Rooney- Higgins families

John:

I assume your family were Roman Catholic. The subscription site Roots Ireland has Tuam RC records back to 1790. I located a January 29 1824 marriage in Tuam for a Mary Higgins and and an Edmund Runu. I assume this record is for your ancestors. However, I could not locate the baptismal records for any children which means they likely moved to another parish which does not have records back to 1824.

The 1901 census does show five Rooney families in Tuam civil parish so the surname was in the area at that time.

You may want to consider a standard DNA test to identify matches on your Rooney line. They could be anywhere in the world but they may have more info on the family origins.

Let me know what questions you have.

Roger McDonnell

Roger:

Thank you for the information. I will use it to dig more deeply.

John Rooney

Hi John

Good possibility that Martin Rooney born 5th August 1833, a Widower, married Catherine Coen 1870 in Tuam. They are on 1901 Census at Bishop St., Tuam. Victualler on Marriage Certificate and Census.

Regards Gerard

Thanks, Gerard

Hi John

I admin the East Galway Genealogy FB group and would welcome you to join 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/eastgalwaygenealogy

You may find more connections there as it is interactive and with over 5,500 members there is bound to be some family and relatives 

re DNA Most people around have done an Ancestry DNA test - if you have done a DNA test see a full step by step in the FB group to use it in searrching matches within the group 

Best of luck in your research

Martin

Looking for relatives of Martin Rooney and his wife, Catherine Coen who married in Tuam 1870.

John Rooney

Johnlrooney@aol.com