Peter F Carney

I am Paul Lowry, son of Anna Kearney and grandson of Peter F Kearney/Carney.  All my information about Peter comes from IrelandXO matching of Peter's sibling names to the children of James & Mary McEntire  Carney family's baptismal records found by IrelandXO.  Researcher McDonnell reported to me: 

 I believe I located the correct baptismal record for Peter Carney in 1858 In Islandeady RC church northeast of Westport. No maiden names is shown for Mary but other baptismal records show McEntire. I located records for the following siblings to Peter. Bridget 1846 Mary 1851 Judith 1854 James 1856 Thomas 1862 Anne 1866. Civil registration of births began in 1864 so I searched the free site www.irishgenealogy.ie and found the record for Anne.

Interestingly, family notes I found say that Peter came to the U.S. with a cousin named Jennings.  Peter's baptismal certificate show the "informants" were both named Jennings.  

Peter F. Carney/Kearney emigrated to Scranton, PA as did sisters Julia Carney/Kearney Conway and Mary Carney/Kearney Calvey.  All changed the spelling of Carney to Kearney.  Obituaries of all three mention a sibling Thomas Carney still in Ireland. 

Peter and his sisters lived within a mile of one another in North Scranton, Pa.  Peter married Nora Moran and most of their children, including my family remained in that area of Scranton.  The photo of Peter was taken at his home on Oak Street.

While having success in DNA matching cousins in the USA, I have not yet connected with any family of siblings that remained in Ireland.