My great-grandmother was Mary J. (O'Connor) Kearney, daughter of James O'Connor/Connors & Mary Sullivan (m. 1866?). She was born in 1880 in Shanaknock & baptized at Ballymacelligott. Mary went back to Ireland often to visit family, until her husband died in 1962. She had left Ireland for the U.S. about 1901, & died there near Boston in 1966.
Her father James (b. ca. 1840) was still living in Shanaknock for the 1901 census. James' other children, that I know of:
- Ellen, b. 1867, m. Patrick Sugrue in 1898, he died & she re-married in 1901 (husband unknown)
- Honora, b. 1870
- John, b. 1872, owned stores in Boston in the U.S. ca. 1908, returned to Ireland ca. 1909, did return to Boston again, but I don't think he stayed
- James, b. 1875, m. Bessie Hassey ca. 1900, they were in Shanaknock for 1901 & 1911 census
- Maurice, b. 1877, lived in the U.S. (Chicago & Boston) ca. 1912, don't know if he stayed
One of James & Mary's sons married a Kearney from Kilmurry, a sister to my Mary (O'Connor) Kearney's husband James. I know nothing of the origin of James O'Connor & Mary Sullivan.
Sunday 11th Nov 2012, 07:30AM
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Monday 14th Jan 2013, 01:31PM -
Link to map of Shanaknock, Civil Parish of O'Brennan
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/obrennan.html
Will keep searching
Martine
Wednesday 16th Jan 2013, 02:29PM -
You might try the local priest Fr. Pat Crean-Lynch
http://www.dioceseofkerry.ie/parish.php?parish=Ballymacelligott&sec=priests
Some of the priests are very open to reuniting families, others not. He may not have been in the parish in 1962 but he may know your family or someone who does.
Do let us know how you get on.
Martine
Wednesday 16th Jan 2013, 03:10PM