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Catherine (nee Byrne) Farrell

Catherine (nee Byrne) Farrell

Born
1865-05-08 12:00:00
Died
1939-10-03 12:00:00
Gender
Female
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in USA

Catherine Byrne Farrell was born in Graig, Kilkenny, Ireland and baptized 8 May 1865. Her parents were James Byrne and Mary Delahunty. Catherine emigrated to America around 1882, arriving in New York City. On 30 May 1884 she and Michael C. Farrell were married at St. Peter's Church on Barclay Street in Manhattan. They had eleven children, but three of them died at a young age. Michael worked on the docks as a longshoreman. 

One of their children was my grandmother, Veronica (Bridget) Farrell, born in 1899 in New York City.

Catherine Farrell died 3 Oct. 1939 and is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn. She is a first cousin to the famous baseball player, "Big Ed"Delahanty, who was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1867 and died in 1903.

 

Associated communities

Kilkenny

County Kilkenny, or Cill Chainnigh in Irish, is located in the south-east region of Ireland.  It is known as the Marble City because of its distinctive black marble.  We have a population of approximately 95,419.  We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.  

Other ancestors in this community

Buildings in this community

  • The church where James and Bridget were married-April 27th 1827

    Location: Kilkenny

  • O'Loughlin Memorial Church of St John the Evangelist

    Location: Kilkenny

    Dublin Road, Kilkenny

  • Kilfane House

    Location: Kilkenny

    Kilfane House, Between Gowran and Thomastown

  • Kilkenny Castle

    Location: Kilkenny

    Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland

Timeline events in this community

  • 1930s

    Travelling Folk in the 1930s

    <p>Between 1937 and 1939, primary school pupils across the Republic of Ireland interviewed the elderly in their neighborhood to collect and record local stories and folklore from the 19th century. "The Schools Collection" as it became known is held by the Dúchas Folklore Collection in UCD and is and has been digitized online at duchas.ie. One of the topics schoolchildren were asked to write about were "Travelling Folk" or An Lucht Siúil. </p> <p>Here is a selection of what "settled" children wrote about travelers in the late 1930s.</p>

    1938-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1890s

    1893 All Ireland Senior Hurling Final

    1894-06-24 12:00:00

  • 1890s

    1895 All Ireland Senior Hurling Final

    1896-03-15 12:00:00

  • 1890s

    1897 All Ireland Senior Hurling Final

    1898-11-20 12:00:00

Catherine (nee Byrne) Farrell