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Gardiner Family of Gorwan

KilkennyGowran (Kilkenny)

My great grandmother, Mary MGardiner wasborn in Gorwan in 1875 andleft for New York City in 1895. She married John Henry Kane in 1898, and they lived in Brooklyn, where John HKane worked as a printer. The family moved to Princeton, New Jersey--the town where John HKane had grown up--after the birth of their second child in 1905. Their first child, Daniel Walter Kane, was my grandfather. I believe that Mary Gardiner's parents were James Gardiner and Margaret Holohan, and that some of Margaret Holohan's brothers and sisters--and perhaps her parents--left for America in the 1860s. Would welcome any additional information--or suggestions on where to search next.

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Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out 

I hope someone with a connection to the family will be in touch. In the meantime, I wanted to invite you to add your ancestor's details to our XO Chronicles. You can learn more about it HERE and it might be another avenue to consider so that your ancestor's details can be seen by others. 

Best wishes

Clare Doyle

Genealogy Support 

IrelandXO member

Hi I am a Holohan from Goresbridge just down the road from Gowran. My family of Holohan have lived in the area for many generations and the name Margaret has poped up before.

 

Antoinette Holohan

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