Dorans/Dempseys of Blackwater

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Thank you for your message. Do you know much about their emigration? The dates, the reason why they left, who they may have travelled with?..etc..Generally more information was given at the port of arrival rather than the port of departure. If you knew which city they arrived at (e.g. Liverpool, New York, etc.), this could be a good place to find more information.

Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at ). www.failteromhat.com

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Irish Genealogy: http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/

The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/

The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx

The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/

Irish Newspaper Archives: http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/

Wexford County Library: http://www.wexford.ie/wex/Departments/Library/

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Genealogy Support 

Hi, I have lived in Blackwater all my life so i have a fair knowledge of families in the area. Going back, I can think of only two families called Doran. Have you ever heard of a blacksmith among your ancesters?

One family of Doran had a forge up until the 1950s. Dempsey is a more plentiful name here so I would need more information. Maybe some of your relations have contacted you already but I will keep the names and dates in mind when I am going through any material I have. Good luck with your research, Rita

Hi,

I am responding to the old post above about the Dorans and Dempseys. My grandfather was Michael Ormond of Blackwater who was a grandson to Laurence, born in 1810 and Eleanor Dempsey, born in 1815. Laurence and Eleanor were married in Oct. 8, 1929.   Eleanor's parents were Thomas Dempsey and Mary Hobby.

Michael's father was David Ormond and his mother was Elizabeth "Bessie" Doran.  She was a sister of Andrew.  She was born about 1836. He also had a sister named Johanna Doran who was born on March 7, 1842. David and Bessie settled in the Doran home near Blackwater when they married and it is still lived in by a descendant of the Ormond line. 

Andrew immigrated to the US around 1848, I believe, through Castle Garden in New York.  He settled in York, Nebraska and married Elizabeth Kelly in October 1874. He had 5 children and died Nov. 21, 1919.

Hope this helps,

Mary

hello mary, none of the doran descendants in ameria know much more than that adnrew came over from blackwater but dont know when or what route to york he took. i have been searching for almost 20 years and havent found anything more than his baptismal record and that of three sisters and his parents marriage record but nothing on laurnce and eleanors births parentage or possible siblings etc. if andrew immigrated 1848 he would be about 5 and wouldnt have have someone going with him at that age?