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Marathon Marriage by M.F. Kenny looking for descendents

Looking for Kennys with ancestors from Roscommon, Galway, and Offaly centered around Shannonbridge. I am from the US and believe my family came from around Shannonbridge. I have also matched with an Australian Kenny whose ancestors come from Clonburren around Clonmacnoise. I would like to establish a Kenny work group focused on this geographic area. If you are interested in participating please respond so we can share information. Mike Kenny avignonmike@icloud.com

Also, the following Kenny line believe they may be a Scottish line descended from Edward Bruce in 1318. Trying to distinguish this line from the early Kenny Sept that was in the area. Also, we have many English Kennysdescended from Nicloas Kenny that lived in the area. Working to try to distinguish betwwen these three groups.

The book Marathon Marriage by M.F. Kenny published 2003 gives a great overhead of a Kenny family from the following towns: Clonbiff, Banagher, Tullamore, Shannonbridge, Limerick and more. i am looking for descendents that are willing to takethe YDNA test.

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I realized that this book may be benefical to others that are ancestors that married Kennys. Here is a listing of Surnames that married into this Kenny line from the book.

For those researching their scottish roots -

James McIntyre settled in Australia in 1839 (paternal side) and the  Francis McEntyre line from Cavan was on the maternal side.

 

  1. SurNames by Marriage
  2. Claffey, Kieran
  3. Coady, Jimmy
  4. Cown, Brian
  5. Duffy, Tom
  6. Guinan, Tom
  7. Guinan, Rody
  8. Harty, Nancy
  9. Lally, Jim
  10. Larkin, Thomas
  11. Lawlor, Eileen
  12. McDonald, Paul
  13. McIntyre
  14. McIntyre, Martin
  15. McEntyre, Francis
  16. McPhillip, Alice
  17. Meleney, Jim
  18.  
  19. Mulloy, Jackie
  20. O'Donnell, Jimmy
  21. Ryan, Caroline

 

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