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My great-grandfather Martin Barrington was baptized November 2, 1833, in the RC church in Ennistymon, County Clare.  His parents were Patrick Barrington and Mary Stack.  Besides Martin, children born to Patrick and Mary included Thomas (1828), John (1831), Patrick (1836), Catherine (1843?) and Mary Ann (1844?).  The baptismal sponsors for these children included several Garrihys (Terrence, James, Nancy, and Dan) as well as Stacks (Joan, Patrick and M. Stack) and Thomas Connors.  It is possible that the family lived in the tiny townland of Mooghna, where Garrihys were common at the time, and that there were additional Barrington children.

Martin, with his sisters Catherine and Mary Ann, emigrated to Canada, at exactly what time we do not know. In late 1853 Martin purchased a farm in Flos Township, Simcoe County, in what is now Ontario.  He married another Irish immigrant's daughter, Cecelia Loughney, on Sept. 2, 1860.  In 1864, Cecelia's parents and children moved to the US, settling in Wisconsin, where Martin, Cecelia and their children joined them, arriving in 1866.  Both families lived near one another in Ironton, Sauk County, WI.  Catherine stayed in Canada, marrying another Irish immigrant, John Moran, and Mary Ann later married Michael Moore and lived in Barrie, Ontario.

 

Further information on this family would be great!

joshharvey

Sunday 29th Nov 2015, 07:28PM

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  • Dear Josh

    Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

    Have you already looked at the Clare Library website as a potential source?

    http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/genealog.htm

    Clare Doyle

    Genealogy Support 

    Monday 7th Dec 2015, 02:27PM
  • Yes, thank you, Clare. I had seen this source but it was good to look again!

    joshharvey

    Tuesday 8th Dec 2015, 09:41PM
  • They have been updating it so it's good to dip into it from time to time

    Clare

    Genealogy Support 

    Wednesday 9th Dec 2015, 09:49AM
  • re stack family ennistymon,

    josh  ennistymon author eddie stack may be of help,

     web page wwweddie stack. com

     old ennistymon family

    regards mick oloughlin

     

     

    Thursday 14th Apr 2016, 02:14PM

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