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Looking for living relatives Owen Connor and Catherine Rourke

GalwayKilmeen (Galway)

I found a baptismal record for Henry Connor with Owen Connor and Catherine Rourke as parents, dated May 2, 1830. The Parish/District is noted as Kanturk. Also one for Daniel Connor with the same parents dated August 23, 1818 and the Parish/District is Ballyclough. I think these two were brothers. Henry was my great grandfather and left for Wales around 1865. In the 1881 Welsh Census, Henry and Daniel lived next door to each other. Henry would later immigrate to America in 1882.

There are 4 other children I could find with the same parents:

Julia Connor- May 7, 1820--Ballyclough Edmond Connor-September 8, 1822--Kanturk Patrick Connor-March 9, 1828--Kanturk Catherine Connor-Septemer 26, 1832--Kanturk

It seems that the family moved Ballyclough to Kanturk after 1820.

This is the closest I've come to finding my great grandfather in over 25 years.

Is there anyone currently living in this region who has any info that could help me?

SO CLOSE YET SO FAR AWAY!!!

Sincerely and thanks in advance, Kathleen Connors Hartley

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Hi Kathy

I assume you found the records on www.rootsireland.ie/ I checked them there and they all match;

the only ones which have the family's address in Kanturk are Edmond (BAWNMORE) and Patrick (LACKANRELIG)

Annoyingly there is no Connor in Cork in the 1841 Irish Census (free online with the 1901 & 1911 censuses)

Here are the Irish phone book listings for Connor Kanturk (they are all O'Connors however!)

O'Connor Bros Finbarr O'Connor 2 Sydney Ct St Patricks pl

O'Connor Funeral Home Val O'Connor 2 Sydney ct St Patricks pl

O'Connor Val Finbarr O'Connor 2 Sydney Ct St Patricks pl

O'Connor Jas & Mary Gurteenard Kanturk Jones

O'Connor Eilish Strand st Kanturk

O'Connor Dermot Strand St Kanturk Co. Cork

O'Connor Don & Co Solicitors Percival st Kanturk

O'Connor Val 24 Hour Service 2 Sydney Court St Patricks Place

Never know your luck if you drop them a line

Col

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