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Clorans - please help.

GalwayKilbeacanty (Galway)

Hi there - only joined to day so please excuse. I have been trying to research the Cloran family for years. I have a very tenuous link that they may be from this parish. I am looking for Thomas Cloran who was born sometime between 1825 and 1832. he moved to the UK prior to 1853 as he married Sabina Griffin in Warrington England in 1854. Thomas Cloran's son moved to the USA to be near a relative called Timothy Cloran in Ohio USA. Timothy Cloran was born in about 1824. the teniuos link I have is that there is a Timothy Cloran listed in the Kilbeacanty Tithe Applotment Books in 1825 - maybe the father of the other Timothy?? This is as far as I can get and is all based on summising. Any help would be very gratefully recieved. I am coming over to Ireland (from England)in August and would love to get this a little more tied down by then. Many many thanks. Heather

heather-burfor…

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If you obtain a copy of the 1854 marriage certificate, it should give you Thomas’s father’s name and occupation. From that you may be able to judge whether he’s likely to be in the tithes or not. (The tithes really only list people with land, so farmers would be in but labourers normally would not).

The marriage reference is Warrington Jul – Sept 1854 Volume 8c page 185.

Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘IrelandXO Volunteer

Hi Heather,

It is nice to hear from you.Clorans is definitely a Kilbeacanty name.The Timy Cloran you mentioned was from  lismoyle Ballycahalan.There are still Clorans in Ballycahalan .I have contacted another person who has done research into Clorans and have asked them if they have any information that maybe of help to you.I also have a facebook page for Kilbeacanty Reaching out I have put up photos of the Stone we erected to commemorate Liam Mellow who had a training camp for volunteers  in Cloran's field in the lead up to the Rising in 1916.https://www.facebook.com/Kilbeacanty-Reaching-out-169827993162067/

Regards

Aine

Kilbeacanty Galway

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