Chris: I would appreciate being in contact with anyone who might be knowledgeable about the families of Patrick Guthrie (died May 26, 1849 in Limerick and married to Bridget Cusick May 22, 1816). They were the parents of 9 children born between Nov. 1819 and Sept 8, 1837...the eldest a daughter (Mary) and the other 8 were sons: John, Dec. 14, 1821; Henry, April 1824; Thomas, June 30, 1826; Patrick, June 21, 1828 died Aug 14, 1828 in Ireland , probably in Kilshanney..County Clare; Patrick, July 9, 1830; Michael, Sept 28, 1832; William, Jan. 6, 1835 Died April 27, 1838 in Ireland probably in Kilshanney Parish Ennisdymion (?sp.) County Clare, Ireland and James, Sept. 8, 1837 . Patrick Guthrie, the eldest above, had a sister who married an O"Reilly. The had 2 sons and 3 daughters. Bridget Cusick Guthrie had 5 sisters one of whom (Ann) never married and who emigrated to Iowa and joined her sister Bridget and the rest of the Guthrie family. With ! the exception of the infant Patrick who died, the Guthries all emigrated to the U.S., some first to Illinois but all eventually to Iowa. My great grandfather, James Joseph Guthrie took his family from Elkhart, Iowa to Rocky Ford, Colorado in 1888. James Joseph had married Mary Ann O'Connor in 1866. Mary Ann was born in 1844 to John and Mary (O'Mara) O'Connor in Limerick and had a brother known as RJA or Reginald or Gerald who died during the Civil War. John O'Connor died in 1849 and Mary died in 1851. The children were then taken to Illinois, USA in 1855 (approx) by their aunt and uncle, Ellen O'Mara and Patrick Guthrie. I have probably given you much more information than you ever wanted, but I do hope you will be able to give me some suggestions and advice. I do not like to be on Facebook but would be happy for you to share my email with people who might be helpful and/or interested. Thank you. Nancy Inge Baker On Jun 12, 2013, at 12:50 PM, Chris Goopy wrote: > June, we have folk interested in Leyden involved in the County Clare Facebook group.. If you would like to join you're welcome, or with your permission, I could pass on your details and have one of the Leyden researchers to contact you. > > Happy for you to contact me directly if you would like to. > > Chris > > Sent from my iPad > > On 13/06/2013, at 1:49 AM, "June Lachler " <junela@embarqmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> Hi >> I am looking for rela tives of Bridget Leyden b. 182 4 in Ennistymon. She was a school mistress in the poor house in 1843-45. I found minutes of her mentioned. She married Austin Carrigg & they came to USA NEW YORK 1847. I can not find her marriage. I am also trying to find her parents. Two of her sisters came to USA, Mary & Kate but I assume they got married but I don't know to who? I would appreciate any help. (Snip) > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CLARE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >