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John Mulroney - Borris early 1800

Good Morning

I'm looking for information on my wife's ancestors, John Mulroney & Mary Kavanagh.

John was born around 1815 in Ireland and married Mary Kavanagh in Borris on 19 February 1833. Mary was born in Rathvilly on 3 April 1815.

John & Mary had two sons - James Mulroney born in Borris on 23 January 1838 & Martin Mulroney born in Borris on 7 March 1839. James & Martin migrated to Australia in 1862 & 1864 respectivally. I have all of their family details after their arrival here.

Mary Kavanagh passed away around 1839 in Borris. After Mary's death John married Mary's sister Anastasia who had been previously married to Patrick Hanrick prior to his death around 1840.

John & Anastasia had 2 daughters - Catherine Mulroney baptised in Lissalican on 31 August 1845 & Bridget Mulroney baptised in Borris on 26 December 1849 - I have no other details on either girl but have been told they may have emigrated.

Anastasia must have passed away sometime prior to 1901 as on the 1901 Census John Mulroney is shown as living with Denis Hanrick and family (a son from Anastasia's first marriage) in Lisellican. John is listed as step-father at age 86.

John passed away sometime after 1901 probably in Lisellica.

Any information on any of the Mulroney family listed would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

Barry Cochrane

Australia

IrelandXO member

10 replies

Dear Barry

Apologies for the long delay in getting back to you. Have you managed to find out any more about the above?

Best wishes

Clare Doyle

Genealogy Support

IrelandXO member

Clare

We've just returned from Ireland and found out a little more information on the Mulroney family.

John, born 1815, died on 29 March 1903 and is buried in the Hendrick familg plot at Ballymurphy, Carlow.  Also buried there are his 2nd wife Anastasia who died on 23 December 1886 and Anastasia's 1st husband Patrick Hendrick who died on 4 May 1842.  I could not find out any information on Anastasia's birth or either of her marriages to John Mulroney or Patrick Hendrick.  

 

I'm still chasing information on Catherine & Bridget Mulroney.

 

I haven't had any other responses to my message.

 

Barry

IrelandXO member

Barry:

FYI. Clare is on holidays and will return a week from Monday. I'lll alert her to your message.

Have you looked at the parish registers which are now online? Here is the link to the Borris register.

http://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0693

Roger McDonnell

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Dear Barry

Sorry for the delay - I am so glad you managed to find a little more through your visit to Ireland - we don't have as many volunteers in the Carlow area as we would like so I am delighted that you managed to discover more. Have you done as Roger suggested re the registers?

All the best

Clare

Genealogy Support 

IrelandXO member

Clare

It doesn't look like I responded to your last message sent a year ago - sorry.

I haven't been able to find any further information even with the online registers.

Regards

Barry

IrelandXO member

Barry:

Welcome back!

As it turns out, Clare is on Holidays and won't return to the end of next week. 

We now have a parish liaison in Borris. I will e-mail her to see if she could assist.

Roger McDonnell

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

I have asked a volunteer to get in touch and will keep an eye here for her contact with you

All the best 

Clare

Genealogy Support 

IrelandXO member

Hi Clare

I never heard from the Borris volunteer at all.  Maybe you could chase her up again? 

Regards

Barry

IrelandXO member

Barry:

Clare is no longer working for Ireland Reaching Out. I will ask our HQ to followup but likely the Borris volunteer is no longer active with IRO.

Roger

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Hello again Roger

I've been going through my file again and thought I'd see if you have a resource in Borris as yet?  I didn't realise it was 2.5 years since my last note - how time flies.

I still haven't been able to come up with any further information on the Kavanagh gilrls.

Regards

Barry

 

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