Hunts of Clonganiff (or Clonganhue)

Maybe some of these old post-it notes I found on the website Logainm might help. They mention a lot of Hunt information.
My family also lived at Clonganhue aka Clonganiff (and a million different ways of spelling).

Hi Daniel,

Thanks so much for these notes! You might be able to help on a rrelated matter. My Thomas Hunt (1816-1908) married in Canada (early 1850s) and became a widower a few years later. In 1862, he wrote back to Ireland and asked Hanora McGrath to come to Canada and be his wife. She is my g-g-grandmother and is my true brick wall. According to census and burial records here, she was born in 1821. She had a brother, Thomas McGrath, who accompanied her to Canada and lived in a house on Thomas Hunt's farm.  It appears that Thomas McGrath was born around 1830.

Clues:

1) I suspect Hanora is from somewhere near Clongariff because Thomas knew her well enough to write to her and propose to her and she knew him well enough to accept.

2) I'm connected via DNA to about a million Ryans. I'm thinking that the Ryans I'm connected to must be from Clongariff oo somewhere near it and I think Hanora's mother must have been a Ryan. Of course, looking for McGraths and Ryans in Tipperary is like looking for needles in a haystack.

Have you or anyone in your family had a DNA test? I'm on Ancestry, My Heritage, Family Tree DNA, and GED Match. Of course, I'm wondering if we are cousins. I would do a dance if we were!

Best,

Kate

There are a few McGrath families around the area. Which I'll list here. To narrow it down, I'll need all the children's names and birth dates. I'll see if they used Irish naming rules. 

07 Feb 1826 Michl Magrath/Macgrath married Austice/Austise/Anto Ryan at Cappawhite Parish
-24 Jan 1826 Thomas Magrath from Cappawhite Parish
-08 Feb 1828 Bridgt Magrath from Cappa, Cappawhite Parish
-15 Jul 1830 Patrick Macgrath from Cappa, Cappawhite Parish
-28 Mar 1833 Mary Magrath from Glassdum, Cappawhite Parish

07 Feb 1830 Jno/John Magrath/McGrath married Grace Ryan at Cappawhite Parish.
-05 Jan 1831 Maurice McGrath from Ballakeveen, Cappawhite Parish
-18 Feb 1833 John Magrath from Ayle, Cappawhite Parish
-02 Mar 1835 Judy Magrath from Ballakeveen, Cappawhite Parish
-04 Mar 1837 Catherine Magrath from Bally Kevean, Cappawhite Parish
-17 Oct 1840 Mary Magrath from Balykevean, Cappawhite Parish
-02 Oct 1843 Patrick Magrath from Ballykereen, Cappawhite Parish
-15 Mar 1846 James McGrath from Cappawhite Parish
-19 Nov 1851 Hanna McGrath from Ballyknown, Cappawhite Parish
-26 Nov 1851 William McGrath from ?, Cappawhite Parish

16 Feb 1808 James/Js Magrath/McGrath married Mary Ryan at Cappawhite Parish
-Missing children 
-15 May 1816 Thomas McGrath from Cappawhite Parish
-19 Aug 1817 Pat Magrath from Cappawhite Parish
-12 Dec 1819 Cath Magrath from Cappawhite Parish
-16 Aug 1832 Ellen Magrath from Cappa, Cappawhite Parish

24 Nov 1814 Patr/Patricio/Patritio McGrath married Rebecca/Rebecca Ryan at Sologhead Parish
-27 May 1815 Thoa McGrath from Newtown, Sologhead Parish
-04 May 1817 Michael McGrath from Newtown, Sologhead Parish
-13 May 1821 Patritius McGrath from Sologhead Parish

It's possible that it's the James McGath/Mary Ryan family. Hanora may have been born before 1815 - there are no records for Cappawhite baptisms.
I have a lot of information about my family and have many DNA kits which I've listed here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/RyanGenealogyAndDNAForum/posts/26502939…

My relative was also Thomas Hunt(1780) my family came from Vere Robert- your relatives sibling.  I’m just starting to look for family so this is very interesting. There was an old family story of a Thomas I think going back to Ireland for a land claim after a death but did not return with any money and’s no info. 

Hi Amps,

I have a letter written by a descendant of your Vere Robert that describes that story. According to the author, the incident involved Vere Robert and it happened in 1872. Your ancestor would have been the oldest surviving son at that point because the eldest son - William - had died in 1869. So, Vere was the oldest in 1872. If you would like a copy of the letter, please email me at extkate@mac.com - I'm happy to send you whatever I have on this family. We also have a private Facebook group for this family - if that interests you.

Best,

Kate