Senier family Galway

Senier family Galway

Looking at the census returns I find that:

Senier family born on Lancashire in England in circa 1839.  He was a weaver and by 1880 he is married in Co Tipperary with several children and headed for Galway City. 

Just raises questions as to why he came to Ireland then.  Could he have been in the British Army in Ireland or on some such service? Or did he have family there? Need his marriage  certificate to answer that one.

  In the 1901 census a  brother is living with his maternal grandmother and uncle also in Galway city. She is Bridget Halloran.   They speak both Irish and English but would seem to be speaking English to the grandson.  By 1911 the two senior Senier brothers and their mother and families have moved  to Clifton.

  Richard' wife also Bridget also  speaks Irish and Richard appears to learn it on way between Tipperary, Galway City and Clifton. In 1911 they are both listed  as speaking Irish and English and Richard is now  a woollen manufacturer, his brother is still a weaver just married and living with his mother wife and sister

. Richard has a weaver lodging with him from another part of the  country suggesting he is employing people. So likely  to some extent it was an Irish speaking household.

Any information would be gratefully at clontuskert@irelandxo.com

Attn. Teresa