I have given up trying to find my Maurice O'Connor from Ballyfinnane so thought I would move on to others Maurice had a sister Catherine Connor who also went to New Zealand There she married James Richard Talbot also of Co Kerry Found them in 1890s but then I thought Catherine [Kate] had died becouse I did not find them again But just recently I find they left NZ and went to a place called Dromana in Victoria Australia At first I thought that sounded so Irish they must have returned there So I now find that they joined his family the Talbots and the Blennerhassett's both familys had settled in VIctoria James RIchard Talbot was returning to New Zealand to sell the land he owned in NZ when ths ship Wairapa hit a reef and sunk James Richard drowned Catherine remained with his family and never marrried again Does any one know from where in Kerry these family's were from Trish in the best winter of all time so lovely in the sun today

I am assuming you have accessed this site www.blennerhassettfamilytree.com In Killorglin Co Kerry, St Michaels catholic church has records about the Blennerhassetts, Killorglinparish@eircom.net was the email address in 2010. In that area the Dromavally cemetery has a large grave that is apparently Blennerhassetts, the lady in the parish office at St Michaels told me about it. GPS co ords N 52.10723 W 9.77863 co-ords. There were apparently a number of the family around Killorglin, Milltown and Blennerville. >From a topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland page 390 COMPILED FROM LOCAL INFORMATION, AND THE MOST RECENT AND OFFICIAL AUTHORITIES. BY JOHN GORTON, EDITOR OF THB GENERAL BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY. THE IRISH AND WELSH ARTICLES BY G. N. WRIGHT, M.A. PROFESSOR OF ANTIQUITIBS TO THE ROYAL HIBERNIAN' ACADEMY. IN 3 VOLUMES - VOLUME 1 - 1833 CASTLE-CONWAY, or KILLORGLIN, co. Kerry, Munster, I. P.T. Milltown (196) Sim. 5 ½ mile SW. Pop. of Parish. 2801. Of Town. 562. Fairs, May 19 and 20 ; June 30; July 1 , Aug. 12 ; and Nov. 18 and 19. A town in a parish of the same name, and in the barony of Trughanackmy, situated upon the river Lane, for Lune, a little to the East of Castlemain harbour. It is well situated for trade. The lands in this district were granted by Queen Elizabeth to the family of Conway, but they have since passed, by the female line of that ancient house, into the family of Blenerhasset. The living is an entire rectory in the diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe, and archdiocese of Cashel, producing by commutation for tithes 400l. (£400) per annum; patron, the Bishop. It possesses a church and glebe-house. Hope this is of help, fred in Eleebana NSW. And if you have never been there, Dromana is a lovely area of Victoria well worth a visit. -----Original Message----- From: irl-kerry-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:irl-kerry-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Patricia Jensen Sent: Monday, 19 August 2013 3:42 PM To: Irl-KERRY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IRL-KERRY] Benneshassett and Talabot I have given up trying to find my Maurice O'Connor from Ballyfinnane so thought I would move on to others Maurice had a sister Catherine Connor who also went to New Zealand There she married James Richard Talbot also of Co Kerry Found them in 1890s but then I thought Catherine [Kate] had died becouse I did not find them again But just recently I find they left NZ and went to a place called Dromana in Victoria Australia At first I thought that sounded so Irish they must have returned there So I now find that they joined his family the Talbots and the Blennerhassett's both familys had settled in VIctoria James RIchard Talbot was returning to New Zealand to sell the land he owned in NZ when ths ship Wairapa hit a reef and sunk James Richard drowned Catherine remained with his family and never marrried again Does any one know from where in Kerry these family's were from Trish in the best winter of all time so lovely in the sun today _______________ ---------------

Sorry the catholic church at Killorglin is St James, not St Michaels as in my previous reply. -----Original Message----- From: irl-kerry-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:irl-kerry-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Patricia Jensen Sent: Monday, 19 August 2013 3:42 PM To: Irl-KERRY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IRL-KERRY] Benneshassett and Talabot I have given up trying to find my Maurice O'Connor from Ballyfinnane so thought I would move on to others Maurice had a sister Catherine Connor who also went to New Zealand There she married James Richard Talbot also of Co Kerry Found them in 1890s but then I thought Catherine [Kate] had died becouse I did not find them again But just recently I find they left NZ and went to a place called Dromana in Victoria Australia At first I thought that sounded so Irish they must have returned there So I now find that they joined his family the Talbots and the Blennerhassett's both familys had settled in VIctoria James RIchard Talbot was returning to New Zealand to sell the land he owned in NZ when ths ship Wairapa hit a reef and sunk James Richard drowned Catherine remained with his family and never marrried again Does any one know from where in Kerry these family's were from Trish in the best winter of all time so lovely in the sun today _______________ --------------- Policies of the IRL-Kerry List: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/mailing.html To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message. To subscribe to the Digest version of the list, please send an email to IRL-KERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'subscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message. To visit the County Kerry Research and Resources Page go to: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ Share your stuff! If you transcribed research data, share it with the Irish genealogy community. Contribute it to the Kerry website to reach a wide audience. Contact Ann Hammer, data maintenance. Her contact info is at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ contrib.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message