Costellos of Killaloe, Co. Clare

[aghadowey]

- cousin to the Whaling Brothers, K. C. Priests of Loch Reagh, Ireland
- cousin to Dr. Whalings, Loch Reagh, Ireland,

Wonder if the surname could be Whelan rather than Whaling(s)? The place is probably Lough Reagh/Loughrea in Galway
http://www.thecatholicdirectory.com/directory.cfm?fuseaction=search_directory&country=ie&absolutecity=Loughrea
The Cathedral built 1897- http://www.loughreacathedral.ie/

Just in case the surname is Whelan- 1846 Rev. Joseph Whelan
http://www.celticcousins.net/ireland/1846loughrea.htm

1881 directory- http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/galway/directories/1881loughrea.txt

[aghadowey]

Going by the dates, if Ann (Moloney) Purdy was born c1841 then the likely grandfather is the 1st Lord Gough (assuming that her grandfather was really a Lord Gough)-

Viscounts Gough
Field Marshal Hugh Gough, KP, GCSI, KCB, PC, 1st Viscount (1779–1869)
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Gough,_1st_Viscount_Gough
George Stephens Gough, 2nd Viscount Gough (1815–1895)
Hugh Gough, KCVO, 3rd Viscount (1849–1919)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viscount_Gough

However, I can see nothing yet to connect Ann (or her husband) to the family
http://www.thepeerage.com/p12420.htm#i124192

Added- just found an old thread from 2007 
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=240500.0
I suspect from the wording of the newspaper article that the 'Whaling' brothers were from Loughrea rather than priests in Loughrea

[Sinann]

According to the newspaper article the 1st Viscount and Frances Stephens had five children.
So George is one

This says he was married twice
http://everything.explained.today/Hugh_Gough,_1st_Viscount_Gough/

Two daughters
Jane Eliza- Mona married a Haines
France's Maria married a Grant.

[aghadowey]

The Peerage entry lists 4 daughters but there are errors in sources like that.

[hallmark]

GENERAL GOUGH: THE IRISHMAN WHO CONQUERED THE PUNJAB (aka Field Marshal Sir Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough)

On 3rd November 1779, Letitia Gough, sister of William Bunbury of Lisnavagh, gave birth at Woodstone to her fourth son Hugh. He grew up to become one of Kane Bunbury's closest friends. As Field Marshal Viscount Sir Hugh Gough, KP, PC, GCB, GCSI, he was also a military commander of outstanding capability, a Peninsula War veteran who became well known to the Victorians for his activities in Hong Kong during the Opium War (1841-42) and again during the Sikh War (1845-1848) when he led the British Army to victory and captured the Punjab.

Sir Matthew's sons prospered in the woollen trade around the town of Staple in Wiltshire. During the reign of King James I, three sons of the Rev Hugh Gough, Rector of All Cannings, near Devizes, Wiltshire, moved to Ireland where they became variously Chancellor of Limerick Cathedral, Archdeacon of Ardfert and Bishop of Limerick. It is not clear which of these brothers was the forefather of the Goughs of Woodstone. Bishop Gough's great-grandson, another Rev. Hugh Gough (1662 - 1730), gained his MA from Trinity College, Dublin, in 1688 and became Rector of Kilfenny, County Limerick. He was subsequently appointed Precentor of Limerick Cathedral, being the fifth member of the family to hold an office of that Cathedral. His grandson was Captain (or possibly Colonel?) George Gough (1720 - 19th November 1783) "of Woodsdown", Co. Limerick. The house of Woodstown burned down some years ago. It was sited "within the liberties of the City of Limerick", but nobody seems able to place it exactly.

In 1748 George married Elizabeth Waller, daughter of Richard Waller, of Castle Waller, County Tipperary, by his wife, Elizabeth Holland, daughter of Admiral Holland. They had five children, two sons and three daughters.

http://www.turtlebunbury.com/family/bunburyfamily_related/bunbury_family_related_gough.html#lim

[Sinann]

The two marriages sounds a bit dodgy as well, there is Major Hugh Limerick to Miss Stevens in England in 1807 which sounds correct but also Hugh to Miss Starr Limerick 1784 which would be two early for him.

http://www.irishancestors.ie/search/marriage/index.php

[Sinann]

A Nicholas Gough married a Mary Moloney in 1832 but it's RC in Dublin
http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/b2143b0047565

And Costello and Gough knew each other
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01gsc/
But again all RC.

[hallmark]

The two marriages sounds a bit dodgy as well, there is Major Hugh Limerick to Miss Stevens in England in 1807 which sounds correct but also Hugh to Miss Starr Limerick 1784 which would be two early for him.

http://www.irishancestors.ie/search/marriage/index.php

The youngest son, Hugh, was born about 1816, became a Lieutenant in the 1st Royal Dragoon Guards and died unmarried. Thus this line died out." (Normand)

http://www.turtlebunbury.com/family/bunburyfamily_related/bunbury_family_related_gough.html#lim

[trish1120]

Hi all,
Its very late here and I've just done a 12hr day at work so was pleased to see all your replies.

Gosh aghadowey that post I made in 2007 I had forgotten about. It was when I just joined Rootschat.
A lot of water under the bridge since then!
Also that link with Rev Joseph Whelan link you provided also had on lt;

Roman Catholic Chapel, Cross st-
     Right Rev. Thomas Coen, D.D.
     parish priest and bishop of the
     diocess of Clonfert, Bridet st; Rev.
     John Molony, Main street, and
     Rev. Joseph Henry Whelan, Mob hill,
     curates.

I think the Gough connection I will leave for now as being very tentative.

Also I agree Whalings may be Whelan/Whalen also

Sinann,
This was interesting;
A Nicholas Gough married a Mary Moloney in 1832 but it's RC in Dublin

I will order Death Cert for Patrick Curtin Moloney and see if it contains any info.
I have checked his Will//Probate on Familysearch.Org which was no help.
Contacting a couple of Churches and the Auckland Diocese Archives may be on the cards also.

Once again hallmark, Sinann and aghadowey, thanks for all your work and help on this.
 
All the best,
Trish