This is a Message Board Post that is forwarded to this mailing list. Author: Bend OR FHC <[email protected]> Surnames: Cleary, Larkin,Dempsey Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AWB.2ACE/1418.2 Message Board Post: My father always said we were some sort of cousin to Jack Dempsey the boxer. I have just taken up my geneology exploration after giving it a rest for two years. I came upon your question after entering my search "John Cleary" born in 1850 or 1849, Dublin. His father's name was also John Cleary, and at this time I have no other info on him. His mother's name was Elizabeth Larkin. She went by "Bridget" and came from somewhere near Galway Bay. I have 2 possibly 3 of his siblings names. Do you think there could be a connection?