Leitrim-Roscommon

I was motivated to read this book because some of my Kenny ancestors were from the Strokestown area. It was a fascinating read and I would recommend it to anyone who has roots in Ireland. I found it also very interesting that the book pointed out that Mahon came to the Strokestown area after first q...

I'm trying to find information about my gr.gr.gr grandmother, Catherine Shanley. She was married to Thomas Rafferty and emigrated from County Roscommon to Baltimore MD in the mid-1840s with her children: Ellen, John, Thomas, and Michael. Her husband Thomas Rafferty preceded her to Baltimore and they...

Thanks for the search ideas. Since my known family members left around 1843, it's hard to know how to interpret data after they've gone to America. But from what I know Dervin is not a terribly common surname, so the ones you list are probably related. The tithe appointment listing for Kain is parti...

I'm trying to learn more about possible family connections from Tisrara parish in Roscommon. My gr.gr.gr. grandmother's obituary indicates that she was from Tisrara. Her name was Catherine Dervan (also spelled Dervin, Dervanne, Derbin). She was married to Patrick Kane, so he may also have originally...

Those baptismal records are really very interesting. I think that the Michael Kenny mentioned is probably my direct ancestor. This connects a big missing link for me. In 1860 records in Baltimore he has a son named Michael born in 1846 and a daughter named Mary born 1836. Although the birth year is ...

Thanks for the information and the suggestions for more research. Several branches of my family settled in Texas MD and were involved in the quarry industry. I believe that the two earliest members of my family to arrive there were both from Roscommon, Patrick Kane and Michael Kenny. So, they may ha...

One of my ancestors, Michael Kenny, was originally from Kiltrustan parish. I know very little beyond the fact that he left in the mid-1840s and died in Baltimore Maryland in 1863. His obituary indicates that he originated from Kiltrustan. He lived for a time in a small town outside Baltimore called ...