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I am looking for information on the Conboy family, Catherine Conboy came to America as a child around 1880. there were a few other children with them, Patrick, Mary, Anna and a baby, Frank. Parents names were Catherine and John Conboy. I can't seem to get much further than this in my research. There are references to Fenagh, and Molehill in family stories. 

Any Help would be appreciated

pmad

Sunday 17th Mar 2024, 08:20PM

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  • There are civil birth records at irishgenealogy.ie.

    At rootsireland, there are records for the abovenamed children, including Francis, as below. They lived in Fenagh in Co. Leitrim.

     

    Name:Francis Conboy

    Date of Birth:

    Date of Baptism:29-May-1879

    Address:FenaghParish/District:FENAGH ROMAN CATHOLIC

    Gender:Male

    CountyCo. Leitrim

    Denomination:Roman Catholic

    Father:John Conboy

    Mother:Catherine Donnelly

    Occupation:

    Sponsor 1 /
    Informant 1:
    Sponsor 2 /
    Informant 2:

    Notes:

     

     

     

    Patricia

    Sunday 17th Mar 2024, 08:49PM
  • Marriage record, from rootsireland.ie:

    Date of Marriage:16-Sep-1869  

    Parish / District:ROWAN CIVIL REGISTRATION DISTRICT

    County:Co. Leitrim

    HusbandWife

    Name:JohnConboy     CatherineDonnelly

    Address:Fenagh         Glostermin

    Denomination:Not RecordedNot Recorded

    Occupation:SHOPKEEPER    HOUSEKEEPER

    Age:Full Age (Over 21)        Full Age (Over 21)

    Status:Bachelor (Previously unmarried)Spinster (Previously unmarried)

    Husband's Father     Wife's Father

    Name:PatrickConboy    PatrickDonnelly

    Address:

    Denomination:

    Occupation:FARMER     COOPER

    Husband's Mother        Wife's Mother

    Name:

    Address:

    Denomination:

    Occupation:

    Witness                     1Witness 2

    Name:OwenOneil   MargaretDonnelly

    Address:

    Notes:

    MARRIED IN FOXFIELD RC CHURCH

    Patricia

    Sunday 17th Mar 2024, 08:52PM
  • I see that Catherine Donnelly came from Glasdrumman, parish of Fenagh, and that there was a Patrick Conboy farming there in Griffiths Valuation (1857). So I suspect that may be John’s father. Patrick Conboy farmed plot 2 and Patrick Donnelly farmed plot 8, so John married the girl next door, as so often happened. Actually the 2 properties look to be about 500 yards apart. Either side of the modern R202.

    Griffith's Valuation (askaboutireland.ie)

     Incidentally Molehill is likely Mohill, the local registration district.

     

    Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Sunday 17th Mar 2024, 09:09PM

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