Patrick Beirne & Margaret Dyer
Patrick Beirne (b probably in early 1840's) married Margaret Dyer on 18 May 1868 (Rowan, Leitrim ). They lived in Drumroosk South, Fenagh and raised their children there.
Patrick Beirne was the son of Francis (per marriage record), who was also in Griffith's as living at Drumroosk South.
Margaret Dyer was daughter of James Dyer/Dwyer. I do not know where these Dyers are from because I can't find any records on them.
Patrick Beirne and Margaret Dyer had at least 10 children beginning with twins in 1869: Anne, Ellen, Catherine 1870, Francis 1871, Bridget 1872, James 1874, Margaret 1875, Mary 1876, Margaret 1877, Eliza 1882, Thomas 1882, Lizzie 1884 (my great grandmother).
At 16, Lizzie Beirne was living in Drumroosk South with her brother James, his wife and baby in 1901. Then later that year, she emigrated to US, Providence, RI.
I have many Dyer matches in the US and want to know more about these ancestors (Margaret and her father James). I would love to know her mother's name, and other siblings.
I have many Leitrim DNA matches that lived in Providence Rhode Island are, which is where my grandfather was born in 1906 to Lizzie Burns/[Beirne]. She gave him up for adoption when he was nearly 3 yrs so I did not have much family knowledge to start with.
Among the matches I have to Leitrim people in Providence, I have a match that has a Francis Dyer and Ellen Beirne from Leitrim, in same generation as mine just mentioned. There is also a marriage of a Francis and Ellen on same page as my Patrick and Margaret in Leitrim. (Could be 2 sets of siblings possibly). On Ellen's death certificate it lists her father as Patrick (consistent) and mother as Ann (which is also Patrick and Margaret's first born daughter's name, which works for the naming convention). And Francis Dyer's father is "James" (same as Margaret Dyer's). So they appear to be double siblings.
What I would love to know is more Dyer family members: Margaret's mother's name, their other children's names, maybe even spouse names... And I'd love to know Francis Beirne's info (birthplace, wife, etc).
Beirne's may have come from Roscommon before 1800's.
It seems as though perhaps more Dyer's may have come to the US than Beirnes' based on the number of dna matches.
Thank you for any input anyone is able to provide.
Debbie