I can claim a teeny bit of Irish ancestry on my side, but my husband's family is completely Irish. His grand mother and grandfather were from Co Fermanagh in Northern Ireland, eloped to Scotland and came to Canada first, and then to South Dakota. We were able to meet many family from his grandmother's side and traced a good bit of family history, but the grandfather's side were not land owners and records are a bit sketchy on their side. Seems we need to go to Scotland next, but have no idea where to start! But we love our Irishness and will continue the search the next time we can cross the pond, which I hope will be soon!
There is aN Irish lass named Louise who sends me pictures, she loves to take pictures of Ireland, and she sends them to me over the internet. She lives in Dublin! She took one of County Cork and sent it to me because she knows that's where me Grandfather immigrated from when he came to the US back in 1927. He then went to Iowa because they were down on Irish Catholics back then. Guess Grandfather forgot about his Irish tounge!
My Irish connections is a mother and father who were born in Kerry and returned there to end their years. I hold Ireland dear to my heart and will never forget the softness of the rain and the incredible smells of evening fires
I am from a family who never seen much of the world outside of Brandon Creek,
God has blessed the Irish!
posted by Oisin
6 months ago
Haven't done any family background checks yet. On my to do list.
My Irish heritage comes from my mothers side. Her maiden name was Ryan.
I have been told that I am 100 percent Irish. My grandparents on my father's side came over through Ellis Island at the turn of the previous century and they were from Ballinamore in County Leitrim. My mother's side is from Cork but I know little about them. I have been to Ballinamore years ago and visited family, which was a wonderful experience. I keep in touch with a second cousin via e mail.
You know a lot of romance is added to the Irish experience, to visit Ireland is truely as close to heaven on earth as a person can get but anyone who knows Ireland or anyone who grew up in Ireland knows, that gentle soft Ireland was a very poor country. What we had to say was ours was about all we had. Ireland is who I am and defines where I came from..................but I remember Ireland when cars were owned by the priests and nobody had a television. Imagine someone getting sick from eating a banana............. then the found out that the skin wasn't supposed to be ate.
Ireland with all our glory and all our wonder............we have earned it.
posted by Oisin
6 months ago
My Reilly ancestor came to America in the late 1840's to early 1850's marrying Ellen Malone in New York City abt 1854. Did his father father James come to America; no kin to Patrick has been located yet.
Descendants of James O'Riley
Last Updated 11/08/2007
Four Generation Descendant Listing
Source: "The Tibbits (Tibbitts), Reilly, Bettinger, & McCarthy Family Tree Book 1784 to 1994" by Mary Heindel Reilly, and additional research by Michael R. Reilly
The genealogy report below was created by Michael R. Reilly using Family Tree Maker Genealogy Software - See bottom of page for contact instructions regarding updating/corrections.
Generation No. 1
1. JAMES1 O'RILEY was born Bef. 1811 in Dunshaughlin, Meath, Ireland. He married MARY MOONEY. She was born in Ireland.
Notes for JAMES O'RILEY:
James, as an Irish Catholic, did not own any land, and Ireland's plat records show James was a land tenant. All Irish ancestors in this family tree undoubtly were and always have been landless peasants, or they would never have immigrated to the United States. It would be difficult, if not impossible, to follow lineage with any degree of accuracy especially since scarcely a single record was kept at ports of embarkation In Ireland between 1845 to 1855. Source: Mary (Heindel) Reilly
Child of JAMES O'RILEY and MARY MOONEY is:
2. i. PATRICK2 RILEY, b. 31 Oct 1831, Dunshaughlin, Meath, Ireland; d. 08 Oct 1888, V9P611, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Generation No. 2
2. PATRICK2 RILEY (JAMES1 O'RILEY) was born 31 Oct 1831 in Dunshaughlin, Meath, Ireland, and died 08 Oct 1888 in V9P611, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He married (1) ELLEN (MARY) MALONE (Source: 1860 Federal Census, Census lists her as "Ellen Riley", Milwaukee, #rd Ward, page 35, 203-196.) 1854 in New York, New York, daughter of MICHAEL MALONE and ANNE ?. She was born Abt. 1836 in Ireland, and died Bet. 1863 - 1867 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He married (2) BRIDGET "BIDDY" CONNELL 17 Nov 1867 in St. Gaul's Church, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Source: Milw Co. V3-p82. (Source: Wisconsin Marriages, pre-1907, Milwaukee County, Vol 5 Page 315, lists groom as Patrick Reiley.), daughter of JAMES CONNELL and MARGARET SCULLY. She was born 1840 in Ireland (Source: 1880 Federal Census, 1880 Census lists her as 40 yrs old (born 1840); the 1870 as 35 yrs (born 1835); and her burial record at Calvary says she died 1916 at age 72 or born abt 1844.), and died 04 May 1916 in Milw. Co. V381-p229, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Notes for PATRICK RILEY:
Patrick's and Bridget's Registration of Marriage gave his name as Patrick "Reily" (See Bridget's Notes - Reiley), son of James Reily and Mary Moony, laborer in Milwaukee, born in County of Mead (Meath), Ireland.
1858-59 and 1859-60 Milwaukee City Directories also list another Patrick Reilly, 3rd and Clybourn, boilermaker; and then as Patrick Riley, boilermaker, hnc Third and Fowler. Our Patrick is also listed but reverse surname order, as a laborer, different address.
1860 Milwaukee 3rd Ward, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Patrick Riley, 29
Ellen, 24, Ireland
James, 6, New york
Thomas, 3, Wisconsin
William, 2, Wisconsin
My paternal Grandmother was half Irish (other half German)...they are the Roes of Iron River, WI. My Maternal Grandmother was half-Scottish (and half Cherokee) my Maternal Grandfather was half Irish. (Not too sure about the other half...a French and Native American Cherokee? We're still working on figuring that out.
My family is Scots and Irish and majority came here in 1700's.I have been having trouble in finding out where they cam from in Ireland, but I am working on it.
Grandbee, I found a Roes family: J. Gust and Margaret M., ages 43 and 41 living in 1930 Sperior, Douglas Co., Wisconsin, but they are from Belguim, spoke Flemish and arrived in U.S. in 1912.
Mike
