I have no proof that my Brennans were from Castlecomer, but have found some Brennans there who were stone masons. Several Brennans settled in West Troy, now Watervliet, Albany County, NY. The earliest that I know of were Garrett and Thomas Brennan, sons of James and Mary Walsh Brennan. The two boys arrived in West Troy in 1839 and the rest of the family followed in 1845. James and Mary's daughter Ann was baptized in Lisdowney in 1822, but daughter Catherine was baptized in Castlecomer in 1829. I think this James was the brother to Martin Brennan (wife - Mary Brennan). Son Thomas married Catherine Rynard in West Troy. I know of three sons of Martin and Mary Brennan. James (about 1815), my direct ancestor married Margaret Lahey in West Troy I 1847. Martin (about 1818) married Mary Bell in Kilkenny. Lawrence (about 1825) married Mary Feeny prior to 1850, but date and location are unknown. Most of the men in the Brennan family were stone masons.

Ancestor s : Abin Brennan (1836-1917) Mary Kelly (1837-1916) married at Gazebo Church in Clough on 30 November 1867. I know his father was a collier called Michael Brennan as it is written on the marriage certificate but I can find no online record for either Abin's birth or baptism. Would be very grateful for any onfo as to how I go about findig if a local parish record exists & survives. I really need to discover his mother's name to begin piecing the fmaily together. Also trying to contact any living Brennans ( family nickname - Frank ) who might still live in Castlecomer - there are a lot of us Frank Brennans in the North of England now due to Abin's two sons coming across to Gateshead around 1900 to work in the mines as hewers but I have not found any Brennan (Frank) in Castlecomer yet. Have been told they may be around the crutinclogh area. Thanks On 07/11/2014 08:00, irl-kil-castlecomer-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > Today's Topics: > > 1. New list admin (Pat Connors) > 2. Boyle, Rynard, Booth, Hill (Pat Connors) > 3. Re: New list admin (jacklangton@aol.com) > 4. Healy, Walsh/Welsh (jennm2003218@aol.com) > 5. Roll Call - LANGTON, BRENNAN (ROE) (jacklangton@aol.com) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 10:19:03 -0800 > From: Pat Connors <nymets22@gmail.com> > Subject: [IRL-KIL-CASTLECOMER] New list admin > To: irl-kil-castlecomer@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: > <CAH=koua_rC4cy8UDwbAyETQDHhehPQfLetUuP0bdmcmkuxReqA@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Since a couple of weeks ago, I have contacted Rootsweb to see who was the > admin of this list and found that he/she was not responding to Rootsweb's > emails so they waited a couple of weeks and put the list up for adoption. > I adopted it an now I am the list admin. However, if someone on the list > would like to admin it, let me know off the list and I will gladly turn it > over to you. It is not a hard job and I will also help if you need it. > > In the meantime lets do a roll call. We have 80 members so can I expect 80 > roll calls? > > How to do a roll call: > 1. Put surname only in subject > 2. In the body, give info about your ancestor > -name > -year of birth > -place they lived, if known > -any other data that you think is pertinent and will help others recognize > someone who may be related to them > -any questions about research that you may have > > After I send this, I will put together a post for my Castlecomer ancestors > and get it started. >

Brick WALL: Mary Kenny born 15th August circa 1835 Castlecomer, Kilkenny; Roman Catholic Parents Patrick and Mary Kenny, both deceased; occupation - school teachers Travelled to Australia 29 Nov 1849 as an orphan on the Lismoyne stated age 14 years - other records 12 years. Sponsored a brother JOHN to come to Australia from Kilkenny in 1862; referee Patrick Kenny, Castlecomer. This John Kenny possibly married as Elizabeth Quine in Malew Isle of Man on 15 August 1871 Further arrival in Australia of John and Elizabeth Kenny with a son John Thomas kenny on the Jerusalem in 1875 Regards Annie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Connors via" <irl-kil-castlecomer@rootsweb.com> To: "devlin mary" <m.j.p.devlin.1@blueyonder.co.uk>; <irl-kil-castlecomer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2014 3:57 AM Subject: Re: [IRL-KIL-CASTLECOMER] Booth >I would love to hear more about your BOOTHs, like names and where they > lived in Castlecomer or if it was the Town? and years? They may be > connected to mine. > > > DEVLIN, FOLEY, BOOTH >> >> 1840's onward >> >> Lived in Castlecomer >> > > > > > -- > Pat Connors, Sacramento CA > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com > nymets22@gmail.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-KIL-CASTLECOMER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

