There is an article in this week's CATHOLIC NEW YORK describing the Irish Museum at Watson House at the tip of Manhattan (Our Lady of the Rosary Church, which includes The shrine to Mother Seton). The mission met the young, mostly single girls at Castle Garden or later Ellis Island and made sure they got off to a good start. The important thing for genealogists is that they kept records, listing name, age, county, and name and address of their destination party (usually a relative, which was so noted; brother, cousin, etc.) There are thousands of entries. It is a very easy site to negotiate. and access is free. The URL given by CNY is watsonhouse.org From the article: Five bound ledgers, with mission history from 1897 to 1940, were digitized. They include 35,000 records and can be searched at watsonhouse.org which also displays information and pictures from the exhibit. Jack Langton

2014 January to March National – The Irish Department of Defense has launched a collection of military service pension records that span the years from 1916 to 1923. The first tranche contains some 10,000 files on members of the Irish Volunteers, Citizen Army, Hibernian Rifles, the Irish Republican Army, Cumann na mBan and the National Army. This collection is part of a wider program by the Irish Department of Defense to catalogue and eventually put online some 300,000 military service pension files. Most of the files are expected to be online by 2016. The collection is fairly diverse and includes everything from letters applying for a pension to various organizational and membership files to basic administration files. The pension files are particularly detailed and list the full name of the individual, address, date of birth, date of death, civilian occupations, military record, military awards, etc. The entire collection can be searched by keyword. The website has a detailed guide to the collection. Access is free. [Republic of Ireland Military Pension Records] - See more at: http://www.genealogyintime.com/GenealogyResources/Country/Ireland/most_recent_genealogy_records_Ireland.html#sthash.aQfQgsIh.dpuf (The above is from Genealogy-In-Time.com, in itself an excellent site . There is a great deal of information in the Military Pensions file, it is not just for those who received a pension, and many ways to search. You will find names, home towns, age, marital status, next of kin, etc. I found my father and uncle listed, and am going back for more. Jack Langton

A chairde,   Mar tá a fhios ag cuid mhaith agaibh, scríobhaim ailt shaor in aisce ar ár sinsir.  /  As many of you know, I write free articles about our ancestors.    Tá ailt nua ar mo shuíomh ag:  /  I have new articles on my site at:   www.irishtribes.com/articles.html Ina measc atá ailt faoinár Seanchas.  /  Among them are articles about our ancient genealogical tradition.   Freisin, tá foram ann chun freagra a thabhairt d’aon cheisteanna atá agaibh faoin gcultúr Gaelach.  /  Also, there’s a forum to answer any questions you have about Gaelic culture.   To group members:  I belong to several groups.  If you belong to several groups, it’s likely you’ll see this message several times.  To avoid bothering those who are botherable, I only send this kind of email about once every quarter.   To group owners:  If you don’t want your group to receive these articles, just let me know and I will immediately take your group off the list. Go mbaine sibh sult astu! / Hope you enjoy them! Le gach dea-ghuí, Gearóid / Jerry

>From the NY Daily News Oct 13, 2013 BRENNAN-John On October 10, 2013. Native of Moneenroe, County Kilkenny, Ireland Beloved husband of Gertrude. Loving father of Margaret. (Sean) Keenan, Maureen (Bill) Curtis, Ann Marie Brennan, Kathleen Brennan, Eileen (Tom) Harding and Sean (Laura) Brennan. Cherished granddad to Tara (Tim), Kristen, Kevin, Nicole, Brian, Kaitlyn, Brendan, John and Caroline. Survived by his sister Margaret Daly and Mary O'Mahoney and in-laws, nieces, nephews and extended family. Reposing David J. Hodder & Son Funeral Home, 899 McLean Avenue, Yonkers. Funeral Mass Tues. 10 a.m. St. Paul the Apostle Church. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery

A short history of the Castlecomer Boys School is at www.Boysnscastlecomer.com/history There are photos of pupils and teachers, identified by names and nicknames. (Click photo to enlarge) Jack Langton

