history. 

Dad, Terry had two sisters, Peggy O'Keefe an accomplished piano player who lived in Glasgow, Scotland for many years and Patricia who lived in Melbourne. 

I live in Somerset in UK.

I look forward to hearing from you!

All the best, Sarah

Hello Sarah:

Thank you for getting in touch.
I have an extensive family tree on Ancestry called Margaret Irvine Family Tree, which is publicly available. All the ancestors you mention are on my tree. 

My email address is irvinemargaret@hotmail.com. I could send you an invite to take a look at my tree. I am an active member which might prove annoying for you. However you can always cancel the invite. I live in Perth, Western Australia. I went to Ireland in 1972. However I wasn't interested in family history at that time.

Please accept my apologies for this late reply. I had to establish a new password for this website and in consequence mislaid your message. Only now have I managed to find this.

Are you coming to Western Australia next year. I presume you are going to Victoria.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Regards

Margaret

Hi Margaret

Good to hear from you. I mislaid my password too hence my delay. 

Will email you re your family tree and yes I'm planning to visit Victoria.

All the best, Sarah