  Always looking for any new clues to my Muldowney family.  I'm still here after all these years!  Luckily, back before genealogy was online,  I was able to make contact with a distant relative who did some ground work by going to Co.Kilkenny at least two times.  She has passed away since.  So some of this info is mine, and some of it  from her original work. James Muldowney m. Mary Garvey  -  probably sometime between 1800-1808. I'm sure they had many children whose names I do not know. However I do know of two sons.   Edward (b.1810) and John (b.1812)     My line is Edward Muldowney's.   Edward married Mary Butler in Ireland.  After a couple of children, Edward and Mary, came to the US (port of entry to US not known) and settled in Schuylkill Co., Pa.  All the men worked in the mines. Edward's brother, John Muldowney m. Maria Dempsey -- Though not my direct line, I do have some info on them.  They also married in Ireland and, I believe, also came, with a few children, to the Schuylkill Co. mines. But they came to the US via Canada. John and Maria arrived in Schuylkill Co. after his brother, Edward. Brennan is also another associated name. I have some documents I created of a few early parish LDS films I researched some years ago for the Castlecomer area. I was looking for other possible names associated with Muldowney.   The info I collected includes marriages and births, along with witnesses and sponsors. I did this in the hopes of finding other connecting names, though I did not find much for my particular Muldowney.     So I have documents that may have names others might find of interest, most include townland names. Also, for some of the miners of Schuylkill Co., I have three documents someone shared with me years ago, with the request to continue to share. They are the cemetery records for St. Kieran's RC Church in Heckscherville, Pa. (two long documents), and one for St. Vincent de Paul's in Minersville.  For those who are interested, who may be unaware,  St. Kieran's RC Church was closed by the Archdiocese of Allentown, a few years back.  St. Vincent de Paul's church was re-named St. Michael the Archangel. If anyone would be interested in seeing other surnames in any of my LDS parish records in Co. Kilkenny,  or wish to see the cemetery records in Schuylkill Co., please email me privately. Thank you Pat for taking over this list. Mary Elizabeth Wagner

My great grandfather Martin Comerford may have come from Castlecomer. He was born in Ireland in 1830 and emigrated to the Pottsvile, Pa. Area where he worked as a miner and married Mary Wall. Does anyone know about his Irish roots? Marguerite Bader Avila Beach, CA Sent from my iPad

Hi Deb, I have records from the Castlecomer Wandesforde estate (Library of Ireland > collection) that I am willing to share if any newcomers to this list are > interested. Also would like to mention that my Large family emigrated about > 1844 to Canada then to northeast Pennsylvania coal country. I am very > interested in hearing from others who are researching Castlecomer families > that settled in that area of PA My Kilkenny family (Booth, Boyle, Rynard, Hill) also emigrated to Canada (Thorald, near Niagara Falls). Some dispersed over the years, my grandfather going to NY and his mother and sister going to CA. Maybe you could share some of the info (names) you have from the Wandesford collection. If you do, we would all be grateful. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com nymets22@gmail.com

I would really like to hear more about your BOYLEs. Were they from the Gorteen area? Were they Protestants or Catholics? Related names are Tobin and Boyle. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com nymets22@gmail.com

I would love to hear more about your BOOTHs, like names and where they lived in Castlecomer or if it was the Town? and years? They may be connected to mine. DEVLIN, FOLEY, BOOTH > > 1840's onward > > Lived in Castlecomer > -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com nymets22@gmail.com

