Thomas O’Brien and Mary Mungava of Parish of Kilmurry-Ibrickane, Mullagh, County Clare, Ireland.

Thomas O’Brien and Mary Mungavan

married sometime before 1840 and lived in the

Parish of Kilmurry-Ibrickane, Mullagh, County Clare, Ireland.

      Four children have been located so far for this couple:

1.       Elizabeth – bap. 15 Feb 1840 (family noted in Finnor Beg) Sponsors: John Leary of Mullagh & Honora McMahon of Bonavilla, Ballymackea Beg.

2.       Margaret – bap. 13 May 1843 (family in Finnor Beg).  Sponsors:  Patrick Keleher & Elizabeth Keleher. She apparently dies before Oct 1844.

3.       Margaret – bap. 3 Nov 1844 (family in West Tromra)  Sponsors: Margaret Ryan

4.       James – bap. 1 Sep 1847 (family in West Tromora) Sponsors:  Patrick Keleher & Catherine Darcy

       James immigrated to New Jersey where he married, ca 1877, Mary Cusing (Cussen), daughter of James Cussen and Bridget Bermingham of Ballyartney, Killofin, Clare.  Mary was bap. 8 Apr 1849 and d. 5 Mar 1905, in Bayonne, NJ.  James died 29 May 1888, in Jersey City, NJ as the result of being struck by lightening.

Children:

1.       Thomas, b. 2 Dec 1878 in Jersey City, NJ and d. between Jun 1915-1918.  He married Veronica Birmingham, b. 23 Dec 1879, Kilrush, Clare and d. about May 1868 in Bayonne, New Jersey.  One child. B. after 1906 and d. before 1910 (record not found).

2.       James, b.  25 Jul 1880 and d. 21 Oct 1880 in Jersey City, NJ

3.       Bridget, b. 26 Dec 1881 and d. 22 May 1882 in Jersey City, NJ

4.       Michael, b. 13 Sep 1883 and d. 20 Sep 1884 in Jersey City, NJ

5.       Thomas?, b. 19 Jun 1885 and d. 24 Jun 1885 in Jersey City, NJ

6.       Mary, b. 3 Oct 1886 in Jersey City and d. ca Nov 1951, NJ.  She married John Frederick Garrison on 21 Jan 1910 in Bayonne, NJ but divorce ca 1920.  No children.

7.       Ellen (grandmother), bap. 23 Sep 1883 and died 28 Jul 1963 in Bayonne, NJ.  She married, 15 Sep 1905 in Bayonne, NJ, Isaiah Sutton, b. 27 Dec 1874 in Readington, Hunterdon Co., NJ and d. 21 Mar 1957, Secaucus, Hudson Co., NJ.

Thomas O’Brien and Mary Mungava of Parish of Kilmurry-Ibrickane, Mullagh, County Clare, Ireland.

Thomas O’Brien and Mary Mungavan

married sometime before 1840 and lived in the

Parish of Kilmurry-Ibrickane, Mullagh, County Clare, Ireland.

      Four children have been located so far for this couple:

1.       Elizabeth – bap. 15 Feb 1840 (family noted in Finnor Beg) Sponsors: John Leary of Mullagh & Honora McMahon of Bonavilla, Ballymackea Beg.

2.       Margaret – bap. 13 May 1843 (family in Finnor Beg).  Sponsors:  Patrick Keleher & Elizabeth Keleher. She apparently dies before Oct 1844.

3.       Margaret – bap. 3 Nov 1844 (family in West Tromra)  Sponsors: Margaret Ryan

4.       James – bap. 1 Sep 1847 (family in West Tromora) Sponsors:  Patrick Keleher & Catherine Darcy

       James immigrated to New Jersey where he married, ca 1877, Mary Cusing (Cussen), daughter of James Cussen and Bridget Bermingham of Ballyartney, Killofin, Clare.  Mary was bap. 8 Apr 1849 and d. 5 Mar 1905, in Bayonne, NJ.  James died 29 May 1888, in Jersey City, NJ as the result of being struck by lightening.

Children:

1.       Thomas, b. 2 Dec 1878 in Jersey City, NJ and d. between Jun 1915-1918.  He married Veronica Birmingham, b. 23 Dec 1879, Kilrush, Clare and d. about May 1868 in Bayonne, New Jersey.  One child. B. after 1906 and d. before 1910 (record not found).

2.       James, b.  25 Jul 1880 and d. 21 Oct 1880 in Jersey City, NJ

3.       Bridget, b. 26 Dec 1881 and d. 22 May 1882 in Jersey City, NJ

4.       Michael, b. 13 Sep 1883 and d. 20 Sep 1884 in Jersey City, NJ

5.       Thomas?, b. 19 Jun 1885 and d. 24 Jun 1885 in Jersey City, NJ

6.       Mary, b. 3 Oct 1886 in Jersey City and d. ca Nov 1951, NJ.  She married John Frederick Garrison on 21 Jan 1910 in Bayonne, NJ but divorce ca 1920.  No children.

7.       Ellen (grandmother), bap. 23 Sep 1883 and died 28 Jul 1963 in Bayonne, NJ.  She married, 15 Sep 1905 in Bayonne, NJ, Isaiah Sutton, b. 27 Dec 1874 in Readington, Hunterdon Co., NJ and d. 21 Mar 1957, Secaucus, Hudson Co., NJ.

Thomas O’Brien and Catherine Kelly Kilmurry-Ibrickane Parish, County Clare, Ireland

Thomas O’Brien and Catherine Kelly

Kilmurry-Ibrickane Parish, County Clare, Ireland

Looking for descendants of Thomas O’Brien and Catherine Kelly of Kilmurry-Ibrickane Parish.

Married 23 April 1843 at St Mary’s RCC, Mullagh, County Clare.  Witnesses: Patrick O’Brien, Daniel Kelly and Honora Murrihy.

Thomas O’Brien was from Bonavilla, Ballymackea beg, Mullagh, County Clare, Ireland and Catherine Kelly was from Mount Scot, Knockanalban, County Clare, Ireland. Daniel Kelly was the father of Catherine Kelly and is list in the 1826 & 1834 Tithe Applotment Books in Knockanalban.

CHILDREN:

1.       Bridget O’Brien bap 19 May 1844 Sponsors: Thady Murphy and Bridget Kelly

2.       Nora O’Brien bap 19 May 1844 Sponsors: Thomas ? and ? Lynch

3.       Thomas O’Brien bap 6 Apr 1850 Sponsors: James Baley and Margaret Kelly

This family was a neighboring family of my O’Brien family and I would like to find meet descendants of this O’Brien family.  I expect that this family may have left Ireland for America or Australia.  There were many neighboring families that emigrated from the Kilmurry-Ibrickane Parish after the famine in the 1850’s.

Please contact: Tracer O’Brien, killernanfarm@gmail.com