Directly descended from Lynch/ Delaney from Camross. Patrick b. c. 1827 & Joseph Lynch b.c1830 migrated to Epping, Victoria Australia in 1850s.(Patrick was my great grandfather.) Their parents were Michael Lynch & Margaret (Peggy) Delaney. Extended family- cluster migration: A different Michael Lynch migrated from Errill/ Rathdowney in 1841. Parents: William Lynch & Catherine Bowes. Lived Melbourne, then "Grace Park" Hawthorn, Vic. Owned extensive property in the above places & Epping, Footscray (Salt Water River), Campbellfield, Kilmore/ Bylands and leased land in Korong. All in Vic. He was instrumental in many of the families above coming to Australia. Many lived on & worked his properties before purchasing their own. Names associated with Salt Water River: Delaney, Dowd, Kilmartin, Lynch. The women from these families were written about by Joan Carstairs & Maureen Lane in Pubs, Punts & Pastures. These families were in Epping area: Lynch, Delaney, Lalor, Pratt, Goss, Roe, Shiels - some were from the Rathdowney area & others from Camross/ Mountrath area.The Lalor/ Pratt/Brophy migrants have been written up by Jenny Cassidy in Paddy, Mick and Me. Interested in cluster migration and any possible connections back to Co Laois .