Do you have an interest in County Kerry, Ireland? We have a project for you! [closed]

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Check out https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:County_Kerry for our project details and answer here if you'd like to join us in improving and adding profiles related to County Kerry. This is a sub-project of the Ireland project.

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I noted from the Irish Roots page that a Donegal project was mooted. I would be interested in working on this and/or helping it get up and running.

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If anyone finds any good resources for County Kerry please add them to https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Sources-Ireland-Province-County#Kerry  and/or https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:County_Kerry#Resources_for_County_Kerry_Genealogy

 Thanks and good hunting

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Jason, was a Project page created yet for Donegal ? Male sure to let Abby know abby@wikitree.com. She is the Projects Coordinator.

Also let Leigh and Maria know of your project too.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Maxwell-1489

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hoolihan-104

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No, the Donegal project is mooted on the Irish Roots page. I'll get in touch with Leigh and Maria to see what they had in mind.

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hi Jason just create the sub-project page and send us the link. Easy as that!  Thanks for offering to lead this

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I'd like to join and I'm already part of the Irish Roots Project.

My Shea, Cahill and Brosnihan lines are from Kerry (Tralee and Ballymacelligott).

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I would love to join! Very interested in Clifford/Casey families in County Kerry.

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Hi Dominikus and thanks for your interest in the County Kerry Project now the County Kerry Team - part of the Ireland Project.    I'll contact you direct to take this forward.

Maria ( co-lead Ireland Project)

Answer 1

My Father and all paternal grand parents are from county kerry.

Answer 2

I am interested in joining this project. A lot of my family came from Kerry.  Thanks!

Answer 3

I'd like to join.

Answer 4

My great grandmother's family were from Kerry so I would be interested in this project.

Answer 5

I have traced most of my family lines in Ireland, but have one left to trace, involving the Purcell and Dillon surnames.  DNA testing indicates that I have matches with origins in County Kerry, and I suspect that my Purcell/Dillon line may lead there.

Answer 6

My father's side of the family (paternal only) is from County Kerry. I'm very interested in finding out more about my family and where they're from.

Answer 7

I'm interested in joining the Kerry project too.  I have an interest in the Anglo Irish in this area and have put in a lot of the connections I have found, to the Knights of Kerry, Fitzgeralds, Herberts of Muckross and Dumas family of Cloghereen.  I recently read a book a fascinating book called the Recollections of Dorothea Herbert from 1770 - 1789.  These were her diaries.  She had cousins who were from Muckross House so I was able to find quite a few references to various people in her books already in wikitree and add them in.  Interesting insight to that time of a well to do family.

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Hi Sue,

Where did you get the book on the Herberts from? I've seen a few references to them in my research eg 17^th March 1780 Henry Arthur Herbert of Muckross leasing the Town Lands of Killcluhirrane and Coolaworeen to Hugh Falvey for the lives of John Falvey Esq and Maria Falvey both children Hugh Falvey.

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To be honest it was gift!  A cousin in Ireland found a copy and bought it online and mailed it to me as a surprise in Australia.  It has a great little family tree in the back of it too. I recently went to Kerry in Ireland and Muckross House do a wonderful tour, and I understand they have a library there too but I didn't have a chance to investigate it further.  I was searching for a link to my Huguenot family the Dumas family who lived very close by.  Finally found a marriage!  Here is Dorothea's profile in wikitree  https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Herbert-266

 

http://www.muckross-house.ie/

 

Sue

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You are lucky to have visit Muckross House, Sue!

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You might be interested in the deed from 1753 at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSH3-S7XZ-T?i=473&cat=185720

It starts of "Petra Hillgrove of the City of Cork Widow & Relict of Thom. Hillgrove late of the same City Merch. Deced & James Dumas of Clughgreen in the County of Kerry Gent Husband of Ann Dumas otherwise Hillgrove eldest dau of Thos Hillgrove"

 

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Thank you so much.  I was sure this was my James Dumas but this deed is dated before he died, so it is now just confusing me even more.  Back to the puzzle!

