My great, great grandmother Mary Dooley - East Galway

Hi Anne

Do you have any additonal information on Mary Dooley. That surname is very common in the East Galway area.

Looking at the date she left, would suggest it was just after the famine period. She may have got " Assisted payment - for emigration".  Some landlords/ government provided some payment for tenants to leave their estates.  I believe some large libraries have lists of names of people that would have left under this scheme.

Paula

Irelandxo

Hi Anne

Great to see you still on the war path!!  

Love

Kerryn

The Dooley Family Cloonpee

Cloonpee is situated on a stream or small river where it is the boundary between the townlands Clonpee in this parish and Pallas in the parish of Fohanagh and on the road leading from Caltragh Village and Ahascragh.

In 1901 The Dooley Family Cloonpee

Head of family - Martin Dooley aged 55yrs, Farmer, Wife Ellen aged 45yrs, Son Michael Dooley aged 14yrs, Ellen Dooley 14yrs, Son Stephen Dooley, aged 11yrs and Martin Dooley aged 9yrs and Mary Anne Dooley aged 6yrs.

In 1911 the Dooley Family in Cloonpee.

Head of Family Martin Dooley aged 68, son Michael 27yrs, Martin Dooley 20yrs, Mary Anne Dooley 16 years, Delia Dooley 12 yrs and Cathrin greely 72 ? sister or visitor. She is widowed. She is originally from Co Roscommon.

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Thomas Dooley born Jan 30th 1883, Baptied Feb 7th 1883. Sponsors were J Grealy and Catherine Boothe.

Peter Dooley born Mary 18th Sponsors ere Conor Curley and Brigida ?Kirwan. Stephen Dooley born 1888. Sponsors were Andrew Gavin and Bridget Gavin.

Martin Dooley born October 26th 1891 Sponsors were G Dooley and Norah Dooley.

Maria Anna born July 29th 1885, Baptied August 4th 1885, and sponsors were Thomas Staunton and Bridgade Killeary.

Brigida Dooley born November 25th 1890. Baptised on Dec 5th 1890. Sponsors were Jacob Hannon and Maria Delaney.

There neighbours at that time were Kellys, Boothes, Tyrells and Greeleys.

Hello Anne,

while this is a very a long shot - there was a Dooly family in Clonfert parish. They were cousins according to what I have been told of a neighbouring Coen family. If the Coen name appears anywhere in your genealogy then this might be a clue. The following inscription recorded by me from a headstone in Clonfert graveyard names a Patrick, Catherine and Andrew Dooly.

I have also recorded some Dooly memorials in Eyre's Church graveyard in the village of Eyrecourt (Donanaughta parish) on which a George, John, Jane and Eleanor Dooly are commemorated.

Though the name is recorded in all of these instances as Dooly rather than Dooley.

I hope this material is at least of interest, if not of help to you.

Regards,

Christy Cunniffe

[Clonfert Graveyard]

Dooly.

            O Lord have mercy on the Soul of Patrick Dooly who

            depd this life Dec 1838 aged 78 yr also his                           

            Daughter Catherine Dooly depd Oct 1818? aged 18 yrs

                Ered by his Son Andrew Dooly.

[Eyrecourt Graveyard]

Dooly

            Here lyeth the body of George Dooly who departed

            this life 1797 aged 40 years this monument was

            erected by his nephew Mr John Thompson.

Dooly

            Here lyeth the body of Mr John Dooly who departed

            May the 24 1794 aged 84 years also his wife Jane

            Dooly alias Gleendening departed October 17th

            1789 aged 75 years. Erected by their daughter

            Eleanor Thompson alias Dooly.