Col
Thank you for taking the time to look those 7 records up. Unfortunately I have purchased and investigated each of those to no avail. I have strong reason to believe that this Buckley is from the Bandon River Valley or nearby. John Buckley was one of the many who left Cork for Wales about 1850. He married Mary Scannell in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales in 1852. John's age was listed as 22, Mary's 19. Mary's actual age was 20. In the early years in Merthyr they shared housing and lived adjacent to others from this Bandon area. All church witnesses and sponsors are surnames consistent with this area. Mary was from Kinsale. Entire family moved to Pittsburgh, PA in 1870-71. 2 of their children married members or descendants of Hayes family of Bandon. Although I could find no connection to other Buckley families in Merthyr, I do know they come from Innishannon vicinity.
With the scant information I have on John Buckley's family , just father Michael it would be unlikely to confirm any potential match if his baptism record still exists. There are many gaps in record 1820-30's. It would likely take some local family lineage, thus my reason for the placename query. I was fortunate enough to get this type of information to negate another potential match in Inchigeela a few years back. Anything is possible and just maybe. Thank you again
John
