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Honor (Nora) O'Keefe

Honor (Nora) O'Keefe

Born
1834-01-01 12:00:00
Gender
Female

I have no information on the mother of my great grandfather except that my g-grandfather Anthony Philip Coyne listed Nora O'Keefe as his mother on his death certificate. We know that his father John Coyne remarried Bridget Sullivan in Cloonluane, Letterfrack, Renvyle, Galway around 1863. Anthony was born between 1855-1858. I visited Cloonluane recently and the O'Keefes are not a known family in the area. A friend found O'Keefes and Coynes around Clifden, and I am wondering if John and Nora could have met and married in Clifden. She may have died between 1855-1863. John then returned to Cloonluane near his birth place of Ardnagreevah and remarried Bridget in 1863. Anthony may have other full siblings who I am trying to find. His silbings may have emigrated and stayed in England. Anthony emigrated to the U.S. and died in Chicago in 1941. He raised my father. I am in touch with the descendents of his half siblings from Cloonluane but nobody has heard of Nora O'Keefe. If anyone has information on the O'Keefes in the areas of Salruck and Clifden please reach out. Thank you very much! Kathleen

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Galway

County Galway, Gaillimh in Irish, is located in the Province of Connaught in the West of Ireland. We have a population of approximately 232,000 and look forward to assisting you in the search for your Irish ancestors. 

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    Kilcooly, Co. Galway, Ireland

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  • Portumna Castle & Gardens

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    Portumna Demesne, Portumna, Co. Galway, Ireland

Timeline events in this community

  • 1830s

    Kilcroan in 1837

    <p>As described in Samuel Lewis' <em>Topographical Dictionary of Ireland</em> 1837.</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1820s

    First Census of Inisheer

    <p>The 1821 Census of Inisheer survived the Public Records Office fire. </p>

    1821-04-01 12:00:00

  • 1820s

    First Census of Inishmaan

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    1821-04-01 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    Arranmore, Ennismain and Innishere in 1837

    <p>As described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

Clifden (Galway)

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  • Clifden Workhouse

    Location: Clifden (Galway)

    Galway Road, Clifden, Co. Galway

  • Old St. Mary's Chapel and graveyard.

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    Chapel Lane, Westport Road, and Church Hill Road

  • Clifden, Galway R.R. Station, 2008

    Location: Clifden (Galway)

    Clifden Railway Station

Timeline events in this community

  • 1920s

    Clifden Connemara Pony Show

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    1924-08-15 12:00:00

  • 1820s

    Famine Distress in Ireland

    <p>In the summer of 1822 a bad potato crop and limited employment opportunities created famine conditions in the west and south-west of Ireland. The partial failure of the potato crop in 1821 precipitated a food crisis, with extreme distress occurring in 9 counties from late April until mid-August 1822. In the month of July alone, over one million poor people in counties Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Clare, Galway, Roscommon, Sligo, Leitrim and Mayo, were estimated to be living on the verge of starvation in the month of July alone. Starvation and typhus caused deaths in many parts of the countryside and rural towns.</p>

    1822-07-04 12:00:00

  • 1970s

    Postcard from Connemara, Co. Galway

    <p>Collecting turf from the bog. Postcard by John Hinde.</p>

    1970-01-07 12:00:00