Hi Julia,

My Grandmother is Julia Burns and her father Patrick Burns from Roscommon.  Can't be the same one but I wonder if ours share a common ancestor.  Is you DNA anywhere?  Mine is on gedmatch, Ancestry, 23&me, FTDNA.  email is mauraoconnell@gmail.com.

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Hi, Maura. I believe we know each other from Narrogin, if you're the same Maura O'C. I will email you privately, so if I have the wrong Maura please accept my apology in advance and let me know so I can desist.

Julia and Maura, regarding the Burns/Byrne/Beirne connection above, my husband Mike had a Burns ancestor also who married a Fermanagh man in Western Australia in 1861, but that is a family line I have yet to pursue so I won't add any detail here at the moment, or suggest exploring possible common ancestors, until I check sources to verify what we think we "know" about our Mary Burns or her parents. Regards from Chris Timoney, Western Australia

Hi

I have a 3rd great aunt by marriage, Mary Beirne, born in Elphin, Roscommon in approx 1850 (Elphin falls under Kilgefin)
Townland: Cartron or Old Glebe
Catholic Parish: Kilgefin
Civil Parish: Kilgefin
Catholic Diocese: Elphin.

Mary emigrated to Sydney, Australia in 1866 and married my 3rd great uncle, James Mangan in 1867.
Mary's parents are listed on their marriage record as John Beirne and Ellen nee Sweeney.
Mary and James Mangan had 7 known children.
Mary died in 1920.

I'm wondering if Mary may have been an aunt or older cousin of your Patrick.
Regards
Michelle, Australia
 

Hi Michelle,

That could very well be because I found a Patrick Beirne with George Beirne as father in Cartron with the correct dates.  Is your husband's DNA anywhere so I could see if I or any of my brothers of cousins match him?

Thanks for posting that!

Maura

mauraoconnell@gmail.com

Hi Maura
Mary Beirne married into one of my maternal branches..(my 3rd great uncle)
I know of maybe two descendants of hers who have done their DNA.. At least one is on Gedmatch. I'll send his gedmatch number to your above listed email address..
Hopefully the connection isnt too far back to have diluted too much

Regards
Michelle

Good day:)

I'm looking for birthdate, parents of a Mary O'Beirne who was born ca 1855 possibly in Sligo, or Roscommon.

She married Frederick Grote in NYC area  in 1870's or 80's.

Any help would be greatly appreciated:)