Searching for details on Mary Kenny born Castlecomer about 1835. Father Patrick Kenny - school teacher. An orphan she came to Australia on the Lismoyne in 1849 aged 12 years. Regards Annie Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Connors" <nymets22@gmail.com> To: <irl-kilkenny@rootsweb.com>; <irl-kil-castlecomer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 5:10 AM Subject: Re: [IRL-KIL-CASTLECOMER] [KILKENNY] Some baptism records from Castlecomer area > Maybe we just need a roll call... > >> nice to see you on the CC list, it's gone dormant. > > Anyone have Rynard in their tree, I found this one in my family tree: > > Church Baptism Record > Name: Mary Rynard > Parish/District: Castlecomer, County Kilkenny > Denomination: Church of Ireland > Father: John Rynard > Mother: Margaret Rynard > Mary was baptised March 17, 1799 > no age was given at time of baptism > > Mary married Martin Boyle. They had at least three children all > baptised in Castlecomer Civil Parish. A couple then emigrated to > Welland County in Ontario, Canada. > > Since I found the Rynard, I found that it is a Palatine name, > originally from Germany. Most settled in Limerick area. > > So, besides BOOTH, BOYLE from Castlecomer area, I am now researching > RYNARD. Anybody out there searching these names? If so, would love > to compare notes. > > > -- > Pat Connors, Sacramento CA > http://www.connorsgenealogy.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

Maybe we just need a roll call... > nice to see you on the CC list, it's gone dormant. Anyone have Rynard in their tree, I found this one in my family tree: Church Baptism Record Name: Mary Rynard Parish/District: Castlecomer, County Kilkenny Denomination: Church of Ireland Father: John Rynard Mother: Margaret Rynard Mary was baptised March 17, 1799 no age was given at time of baptism Mary married Martin Boyle. They had at least three children all baptised in Castlecomer Civil Parish. A couple then emigrated to Welland County in Ontario, Canada. Since I found the Rynard, I found that it is a Palatine name, originally from Germany. Most settled in Limerick area. So, besides BOOTH, BOYLE from Castlecomer area, I am now researching RYNARD. Anybody out there searching these names? If so, would love to compare notes. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

Hi Pat, Thanks for the info re Castlecomer baps, unfortunately none were mine. But it did serve to remind me that I had gone over some old CC stuff and noticed that a Mary Brennan in the 1901 census of Clogh village was nee Connors, at least in my hand-written notes. She married Michael Brennan (Cap) on 9 Nov 1878 and in 1901 was a widow and Postmistress of Clogh, with 7 kids. A couple of the kids were great friends of my parents here in New York, this was after most of them left for America years later. In fact I knew some of the kids when I was a child and they had large families themselves. One of them, Mary, married a Paddy Hughes. Anyway, nice to see you on the CC list, it's gone dormant. Jack Langton

CHURCH BAPTISM RECORD Name: Mary Rynard Date of Baptism: 17 Mar 1799 Parish/District: Castlecomer Denomination: Church of Ireland CHURCH MARRIAGE RECORD Husband Name: John Booth Address: Gurteen Denomination: Church of Ireland Wife Name: Rebecca Hill Denomination: Church of Ireland Date of Marriage: 14 Feb 1801 CHURCH BAPTISM RECORD Name: Samuel Boothe Date of Baptism: 12 Dec 1813 Address: Gurteen Parish/District: Castlecomer Father: John Boothe Mother: Rebecca Hill CHURCH BAPTISM RECORD Name: Jane Booth Date of Baptism: 12 May 1816 Address: Gurteen Parish/District: Castlecomer Father: John Booth Mother: Rebecca Hill (Jane married John Booth in Canada 1831 and died in Ontario in 1900) (Her brothers, Robert and Samuel, also emigrated to the same area (Welland Co, Ontario) ***Other children of John Booth & Rebecca Hill that I didn't pay for the record but listed: Ellen Booth b 1818 James Boothe b 1811 Anne Booth b 1821 Johanna Booth b 1823 CHURCH BAPTISM RECORD Name: John Boyle Date of Baptism: 11 Feb 1810 Parish/District: Castlecomer Denomination: Church of Ireland Father: Martin Boyle Mother: Mary Boyle NOTE: Mother surname given as BOYLE (Cormack) (John emigrated to Thorald, Welland County, Ontario, Canada; died 1877) CHURCH BAPTISM RECORD Name: Arthur Boyle Date of Baptism: 27 Jan 1813 Address: Moneenroe Parish/District: Castlecomer Denomination: Church of Ireland Father: Martin Boyle Mother: Mary Reynard (Arthur Boyle also emigrated to Thorald, , I only found him in the 1861 Canadian census) CHURCH BAPTISM RECORD Name: Robert Boyle Date of Baptism: 17 Sep 1815 Address: Moneenroe Parish/District: Castlecomer Father: Martin Boyle Mother: Mary Rynard If you think you are related to any of the above, check out my tree here and contact me off the list: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=nymets&surname -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

