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Michael Gabriel Connolly
Galway
DOB: 15th October 1858
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Bridget Bouchier
Galway
DOB: 1st January 1800
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Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Galway
DOB: 15th February 1810
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Patrick Donohue
Galway
DOB: 1st January 1872
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