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Stephen Kennedy

I am searching for any Kennedys who may live today (2015) that have a Stephen Kennedy in their ancestry. The first Stephen that I have of record was born in 1808 probably in the Spital as the son of William and Winifred Murphy Kennedy. The second Stephen was born in 1827 in the Nenagh/Monsea area and married Mary Brien in Cranahurt. I know wtheir children were born in Kilmore parish (several more in America). They had a large family and emigrated to America about 1860.

My great Grandmother was Ann (Honor) Kennedy who married Tommy Ryan. Ann was a younger sister of Stephen and she was born in Nenagh/Monsea in 1832 and emigrated to America about 1854. In addition to her brother, Stephen, she had siblings: James (I believe he died in the US Civil War), John (he died in Iowa) and William and Mary.

Anyone with any information about these Kennedys would be appreciated. I visited the area last summer, met Mattie Ryan and have learned of Brian Kennedys research. I am fascinated to learn what I have but would love to make an actual connection. God bless, Sarann Ryan Slattery*

* our Slattery family came from Bruree just south of Limerick.

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Hi  Saraann,  I  found  a  Stephen  Kennedy  in  Cooleen  Glenkeen/ Borrisoleigh  in  the  tithes  1832.

The  Family  appeared  to  be  still  there  in  Griffiths  valuation,  1850s  .

 

Four  Michael's  no  Stephen.

It  appeared  to  be  in  Kilnamanagh  upper.  Borrisoleigh  is  in  diocese  of  Cashel  and  Emly.

Their  records  are  not  online,  but  al  Irish  Catholic  Church  records  will  be  on  line  free  this  summer.  

Records  for  Borrisoleigh  started  in  1814.

A  lot  of  the  graveyard  records  are  on  line  at  www.historicgraves.ie.

Glenkeen  does  not  appear  to  be  on  it,  but  I  feel  it  has  been  done  will  search  for  it.

Good  luck  with  your  research,  let  me  know  how  you  get  on.

Christina,  Vol  Irelandxo.

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MonasMoe

Helllo, everyone. I believe I am related to this Kennedy family. My great-grandmother Ellen Ryan is from the Newport/Castlewaller area in County Tipperary. Her father married a Kennedy. I have a strong DNA match to Sarann Ryan Slattery. I can be reached at chrisknight67@hotmail.com

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