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Hello I live in australia  and    I have been researching my family history   of the O'Connors  and have fround my great great grandfather Humphrey O'Connor  and wife Julia Connor  married in Glenbeigh  Killarneyparish   1835  through Irelandi.e.  they had  6 kids  Patrick 1836 Margaret 1838 Michael  1840 Denis 1848 Mary 1851 and my great grandfather John  in Toursaleen Dromod  parish  in 1857. John married a girl Mary Anne O;Leary in Tralee in  1882 and joined the British Army.  I think I have found Humphreys  Parents   but I have an Irish cousin who disputes this :(  So this is what i have found    of HUmphreys  parents  ( I hope )  from Ireland i.e. research portal 

Dominc O'Connor married Catherine O'Donnaghue in 1811 in Glenagh  Killarney parish  so far I have only found  3 children   (still looking ) so John  born  in 1812 Killarney Parish   Patrick born  Killeen Kilarney Parish  and  Humphrey born  1817  West Killeen Kilarney Parish ..I know how easy it is to go off track  and perhaps I have grasped at just the  name of one of their sons Humphrey ???  but my Irish cousin disputes this finding on 2 grounds  which you might be able  to confirm  she says  DOminic cannot be    Humphreys father because of the old tradition of naming your first born  after  the father  ? Is this set in stone   as Humphrey who married Julia named his first born  Patrick?? second reason  she rejects  Dominic as our great great great grandfather is because of the   different parish  which is far away  from where Humprey eventually settled  in Cahersiveen on his  land still farmed to day by  my cousin's  brother  with ruins of 2 stone huts Humphrey built  there also..So I have no idea  how far West killeen is from Glenbeigh or caherciveen but  with evictions  and famine and no work how far would a family travell in those days  seeking work /shelter  etc  she also tells me that   her grandfather  always told her that humphreys family came from around castleisland  could dominics family  have moved that far  eventually  walking  getting jobs along the way over the years ???? I fear she may be correct  but will rely wholey on anybody  out there way over in Kerry who can help kinds regards Maureen   (  aussie)

 

Aussie

Sunday 30th Jan 2022, 11:30PM

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  • Maureen:

    I'm not in Ireland and hopefully others will comment. The naming pattern was not followed in 100% of the situations with first born sons. A high percentage for sure.

    Killarney town is 40 miles east from Cahersiveen town which is a great distance in the 19th century and for that reason the 1817 Humphrey may be from a different family.

    Roger McDonnell

    Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Monday 31st Jan 2022, 01:04AM
  • Maureen,

    The naming pattern wasn't followed 100% so it is possible that Dominic was the father of Humphrey. Also they seem to be from Glenbeigh which is only 30 km from Cahersiveen, half way bewtwwn Killarney and Cahersiveen and a more plausible distance. I'm not sure where Killeen is, but Glenbeigh wouldn't be considered in Killarney Parish. Killeen may be in Killarney Poor Law Union, which would cover a much larger area.

    Best wishes, Kieran

    Kieran Jordan, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Saturday 5th Feb 2022, 12:08AM

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