Hello from Missouri, U.S.! My family & I are planning a trip to Ireland, & I started a journey to hopefully find family still living in Ireland. I have a little information on my heritage but have hit a road block. What I do know:
- My great-great grandfather Thomas Cleary immigrated to the U.S. sometime between 1867-1870
- His parents were John Cleary & Ellen Fogarty
- John Cleary’s parents were possibly Cornelius Cleary & Mary Carroll. Ellen’s parents were possibly Patrick Fogarty & Margaret (?) living in Clondoty. The Nenagh genealogy center helped pinned that information down, I’m still working to verify through US Death records.
- John & Ellen had 11 children baptized in the Loughmore Castleiny parish between 1845 & 1867. The address on the baptism records shows Aughall for the first two children, Killahara Thurles for the others. I have all of their names if that would help.
- I have linked Thomas Cleary & his siblings to the U.S. except for 3 of his brothers. Two of his brothers, Conor & John, would have been around 20 when their family immigrated. Edit: Conor passed away, most likely around 1852.
- I believe John was born in 1804, Ellen in 1822
- My great-great grandfather, Thomas Cleary, was married in the US to Mary Green. His mother in-law was Elizabeth McGrath from Galway. I will try posting a message on the Galway parish regarding her.
Any tips or information would be greatly appreciated!
Staci
Wednesday 4th Apr 2018, 11:55PMMessage Board Replies
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Dear Staci:
Thank you for your message to the Ireland Reaching Out message board and welcome to the site.
I have found the entry for John Cleary in Griffith's Valuation and I copy the page link for your reference.
You can also view this page at the website below:
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
It appears that the Cleary family were no longer in Killahara in the 1901 and 1911 Censuses. It may be that the parents died and the two remaining sons (who you haven't traced) either married and moved elsewhere or they also emigrated.
Another option is to search graveyards in County Tipperary near Loughmore. I noted that there are several graveyards in Templemore that may be of benefit for you to look at. You can do so at the link below:
http://members.webone.com.au/~sgrieves/cemeteries%20ireland3.htm#Cahill
http://www.hiddentipperary.com/cemeteries-graveyards
In addition, you should try to find a death record for John Cleary and for Ellen Fogarty Cleary. Civil Registration did not start until 1864 and the indexes (and many of the records) are available online for free through the Irish Genealogy website.
This website can be accessed below:
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Please keep us apprised of your travel plans to Ireland as we may be able to offer further assistance.
Kind regards,
Jane.
Jane Halloran Ryan
Wednesday 25th Apr 2018, 10:01AM