Hello,
My name is Tom Dooley from Michigan in the U.S. My great-great grandfather John Dooley was reportedly born in Menlough around 1829. He emigrated to New York in 1847 when he was 18 years of age. He married Ellen Cunningham - who was on the same ship - upon arrival in New York. Lived in Niagara Falls, N.Y. and later worked on the railway in Canada. He died in 1889 and is buried in Wyoming, Lambdon County, Ontario. The ship manifest indicated that he was a cord wainer or shoemaker.
We know nothing of his family in Ireland. Any insights or help would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you
Dooley Family Tree
Thursday 22nd Feb 2018, 03:21PMMessage Board Replies
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Parish liaison for Killoscobe was alerted yesterday regarding this query.
Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Thursday 22nd Feb 2018, 04:30PM -
Hi Tom
Failte to the Ireland XO site and to Killoscobe which is the old parish name for the present Menlough
There are 4 listings for Dooley in the 1856 Griffith's Valuation in the civil parish
http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/galway/killoscobe.php
And 4 families nearby iin 1901 including the family still in Graigue mentioned in 1856
http://census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Derryglassaun/Bally…
http://census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Mount_Hazel/Rahins/…http://census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Mount_Hazel/Graigue…
http://census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Mount_Hazel/Killooa…Have you done a DNA test ? If so please upload your raw DNA data to gedmatch.com and through that I can see if you have any DNA cousins still in the area
Please respond back and I will then see if there are any of your Dooley connections still in the area
Martin
Killoscobe Parish LiaisonFriday 23rd Feb 2018, 07:44PM