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Hi Elisabeth...

Thanks so much for posting... and it's so refreshing to hear your positivity.

Non of us can change the past, I for one know that, all we are asking for is information, nothing more.

I am so glad you managed to touch base with your mother.. and to post on here, as it gives encouragement to others who are also searching.. we are all running out of time as we get older, but to know a little about our start in life and our maternal and paternal backgrounds is all most of us need to know..

I wish you peace and happiness..

Best wishes
DAMO

Hi Gérard.. 

Hope you are well.  ?

I noted you read my last post or was it my PM to you? on the 23rd May..  but i have not had a reply from you yet.. seems strange.. but as I said I hope you are good..

I know a bit more about stuff now.. like how people don't share actual names, and that's fine, but I have researched and now know yours, but you already know mine and I have been totally up front about it on here. .

I can't say anything more on here as it's in the public domain.. but to lend you a clue..

Begins with an s.. ends in a y..

We were born almost together.. I was May.. you were June..  how bizarre eh..

Look, I am only after my family history, nothing more, there isn't or shouldn't be secrets like back in the day when we're born. 

I just want to pass on my history, which I still don't know, but you may have more knowledge of, to my son and 2yo granddaughter. 

I also want to go to Galway and see where our family were from.. so I better understand my Irish side.

Anyway.. over to you Gérard..  I will always keep searching..

Best wishes
Damian

Hi Gérard are you there?

My only cousin as so far as I know... who also knew my mum....

Which is my only motivation on here.

But just to be clear.  I do not have any interest in finding Theresa. .. just my extended family history in Ireland..

Life is to short to even think about Theresa..  but your mum was my auntie.. I wonder what she would have said? Had she known..

I think we may have known each other as children.. that's what I think.

Anyway.. Best wishes to yoy and yours.

D

KEADY FAMILY GRAVES BARNA GALWAY co.  Some Research made by me  many years ago....

http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/galway/photos/tombstones/1headstones/barna.txt

No. 52
left side:
In Loving Memory Of | MARY KEADY | Ballynahown Furbo | Died
9th Sept 1979 | Aged 90 years | MICHAEL KEADY | Died 24th
Nov 1955 | R.I.P.

right side:
In Loving Memory Of | DELIA KYNE | Corcullen Moycullen |
Died 30th Mar. 1981 | Aged 60 years | MICHAEL KEADY |
Ballynahown, Furbo | Died 23rd Oct. 2006 | Aged 90 years |
Erected by the family

https://www.oughterardheritage.org/content/place/townlands_of_oughterard/town_lands_-quick_reference/cloghermore
extract from above link
Cloghermore Townland: Tithe Records taken in 1829 show “Cloughermore (Mount) to be the property of Thomas Henry O’Flaherty. A Francis Flaherty is shown to be occupying 4 acres of 2nd class land, 800 acres of 5th and 500 barren acres classified as bog of no value. A Patt Hynes and Co. are shown for a Mill Plot of 1 acre, classified as 2nd. Census for 1841records one occupied house with 4 male and 4 female occupants; Census for 1851 records only 3 female occupants. Poor Law Valuation £8.0.0. Griffith’s Valuation records Rev. Charles Whitaker as owner occupier of herds house and townland. Census for 1901 records Michael Keady as Herd and the land owner – John Walsh. Michael Keady his wife Mary and children: Norah, Daniel, Martin, Sarah and James are occupying one house while two other houses are described as “Shooting Lodges” owned by Henry Hodgson. Michael and Mary Keady would appear to be the same as Michael Keady, 21 years of Ballinahown and Mary Folan of Minna, 21 years who married in Spiddal Church on October 3rd 1875. Possible family connections: Conneely’s of Seecon. There is no record in the 1911 census for Cloghermore.

Hi Gérard..  many thanks for your last post.. if you can just reply to this post, even by just saying hello, then we can private message and touch base personally..

I am not on any mission other than to understand my roots..

I have a son and a beautiful 19 month old Grandaughter.. she is gorgeous btw, and its for them and not for me that I have been trying to find out my background... so they know their roots.. hence the reason for a site like this.. its not called Roots Chat for no reason..

I hope we do touch base soon..

Kind regards
Damian