I hope that I can make a connection. My family comes mostly from Kerry & Clare. >From Clare, my grandmother, Mary Josephine Lysaght (1894-1973 daughter of John & Bridget Jordan Lysaght of Lisconnar), my great great grandfather Michael Dorsey (1828-1923 son of Luke & Ann Reidy Dorsey maybe from Ennis) and my great grandfather Den(n)is Gavin (1845-1900 son of Michael & Mary Gavin). From Kerry, my great great great grandfather Thomas Roche (1798-1874 son of Thomas & Mary ? Roche), he left Tralee for Haverhill, Massachusetts in the early-mid 1850's with his wife, Mary Martin Roche & their 5 young adult children, Michael, Mary, John, Margaret, James & Ellen. All (except Ellen) married and raised families there and most of the family remained in that city until WWII. Also my mother's grandparents, Michael Hoar (c.1846-1919 son of Michael & Bridget Connors Hoar, we think he was born in Castlegregory) and his wife Ellen Quirk (1859-1941 daughter of Michael (of Emlough) & Hanora Kennedy (of Coumduff) Quirk. We are not sure where she was born but their children were born in Annascaul. I have others too. My great grandmother, Bridget Foley of Ballylanders, Limerick (1853-1926 daughter of James & Catherine ? Foley), Mary Power(s) , my great great grandmother (married James Roche 10/13/1857, Haverhill), of Mitcheltown. It appears that her mother, brother, Nicholas (1833-1904) & sister Johanna also came here. Her parents were Roger & Hanora Cane (1791-1881) Power(s). We guess that her father died in Ireland as we are unable to find any record of him. Also Ann Norton (1839-1900), my great great grandmother, she was born in County Cavan and was the daughter of James & Ann O'Brien Doyle Norton. She married Michael Dorsey on 11/05/1859 in Lowell, MA. I hope to find a connection. Regards, JoAnn