Born 7/17/1830 in Drangan, near Clonmel, County Tipperary.
Died 3/9/1910 in Franklin, Louisiana, USA
Spelling of last name was changed to O'Niell supposedly when Walter's son John Aloysius O'Neill immigrated to America. He and another O'Neill on board had a disagreement so he changed the spelling of his name when he arrived in Ellis Island.
County Tipperary, or Tiobraid Árann in Irish, is part of the central plain of Ireland. We are a landlocked, rural county home to mountains, rivers and lakes. Our county town is Clonmel and we have a population of approximately 160,441. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.
Castle Fogarty
Location: Tipperary
Ballycahill, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, E41 YP68
Cahir House Hotel
Location: Tipperary
E21H244 TIPPERARY (Ireland)
Spring Mount Tipperary
Location: Tipperary
St. Ruadhans Abbey - Lorrha
Location: Tipperary
Hogan/Murphy Emigration to St Louis
1848-01-01 12:00:00
Irish press warns against Jamaican Indentured Servitude
<p>The theme was always the same: the pestilential climate of the island, the reduction of poor emigrants to slaves, the severity and cruelty of the planters (and planter-dominated Assembly clinging to every vestige of oppression) and, of course, the absence of priests and chapels.</p>
1840-12-01 12:00:00
1889 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final
1889-10-20 12:00:00
1895 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final
1896-03-15 12:00:00