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Kenny research in Moore Parish

I am looking for the author of the following bookthat was published by the the Moore Community council in 2004. Title - Moore A Rural Community and its Traditions. Author John Joseph Grenham. I contactec the John Grenham website but he is not John Joseph the author. He suggested the local irish libraries. The book on page 19 gives a lot of useful information on the O'Kenny Sept. It also identifies in 1659 6 Kenny families in Athlone and 11 in Roscommon. So it leads me to believe someone may have done the research on the Kenny families in the area. I have DNA matches with Deverys and Harrisons in Shannonbridge, and a Y match to a Kenny who believes his family is from Cloonburren. I only have an excerpt from the book and it is not avaiable on Amazon. So any information on the Kenny genealogy in this area would be appreciated. Mike Kenny

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Hi, I'm a Kenny, but my roots are mostly in Mayo (although I've only traced back to the 1800s). It's a very common surname in Ireland, so we may or may not be related!

Elita960@hotmail.com

Thanks for responding. Congratulations on getting back to the 1800s. My grandfather, Daniel Kinney/Kenny b 1837 emigrated from the Shannonbridge area around 1860 to Jersey City, NJ.  

Have you done any DNA testing ? What can you tell me about your Mayo Kennys ? Mike

 

gitrmsg@gmail.com

Hi Mike,

I haven't done any DNA testing. My family left Ireland in my grandmother's generation, so we have access to a lot of direct information.

I've actually got names now going back to the late 1700s, all the Kenny's in my family tree were farmers from a place called Woodstock/Ballindine in Mayo, although several sisters emigrated to the USA in the early 1900s (Massachusetts).

I think I read somewhere that it is the 70th most common surname in Ireland, so it's likely you are from a separate branch.

Good luck with your search, I hope someone provides you with some more useful information,

thanks

Elita960@hotmail.com

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