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I think Thomas Hillgrove is the one who is dead not James Dumas... and the date should have been 1763 (whoops). There are another 16 Kerry/Cork deeds in the pre-1789 list (apologies in advance):

1755 Edward Herbert-Henry Dumas https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSN1-264Z?i=171&cat=185720

1755 Edward Herbert-Henry Dumas https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSN1-2DYJ?i=386&cat=185720

1765 Hillgrove & James Dumas https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSH3-S7M8-M?i=397&cat=185720

1765 James Dumas-Godfrey https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJW-JSCP-4?i=47&cat=185720 refers to a mortgage held since 1730 also refers to Gortnaglogh

1769 Hillgrove & James Dumas https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJW-H99Z-V?i=139&cat=185720

1769 John Dumas-James Primrose https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJW-LVWX?i=149&cat=185720

1771 Hillgrove & James Dumas –Varian https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJW-LLJN?i=274&cat=185720

1771 Ann, Thomas & Joseph Hillgrove and James Dumas-Joseph Abell https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJW-P3JS?i=185&cat=185720

1773 John Dumas-James Bland https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSH3-M7J2-F?i=299&cat=185720 refers 1763

1777 Timothy Duna or Dumas- James Dumas https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJW-G9KX-J?i=20&cat=185720

1781 Henry Dumas & Jane Dumas otherwise Monagh his wife and Henry Lawley & Isabella Lawley otherwise Monagh his wife-Edward Crymble https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJ4-W9KL-K?i=160&cat=185720 James Monagh is the father?

1781 Peter Dumas of the City of Corke et al https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJW-B3Y1?i=64&cat=185720 has he married a Crosbie?

1783 Peter Dumas the younger Eldest son and Heir of James Dumas of Clohereen in the County of Kerry Esq decsd-Arthur Saunders of Killarney Esq & Barbara Saunders fourth daughter of the said Arthur Saunders https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSH3-SS4W-S?i=194&cat=185720

1785 Peter Dumas & Peter Dumas the younger-Thomas Gonnell https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJ4-M4RC?i=468&cat=185720

1784 Peter Dumas of Dunloe-Maurice Connell of Derrynane https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSH3-SQP5?i=86&cat=185720

1785 Thomas Hillgrove eldest son of Thomas Hillgrove sisters Ann Hillgrove and Susanna Mayberry, Ann’s late husband James and eldest son Peter, Susanna’s husband Thomas https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSH3-MQ67-C?i=23&cat=185720

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John thank you heaps.  This is fabulous.  I really appreciate your help.  

I think this should really sort out a lot of mysteries I have.

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The sad thing is I know who some of the other people in the deeds are, and in some cases the people who leased the land before the Dumas were called Falvey (not related to me though).

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I have come this again and again in the Anglo Irish, the same names pop up again and again. I haven't come across the name Falvey before do you think they might have been Huguenots? My frustration with my Dumas lot are the same names over and over again!  Very hard to sort them out.

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Yes I was Maggie.  I would definitely recommend it if anyone goes there.  I really would have liked them to let me loose in their library but ran out of time and I think you have to organise it in advance.

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No Falvey weren't Huguenot though one of them did marry into the Espinasse family in Dublin. They were best known as lawyers to Maurice O'Connell of Derrynane, the uncle of Daniel O'Connell.

Answer 8

I would like to join this project.                                                                      My Sullivan ancestors are Kerry. Michael O'Sullivan abt 1845 Firies and his wife Catherine "Kate" Clifford about 1848 Dooks from the Upper Ballygamboon Castlemaine. They had 9 children. One daughter disappeared or passed away between 1901 and 19011. I have estimated that Michael and Catherine settled in the Castlemaine area about 1870.There oldest son James was born Fries 1867 and their second child Mary was born near Castlemaine 1869. Have not confirmed proff positive the birth record.  In 1901 they lived in house 5 Upper Ballygamboon and in 1911 house 11 Upper Ballygamboon. I do have a group of Sullivan cousins and my immediate family gedmatch numbers. I would be willing to share by email.

