Connors/O'Connor and Ducie/Ducy of Brosna Offaly

Hi Norman  .  . .  

Welcome to      " Ireland Reaching Out " . . To my location ..  miles from Brosna Village .. anf 4 miles from Shinrone.

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As you will see . . on the Maps below . . . you are spot on with location . . but . . 

now comes the diffacult part . . . but lets see what can be found . . . 

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I searched .  . using " Roots " ( pay site ) . .  and yes, I found the marriage ( as you have ) as follows. . . 

Church Marriage Record

Date of Marriage:28-Sep-1843  Parish / District:SHINRONECounty:Co. Offaly      HusbandWifeName:JosephConnorMargaretDucy       Address:BrusnaDenomination:    Roman CatholicRoman CatholicOccupation:     Age:Status:Husband's FatherWife's FatherName:Connor    DucyAddress:Denomination:Occupation:Husband's MotherWife's MotherName:Address:Denomination:Occupation:Witness 1Witness 2Name:JamesDulihunt    JaneDucy     

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Maybe that was the easy part   !!!

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Next . . . I search . . . Mgt.Ducie . . . born  circa 1810 - 1825 . . in Counties Offaly . . .and Tipperary . . border Counties at Brosna.

Name:Margaret Ducey    Date of Birth:

ONE only hit appeared . . as follows . . .

Date of Baptism:    07-Mar-1824    Address:
Parish/District:   Thurles    Gender:    (MY. .  Note . . Thurles is approx.22 miles from Roscrea/ Brosna )
County     Co. Tipperary
Denomination:     Roman Catholic
Father:James Ducey    Mother:     Margaret Fitzpatrick      Occupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Patrick Carew     Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Mary Maher

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Geographically . . . the above is a possability . . . BUT . . . movement in those years was infrequent and diffacult . . and 

Marriages were usually . . . within the immediate vicinity . . . But . . agricultural labourers did move around . . . 

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Again . . . the same search for Joseph (O') Connor(s) . . . 1805 - 1825 . . Tipp / Offaly

Only 1 .. name showed up . . .

Name:Joseph Connors     Date of Birth:

Date of Baptism:29-Mar-1810Address:Not RecordedParish/District:ST MARY'S PARISH, CLONMELGender:MaleCountyCo. Tipperary

Denomination:Roman CatholicFather:Michael ConnorsMother:Elena ConnorsOccupation:Not Recorded

Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Richard Haden  Sponsor 2 Informant 2:Honora Kelly

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NOTE -- on above . . . CLONMEL  , the Town . . is approx . 20  miles South of Thurles . . and 40 miles S.of Roscrea / Brosna

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Next . . Jane Ducy . . . NOTHING 

             James Delahunt . . . Nothing . . .       1810 -- 1830 . . . two counties.

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So Norman . . . 

There lies some possible " hints " .. of possabilities . . . but . . that far back id diffacult . . . 

If you think of anything else . . . get back to us . . . 

Best I could do . . 

Cheers .. . Eamonn. . 

Thanks. Eammon. Very helpful. The Thurles connection makes sense. My great grandfather James McKeough married their daughter Margaret in England. I have traced the McKeoughs to Rahealty near Thurles and actually met a lving relative there when we visited a year or so ago as well as finding ancestors graves in Moyne graveyard. I also visited the church in Shinrone. I was fairly sure I got the right Mckeoughs and am more sure now as by researching related families in England (Powers and Morris) I traced births and marriage in Carrick-on-Suir, Killenaule and Gortnahoe. In researching the family I followed a hunch that a James McKeogh living in the same coal mining village in County durham in 1851 was related and traced his descendants to Pennsylvania. I met some on a visit to Pittsburgh and DNA matches have confirmed the link. This James was I believe born in Ballingarry. He was wounded in the Civil War shortly after arriving in the States. His descendant wern't aware of James before I made contact with a relative in the states whose descendent had the same unusual spelling of McKeough (i.e. McKaough) on US censuses as my 2xgreat grandfather. My grandad had the same MccKaough spelling on his birth certificate. 

I'm going to check my DNA matches for Fitzpatrick and Maher links. i'm sure these names have come up as possible connections when researching the Powers and Morris connections.

Thanks again for your help.

Norman