Sorry,but your reply didn't clarify things for me. You say the oldest daughter was born in Ireland. Is this daughter by the first or second wife? If Bridget is the oldest,and you know roughly when she was born, 1862,then you must have an approximate date for the marriage c 1860.Does that tally with Mary's age at death/census /naturalisation etc? I presume you have listed the siblings in chronological order? You need to find out what religion. Presumably you have started your research with your parents/grandparents and you will have got their marriage /baptism details. What religion were they? Then your great grandparents etc. You really need to get as much information as possible in the US before you attempt to tackle Ireland.Records in Ireland are very limited in scope,so the more you know about your family before you start,the better chance of success you have. You need to get some basic information about Irish sources. There are several websites that provide a beginners guide to Irish genealogy. Try _www.pro.gov.uk_ (http://www.pro.gov.uk) and follow the links to ireland _http://www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/roots/irish/irish.htm_ (http://www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/roots/irish/irish.htm) Although I couldn't find any Heaneys in Galway,there were HEENEYs + HEENYs in Ballindoon and Omey parishes- only 7 families in total listed 1855. Regards cathy