Looking for Cleary Family

ClareClondagad (Clare)

Cornelius Cleary, born circa 1802 left Ireland for Credit River, in Minnesota about 1853-1854. I am looking for someone withwhich to correspond regarding the ancestrial line between Cornelius Cleary of Clondegad Parish, County Clare and Tighearnach ua Cleirigh, (died 952 a King of Ui Fiachrach Aidne of Connacht). Tighernach was the son of Mael Fabhaill mac Cleireach, died 887 and also a King of Ui Fiachrach Aidne of Connacht. All are direct descendents of Guaire Aidne mac Colmain, died 663 a King of Connacht. Guaire's home territory was near Gort and he also had a fort on the current site of Dunguaire Castle.

Anyone who may have information, full or partial, can contact me at the following email address: finehire2@aol.com

Also, any Cleary family in the area of Clondegad Parish of County Clare is welcome to contact me.

My wife and I visited the Clondegad graveyard in October 2013 and noticed some recent Cleary family headstones.

Sincerely,

Richard Frost

Duluth, Minnesota, USA

finehire2@aol.com

IrelandXO member

30 Oct 2013

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Hi - Thank you for your message. The Clare County Library is an excellent resource for Irish family history/genealogy. You can find their site here: http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/ocleary_family.htm

Kind regards,

Genealogy support

IrelandXO member

13 Jan 2014

Hi Richard

I am pretty sure Cornelius Cleary lived at a Townland called Cloonulla in the parish of KILLADYSERT. His name appears in Griffith valuation with other Cleary family members that match the names of his sons.

My grandmother was a Cleary and I have DNA matches with people that have Cleary ancestors from this part of Clare including this Cornelius Cleary.

I hope this helps.

ralph.rawlings…

17 Oct 2021

Looking for Cleary Family

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