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Rush family from Gort area

My great grandmother, Delia Bridget Rush came to the US in1871 from Kilmacduagh-Kiltartan parish, County Galway.  Her parents were Michael Rush and Celia Murray.  Her father's parents were Thomas Rush and Sarah Cannon.  She was born in Ireland in 1860.  She had a sister named Sarah and possibly another named Catherine.  She may have also had a brother, Michael.  The family settled in Utica, New York, later going west to Iowa and Illinois.  Any information on the Rush and Murray families would be appreciated.  Thank you in advance.

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Hi John, afraid baptisms for this parish do not commence until 1848 and marriages from 1853, see https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0623

If you want to look for current family I suggest you try some of the Galway Genealogy private Facebook groups.

In Griffiths Valuation circa 1855/56 there are 65 Rush names reocrded, some may be twice as it is landowners or tenants, see https://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=name…;

Murray and Cannon would be more common names, the site comes with plot maps but the ones on the site above are from the 1880s so earlier maps available but not free online I think.

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Pat

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