DEVLIN, FOLEY, BOOTH 1840's onward Lived in Castlecomer On Thursday, 6 November 2014, Pat Connors via < irl-kil-castlecomer@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Since a couple of weeks ago, I have contacted Rootsweb to see who was the > admin of this list and found that he/she was not responding to Rootsweb's > emails so they waited a couple of weeks and put the list up for adoption. > I adopted it an now I am the list admin. However, if someone on the list > would like to admin it, let me know off the list and I will gladly turn it > over to you. It is not a hard job and I will also help if you need it. > > In the meantime lets do a roll call. We have 80 members so can I expect 80 > roll calls? > > How to do a roll call: > 1. Put surname only in subject > 2. In the body, give info about your ancestor > -name > -year of birth > -place they lived, if known > -any other data that you think is pertinent and will help others recognize > someone who may be related to them > -any questions about research that you may have > > After I send this, I will put together a post for my Castlecomer ancestors > and get it started. > > -- > Pat Connors, Sacramento CA, list admin > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com > nymets22@gmail.com <javascript:;> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-KIL-CASTLECOMER-request@rootsweb.com <javascript:;> with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Castlecomer area, Townland of Uskerty. Other family associations....Lacey, Brennan, Banim and Condren. -----Original Message----- From: irl-kil-castlecomer-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:irl-kil-castlecomer-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of irl-kil-castlecomer-request@rootsweb.com Sent: November-07-14 12:01 AM To: irl-kil-castlecomer@rootsweb.com Subject: IRL-KIL-CASTLECOMER Digest, Vol 9, Issue 10 Today's Topics: 1. New list admin (Pat Connors) 2. Boyle, Rynard, Booth, Hill (Pat Connors) 3. Re: New list admin (jacklangton@aol.com) 4. Healy, Walsh/Welsh (jennm2003218@aol.com) 5. Roll Call - LANGTON, BRENNAN (ROE) (jacklangton@aol.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 10:19:03 -0800 From: Pat Connors <nymets22@gmail.com> Subject: [IRL-KIL-CASTLECOMER] New list admin To: irl-kil-castlecomer@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <CAH=koua_rC4cy8UDwbAyETQDHhehPQfLetUuP0bdmcmkuxReqA@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Since a couple of weeks ago, I have contacted Rootsweb to see who was the admin of this list and found that he/she was not responding to Rootsweb's emails so they waited a couple of weeks and put the list up for adoption. I adopted it an now I am the list admin. However, if someone on the list would like to admin it, let me know off the list and I will gladly turn it over to you. It is not a hard job and I will also help if you need it. In the meantime lets do a roll call. We have 80 members so can I expect 80 roll calls? How to do a roll call: 1. Put surname only in subject 2. In the body, give info about your ancestor -name -year of birth -place they lived, if known -any other data that you think is pertinent and will help others recognize someone who may be related to them -any questions about research that you may have After I send this, I will put together a post for my Castlecomer ancestors and get it started. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA, list admin http://www.connorsgenealogy.com nymets22@gmail.com ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 10:30:20 -0800 From: Pat Connors <nymets22@gmail.com> Subject: [IRL-KIL-CASTLECOMER] Boyle, Rynard, Booth, Hill To: irl-kil-castlecomer@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <CAH=kouah+TgfCOtKy3AjCURcFQFrLMhBzYCdrrU=YdgXstTL6A@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 All were from the Castlecomer Civil Parish. Boyle and Booth ended up in Thorold, Ontario, Canada near the Niagara Falls. BOYLE: John born in Gurteen in 1810, parents were Martin Boyle and Mary Rynard; they had two other sons, Martin and Robert RYNARD: See above, found in both the tithes and the Griffith's valuation in Gorteen BOOTH: John Booth and Mary Hill were married in Castlecomer Parish in 1801 Marriage and children baptisms don't give place but they are found in tithes and GV in Gorteen. They had seven children baptized 1811 to 1823 -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com nymets22@gmail.com ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 14:32:13 -0500 From: jacklangton@aol.com Subject: Re: [IRL-KIL-CASTLECOMER] New list admin To: nymets22@gmail.com, irl-kil-castlecomer@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <8D1C80F7FC2D4F8-1E44-37DF@webmail-va087.sysops.aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Jim Bradley was the list admin for quite awhile. He had a crusty sense of humor, and never used two words where one would do. He was once very active on the list, but I haven't seen a post from him in years. If anyone knows of Jim's well-being, please drop a line. (Pat, will send my roll call shortly. Thanks for taking over the list.) Jack Langton -----Original Message----- From: Pat Connors via <irl-kil-castlecomer@rootsweb.com> To: irl-kil-castlecomer <irl-kil-castlecomer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, Nov 6, 2014 1:20 pm Subject: [IRL-KIL-CASTLECOMER] New list admin ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 21:24:29 -0500 From: jennm2003218@aol.com Subject: [IRL-KIL-CASTLECOMER] Healy, Walsh/Welsh To: nymets22@gmail.com, irl-kil-castlecomer@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <8D1C84918134D6B-958-5C97@webmail-va021.sysops.aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" James J. Healy born around 1877. Parents were Martin Healy & Mary Walsh (or Welsh?) They all came over to New York in 1882 or 83, James also had a sister named Margaret. They ended up in Elizabeth NJ. ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 21:48:18 -0500 From: jacklangton@aol.com Subject: [IRL-KIL-CASTLECOMER] Roll Call - LANGTON, BRENNAN (ROE) To: irl-kil-castlecomer@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <8D1C84C6BEC3C46-9F0-6FBF@webmail-m289.sysops.aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" LANGTON - Clogh, Cloneen, Moneenroe to NE Pennsylvania 1n 1881, to New York City in 1930 ------------------------------ To contact the IRL-KIL-CASTLECOMER list administrator, send an email to IRL-KIL-CASTLECOMER-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the IRL-KIL-CASTLECOMER mailing list, send an email to IRL-KIL-CASTLECOMER@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-KIL-CASTLECOMER-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. 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I thought since so much time has passed perhaps I should mention that I have records from the Castlecomer Wandesforde estate (Library of Ireland collection) that I am willing to share if any newcomers to this list are interested. Also would like to mention that my Large family emigrated about 1844 to Canada then to northeast Pennsylvania coal country. I am very interested in hearing from others who are researching Castlecomer families that settled in that area of PA. Deb

