Does anyone have connections to these HANLY ancestors of ours? The information I have relating to my HANLY family commences with this transcript from "Memorials of the Dead Vol.11". It reads: "Erected to the memory of the ancient family of Kilmacor [sic] by Patrick Hanly. The mother's names for four generations were Anne DUFFICY, Kate Cline, Margaret O'Farrell, Anne O'Hanly, Mable McLouglin, Jane O'Connor. Also in fond memory of John Hanly 50 years and his children, James Hanly 68 years, Bridget Hanly 70 Richard 34, Jane 57, Kate 56, Also his affectionate wife Ellen Hanly 64 years, Their daughter Mary 18, his uncles, Martin Hanly, Rev. James Hanly, PP, Fairymount." The inscription on the O'Hanly Family Tomb reads: "O Lord be merciful to - soul of Corm[ack] Hanly and Mary Hanly late of Tuam, who died in 1750 and ... erected by their son John, in memory of them and of their parents in 1764". HANLY / MACLELLAN CONNECTION - Australia Lachlan MacLELLAN married Mary Anne HANLY [born c. 1846, daughter of John HANLY and Anne DUFFICY of Kilmacor, County Roscommon, Ireland] on 28 September 1873, at the RC Presbytery, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Witnesses to the marriage were Delia HANLY and Michael CONNOLLY. Children of Lachlan MacLELLAN and Mary Anne HANLY were: Richard Alexander b. 19 July 1874 [my husband's grandfather] Mary Jane b. 4 October 1875. John Robert b. 11 April 1877. Theresa Anne b. 4 December 1878 Cecilia b. 1881. Joseph Stephen b. 1886. Thanks for your interest. Please check out the MacLellan / Hanly Website at: http://www.heritagearchaeology.com.au/maclellan.htm Kind regards, Jen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jennifer Lambert Tracey HERITAGE ARCHAEOLOGY Archaeological & Heritage Assessment Consultants PO Box 4265 KINGSTON ACT 2604 AUSTRALIA Tel / Fax: (02) 6295 6795 Mobile Tel: 0419 011 860 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~