My Grt Grt Grandfather William J Oleary is according to his immigration records from Ballycrissane. I am looking for the O'leary Family and would love to know the names of his Mother and Father' and where the family was buried as many of them stayed in Ireland. I understand that your church is a new building but would you have records left from the original parish?
William J Oleary, Jan 1856, Ballycrissane Ire. Left Ireland as a Wigmaker in 1880 ; in the records they called him a " Shop Keeper" He immigrated to American; New York in 1880 and married Mariann T Evans who came from the same area. She was protestant.I am assuming that is why they came to the US
Parochial registers of Killimor and Tiranascragh, 1831-1902.
Catholic Church. Parish of Killimor and Tiranascragh (Galway)
Notes: The Catholic parish of Killimor and Tiranascragh is in the civil parish of Killimorbologue. There are Catholic chapels in the village of Killimor and in the townland of Tiranascragh.
Monday 18th Feb 2013, 11:45PM
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Hi bartrac,
These are all the townlands in the civil parish of Killimorbologue as seen in 1851 census. The following is from the www.seanruad.com townland database of 1851.
TownlandAKAAcresCountyBaronyCivil ParishPLUProvinceAghany 59GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtAhanduff Beg 68GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtAhanduff More 176GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtBallycahill 156GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtBallynaheskeragh 431GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtBoleybeg & Killimor 105GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtCaher 58GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtClarary 152GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtClooncona 256GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtCloonconabeg 55GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtCloonoolish 316GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtConorspark 49GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtCoolbaun 87GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtCoolbaun West 79GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtCorry 133GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtDerradda 230GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtDerradda South 107GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtDerrew 150GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtDerrysiskal 177GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtGarryad & Garryduff 346GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtGarryduff and Garryad 346GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtGarrynasillagh 51GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtHearnsebrooke Demesne 83GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtHeathlawn 718GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtIngaNail200GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtKILLIMOR TOWN xxGalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtKilcrow 215GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtKilleen East 98GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtKilleen West 52GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtKilliane 196GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtKillimor and Boleybeg 105GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtKilmore 349GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtKilnamullaun 168GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtLaughil 82GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtLisdeligny 656GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtLismihil 208GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtLissaniska North 408GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtLissaniska South 630GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtMagheramore 374GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtMoat 208GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtMoneenaveena 94GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtNailInga200GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtOxgrove 89GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtPollnahincha 80GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtRathmore Demesne 302GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtRathmoreahanduff 88GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtRusheeny 121GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtTreananearla 391GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaughtWhitegates 28GalwayLongfordKillimorbologuePortumnaConnaught
I don't see the townland you mentioned "Ballycrissane" on this list. Have you looked at the passenger record?
Have you seen this gentleman's obit or his memorial stone?
Thank you,
James McNamara
Feakle Clare Admin
Tuesday 19th Feb 2013, 02:11AM -
Hello James,
Yes I have and immigration records say Ballycrissane and his work was Shopkeeper. Although, I can tell you he was a wigmaker. William J Oleary is my Great Grandfather and he immigrated in 1880 arr.to NYC. His is buried in Brooklyn Ny and there isn't any description on it.In part because it is a family gravesite.
He is definately from Co. Mayo it is in a newspaper article in Brooklyn,ny usa
Barbara Kelly
Tuesday 19th Feb 2013, 02:59AM -
Hi Barbara,
Here are all the BALLYC.......... names in Mayo County:
From www.seanruad.com
TownlandAKAAcresCountyBaronyCivil ParishPLUProvinceBALLYCASTLE T. xxMayoTirawleyDoonfeenyKillalaConnaughtBallycally 784MayoCarraBurriscarraBallinrobeConnaughtBallycarra 184MayoCarraDrumCastlebarConnaughtBallycarroon 203MayoTirawleyCrossmolinaBallinaConnaughtBallycastle 298MayoTirawleyDoonfeenyKillalaConnaughtBallyclogher 824MayoClanmorrisBallaCastlebarConnaughtBallycong 582MayoGallenAttymassBallinaConnaughtBallycurrin Demesne 557MayoKilmaineShruleBallinrobeConnaughtBallycusheen 765MayoKilmaineKilmainemoreBallinrobeConnaught
I've checked all the BALLYCR....... names in all of Ireland and find this one that may fit:
TownlandAKAAcresCountyBaronyCivil ParishPLUProvinceBallycrossaun 211GalwayLongfordTiranascraghPortumnaConnaught
When you read old handwriting of poor quality, I have seen some writing where it is difficult and some where it is not possible to tell the difference between any of the vowels. Ballycrossaun [in the civil parish of Tiranascragh in Galway county] (saun part would sound the same as sane) and it might be an open "O" that was read as an "I."
Hope this helps,
James McNamara
Wednesday 20th Feb 2013, 03:23AM