Kim, your family history sounds much like mine, in that both, went back and forth from Emly RC Parish. Very interesting and thanks for sharing your story because it is helping me decide about what I found and I am now very much leaning towards believing that this Bryan is indeed my gr gr gr grandfather. Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 23:15:18 -0500 > From: "Steven&kim Bender" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [IRL-LIMERICK] Knockainy Civil Parish, County Limerick > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Pat, > I have been following this sight for some time, learning much from all of > you listers in my family search. Thanks to all! > I have to date not ventured on here, as I didn't think I had anything to > contribute. But, upon seeing Knockainy I took notice. > I recently learned my gr.gr.gr. grandfather Maurice Kirby was living in > Knockainy when he married my gr.gr.gr. grandmother Mary Ryan, whose > address > was Hospital Parish. They were married in Feb., 1825. This info is from > their Marriage Record at the Archdiocese. Their marriage was witnessed by > John Ryan and Michael O'Carroll at Hospital Parish. > > Maurice and Mary's first child, Margaret, was baptized in Hospital Parish > in > March 1826. I assume he had relocated to Hospital after their marriage. Or, > perhaps they returned to Hospital Parish for their first child's baptism. > > Now back to your question of people moving from where they were born and > raised; Maurice and Mary both moved from their Parishes as their next > child, > John Kirby was baptized in the Emly parish in 1830, as were their next six > children. Maurice may have owned a dry goods store in Emly, at least family > correspondence > indicates some of the Kirby family operated a store in Emly. Maurice > Kirby's > name shows up as a resident in the village of Emly in Griffth's. > So, yes they moved and geminately relocated. > > I have the names and birthrates of all 8 Kirby children that lived in Emly, > if anyone is interested I would share this info. Or if anyone has > information on the Kirby family that owned a dry goods store in Emly I > would > love to learn about that. > > I believe 6 of Maurice and Mary Kirby's children immigrated from Emly to > Cleveland, Ohio, USA, between 1850 and 1862. My gr.gr grandmother was > Catherine Kirby, born Oct.,1838. Married Laurence Mulligan in Cleveland, > Ohio abt. 1863. > > Best regards, > Kim Bender, Ohio > > > -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

Pat, Perhaps our ancestors crossed paths in Emly! It does sound like you have found your grandfather. All your hard work is paying off - good luck! Kim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Connors" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 2:24 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-LIMERICK] IRL-LIMERICK Digest, Vol 6, Issue 51 > Kim, your family history sounds much like mine, in that both, went back > and > forth from Emly RC Parish. Very interesting and thanks for sharing your > story because it is helping me decide about what I found and I am now very > much leaning towards believing that this Bryan is indeed my gr gr gr > grandfather. > > > Message: 1 >> Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 23:15:18 -0500 >> From: "Steven&kim Bender" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [IRL-LIMERICK] Knockainy Civil Parish, County Limerick > >> > Pat Connors, Sacramento CA > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.449 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3320 - Release Date: 12/16/10 19:34:00