I too have a copy of Bryan Beirne's book on the<br>family O'Beirne. The book is fairly good and<br>reflects a fair amount of research.<br> My ancestor, Patrick O'Beirne, emigrated from<br>Mohill, Co. Leitrim, in 1852, married in NYC, and<br>died in November 1861, then serving as a gunsmith<br>in an armory in/near Central Park, Manhattan.<br> I have also done quite a bit of research on<br>James Rowan O'Beirne, of Co. Roscommon, who was a<br>Brevet Brigadier General in the Union Army in the<br>American Civil War, was a recipient of the US<br>Army's Medal of Honor for valor at the Battle of<br>Fair Oaks, VA (May 31-June 1, 1862) and who led<br>the April, 1865 manhunt for John Wilkes Booth,<br>the assassin or President Abraham Lincoln. J.R.<br>O'Beirne went on to many distinguished post-war<br>careers and died in February, 1917, in New York<br>City. His grave, unfortunately, remained <br>unmarked until June 1, 1996, when the NYC Co.<br>Roscommon Society and the Irish Brigade Assoc.<br>erected a large monument to him in Mt. Calvary<br>Cemetery, Queens, NYC, and held a commemorative<br>service with over 250 people.<br> Anyone with information on Patrick O'Beirne of <br>Mohill, Leitrim, or who has or wants info on J.R.<br>O'Beirne of Roscommon and NYC is welcome to<br>contact me online at Irish155NY@aol.com.<br>Regards,<br>Kevin O'Beirne<br>Buffalo, New York
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