HI did any of that MOOREs family come to AMERICA?. and maybe to KNOXVILLE,TN?. i just learned that it my greatgrand parents may have had the name O'MOORE,or OMOORE,& dropped the O. I'm told they migrated to AMERICA during the Potato Famine. what time frame was this?. does anyone know of an O'MOORE researcher that might help me a little? as this name is a new 1 to me. thanks Ray Moore. Lafayette,IN. U.S.A. On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 13:24:49 -0800, "Jean R." <jeanrice@cet.com> said: > SNIPPET: Built in 1795, Moore House, near Lough Carra, between > Claremorris and Ballinarobe, Co. Mayo, was torched like many others for > political reasons during the 1920s and remains a shell. It was the > family home to a landed Catholic gentry family that produced several > noteworthy individuals including George Henry MOORE (1810-1870). As an > MP for Mayo and a caring landlord, he fought for the rights of his > tenants. When his horse, Coranna, won the Chester Cup in 1845, he used > his immense winnings to save his estate and tenants from the worst part > of the famine He imported thousands of tons of grain and gave a cow to > each tenant family. It is said that no one died on the estate during the > famine and no eviction was ever recorded. MOORE was educated at Oscott > (a Catholic school in England) and at Cambridge. When he died, it was > the poor who came from all over Mayo to his funeral. . .. > > > ==== IRELAND Mailing List ==== > Ireland Mailing List website..surname registry, links, lookup > volunteers,unsubscribe, change your subscription from L to D or D to L > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrelandList/ > DNA done. STEVE MOORE a 25 marker. at family tree.com D629W. at ysearch MOORE DNA PROJECT M36142 mine a 12 marker at familytree.com FYN8F . ysearch MOORE DNA M30219 Researching: MOORE, ,MOOR. MOHR. MAYES, MAYS, MAZE, MIZE, MAISE, MAIZE, CARR, COX, COURTNEY, MYERS, TOWNSLEY, POWERS, GRUBBS, GRUBB, POE, (SMITH 4 lines) RUSSELL, LEWIS, DUNN, WHITEAKER, WHITAKER, REECE, HUNDLEY/HUNLEY, MANIS, MOLES, NEWBY. PARKER, CHEATHAM,CHITTUM, BROWN, HAUN, OGLESBY, LONG, DUNN, SHIPLEY & VOWELL & ROSS, LIPPS, MOCK, SHIRLEY, PENDLEY, JORDON. my pages: http://tippytnn.topcities.com/moore508/moore.htm Friends: PECK,LAMBERT,MEADOWS -- http://www.fastmail.fm - IMAP accessible web-mail

The MOORE family were quite prominent in Mayo History. I believe that they kept their lands but left because of persecution to Catholics in 17th/18th century. In Europe they became active in the wine trade. I believe either Italy or Spain. They may have fled at the time of the "Wild Geese". The family returned to Ireland and their estates in the 18th century. The George MOORE of "Year of the French" was the father of George Henry MOORE, I believe. George Henry MOORE was a fascinating man, sort of a character, and an author. Not sure, but I was told after the manor house was destroyed, the family lived in England. Perhaps someone on the list might have more accurate data. Mary Ellen Chambers Ray Moore <dennyswrexx2@fastmail.fm> wrote: HI did any of that MOOREs family come to AMERICA?. and maybe to KNOXVILLE,TN?. i just learned that it my greatgrand parents may have had the name O'MOORE,or OMOORE,& dropped the O. I'm told they migrated to AMERICA during the Potato Famine. what time frame was this?. does anyone know of an O'MOORE researcher that might help me a little? as this name is a new 1 to me. thanks Ray Moore. Lafayette,IN. U.S.A.