Inishlacken Island Roundstone Galway - Surname Woods

Hello Elwyn - Thank you so much for this information.  I will post my findings from the island. 

My grandmother was Mary Woods from Inishlacken Island. Her parents were Patrick Woods and Bridget Baker.

She married Michael Reynoldsand lived in Brooklyn. Their house waas first stop for the many cousins that emigrated. In fact they used to post bonds and had relatives living with them to enable them to emigrate.,

Jim Reynolds

Hello All! My Grandmother (Nan) was Katherine O'Reilly sometimes just Reilly) and was from Inishlacken. Her siblings were Rose, Mary, James, Bridget and one more brother who drowned...forgot his name. They were known as the Reillys of Inishlacken. Her parents were John Reilly and Bridget Woods. I went there in 1995 and met my cousins Christine, David Woods, Pat McDonagh and a Conneelly. 

Hello! My Grandmother was Mary Agnes Connolly (there are different spellings) who married Patrick Greene and had two children while living on Inishlacken Island, Mary and Stephen before emigrating to Portland, Maine in early 1900's. I am finding it difficult to connect to their life history on the island. I understand all the people living there were tenants. I am working on my family history and would appreciate any help or guidance. Thank you. Mary Greene-Griffin

Hi Kathleen Flynn... I think we are cousins. my paternal grandmother is Mary Agnes Reilly.. my father is Albert Constantine O'Grady. she was born in Pittsburgh to John Reilly and Bridget Woods in 1897. Mary was taken back to the Roundstone area with her siblings Rose, Kate, Bridget and brother James. When they were all old enough they returned to live in America. But my granny stayed as her mother was from that area.  Mary married my grandfather James O'Grady and they had James, Rose, May,  Arthur and my dad, Albert. My father said Rose and James kept in touch with their Aunt Bridget your granny's sister.. but they have all now passed so it's hard to find out any more info. 
 

Susie Lucy, this is Pete from thread above. Yes we would be cousins since my Grandmother Kate Reilly and your Grandmother Mary Agnes Reilly were sisters. Bridget Reilly and Kate lived together for many years and James Reilly was in the neighborhood. I used to see James swimming in Coney Island during the 1970s, and also by the bike path on the water in Bay Ridge. I also used to see Rose in Staten Island.  

Oh my hello Pete that's wonderful to know I have a cousin here. My father is your Uncle Albert then.. do you have any siblings? I am currently living in Maryland. Can you tell me anymore of your family. Did James have a family? My father said he thought Bridget never married and that Ann kept in touch with the Aunts. At what ages did they leave Innishlacken... did they ever find out what happened to their father John Reilly. I'm hoping to see the island myself next summer. I have so many questions I don't really know where to start? Did Rose have a family?... it's such a shame that my grandmother never got to go back to where she was born. We are going to visit the church brew works in Pittsburgh to see where she was baptised in December. Unfortunately it is now a pub/restaurant but the stained glass windows are beautiful (Virtual tour online). Have you been to England Pete. May, Arthur and my Dad all settled in Bournemouth, Dorset and they brought Mary Agnes over to live with May until she passed away. I think it was in or around 1965. My fathers older brother James lived in Dublin with his sister Rose for a while and my dad said he used to work on the liners and travel back and forth. If you would like to email me it's, susielucy64@hotmail.com 

Mary Greene Griffin,

I was responding to another post about the Woods on this message when I read your post.  My grandfather Michael Greene was born on Inishlacked to Valentien Greene and Catherine Conneely. and he emigrated to Portland, Maine about 1904.  He had a brother Patrick who also emigrated to Portland, Maine.  I beleive this Patrick Greene was his brother. If so that makes up 2nd cousins.  My mother was Dorothy Greene McDonough. Did Mary Greene have a sister Alyce? If so, I knew them well ans they were my mohter's first cousins.  My other grandfather - Patrick McDonough, was also born on Inishlacken and emigrated to Portland, Maine about the same time as Michael Greene did.  My mother's fist cousn, Colm Ward, whose mother was Barbara Greene Ward, has provided me with a lot of information about the Greene family. I am happy to share what I know.  My email address is pdunn003@maine.rr.com.  Pat McDonough Dunn.

Bridget Woods shown as the granddaughter to Martin and Mary on the census is my grandmother and emigrated to the US at the age of 18 initially staying with her sister.  She worked as a servant for the Strauss family in Mamaroneck (Macy's owner) where she met her husband James Johnston (whose parents travelled from Ireland to Liverpool where James was born).

They also worked at the Tiffany estate on Long Island with Sagamore Hill down the road and like most in the town attended Teddy Roosevelt's funeral.

The family has spread out with dependents living in Alaska, Mexico, CA, Midwest, East Coast and Texas.