I am wondering if anyone is researching this surname, spelled many ways? I have a Mary Rynard (b 1799) who married a Martin Boyle. They lived in the Gorteen/Coolbawn area and were first members of the Church of Ireland and then were Welsyan Methodists. I believe she may have been part of a Pallatine family that lived in County Laois before moving to County Kilkenny. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

New York Herald, Thursday Aug 1, 1872 As recorded on FultonHistory.com/fulton.html (old NY state newspapers) DEEVY, Mary Elizabeth, beloved wife of James William Deevy, a native of CASTLECOMER, County Kilkenny, Ireland, aged 42 years....... Funeral from her late residence, 619 Grand St. on Thursday August 1. 10 a.m. Mass at St. Rose's RC Church, Cannon St., interment Calvary Cemetery.

From: www.FultonHistory.com/fulton.html Boolean Search: Clough AND Kilkenny AND Ireland AND died Brooklyn NY Standard Union, Tuesday January 13, 1931 BRENNAN - On Jan. 12, 1931, Mary J., native of Clough, County Kilkenny, Ireland, beloved sister of EDWARD and DENNIS BRENNAN. Funeral Thursday morning from Henry McCaddinn's, 55 4th Ave. Time later. (Age and home address of deceased not listed.) Jack Langton

-----Original Message----- From: Derick Higa <higa.derick@gmail.com> To: irl-kil-castlecomer <irl-kil-castlecomer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Mon, Dec 24, 2012 3:35 pm Subject: Re: [IRL-KIL-CASTLECOMER] Brennan/Rowe I'm searching for any Rowe genealogy from the Ballylinnen area in Castlecomer Kilkenny. Can anyone assist me? Thank you Sent from my iPad On Dec 17, 2012, at 6:13 AM, jacklangton@aol.com wrote: > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Derick Higa <higa.derick@gmail.com> > To: Irl-Kil-Castlecomer <Irl-Kil-Castlecomer@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sun, Dec 16, 2012 3:33 pm > Subject: [IRL-KIL-CASTLECOMER] Brennan/Rowe > > > I am looking for a connection between the Brennan and Rowe. I heard that the > Rowe name is a nickname of Brennan . Can anyone share there knowledge about > this? > Thank you, Rick >>>>>>> Rick, In the 1901 census of Ireland, and presumably 1911, there are Rowe families listed in Ballylinnin. They may have originally been Brennan and then have the Brennan name subsumed by Rowe, I don't know. If you don't have the census link let me know. Jack Langton > > >

I'm searching for any Rowe genealogy from the Ballylinnen area in Castlecomer Kilkenny. Can anyone assist me? Thank you Sent from my iPad On Dec 17, 2012, at 6:13 AM, jacklangton@aol.com wrote: > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Derick Higa <higa.derick@gmail.com> > To: Irl-Kil-Castlecomer <Irl-Kil-Castlecomer@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sun, Dec 16, 2012 3:33 pm > Subject: [IRL-KIL-CASTLECOMER] Brennan/Rowe > > > I am looking for a connection between the Brennan and Rowe. I heard that the > Rowe name is a nickname of Brennan . Can anyone share there knowledge about > this? > Thank you, Rick > > > Reply: Derick: The late Tom Lyng, in his epic book "Castlecomer Connections" listed more than one-hundred Brennan nicknames, > one of which is Brennan Roe or Rowe, Rowe meaning "red" or ""russet", from their beards and ruddy complexions. (My grandfather > and ggrandfather both married Brennan Rowe.) The nicknames carried on from generation to generation and of course still exist today, > though rarely do they appear on official documents. They are mostly used orally to keep track of who's who. > > Jack Langton > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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

