A farmer who arrived with wife, Brigid Lyons, and children in 1854 to Victoria from Tynagh, County Galway.
They eventually settled in northern Tasmania where he died.
His descendants were the Breheny brothers brewers.
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.
Kilcooly Church Ruins & Cemetery
Location: Galway
Kilcooly, Co. Galway, Ireland
Portumna Irish Workhouse Centre
Location: Galway
St Brigid's Road, Portumna, Galway, H53 EK74, Ireland
Portumna Friary
Location: Galway
Portumna Demesne, Co. Galway, Ireland
Portumna Castle & Gardens
Location: Galway
Portumna Demesne, Portumna, Co. Galway, Ireland
Kilcroan in 1837
<p>As described in Samuel Lewis' <em>Topographical Dictionary of Ireland</em> 1837.</p>
1837-01-01 12:00:00
First Census of Inisheer
<p>The 1821 Census of Inisheer survived the Public Records Office fire. </p>
1821-04-01 12:00:00
First Census of Inishmaan
<p>The 1821 Census of Inishmaan survived the Public Records Office fire. </p> <p>Family names featured: </p> <p>Beaty</p> <p>O'Brien</p> <p>Callaghan, Callaughan, Collaughan</p> <p>Carey, Keaghry </p> <p>Clancy</p> <p>Concannon</p> <p>Connor</p> <p>Conneely (Connolly)</p> <p>Cook</p> <p>Costelloe</p> <p>Curreen</p> <p>Collins</p> <p>Dignum</p> <p>Dirrane (Derrane)</p> <p>O'Donnell</p> <p>Faherty</p> <p>Flaherty</p> <p>Fitzgerald</p> <p>Flemon (Fleming)</p> <p>Folan</p> <p>Ginnane</p> <p>Glinn (Glynn)</p> <p>Grealish, Grelish</p> <p>Griffy</p> <p>Higgins</p> <p>Joyce</p> <p>Kane, Kean, Kine</p> <p>Keating</p> <p>King</p> <p>Linnane</p> <p>Maher</p> <p>McDonough</p> <p>Mulkern (Mulkerrin)</p> <p>Murry (Murray)</p> <p>Prendergast</p> <p>Scahill</p> <p>Sullivan</p> <p>Welch</p> <p> </p>
1821-04-01 12:00:00
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
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Location: Tynagh (Galway)
No buildings are associated with this community.
Foundation of Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry GAA Club
2004-01-01 12:00:00
Joseph Lyons visit Tynagh
1935-11-01 12:00:00
Paul Keating visits Tynagh
<p>The Australian Prime Minister returned to the ancestral home of his great-grandparents</p>
1991-09-15 12:00:00