I'm looking for information on my great-grandmother, born in County Cork in March, 1862. I have very little to go on, only her name, that date, and the (purported) names of her parents: Thomas Feeney (could be Finney?) and Katharine Kelley.
I know it's not a lot, but if anyone has any information about the Feeneys of County Cork in the mid 1800s, I'd love to hear it!
Thanks so much!
Leslie
Leslie:
I located this March 30 1864 civil birth record for a Maria Feeny with father Thomas Feeny and Mother Catherine Kelly. The family lived in Gorteenruckaun townland in Athleague civil parish which is near the border with Co. Roscommon.
See first record https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_retur…
It is possible that Marie left from Queenstown Co. Cork.
Marie had a brother Martin 1866 sister Catherine 1868 and sister Margaret 1871
The subscription site Roots Ireland has a June 15 1857 marriage record in the Athleague RC parish (which is located across the border in Roscommon) for Thomas Feeney and Catherine Kelly. Witnesses were John Kelly and Sarah Feeney. You would think that they would have had children between 1857 and 1864 but no other records showed up.
Roger McDonnell
Roger, this is wonderful, thank you so much! The U.S. census, immigration and other data match up to this family.
Thank you again!
Leslie
Leslie:
I read my response a second time and I did not make it clear that Gorteenruckaun was in Athleague ciivil parish in Co. Galway near the Roscommon border.
Roger