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Grealish Family

Hi. I'm looking for information about my wife's 2nd great grandfather and family who lived in Rosmuc. Her great grandfater was Patrick Joseph Grealish. He was born Jul 1869. He was baptised in Kilbrickan church. He emmigrated to America in the late 1880's/early 1890's and settled in Pittsburgh. He married Nora Flaherty there and died in 1948.

According to his Pennsylvania death certificate, his father was Patrick (though I was also told his father's name was Peter) Grealish and his mother was Bridget Manion. I know he had a brother, Martin who was born 26 Oct 1874 and died in 1954 in Rocmuc. Martin married Mary Connolly. I also know that Patrick had a half brother Colman (b. 1906, d. 1998 in Rocmuc) who's mother was Mary Connelly. Colman married Kate Flaherty and they had a son Joe Grealish who lives in Boston.

Attached are the pictures that I have of when my wife's grand father visited Ireland. The picture of the man in front of the white house is Colman in front of the Grealish family house.

Does anyone have any information regarding sibilings for Patrick, Martin and Colman?

Thanks in advance,

Stephen

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Stephen:

Below is the baptismal record for Patrick showing parents as Peter and Mary. Looks like there are four other siblings. I will get back to you with names and dates.

Roger McDonnell

Church Baptism Record
Name: Patrick Grealish Date of Birth:
Date of Baptism: 18-Jul-1869
Address: Kilbricken Parish/District: ROSMUC
Gender: Male County Co. Galway
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Father: Peter Grealish Mother: Mary Mannion
Occupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1: Patrick Grealish Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2: Mary Grealish
Notes:
? Copyright Galway Family History West
www.rootsireland.ie

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Stephen:

I found the following baptismal records for children of Peter Grealish and Mary Mannion in addition to Patrick:

Bridget 1/6/1866 (presume she died young)
Bridget 3/3/1867
Michael 2/3/1873
Martin 10/30/1874
Mary 7/17/1876
Peter 12/22/1877

I did not find a record for Colman but there was a Colman baptized in 1874 to Peter Grealish and Mary Conroy.

Roger

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Thanks. I don't think that would be the correct Colman since he would have to have been born at least after 1877 since I assume Peter's first wife (Mary/Bridget) died in 1877 or later.

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I know the Grealish family in Kilbricken let me get back when i get more info

Peadar Ó Mainin

Patrick Grealish son Peter grealish was marred to Many Mannion she died young they had Martin Peter and Mack  Peter marred to a Barbara Thornton  and had 5 kids that i know of Colman, Joe Antony Tommy Mary kathy and there was more 

Peadar Ó Mainin

I think the difficulty in this tracing of the person in this search is the surname since Patrick Joseph Gralish (1869-1948) uses Gralish once in Pgh. and not Grealish. His many children used Gralish. Alex

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