The Dooley Family - Cloonpee

My great great grandmother was Mary Dooley b c1826 and her father was Edward Dooley b c 1780.  Mary Dooley came to Western  Australia on board an Irish Bride-ship in 1852. It was renowned that these bride-ships carried destitute girls from orphanages or poorhouses during the Great Famine.  Many of the girls on board this ship were from Galway and it was rumoured that several other girl cousins came to the same part of Australia, some by the name of Scanlan.  It was also rumoured that our Mary had 9 brothers whom emigrated to the US or perhaps Canada.  Father Edward was listed as a White Smith, but we have since been told he was probably a tinker after the Irish were forcibly removed from their land by the English.

We know Mary's father Edward had a brother Lawrence Dooley b c 1796 whom married a Margaret Larkin.  Lawrence is recorded as a cattle dealer from Galway.  Lawrence's son Martin, married a girl, whose father was from Mt Bellew in Co Galway.  There is also a record of a Lawrence Dooley owning some land in Springlawn, Galway, but we cannot ascertain if this record pertains to our Lawrence.  Lawrence and his wife and most of his children emigrated to Derbyshire, England between 1851 and 1861.  Daughter Bridget stayed in Ireland while the remaining children went with the family to England and some of the children later to the US.  The children of Lawrence Dooley and Margaret Larkin were: Bridget (married Michael Gavin), Patrick, Martin (married Maria Hester), Mary (married Daniel Concannon), Thomas, Lawrence, Catherine (married Peter Murphy) and William Riley Dooley (married Bridget Burke).  Lawrence Dooley died in England in the early 1870’s. Daughter Mary remained in England.

We have a breakthrough about my great great grandmother, Mary Dooley or O'Dooley....she was from Clonbrock, Caltra Ballinasloe, Co. Galway.  She was an orphan of the Famine and was in the workhouse in MountBellew about 3 miles away from her home, but only for a few weeks as along with several other girls, were picked to go to Australia in 1852.

The workhouse is now a Secondary School, for students from 12 to 18 years of age.The girls were given dresses and shoes , bonnets and shawls. They went to Dublin then by ship to Plymouth in Devon, England, then on the ship, The Palestine,  to Fremantle, Western Australia.  The board of Guardians at the Workhouse paid for the girls fares and clothes and money.  The girls were treated fairly well compared to others and Roman Catholics were given prayer books and Bible and Church of England /Ireland were given KIng James Bibles and prayer books.IT COST £6 FOR THE GIRLS TO STAY FOR 2 NIGHTS IN PLYMOUTH BEFORE THEIR DEPARTURE TO FREMANTLE. 

Information courtesy of Mrs A Gribble's communication with  Mrs V. Kinsella.

Hi There

From reading your recent information, it sounds like Mary Dooley was from Caltra area. 

http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/galway/killosolan.htm .There are 3 Dooley families mentioned in the Griffiths valuation for the Caltra area(Killasolan as it was known then).  

Below is a link to the 1911 census for Cloonpee for the Dooley Family. 

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Caltra/Cloonpee/1389332/

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Castleblakeney/Lehanagh/ I cannot see any Dooley family listed for the Lehanagh area in 1901 Irish census.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Caltra/Caltra/1389303/ Caltra 1911 Census

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Caltra/Caltra/1389297/

I hope this is of some help.

Regards

Paula

Ireland Reaching Out

Hi Paula

Thank you for your information and thank you for taking the trouble to look for our Dooley family.  Certainly the family names like 'Martin' seem to be carried on in the families in the 1901 census you sent.

Our Mary Dooley b c1826 was the daughter of Edward Dooley, occupation recorded as 'whitesmith'.

We found a tithe applottment record 1826 of an Edward Dooley having 7 acres, 1 rood & 35 perches in the townland of Park, in the Diocese of Clonfert, Parish of Killallaghtan (electoral division of Oatfield, barony of Clonmacnowen). This Edward Dooley was paying rent to Lord Clonbrock.  This area would fall under the 'Ballinasloe' area? I must admit getting very confused about parishes, barony's, unions and provinces.

Considering this was back in 1826 and this Edward was a tenant of Lord Clonbrock, I'm wondering if he was perhaps employed by Clonbrock and perhaps later moved to another of Clonbrock's residences in Clonbrock Estate in Caltra. Supposition I know!

We also found a NY bank record for an Edward Dooley, Oct 1859, Gold Refiner, b 1834 Lurgan, Galway, arrived in the US Nov 1847 on the Samuel Hicks, son of Edward and Honora (?) Lally (both dead), 3 brothers, James Jno, Pat and Michael. Interesting that two account numbers belongs to Malachy Lally (they could have gone together)from Ahascragh, Galway. Parents Peter Lally and Elizabeth Geraghty. Lives near Edward Dooley in New York.

I'm hoping by sending these snippets of information we might somehow piece the puzzle together.

Thank you so much for all your help.

Regards

Kerryn
 

Hi Kerryn
Edward Dooley, B 1834 Lurgan Galway.
There is a townland in Caltra called Lurgan.
http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/galway/killosolan.htm
There is a Mark Lally listed for Lurgan.....could be a connection.
Paula

Thanks so much Paula.  If only we could connect the dots.