Hi, In South West Clare Sinon is not Simon. It is a variant of Senan who was the patron saint of that area, Declan ----- Original Message ----- From: "marianne_powers" <marianne_powers@att.net> To: <irl-clare@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 08, 2013 10:50 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-CLARE] IRL-CLARE on behalf of Mary Collins > Dear Jo, > I have a Mary Collins, about 1834, married to Sinon ( Simon) McDonnell, > co. Clare, possibly Kilrush, about 1854. She is my ggrandmother. She and > Simon had 5 children, Bridgid, Michael, Margaret, James and Patrick in > Ireland. Emmigrated to Canada in 1865. They had 4 more children in St > Marys, Ontario. Does this connect wiith anyone else's info. > Best, > Marianne > > > > > Sent from Samsung tabletClifford Smith <ccpsmith@suddenlink.net> > wrote:Dear Jo > I have a Mary Collins (b.??) married a Sinon (Simon) Hasting (b 1806 > [projected from death obit]) d. 11 Oct 1880 in townland of Corbally, > Parish > of Kieafgaugh, Kilkee, Clare, Ireland. > Issue included Martin 1839, Margaret 1840-41, Bridget 1841, Mary 1844. > > I have not been able to confirm Mary's parents but found other Collins in > Tithe Applotment Records. I have not pursued or followed up. > > Mary would be my gg grandmother as daughter Margaret immigrated to Ohio > and > married James Conway from County Kerry in Xenia, Ohio in 1859. Margaret > had > 17 live births, 7 did not make it to 10 years old and one did not make it > to > 20. My grand father Eugene Edward was the father of 6 girls -My mother > Evelyn was next to oldest. > > Your inquiry inspires me to research Mary Collins some more. > > Clifford Conway Smith > In wild and wonderful West Virginia, USA where it is sunny and 78 this > spring day. > > -----Original Message----- > From: irl-clare-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:irl-clare-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Josiebanks@aol.com > Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 11:22 AM > To: irl-clare@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [IRL-CLARE] IRL-CLARE > > > Hi list, > Forgive me if you have already seen this message. I also sent it to > the Collins, Purcell & O'Brien lists. > > I now know for sure that my Gr-Grandfather, John COLLINS, b. 1819-20 > to Michael and Johanna PURCELL COLLINS had at least 6 cousins who were b. > in > Kilkee, Co. Clare. Their parents were Anthony & Mary COLLINS. Michael > and Anthony also had a sister, Honora COLLINS O'BRIEN, wife of Cornelius > from Kilkee. > > I do not have proof that John's father, Michael, lived in Kilkee but feel > he was possibly in one of the nearby villages such as Lisdeen, Ballyonan, > Doughnaboy, Kilfeargh, Furoor, Querin or Carrigaholt-anywhere in Kilrush > or > > Moyarta Parish. > > I base this on the fact that he and his cousins, Hugh, Anthony & John > lived together in the 1850s in St. Louis, MO and his widow, Eliza > FITZPATRICK COLLINS, dau of Patrick & Mary McNAMARA COLLINS went with his > cousins to > Davenport, Scott Co., IA. after John's death in 1867. > > I would like to hear from anyone with connections to these families. > There is also a connection to the surname MAGNER. Several served as > marriage witness and Baptismal sponsors. > Thanks for your time, Jo > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.2904 / Virus Database: 2641/6233 - Release Date: 04/08/13 >