Mooney family Kilfenora Parish, County Clare
Good day,
Please do you have any information on the Mooney family from Kilfenora Parish, County Clare.
Patrick and Mary (nee Lenane) Mooney. Patrick was a farmer.
One Mooney child, Bridget, aged 20, a domestic servant from County Clare went to Melbourne, Australia, from South Hamptom, 25 October, 1853, onboard the "Wanata". (She was an assisted passenger). Birdget was to be employed by a Mr John Moylan, 45 Flinders Lane. (from 28 January 1854, at 25.00 pounds per annum. with one month rations). Bridget was a Roman Catholic who could read. Bridget (26) married William Bailey, at St Francis Cathedral, Melbourne, The marriage was witnessed by William and Eliza Daly. Bridget (widow) died aged 68 years-of-age, in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand (where she had come to reside since living in Melbourne, Australia), on the 31 December 1900. She was recorded as ill with heart disease, for two years, six months. She was survived by five children, two sons, aged 36 and 30, and three daughters aged 40, 34, 27.
Michael Mooney, a farm labourer, aged 25 years-of-age, from County Clare, sailed onboard the "Waitangi: departing, 12 July 1877, to Lyttelton Harbour,, Canterbury, New Zealand arriving 4 October, 1877. At Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand,, 29 November, 1888, Michael (37) married Elleen Margaret (27), (born Elleen Shannon, eldest daughter of Patrick Shannon, shoemaker, who died 31 May 1918, and had lived at Birdlings Flat, Canterbury, New Zealand. Buried Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch His wife, Elleen's mother was Kate Shannon nee Mortill).. On the marriage certificate Elleen was listed as Elleen Frile - she was married prior to marrying Michael and widowed 28 October 1880.. Michael and Elleen had a son, William, who died 23 October 1916, at 27 years-of-age. He had lived at 14 Kinglock Street, Burwood, Canterbury with his parents. He is buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.. Michael died April 1921, aged 71 years-of-age. He was noted as a diary farmer. (Notes on the death certificate indicate M 29, 26, 23, 19 =Ages & sexes Living Issue - his surviving sons F shows just a dash), Including William (already deceased) there appears to have been five sons in total.
Thomas Mooney, a storeman married Susan nee Davis in the Catholic Church, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand in 1868. Thomas (97) who had become a farmer, died in an old peoples' home in Greymouth, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand. He died with senility and from broncho pneumonia which covered five days, He was survived by two daughter aged 65 and 63. He was buried on the 21 September, 1934 in Greymouth Cemetery.
This is the information collated so far. On the parish records in Killfenora it show Mooneys were in rsidence. Does anyone have anymore information? It would be so appreciated.
Thank you
Frances Margaret Mooney