I'm searching for the descendants of Michael Riley and his wife Ann Colgan who lived in Kilglass Parish in the 1820s, perhaps in Ballyfeeny. They had at least 7 children who came to America in the late 1840s and settled in Rhode Island and Connecticut. Their names were:<br> * John, who married Catherine McNally of Lattin, southern County Monaghan, in Providence, RI in 1853<br> € Bridget, who married James O'Reilly of Kiltrustan, Roscommon, probably before leaving Ireland<br> € Mary, who married James Henry, probably from Bumlin Parish, Roscommon, in Providence, RI<br> € Ann, who married Peter Featherstone of Dooslattagh, Kilglass, in Providence in 1850; later Ann<br>married Frank Henry (who may be James Henry's brother)<br> € Hugh, who married Ann Sweeny in Rhode Island<br> € Michael, who married Catherine Elwood whose family came from Roscommon, and<br> € Alice, who married Frank Smith in Connecticut.<br> It's possible these 7 immigrants left a brother named Thomas in Kilglass. All but 1 of the Rileys named a son Thomas. The immigrants had more than 50 children in America.<br> Can anyone help me connect them with Riley and Colgan families in Kilglass in the early 1800s or later? Are they connected with the Rileys and Colgans from Ballykilcline?<br> Thanks for your help.<br> Mary Lee Dunn<br>
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