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Bernard Finnerty

Bernard Finnerty

Born
12 May 1904
Died
5 Sept 1971
Gender
Male
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in USA

When Bernard Finnerty was born on May 12, 1904, in Ahascragh, Galway, Ireland, his father, Michael, was 37 and his mother, Anne Leonard, was 22. He married Catherine McPolin on September 26, 1926, in Manhattan, New York. Catherine's first husband, Thomas Leonard, was Bernard's uncle, who immigrated in about 1913. Thomas died 2 August 1925, leaving Catherine with three children between 9 and 5 years old. Catherine had 5 more children with Bernard. He died on September 5, 1971, in Bronx, New York, at the age of 67, and was buried there.

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Ahascragh (Galway)

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  • Clonbrock House, Ahascragh

    Location: Ahascragh (Galway)

    Clonbrock House, Ahascragh, County Galway

Timeline events in this community

  • 1940s

    Kilconierin Folklore

    <p>Continuing our series on the sources of information available to local history researchers, in this newsletter we are highlighting the information which can be garnered from the local folklore commission (including the Schools’ Collection available at <a href="http://duchas.ie/en/cbes/GA">http://duchas.ie/en/cbes/GA</a>) and the considerations when utilising same. Here, we use the folklore of modern Kilconierin - the civil parishes of Kilconierin, Lickerrig (Carrabane) and Kilconickny (Clostoken) in the archive of the Department of Irish Folklore as the study area.</p>

    1945-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1790s

    Flax growers list

    1796-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1800s

    The Freemasons in County Galway

    <p>Interesting article from SEGAHS on the presence of Freemason Lodges in County Galway in the 18th &amp; 19th centuries</p>

    1800-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1840s

    Awful extermination of tenantry at Ballinlass

    <p>When it came to profit, grazing cattle was more lucrative than having tenants. Having lived in Ballinlass for generations, reliably paying rent, was of no consequence; Marcella Netterville Gerrard, was hell-bent on clearing her land. On this fateful morning, 67 ‘comfortable, clean, and neatly kept habitations, with snug kitchen gardens either before or behind them’ were demolished and all 447 inhabitants of Ballinlass 'scattered over the neighbourhood, residing in the ditches or anywhere they can find shelter’...</p>

    1846-03-13 12:00:00