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Hi!   My grandfather, John J. O'leary and his brother,  Jim Leary came from Kilgarvan to Chicago, Illinois. USA  They grew up on a dairy farm. They were a group of 10 siblings.  There was a sister  Birdie and their mother's name was Polly.   Does anybody know of this family?   Jim Leary, nephew of my grandfather, and son of Jim Leary,  went to visit years ago.  I am very interested because my DNA with Ancestry.Com shows a lot cousins  that are looking for their relatives.  Would like to know of anyone in the states, especially the Chicago area.   There was a posting of the  O'Leary farm sold.  I wonder if this was the old family farm.   Please get in touch.  Thanks so much!

Margaret Anne O'Leary Frederick

Friday 26th Aug 2016, 10:36PM

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  • Margaret:

    Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

    Can you provide more details? Do you know the parents names? When were Jim and John born?

    I looked at the 1911 census for the general Kilgarvan area. I found one record which may be a possibility.

    Roger McDonnell

    http://census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Kerry/Kilgarvan/Meelick/28…

    Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Saturday 27th Aug 2016, 12:33AM

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