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    1. [SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN] O'Reilly in County Clare to Cape Town South Africa
    2. Margaret Spearin
    3. > Hello list > My O'Reilly family came from Ballyglass, Ardnacrusha, County Clare. Felix > O'Reilly was married to Bridget O'Dea in Saint Munchins Parish Limerick > ( which took in the parish of Parteen and Meelick at the time i think ) > in 1825. He had several children after that, but i am looking for where he > may have been born. Family lore says that his family came from Cavan, but > i have nothing to back this up. his wife was Bridget O'Dea and i think she > may have come from the Ardnacrusha area, although i have nothing to back > this up either. The Reilly/O'Reilly family lived in Ballyglass for at > least 4 generations. I have the records for the family that lived in > Ballyglass from about 1840 but i would love to know where Felix and his > wife Bridget were born. The Cavan connection could well have been earlier. > Bridget O'Dea was i suspect was from the locality or nearby. Some of the > family emigrated to South Africa. Michael Mary and Delia, Michael lived in > Cape Town and i have all the records available for him. He Married Mary > Ann Brophy and served with the Cape Town police for some time, but Mary > and Delia i am still looking for They would have been in South Africa > after 1901. Any help appreciated. > > Margaret > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

    10/27/2010 05:43:12