Hi Richard, I have Clearys that are said to be from the Curragh, and do have Thomas-William-Michael-John names among them. Supposedly, two brothers left there about 1850 to be horse grooms for the Hibberts in a townland very near to Lough Derg. Eventually, my Clearys are farming and raising cows and horses right there in Cloutha townland. Does any of this sound familiar. Regards, Jim --- [email protected] wrote: > ______________________________> Date: 24 Oct 2005 07:36:50 -0600 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: 1798 Rebellion in Kildare-lookups offered > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Kelly, Reid, Cleary > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VWC.2ACI/980.18 > > Message Board Post: > > My ancestors are blacksmiths from Monasterevin, and family legend has it that Thomas > Cleary made swords for the rebels and sheltered a Catholic priest named Father > Prendergast. For this he was hanged and his wife and children were forced to watch. > Could you have a look and see if there's any reference to him please? > > Many thanks > Richard Kelly. Jim McNamara Searching: McNAMARA-McGRATH, CLEARY-CONWAY, HANNA(H)-BRADY-McCORMICK-THOMPSON-CAIN-WAUGH-DAVIS-HUNTER