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Judy, you should join Irish Roots project too. I will add you to our Kerry researchers "club" (-:

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https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Irish_Roots

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Thank You Maggie. I will join the Irish Roots group too. I am excited be apart of this group. Judy

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Thank You for letting me apart of this group. Judy

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I would like the join the Kerry group as well. One of my grans was Michael H. Sullivan born October 3, 1841 in Adfert, County Kerry. (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KGJB-TWR) I am having trouble telling how many wives he had and how many children.

Answer 9

I'd like to join the Kerry Project.  One of my brick walls is in The Maharees, Castlegregory.  I am working on any family from that area in County Kerry.  And the way I work is called wikitree...

Thanks,

Sheila

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THANKS for the interest in county Kerry project, Sheila!

Answer 10

I would like to join this project. My grandmother immigrated from Ballyheigue, County Kerry in 1920.  Her family names are Barry and Delaney.  I also have Halloran, Savage, Barrett, and Greany.

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THANKS for the interest, Rick!

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Welcome aboard, Rick!  What took you so long?? ;>

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 that was 3 years ago!  

Answer 11

My paternal great grandmother was born in County Kerry, Mary (Moriarty) FitzGerald, December 1836. She immigrated to US in 1850 and married Patrick Henry FitzGerald. I am searching for any family history or living family.

Answer 12

Yes. 3 of my grandparents,  6 g grandparents,12 gg grandparents were from county Kerry. I would like to trace their lineage back farther as some of them are supposed to be descended from the O'Sullivan Beare & O'Sullivan Mores.  My paternal grandfathers first cousin Christoper D Sullivan was Ny Senator to WashingtonI have some DNA matches with a descendent of the Fitzgerald Knights of Kerry & Barons of Fermoy and a descendent of the DeVere Hunts of Curraghchase estate in Co Limerick also. 

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Hi Geraldine,

There's a couple of links at https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/O%27_Sullivan-7 that point back along the Ardea line of the O'Sullivan Beare family. The O'Sullivan More line died out in 1754 or 1762 depending on who you believe. A deed of 1762 said that "Danl O’Connell Danl Sullivan, Thos Fitzgerald and Jno Mahony are the only nephews and heirs at law of Danl O’Sullivan More late of Tomies".

Jeremiah King's History of Kerry Part VI has 50 pages of Sullivan's including a couple of pages on the Ardea line.

Welcome and happy hunting

John

 

 

 

Answer 13

I would like to join the County Kerry sub-project. I've been working on my paternal line Cork ancestor profiles for a while but have discovered that I have dozens of DNA matches on my mum's side, to people from or originally from Kerry. We have hardly any info on her side because her mother grew up in an orphanage. Huge brick wall and no idea how her Donovan father is connected to all these DNA matches to Breen, Sullivan, Coffey, Shea etc families from Kerry.

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Hi Susan,   I've just swapped your name over from the general Counties Team to the County Kerry Team.

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Thanks Maria :)

Answer 14

My great-grandmother Culloty was married in Castleisland, Kerry. She is the only Irish ancestor I've managed to trace back to the 'old country' and I'm working on expanding my findings.

Answer 15

If not too late, I would like to get involved in this Kerry project. I have a good number of MaCarthy ancestors there, so it would be interesting to if these would match with other records you have in this project. Let me know if I can still help - Richard

Answer 16

My maternal grandfather's side of the family were Cotters from Brosna Co Kerry. There are still family there farming to this day, but the close relations still there are now Lane & Downey cousins.

Answer 17

I recently discovered a set of my maternal 2G-grandparents (Jane Healey & John Hurley) are from Co. Kerry (Kilgarvin area). Additionally, Ancestry's recent ethnicities update to the DNA placed me as part of the East Beara Peninsula group which includes both parts of Co. Kerry & Co. Cork.