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Keany/Cullen family of Manorhamilton, Cloonclare

LeitrimCloonclare (Leitrim)

Addition to Keany/CUllen post. Sponsors at births were Jacob Gilgun, Thomas and Susanne CUllen, Hannah ?, James Keany. Most likely relatives. In case this helps. Seeking any info about Garrett Keany (later Kenney, b. 1836ish)) and Mary Cullen. Married in Manorhamilton, CLoonclare parish. Children Thomas C, Patrick, Catherine Agnes, Mary, Anne, Susan....emigrated 1884 to Boston.. Likely lived in Upper Brockagh. Looking for their parents or siblings. NEW INFO-Names Patrick Keany as sponsor to several of their children. Patrick, Felix, Michael, Denis listed on Gritffiths 1847-1864 with Garrett as tenants of Hon. John Massey. Thomas Charles is a name repeated thru several generations, if that helps. Many many thanks!

Kathy Kenney

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Kathy:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

Unfortunately, the RC baptismal records for Cloonclare/Manorhamilton parish start in April 1841  https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0823  so no baptismal records would exist in that parish for Garrett or Mary. I did check for Garrett across Leitrim with no success.

The 1857 Griffiths Valuation head of household listing for Cloonclare civil parish does show Garret Keaney in Brockagh Upper townland as you indicated.  https://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/leitrim/cloonclare.htm

As you know, Keany/Keaney was a very common surname in Cloonclare parish and there were still eight Keany/Keaney households in Brockagh Upper in the 1901 census.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Leitrim/Cloonclare/Brockagh_Upper/

Roger McDonnell

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Hi Kathy

 Have a look at attached. I wonder if you have names mixed up.

 A James Keany from Brockagh married a Mary Cullen also from Brockagh in 1875 - with a Garrett Keany listed as witness (most likely a brother of James).

 Data source is Irish Genealogy website.

 Hope this is of some help

John McGurrin

johnmcg@xilinx.com

Thank you for all the comments. I am pretty sure that my info is accurate, as I have a marriage record from Cloonclare with Geraldus Keany and Mary CUllen ( understanding that Geraldus was used for Garret and other names in Latin at the time from the 1850's I believe, an immigration doc for their family in 1884 from Boston, and Massachusetts marriage recods of three of their children listing them as parents. I know that it's tricky, as Keany and Cullen were very common names in Leitrim at the time. It's possible that the James and Garrett you referred to were not related, or that Geraldus was used for Jamesin the marriage record, not Garrett!  Still, the immigration docs and marriage records of the children do imply that there was a couple with their names. Keany morphed into Kenney here in the States, so initalsearches were for Kenney- Cullen match, also unsuccessful. Appreciate the replies!   Kathy

Kathy Kenney

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