Owen Connally (yes, with an A) from Clonco, Galway
Hello! My name is Maigen Connally and I am seeking clarification on the location and/or a direction to look for records on my Irish immigrant ancestor, Owen Connally, and his parents, Owen Connally and Mary Egan. The only information that I have is from a family history written around 1935 by Owen's son, George T. Connally:
"The Connallys originally came from the North of Ireland, But under Cromwell’s order of sending the Irish to hell or Connaught, the Connally’s settled in Connally’s Country. Which was a section, or parcel of land North of the River Shannon in the County Galway, extending almost to Connemara. Now I don’t pretend to claim that this, in all aut[cut off] For the simple reason that it has all been han[ded] down from one generation to another.
The first of my ancestors that I know off was my Great Great Grandfather Thomas Conn[ally] who had a lease on a farm on the Burke Estate at Cloncue situated on the River Shannon, County Galway. The lease for the period of three lives. He
had therewas born about 1730 who he married I don’t know he was the father of three sons Luke, who settled in the mountains and was a storekeeper. One went to America, his name is unknown to me. My Great Grandfather Thomas Connally who inherited the farm was born I should judge between 1750 and 1760. He married and was the father of three children, Patrick Owen, and Mary. Mary married a wealthy farmer named Lyons she was the mother of several sons and one daughter, some of her sons served in the Civil War in this country Patrick and Owen who was my grandfather inherited the farm.Cloncue as I have said before was situated on the River Shannon about two miles from Woodford and about seven from Portumna."
I have deduced that Cloncue is likely Clonco, but aside from information about the estate of Edward Burke, I can't find much about the area and nothing about the family.
The Connallys (Mary Egan, her son Owen his twin sister Bridget, and their brother John) left Ireland in 1854 and arrived in Troy, New York, where some of the descendants, including myself, still live today.
Although I did visit Ireland 20 years ago, I had not yet discovered this family history and could not do any research while in Galway. I am also struggling to find ANY records of Connally spelled with an A. While city directories consistently spell it with an E or O, nearly every other record spells it with an A, however, I am not sure if that was changed by the family or if it was the case when they lived in Ireland.
Thank you so much!