Born in Particles, County Limerick before Kilfinane Catholic church had baptismal records. Arrived in the US shortly after the birth of a daughter, Bridget, in 1853 (Bulgaden parish baptism 11 Sep). Went to Petersburg, VA where his siblings had settled. Fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War. He was taken prisoner at the Battle of Roanoke Island (NC). He caught pneumonia while a prisoner and died.
County Limerick, or Luimneach in Irish, is located in the med-west region of Ireland. Limerick became Ireland’s inaugural National City of Culture in 2014 with a wide variety of events happening around the city. We have a population of approximately 195,175. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.
Old Abbey House, Shanagolden, Co Limerick
Location: Limerick
Treanmanagh TOWNLAND
Location: Limerick
Treanmanagh, Pallasgreen, Co. Limerick
Kilpeacon House in 1850
Location: Limerick
Kilpeacon
Bunratty Castle
Location: Limerick
St. Patrick's Graveyard
<p>Parish Priest</p>
1861-01-01 12:00:00
Foundation of South Liberties GAA Club
1884-01-01 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
1887 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final
1888-04-29 12:00:00