Thank you, Pat, for taking on the job. I, too, have not heard from Jim in ages, I do hope all is well with him and that his interest simply waned. My main roll call surnames are LARGE (Ardra and Gurteen; Church of Ireland) and KAVANAGH (RC). I have the family traced back to about 1803. Related names are Tobin and Boyle. Deb

> > Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 21:24:29 -0500 > From: jennm2003218@aol.com > Subject: [IRL-KIL-CASTLECOMER] Healy, Walsh/Welsh > > > James J. Healy born around 1877. Parents were Martin Healy & Mary Walsh > (or Welsh?) They all came over to New York in 1882 or 83, James also had > a sister named Margaret. They ended up in Elizabeth NJ. > > I have a Healy cousin, who I love. I tracked him back to Mathew Healy who in the 1910 census was living with wife and children on 56th St, NYC. He was born in NY but parents were born in Ireland. In 1920, they were in Boston MA and finally in 1930 they were in Larchmont NY. My cousin, like myself, grew up in New Rochelle NY which borders Larchmont. If this sound familiar, contact me off line and we can compare data. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com nymets22@gmail.com

LANGTON - Clogh, Cloneen, Moneenroe to NE Pennsylvania 1n 1881, to New York City in 1930

James J. Healy born around 1877. Parents were Martin Healy & Mary Walsh (or Welsh?) They all came over to New York in 1882 or 83, James also had a sister named Margaret. They ended up in Elizabeth NJ.

Jim Bradley was the list admin for quite awhile. He had a crusty sense of humor, and never used two words where one would do. He was once very active on the list, but I haven't seen a post from him in years. If anyone knows of Jim's well-being, please drop a line. (Pat, will send my roll call shortly. Thanks for taking over the list.) Jack Langton -----Original Message----- From: Pat Connors via <irl-kil-castlecomer@rootsweb.com> To: irl-kil-castlecomer <irl-kil-castlecomer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, Nov 6, 2014 1:20 pm Subject: [IRL-KIL-CASTLECOMER] New list admin

All were from the Castlecomer Civil Parish. Boyle and Booth ended up in Thorold, Ontario, Canada near the Niagara Falls. BOYLE: John born in Gurteen in 1810, parents were Martin Boyle and Mary Rynard; they had two other sons, Martin and Robert RYNARD: See above, found in both the tithes and the Griffith's valuation in Gorteen BOOTH: John Booth and Mary Hill were married in Castlecomer Parish in 1801 Marriage and children baptisms don't give place but they are found in tithes and GV in Gorteen. They had seven children baptized 1811 to 1823 -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com nymets22@gmail.com

Since a couple of weeks ago, I have contacted Rootsweb to see who was the admin of this list and found that he/she was not responding to Rootsweb's emails so they waited a couple of weeks and put the list up for adoption. I adopted it an now I am the list admin. However, if someone on the list would like to admin it, let me know off the list and I will gladly turn it over to you. It is not a hard job and I will also help if you need it. In the meantime lets do a roll call. We have 80 members so can I expect 80 roll calls? How to do a roll call: 1. Put surname only in subject 2. In the body, give info about your ancestor -name -year of birth -place they lived, if known -any other data that you think is pertinent and will help others recognize someone who may be related to them -any questions about research that you may have After I send this, I will put together a post for my Castlecomer ancestors and get it started. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA, list admin http://www.connorsgenealogy.com nymets22@gmail.com

It appears from my previous email to the list that the link I sent did not appear as should have. -- Have no idea why. However, if the Shallow researcher will email me privately at catladymew@yahoo.com, I may have better luck sending the link privately. Mary Elizabeth

Check this website out: Irish Ancestors/ Surnames It appears to show there were a few sections with the name Shallow. Where the surnames appear most numerous, there's a good possibility that this is where the name originated. This should be able to help you narrow down what counties you are dealing with. Good luck. Mary Elizabeth Irish Ancestors/ Surnames Surname Search Sorry, we currently have no information on . Please try another name, or a different spelling. To search for possible matches, you can also use wild cards: View on www.irishtimes.com Preview by Yahoo