Naughton in Ballynanulty

My ancestor, John Mannion, married Bridget Ward, in Athenry 1868 and they had 4  ? 5 children baptized in the Catholic church there- Ellen, b.1868 (my grandmother), Malachy b.1872 and twins, Honor and Maria Teresa b. 1874. ? another child Michael b.1877, who must have died before the family emigrated to Australia in 1883. On Michael 's birth, it says father's birthplace as Loughrea.  John Mannion had previous marriages.1.Katherine Kennedy,5 children who emigrated to America and 2.  Margaret Mogan, with whom he had 2 children. There were families of these names on GV renting land from Walter Lambert in Gloves South. John's parents were apparently Thomas Mannion and Mary Duffy. I know nothing of Bridget's parents. Sometimes her name was written as Howard, but on her marriage certificate it is Ward. Witnesses were Thomas Monahan and Bridget Burke. Any help would be appreciated.

To date I have not received any response to my family queiry re Naughtons in Ballynanulty/Killimadaly.  I guess no one is researching this family.......

Hi curious lady,
Mary I see you are,trying to make contact with the Naughtons from Balnanulty Attymon.
My family also came fom there so I know of the,
Family Naughton. If you would wish me to make contact for you I would be happy to check if they are your relatives. Kindest regards

Rosie K

Thanks for your response, Rosie.  Yes, John and David Naughton are my cousins and I am in contact with them.  What I was interested in was more information on our great grandfather, Patrick N married to Mary Rooney.  I have done extensive research on the family but there are many gaps in the profile, mostly because the records no longer exist.  I was hoping to be able to find out how many children they actually had, (I know of 6 but cannot follow all of them through - what happened to the others - if any existed??) how they survived the famine, what was life like in the mid 1800s in that area, etc ....... I was just hoping there might be a history of the area during that time.  

Thanks again, Rosie. 

Sincerely,  Mary.

Hi Mary sorry I couldn't be more helpful to you in searching for information on your ancestors! I know John and David and I will be in Attymon in August, I am also seeking  information on my ancestors, through this site I have actually discovered relatives on my Dad's side which we didn't know existed? So I am de!lighted! meanwhile may I suggest that you acquire a copy of a book title THAT DEN OF INFAMY by Pat Finnegan.it may be helpful. Happy Research , Nice talking!

Best Wishes

Rosie