Joseph Hynes & Mary Halloran (O'Halloran) Clare/Galway c1855

Sharon:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out

Ironically, about a month ago I discovered that my wife's Tierney ancestors were from New Quay RC parish. They left for America in 1865. I found three baptismal records in the New Quay records. I also saw many Halloran and Hynes records in the register. The parish records start in 1847 

They lived in the village of Finavarra. The civil parish is Oughtmama.

I checked and there are no prior messages for New Quay or Oughtmama on our parish pages.

I also looked at the 1855 Griffiths Valuation head of household listing for Oughtmama and there were six Hynes records but no Joseph listed. http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/clare/oughtmana.htm

Here is a link to the Co. Clare genealogy resources for Oughtmama  http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/places/oughtmama.htm

I would suggest that you consider autosomal DNA testing either thru Ancestry or Family Tree DNA or another testing company. Possibly you will match others with Hynes or Halloran connections.

Possibly the remark about Co. Fermanagh was a mistake.

The family likely departed from Galway city.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Roger McDonnell

Hello Roger

Thank you very much for your promt reply, I was thrilled to hear from somebody so quickly.

Wow... lots of questions.

How did you establish that my Joseph & Mary lived in the village of Finavarra, the civil parish is Oughtmama?

I have looked at the links that you provded and was wondering how I would go about confirming if there was any relationship to my Hynes' and Hallorans? 

I can only assume that my irish decendants were not well off.

I would also like to reseach how the families travelled from their home towns to the various ports in Ireland then across to Liverpool and the incentives that were offered to them.  

My plan is to do an autosomal DNA testing in the hope of finding some connection.

Any information you could provide me with will be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards

Sharon

I have Hynes and Tierney ancestors from the Galway area. Unfortunately I do not have much on them as they are a line I haven't spent time on. I have Michael Tierney (1850) in Galway. He married Ellen Jennings and began having children in 1877 in Fort. A daughter, Catherine was born in Belmont in 1880 and moved to Chicago.

Sharon:

Sorry! My message was badly worded. My wife's Tierney relatives were from Finavarra.

Autosomal testing should be very helpful.

Roger

Sharon:

I don't think they travelled to Liverpool. Instead the ship likely left Liverpool and picked up more passengers possibly in Galway city.

Roger

Thank you Roger and what you have said make more sense.

I'll keep plugging away.

Regards

Sharon

Hi, I hope this is allowed. Searching for Hynes and Halloran, New Quay, Burren, Clare. I have made up a spreadsheet listing marriages & baptisms from the parish register in the hope somebody may be connected to the other Hynes' & Halloran's listed. Gedmatch A191492. My decendants are Joseph Hynes and Mary Halloran highlighted in yellow on the spreadsheet.

Hi Sharon!

I did a one to one match with you and my wife but got no match on Gedmatch.

You did a great job with the spreadsheet. I will see if we can upload the file to the New Quay and Oughtmama parish pages.

Roger

Thank you very much Roger, I have exhausted every avenue available which has lead me to do up spreadsheets of various records I have found in the hope somebody out there may be connected.

Regards

Sharon