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Title: Gearty of killsanda
Post by: Marykins66 on Tuesday 03 April 18 19:21 BST (UK)

Iam looking for any information on a peter gearty (geraghty) b 1802 of Tully in killisanda. d 1882 aged 80yrs in Tully. 
He was married to Margaret Brady
b 1820. Who then moved to lower fennor in oldcastle. Her name has then changed on the 1901 census to Margaret Connolly aged 60. Living with her son peter geraghty.
My grandad.

Title: Re: Gearty of killsanda
Post by: ballydw on Tuesday 03 April 18 22:30 BST (UK)

Hello & welcome to Rootschat.
Peter Gearty birth 8th June 1864 address Tully Father Peter Gearty & Margaret Gearty formely Brady. Reg District Cavan.

The father Peter Gearty a land Surveyor died 14th June 1882 age 80 married.  Wife Margaret Gearty present. Reg District Cavan.

Margaret Gearty obviously married again to a Connolly but  cannot yet see a marriage on the Civil Registrations

Title: Re: Gearty of killsanda
Post by: aghadowey on Wednesday 04 April 18 10:38 BST (UK)

For reference here's the 1901 census entry-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Meath/Oldcastle/Fennor_Lower/1619739

Title: Re: Gearty of killsanda
Post by: HughC on Wednesday 04 April 18 14:30 BST (UK)

I'm not familiar with Cavan geography but suspect you mean Killashandra (Cill na Seanrátha: the English mangled place names wherever they went in the world).

Title: Re: Gearty of killsanda
Post by: Marykins66 on Thursday 05 April 18 09:40 BST (UK)

Thank you for the information. Iam now trying to find more on peter gearty b 1802. Is there anywhere I could be directed to find any information on him.

Title: Re: Gearty of killsanda
Post by: hallmark on Thursday 05 April 18 09:45 BST (UK)

Killeshandra   https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0838  start 1835