No relation but .. have you checked Griffiths Valuation for your families? All 3 surnames are mentioned there. A suggestion.. perhaps you can search the 1901 census in the counties you're interested in, find the oldest of the surname, and try to trace that person back. You might be able to find a link that way. Good luck. Colette > From: Trunthsams@aol.com > Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 17:55:34 -0400 > To: irl-wicklow@rootsweb.com > Subject: [IRL-WICKLOW] ROE KEALY IRELAND > > > We have just found some of the family in Kilkenny but we can't toss aside > family lore that the Kealy/Roes came from Wicklow. Family lore is > Enniskerry. > > We have found Bridget Kealy, a servant, marrying Thomas Ireland in > Kilkenny. Not one of Bridget's family is in Kilkenny. Her parents are Patrick > and Mary Ann Kealy. She has known sisters, Julia and Mary Ann. Mary Ann > married John Roe and had 7 surviving children and this family emigrated to > Canada by 1858 as an intact family. Julia went to Boston by 1855 most likely > as a servant and married there in 1857. > > Based upon the names of the Kealy females' children, it is suspected that > Frances, Emily, and Elizabeth are Kealy names. It is suspected that John, > Robert, and Nicholas are Roe names, and George, and Edward are Kealy names. > > A connection of Thomas to other Irelands in Kilkenny is not proven. > William is certainly an Ireland name. > > There is one instance of a Roe child stating he was born in Wexford. > > Wexford, Kilkenny, and Wicklow seem to form a triangle of habitation. The > Kealy women seem to be born between 1812 and 1824. They marry about > 1838-1848. The Irelands are still in Ireland through 1885, the Roes are gone by > 1858. There had to be remaining Kealys including Bridget after 1880. > Bridget is not known to have left Ireland. > > Does anyone recognize these names and may be connected? Any finds you > know of will be appreciated. We have searched the Kilkenny site and have most > of that. They are around Burnchurch and James Green. > > Bonnie > in California > *************************************** > 1- Only leave in the body of the mail what is relevant to your answer > > 2- Change the SUBJECT LINE to suit the body of your own Mail to List. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-WICKLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message