McGrath/McNamara/Doorty - Kilshanny

Deat Tony

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and apologies for the delay in getting back to you.

As you probably know, Kilshanny is a Civil Parish in north-west Co. Clare:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/townlands/index.cfm?fuseaction=TownlandsInCivil&civilparishid=2770&civilparish=Kilshanny&citycounty=Clare

Clare Local Studies Centre has a very useful website with a number of very helpful links specifically related to Kilshanny: http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/places/kilshanny.htm

Have you tried checking the sites suggested below for information about your McGrath Ancestors?

www.familysearch.org

www.irishgenealogy.ie

www.rootsireland.ie (a subscription site)

Please let us know if you find any further information

Best of luck with your search

Clare Doyle

Genealogy Support

Cantwells memorials of the Dead; Clare

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Kilshanny Old cemetery

Anthony Mc Grath; 21/10/1865 (80) b.1785

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Jack Mc Donald

Dear Tony,

I have been working with a secod cousin of mine on this very isue. You have provided this information:

 All of these children migrated to Australia in the 1850s. where Susan married William Doorty (son of John and Bridget Doorty from Toreen, Kilshanny) and Jane married John McNamara (son of William McNamara and Bridget Mulqueeny from Kilshanny).  

 

I am hoping that John and Bridget Doorty are my forebears, and that the sorce of your information may provide missign data. As far as we can tell, this information is not publicly available, and it would be invaluable to us if we could follow it up with you.

If it helps, this is what I have on Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/pt/RSVP.aspx?dat=MTQ5MDYzMzQ7Oz…

Looking forward to a repososne,

Best wishes

Damien Coghlan

 

 

Dear Damien,

Yes, we are certainly working on the same family. I am rather rusty on it at the moment but here goes.

Susan McGrath married William Doorty/Doherty in Axedale and they were previously neighbours in Kilshanny. The probate papers (1880) for William's brother, James, state that his mother, Bridget, and his brothers Patrick and Daniel were still alive. His marriage certificate. William's marriage certificate gave his mother's maiden name as Murphy. William's sister, Bridget, married Nicholas Maloney in Adelaide where she gave her father's name as John.

The family came from Tooreen, Kilshanny. The Tithe Applotment Books and Griffiths Valuation show that John Doorty rented lot 1a, 48 acres (house and land) valued at 11 pound 15 shillings an that Patrick rented lot 2a, 20 acres (house and land) valued at 8 pound 6 shillings and another 10 acres jointly with a neighbour.

I have more material on Susan McGrath and her siblings and their descendants if that is of any interest to you.

Good luck with your research,

Tony.