My mother's great grandmother and grandfather, Johanna n?e Buckley and Patrick Francis Dundon, her son Timothy J. Moynihan and a daughter whose married name--she lived in Detroit Michigan in 1892--is Hannah Nichols came to New York City in the 1850s. I do not know if Patrick Dundon, my mother's ggrandfather came or had died in the famine or??Later some part of the NY group migrated to Australia and then onto San Francisco where they settled.
By the time of Johanna Buckley Moynihan Dundon Murphy's obit in the SF Chronicle in 1892 PF Dundon and his bro TJ Moynihan each had iron works and PFD also was an inventor, had a lumber mill in Washington state both on the coast and in Tacoma.
I have found some Dundons in Thurles and Rath Luirc who lived also on the Leader estate in Dromtarriff and am trying to find any other relevant info that anyone might have.
Thanks,
Marina Vedovi, granddaughter of Elizabeth Farrell Dundon Stafford.
Wednesday 24th Apr 2013, 01:22AM
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Hi Marina,
Thank you for your message.
Have you tried looking in church records in Dromtarriff parish to see if you can find any more information? Most Catholic records are held locally so you may need to write to the local parish priest for possible assistance. One website that you may find useful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. It also shows you where copies of the records are available. For Dromtarriff parish, follow this link:
As you can see from the above link some of these are available online. Here is the websites:
http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/
Most surviving Church of Ireland records are still held by the local clergy, although some are in the National Archives of Ireland and others are in the Representative Church Body Library in Dublin. Here are their websites: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ and http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42
Lists of these surviving registers can also be found at the National Library of Ireland.
Unfortunately, civil registration did not begin officially in Ireland until 1864, so it may be hard to find record of Patrick?s death. However, if he survived the famine and died in Ireland after 1864 you should be able to find his death record here. Civil records are available from the General Register?s Office in Dublin. Here is their website:
http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm
You can search the indexes to these records online at:
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347
Some other websites that you may find useful are:
The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/
The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx
Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/cork/index.html
Familysearch: www.familysearch.org
It may also be an idea to contact the Skibbereen Heritage Centre or assistance, however a fee may apply . Here is their email: skibbheritage1@gmail.com
Please be patient - as our programme has only begun to rollout across the island of Ireland and volunteers in some areas may not yet be organized.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Thursday 30th May 2013, 12:44PM -
Hi, Marina,
Greetings to an Honourable Member of the Dundon Diaspora.
I have attached all I can find on Patrick and Johanna and their son, Patrick.
You probably have this already.
Visit me at dundongenealogy.weebly.com
And if you reply, do so to me at dundongenealogy@gmail.com
God bless,
John.
Thursday 28th Nov 2013, 11:53AM