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Burke, Flanagan, O'Malley from County Clare (Kilfenora)

Kia ora..... I am a kiwi travelling to UK in a couple of week time.... My connection to Clare is my great grandfather Patrick O'MALLEY (born about 1856) emigrated to NZ 1883 aged 24 with his widowed mother Margaret ne FLANAGAN (born about 1826 although age stated as 40 on the passenger list for the IONIC in 1883) and his two sisters Mary & Bridget (married Patrick FEE in NZ 1884) and a brother Charles.
Margaret (daughter of Mary nee BURKE and John FLANAGAN) married Michael O'MALLEY at Kilfenora on 23 January 1856 so it is assumed this is her native parish.
If anyone has a connection with this family line or can suggest anything I should do in Clare to assist finding 'cousins' I will include Clare in my travels. Thank you

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Corrine:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

I'm having a difficult time finding baptismal records for your family. I did find an 1866 baptismal record in Gaelic in Rath/Killnaboy RC church- father Michael and a mother Maria Flanagan. Flanagan was incorrectly transcribed as Hanagan. If you look at the register the family lived in Cahermacon townland in Killinaboy ciivl parish which would be to the east of Kilfenora. (Rath RC parish is the parish directly to the east of Kilfenora). Here are the links to the parish registers for Rath and Kilfenora. http://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0799   http://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0628

Let me know what questions you have and have a great trip!

Roger McDonnell

First name(s)CarrlusLast nameO MealyBirth year1866Birth date27 May 1866Baptism year1866Baptism date31 May 1866ParishRathAlternative parish namesCorofin, Kilnaboy, Kilnaboy and Rath, Rath and KilnaboyDioceseKillaloeCountyClareCountryIrelandFather's first name(s)MichaeleFather's last nameO MealyMother's first name(s)MariaMother's last nameHanaganRepositoryNational Library of IrelandNational Library of Ireland linkhttp://registers.nli.ie//registers/vtls000634754#page/1/mode/1up

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I have a Hannah/Honor/Nora Burke (born in 1847 In Galway) in my family tree...if this is a person you recognise please reply here: michael.pomerantz44@gmail.com. 

 

I am a retired American living iun England and tracing my Irish ancestry.

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