Catherine Ryan Gilbride (Abt. 1855-1881) Ireland - Pennsylvania

Hello, 

I am seeking information on the parents of Catherine Ryan, b. about 1855, possibly County Mayo, who married Michael Gilbride in 1875 in Scranton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania. She was institutionalized in 1877 after a stillbirth, and died at Danville Asylum in Montour, Pennsylvania in 1881. Her only son is my great grandfather, John Joseph Gilbride, b. 1876 Scranton, Luzerne, Penn., d. July 1937, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

Catherine's death record states she was born in County "Me-O" which I assume is Mayo, but I am unable to tell who gave this info (informant info not required at that time). She only appears in the 1880 census as already at the asylum. There are very few records of her life that I have been able to find thus far. I have death record, cemetery record for plot purchase by husband, her patient record from Danville, and copies of her church marriage and her son's baptism at Holy Rosary parish in Scranton. I do not know when she immigrated.

I've been doing DNA research, and there appears to be some strong connections among my known matches from Catherine's descendants to the O'Malley surname, a few of which I can trace to Westport, and Aughaval Parish. I am not sure what the connection is to Catherine as of now, if any. Their descendants immigrated to Scranton as well, and lived in the same North Scranton neighborhood as my Gilbride ancestors. I have also traced one as migrating to the Collinwood section of Cleveland, which is where my Gilbride great grandparents also migrated.

I have done a great deal of research in to both Catherine and the Gilbride family, far too much to go into here. I would welcome any help I can get tracking her parents and birthplace down. 

Thank you.