Ryan, Beary, Hanley etc at Barna - placename help

Hi Ann,

The road Junction in Barna is known ar "Beary's Cross" so likely Aunt Maggie Beary's home was located at the Junction.  Castle Duff = Kilduff Castle, substantial 5 storey castle with just 2 gables standing.  Mote / Motte / Moat was a man made Stone/Earth defensive structure. Balaereta = Ballyneety located there is "Sarsfields Rock" and Memorial to Lieutenant Sarsfield and the Battle / Siege of Limerick in 1691. The church in Templebraden located closeby was constructed in 1884.

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My Magrath/McGrath and Real families came from the Pallas area (Ballynaclough).  I thought you would be interested in this 1835 Limerick Star newspaper article about the Reals and Bearys.

ccreal - what a fascinating account! My husband's relative, Ellen Donegan, married James Real. They left Pallasgrean for Australia arriving Brisbane apprix 1850. We love the Pallasgrean area and are visiting again in July/August.

Ann I would live to help you with this! I could visualise exactly where you were talking about and gerlish has confirmed all my answers! Very interested in the Doon/pallasgreen connection as I had a Portley of Doon marry a Ryan from Pallasgrean. They then came to Australia and settled in Queensland.

Mary, I have been serching for a descendant of James and Ellen for many years.  We believe James Real was a cousin to my Thomas Sarsfield Real.  Your husband's James lived in Berna while my James lived in Ballynaclough.  If you look at the wedding list for 1826 you will find both Thomas and Winifred along with James and Ellen are listed on the same page.  I do know about Patrick Real becoming an associate justice of the Queensland Supreme Court.  I am in contact with a woman, Karen Webster, from Brisbane who is a descendant on one of James' son who was mayor of Ipswich.  We will be in the Pallasgrean area in June for a few days.  staying with Real relation in Hospital (where most of the Irish Reals settled) except those who remained in Pallas or those like my ancestors who lived in Oola.  Then we are on to Dungarvan, Waterford for the McGrath Clan Gathering.  My Email address is: creal@cox.net

Gerlish, Thank you very much for the placename help.

Now I have a question for the Community.  Should I post this journal to the Files here?

It is 49 pages long with illustrations, family trees and footnotes.

The families of relatives they visited, all originally from Doon.

In New York City: Dennis & Johanna (Beary) O’Hara (niece);

In Newark, New Jersey:

Patrick & Margaret (Beary) Hedigan, Johanna Ryan,

Sr. Rose Bernard (Maggie Ryan), Coughlin (nieces);

In Troy, New York, Coughlin, Ryan, Cronin, Kelly, Dwyer  and Lenan;

On the ship Cedric:

Ned Cronin, nephew, from Troy, NY;

In Cappamore, Doon and Pallasgreen, Limerick, they stayed with Jim Ryan Hosey, half-brother to Philip, and visited his family and other relatives; the Hanleys, Bearys, O’Reillys, O’Briens, Grady’s, Mahers, Bentons;

In Hamilton and Staynor, Ontario, Canada, they saw more Ryans;

In Milwaukee, Wisconsin: the Beary/Berrys, and

In Waupun: Wisconsin, the Bentons and Donovans.

Ann Lamb (annl7777@aol.com)

I know I've joined this conversation very late. My name is Liam Beary, my dad was Daniel Beary and we were both born in London. My grandfather was Daniel Beary and his father was Thady Beary who were both born in the Barna area of Pallas green and my grandmother Alice Nihill was born in mount Minnett according to her birth certificate.