Looking for the Curleys of Carrakeel

Kathleen:

I think the spelling of the townland is Carrowkeel and this townland was transferred to Co. Roscommon from Co. Galway in 1898 based on the Local Goverment Act of 1898. http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/transferred_towns.html

I found a civil death index record for a Catherine Curley in 1864. I assume this is her since the year of birth matches your info. If you want to get a copy of this record, contact the GRO www.groireland.ie fill out their form and provide the year of death, registration district (Roscommon) and the Volume and page number. ( 13 and 213). A copy costs around 4 euros.

Roger McDonnell

Name: Catherine  

• Last Name: Curley  


• Year: 1864  


• Year Of Death: 1864  


• Registered Quarter/Year: 1864  


• Age: 75  


• Birth Year: 1789  


• Registration District: Roscommon  


• Volume: 13  


• Page: 213  

Roger,

Thanks so much for the clarification of Dunamon parish in County Galway being transferred to County Roscommon in 1898. We've just started our Irish research, and were confused about the county situation since we'd seen mention of both counties. I guess we'll have to look in both since the US branches of the family emigrated prior to 1898, and of course, any remaining family records--such as Catharie Curley's--will probably be found in Roscommon.

All the best,

Kathleen

Hi Kathleen,

My Curley ancestors were from Upper Leaha (or Leahive) in Dunamon/Kilbegnet. 2nd great grandfather Thomas F. Curley was born there in Jan 1852 to John Curley and Bridget McCormick. He emigrated to New York City ca 1870. His sister, Mary Ann Curley (b 1849), also came to NYC, where she married Cyrus Jay Howard. They had two other siblings that I know of, Catherine (b 1858) and Michael (1861), but I only know of them from their baptismal records. I wonder if this family is related to yours?

Another researcher pointed me in the direction of these two fantastic indexes of baptisms in this parish between 1836-1876 which may be of interest to this group:

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlgal/GLINSK2%20Births%201836.1851.h…

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlgal/1851-1876glinsk2.htm

-Brendan

My grandfather, Michael Joseph Curley, seems to have been the black sheep of the family. I know of no relatives, although many Curleys settled in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and Monmouth County, New Jersey, where terminals of the Luzerne Valley Railroad were found. My grandfather worked for this railroad/coal mining company. His wife was Bridget Kilcommons, daughter of Daniel Kilcommons and Sarah Keane/Kane. I have traced the Kilcommonses to the Keelogues East area of Galway. I have made contact with Curleys from the Glinsk area, who have connections to Dunamon. Michael Joseph may have been living in Dublin when he emigrated, but evidence seems to indicate a close relationship to the Glinsk Curleys. I am making some progress through DNA testing. What I need, I think, is someone who has a Michael Joseph in their tree who would have left for America about 1889-90.  I have ruled out some Michael Curleys, since they were still in Ireland when my Michael was in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. I am looking at William Curley and Hanorah Morrissey of Leaha/Leahive as possible parents.