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Irish Affairs

Polly Hennessey

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28. Kilbeggan, County Westmeath

Reply to IrishEyes (Original post)

Thu Feb 20, 2020, 09:37 PM

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What part of Ireland is your family from? [View all] IrishEyes Jun 2015 OP

Tyrone and Cavan; emigrated ca 1820. No Vested Interest Jun 2015 #1

Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon . . . Journeyman Jun 2015 #2

Londonderry Adsos Letter Jun 2015 #3

I'm still trying to verify. CBHagman Jul 2015 #4

Wexford. greatauntoftriplets Jul 2015 #5

Mine came from County Clare about 1650. n/t QC Aug 2015 #6

Kerry Denis 11 Sep 2015 #7

Tipperary & Louth; Kilkenny CountAllVotes Oct 2015 #8

My grandparents immigrated to Boston from County Mayo JFKDem62 Feb 2016 #9

Roscommon Native Apr 2016 #10

My father was Roscommon and mother from Cavan Narraback Jun 2016 #11

My great grandfather and grandfather were both born in Hilltown, County Down. PufPuf23 Jul 2016 #12

Donegal and Tyrone KatyMan Aug 2016 #13

According to pa, County Cork. Glamrock Aug 2016 #14

My family is from County Wexford Bill Hansun Jan 2017 #15

Cavan in the early 1800's - The Burkes and Fitzpatricks both new each other in Cavan, NBachers Feb 2017 #16

My grandma did the same. IrishEyes Feb 2017 #17

Definitely the west of Ireland, based on a DNA test... CBHagman Feb 2018 #18

I'm just starting to research it - County Leitrim is what we found for the most recent link. LisaM May 2018 #19

Limerick and Tipperary twogunsid Dec 2018 #20

County Louth Falcata Aug 2019 #21

Enniskillin, County Fermanagh radical noodle Aug 2019 #22

That is a very cool thing to have. IrishEyes Aug 2019 #23

My family traveled with another family radical noodle Aug 2019 #24

Westport, County Mayo MountCleaners Feb 2020 #25

south western coast on the bottom left. juxtaposed Feb 2020 #26

County Kerry luvs2sing Feb 2020 #27

Kilbeggan, County Westmeath Polly Hennessey Feb 2020 #28

Cork subterranean Feb 2020 #29

My mother's paternal grandfather County Armagh 1870's. Sneederbunk Feb 2020 #30

My mother was an O'Hollaren. MontanaMama Feb 2020 #31

Ha I just found this. a la izquierda May 2020 #32

Tyrone / Donegal slevdog Oct 2020 #33

Same here but 1912/14 TxGuitar Sep 2021 #37

Grandparents are from County Mayo. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2020 #34

Cavan franzwohlgemuth Dec 2020 #35

West Cork - Goleen/Schull and Drimoleague coeur_de_lion Feb 2021 #36

Donegal and near Belfast Tree Lady Dec 2022 #38

My father's family traces back to Galway. Harker Jun 2024 #39