With my recent discovery of the obituary and death certificate confirming the death of James Farrelly (Farley) on 22 May 1923 in Brooklyn, New York, I thought I would take a chance to see if anyone else was researching this family. James was the son of Cornelius and Margaret Burns Farrelly. He was born in County Cavan in 1875 and came to the US around 1909. Cornelius was the son of Michael and Ann Farrelly. Margaret was the daughter of Edward and Bridget Burns. According to his obituary, James had the following siblings: Anna, Edward, Margaret (died before 1899), Mary, Thomas, John, Bridget, Patrick and Michael. John, Bridget and Patrick lived in Pennsylvania. Thomas in New York City. The rest were in Ireland. I have information on the families of John, Bridget and Patrick. Known siblings of Cornelius were Patrick, Thomas, James and Mary. According to a biography written about Bridget's husband, James Gainor, Cornelius Farrelly was still living in 1899 and was 90 years old. Any information would be helpful. Leigh Taffe Acla Researching: Co. Louth - Taffe/Taaffe, Ward, Hand, Verdon Co. Cavan - Farley/Farrelly, Cain/Kane Co. Wexford - O'Neill/Neil, Murphy, Cullen, Kinsella, Stafford

Leigh, you say that James Farrelly came to the US about 1909. Have you looked for his passenger manifest at Ellis Island (free) yet? If you find it, it usually lists the address of where he came from, at that time frame. So you might be able to learn his townland. You can also search for the siblings to see what theirs say. Susan Daily On Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 11:41 PM, Leigh Taffe Acla <taffe.family.genealogy@gmail.com> wrote: > With my recent discovery of the obituary and death certificate confirming > the death of James Farrelly (Farley) on 22 May 1923 in Brooklyn, New York, I > thought I would take a chance to see if anyone else was researching this > family. > > James was the son of Cornelius and Margaret Burns Farrelly. He was born in > County Cavan in 1875 and came to the US around 1909. Cornelius was the son > of Michael and Ann Farrelly. Margaret was the daughter of Edward and Bridget > Burns. > > According to his obituary, James had the following siblings: Anna, Edward, > Margaret (died before 1899), Mary, Thomas, John, Bridget, Patrick and > Michael. John, Bridget and Patrick lived in Pennsylvania. Thomas in New York > City. The rest were in Ireland. > > I have information on the families of John, Bridget and Patrick. Known > siblings of Cornelius were Patrick, Thomas, James and Mary. According to a > biography written about Bridget's husband, James Gainor, Cornelius Farrelly > was still living in 1899 and was 90 years old. > > Any information would be helpful. > > Leigh Taffe Acla

I am researching a branch of the family tree that includes Farrelly's from Cavan, but sadly do not have any James in the time frame you have stated. The Farrelly's I have are from the Lugananure & Killinkere areas, and the further back I have so far are: Charlie Farrelly (b abt 1850) married to Bridget Clarke who had at least 6 children; James, Owen, Charlie, Edward, Kathleen & Mary Ann. The James here married Mary Cundelon (b 1878) and also had 6 children. If there are any possible links please let me know Regards Peter -----Original Message----- From: irl-cavan-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:irl-cavan-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Leigh Taffe Acla Sent: 12 October 2008 05:41 To: irl-cavan@rootsweb.com Subject: [IRL-CAVAN] Farley/Farrelly With my recent discovery of the obituary and death certificate confirming the death of James Farrelly (Farley) on 22 May 1923 in Brooklyn, New York, I thought I would take a chance to see if anyone else was researching this family. James was the son of Cornelius and Margaret Burns Farrelly. He was born in County Cavan in 1875 and came to the US around 1909. Cornelius was the son of Michael and Ann Farrelly. Margaret was the daughter of Edward and Bridget Burns. According to his obituary, James had the following siblings: Anna, Edward, Margaret (died before 1899), Mary, Thomas, John, Bridget, Patrick and Michael. John, Bridget and Patrick lived in Pennsylvania. Thomas in New York City. The rest were in Ireland. I have information on the families of John, Bridget and Patrick. Known siblings of Cornelius were Patrick, Thomas, James and Mary. According to a biography written about Bridget's husband, James Gainor, Cornelius Farrelly was still living in 1899 and was 90 years old. Any information would be helpful. Leigh Taffe Acla Researching: Co. Louth - Taffe/Taaffe, Ward, Hand, Verdon Co. Cavan - Farley/Farrelly, Cain/Kane Co. Wexford - O'Neill/Neil, Murphy, Cullen, Kinsella, Stafford ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CAVAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message