I've been researching my paternal genealogy for the past five years and have recently come across information leading me to believe that my ancestors may have once lived in Mallow. My 3x Great Grandfather was John O'Brien.
Immigration records for the Castle Garden facility in NYC suggest he arrived in America in 1827 and he was first on record in the 1838 City of Rochester Directory. Although the 1850 US Census for Birdsall, NY suggests his birth year was 1795, both 1840 and 1870 records indicate about 1798.
This baptism record is the closest match I can find for my ancestor in Irish archives. Is there any possibility that there are living descendants of this family still today in Mallow?
starsage
Saturday 29th Aug 2015, 02:03AMMessage Board Replies
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Hi David
Well done on deciphering the microfiche record.
Here's one from www.rootsireland.ie/:
Name:John BrienDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:01-Sep-1794Address:
Parish/District:MALLOWGender:MaleCountyCo. CorkDenomination:Church Of Ireland
Father:Robert BrienWe are not permitted to post telephone listings on this site but I can tell you that there are 52 O'Briens in Mallow in the Irish phone book (http://www.118.ie/) It's the 11850 directory on which you select people search and then enter O'Brien & Mallow.
Col
ColCaff, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Saturday 29th Aug 2015, 07:07AM -
O'Briens from Mallow
Hi David, my name is Anne Marie and I am the Irelandxo parish liaison for Mallow, if you would like to find living decendants why not post a request on our Ireland Reaching Out Facebook page for Mallow, this page is read by many Mallow families, so if you use Facebook feel free to place a request here https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mallow-Cork-Ireland-Reaching-Out/4992572…
Regards,
Mallow Cork
Wednesday 9th Sep 2015, 08:43AM -
Thank you both. Anne Marie I have posted on the Facebook page (on 8/26) but no one has responded as of yet.
David
starsage
Sunday 20th Sep 2015, 02:33PM