I live in Australia and am looking for anyone who may have information on my great grandparents. Michael Kennedy was born in County Tipperary in 1827. His parents where John and Bridget. I am of the understanding that he and his brother John came to Victoria, Australia in the late 1850's Michael married an Ellen Ryan born 1833, she also came from Country Tipperary. Ellen's parents where Timothy and Ellen. Michael and his wife Ellen, had seven children, Bridget, Timothy, Ellen, Mary Ann (Polly) who married Keiran Rigney, my great Uncle, Michael Joseph, Johanna Mary, and Annie Marie, my grandmother who married a Stephen Rigney who was Keiran's brother. The Rigney's came from Ferbane in Country Offlay (Kings County). I plan to be in Ireland at the end of May and would like to make contact with any distant family members. Josephine Tait. (Rigney)

Neil . Does Michael`s or John`s death certificate have a town as the birth place . You could be lucky for most church records start about 1820 . Laurie Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: neiljotait@bigpond.com To: cotipperary@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 7:23 PM Subject: [COTIPPERARY] Kennedy family I live in Australia and am looking for anyone who may have information on my great grandparents. Michael Kennedy was born in County Tipperary in 1827. His parents where John and Bridget. I am of the understanding that he and his brother John came to Victoria, Australia in the late 1850's Michael married an Ellen Ryan born 1833, she also came from Country Tipperary. Ellen's parents where Timothy and Ellen. Michael and his wife Ellen, had seven children, Bridget, Timothy, Ellen, Mary Ann (Polly) who married Keiran Rigney, my great Uncle, Michael Joseph, Johanna Mary, and Annie Marie, my grandmother who married a Stephen Rigney who was Keiran's brother. The Rigney's came from Ferbane in Country Offlay (Kings County). I plan to be in Ireland at the end of May and would like to make contact with any distant family members. Josephine Tait. (Rigney) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COTIPPERARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.2/1272 - Release Date: 11/02/2008 5:28 PM

Hi Josephine - some famililar names but prob not quite a match. Do you have any Moloneys in that mix? I have a Mary Ryan (d/o Denis and Catherine HOURIGAN) who emigrated in 1861 to Oz with a friend, Ellen KENNEDY who had married Dennis MOLONEY, a cousin of the Ryans. The Ryans were from Lackamore, near Newport, Co. Tipp. Rgds Elizabeth O'Connell ----- Original Message ----- From: <neiljotait@bigpond.com> To: <cotipperary@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 9:23 PM Subject: [COTIPPERARY] Kennedy family >I live in Australia and am looking for anyone who may have information on >my > great grandparents. Michael Kennedy was born in County Tipperary in 1827. > His parents where John and Bridget. I am of the understanding that he and > his brother John came to Victoria, Australia in the late 1850's Michael > married an Ellen Ryan born 1833, she also came from Country Tipperary. > Ellen's parents where Timothy and Ellen. Michael and his wife Ellen, had > seven children, Bridget, Timothy, Ellen, Mary Ann (Polly) who married > Keiran > Rigney, my great Uncle, Michael Joseph, Johanna Mary, and Annie Marie, my > grandmother who married a Stephen Rigney who was Keiran's brother. > > The Rigney's came from Ferbane in Country Offlay (Kings County). I plan > to > be in Ireland at the end of May and would like to make contact with any > distant family members. Josephine Tait. (Rigney) > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COTIPPERARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.2/1272 - Release Date: > 11/02/2008 5:28 p.m. > >