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Onuphrius O'Leary

CorkInchigeelagh (Cork)

I am looking for information on an Irish ancestor with a very unusual Christian name, Onuphrius.  He was apparently named for an ancient Egyptian saint.

His surname was Leary or O'Leary and he was born about 1810 in Cork, but I do not know where.  He had a son named Jeremiah born about 1836, also in Cork.

I notice that several Onuphrius' show up in the baptismal registers of this parish and I have not found them elsewhere.  I have not found one for my ancestor, however.

John Hope

johnehope@gmail.com

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Any O’Leary wanting to research their family should consider having their DNA researched. You can get a kit thru Ancestry.com. Then visit The O’Leary Clan Forum on Facebook. Many are finding groups of O’Learys who have similarities in their DNA at that site. The Clan Forum will educate you on DNA. In the meantime there are many O’Leary sites online. Go to Google.com and type in “O’Leary Family Genealogy.” You will love reading and learning about it. Those of you who have male ancestors with unusual or less used given names might have an easier time of it.

anneo'donnell

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