-----Original Message----- From: Derick Higa <higa.derick@gmail.com> To: Irl-Kil-Castlecomer <Irl-Kil-Castlecomer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sun, Dec 16, 2012 3:33 pm Subject: [IRL-KIL-CASTLECOMER] Brennan/Rowe I am looking for a connection between the Brennan and Rowe. I heard that the Rowe name is a nickname of Brennan . Can anyone share there knowledge about this? Thank you, Rick Reply: Derick: The late Tom Lyng, in his epic book "Castlecomer Connections" listed more than one-hundred Brennan nicknames, one of which is Brennan Roe or Rowe, Rowe meaning "red" or ""russet", from their beards and ruddy complexions. (My grandfather and ggrandfather both married Brennan Rowe.) The nicknames carried on from generation to generation and of course still exist today, though rarely do they appear on official documents. They are mostly used orally to keep track of who's who. Jack Langton

Hi Derek I have many Brennan's in my tree and they do have nicknames. One side of my family are Brennan Rowe/Roe. I don't know how the nicknames were given just that there were so many of them. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derick Higa" <higa.derick@gmail.com> To: <Irl-Kil-Castlecomer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2012 8:33 PM Subject: [IRL-KIL-CASTLECOMER] Brennan/Rowe >I am looking for a connection between the Brennan and Rowe. I heard that >the Rowe name is a nickname of Brennan . Can anyone share there knowledge >about this? > Thank you, Rick > > Sent from my iPad > > ------------------------------- > 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

I am looking for a connection between the Brennan and Rowe. I heard that the Rowe name is a nickname of Brennan . Can anyone share there knowledge about this? Thank you, Rick Sent from my iPad

-----Original Message----- From: Brian Williams <fitnessman_50@yahoo.com> To: IRL-KIL-CASTLECOMER <IRL-KIL-CASTLECOMER@rootsweb.com> Sent: Fri, Dec 14, 2012 12:26 am Subject: [IRL-KIL-CASTLECOMER] John Joseph Brennan I am looking for a birth record or possibly baptism cert for a John Joseph Brennan. The birthday I have is Dec 4, 1886 in Castlecomer. He was the son of Michael Brennan and Mary Dunne Brennan. Any advice or clues appreciated. Brian, Check the 1901 Irish census on-line free . I show in Knocknadogue in the Castlecomer area a Brennan family as follows: Michael Brennan, Head, 70,AgLabourer Mary Brennan,wife,60 (I believe she was nee Dunne, per Jean Broadfoot, who specialized in these things) Children: Lizzie 16,Sarah 12,Martin 18,John 14, possibly an Ellen born 7 Jan 1871 You might also check the 1911 census. Jack Langton

Great thanks Michael I think that is probably them.  I was not sure about the date, I think that 1885 is likely correct rather than 1886.   thanks for your help.   BW --- On Fri, 12/14/12, Derick Higa <higa.derick@gmail.com> wrote: From: Derick Higa <higa.derick@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [IRL-KIL-CASTLECOMER] John Joseph Brennan To: irl-kil-castlecomer@rootsweb.com Date: Friday, December 14, 2012, 12:08 AM The information that I have found shows a John Brenan born to a Michael Brenan and Mary Dunne date of birth 04-Dec-1885 ,date of baptism 1-Jan-1886 in Castlecomer Kilkenny. I am still trying to find a possible birth certificate. On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 7:25 PM, Brian Williams <fitnessman_50@yahoo.com>wrote: > I am looking for a birth record or possibly baptism cert for a John Joseph > Brennan. The birthday I have is Dec 4, 1886  in Castlecomer.  He was the > son of Michael Brennan and Mary Dunne Brennan.  Any advice or clues > appreciated. > > thanks in advance > > ------------------------------- > 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 > ------------------------------- 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

The information that I have found shows a John Brenan born to a Michael Brenan and Mary Dunne date of birth 04-Dec-1885 ,date of baptism 1-Jan-1886 in Castlecomer Kilkenny. I am still trying to find a possible birth certificate. On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 7:25 PM, Brian Williams <fitnessman_50@yahoo.com>wrote: > I am looking for a birth record or possibly baptism cert for a John Joseph > Brennan. The birthday I have is Dec 4, 1886 in Castlecomer. He was the > son of Michael Brennan and Mary Dunne Brennan. Any advice or clues > appreciated. > > thanks in advance > > ------------------------------- > 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 >