I am looking for information on Michael Conroy, born in Galway in 1857, to Peter Conroy, a farmer, and Bridget Collins.
I found a birth record for Michael in 1854 at Garafin, Rosmuck, but have been unable to find any other information or common ancestors in family tree databases.
I would greatly appreciate if someone could confirm if this could be him, and identify any other family members.
Thanking you in advance.
Val Smith
Hi Val, I have forwarded your request to a volunteer whom I hope can help with your research
Warm regards, Denise, IrelandXO
Hi Val
The towland of Garafin is in the census of 1901 and 1911 listed as Garrivinnagh Rosmuc where there are a number of Conroy familiea listed.
In house 11 in the 1901 census for example there is a widow Mary Conroy aged 50 with six children all except John are gone in1911.
House 12 in 1901 had the family of Colman Conroy ,wife Mary and seven children, they are listed in house 2 in 1911 as having had 10 children
House 5 in 1901 has patrick Conroy with a wife Bridget and daughter Julia married to Peter Grealish, this is house 9 in 1911.
The main businessman in the area was PD Conroy and his family, is in house no 1 in 1911 and 13 in 1901 but this man's mother was O Malley amd most likely not directly connected.
There is no Michael Conroy listed in this area within the age range of a man born in 1857 about 44 in 1901 or 54 in 1911
The link below gives some history of the PD Conroy family
http://www.patrickcomerford.com/2019/11/finding-links-between-comerford… and https://www.myheritage.com/names/patrick_conroy
and Garafin House
https://uniqueirishhomes.ie/garafin-house/
census link http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Turlough/Garriv…
and http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Turlough/Garriv…
Hope this in some way helps.
Turloch