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Erin, that's ok. I look forward to your info when you get back.

Wainsfort, a lot of that great information I had come across. I don't know about Patrick. I am following Laurence's son James Joseph's family. I am in touch with some of this James Joseph's family. I have noted that many of the boys have Joseph as their middle name.
I and an American cousin have come up with some quanderies about Laurence's wife Catherine Kenny.

In the 1911 census she is seen to be in the James Keenan/ Catherine Reilly house, and as having been married less than a year. But also in the 1911 census we also find her at her parents' house (possibly) visiting as Catherine Keenan.
Present in  house 2 Gorteenboy (Moydow, Longford) 1911 were:

Kenny Timothy, 76, Head of family, farmer, can read and write, and is married
Kenny Mary,71, wife, can read and write, married for 42 years, 7 children born, 6 living.
Kenny Bridget, 40, daughter, read and write, single.
Kenny James, 38, son, read and write, single
Keenan Catherine, visitor, 30, read and write, married less than one year.

In the 1901 census we are guessing that Catherine is Kathleen, as Catherine can sometimes be Kathleen, Kate or Katie. Present on census day in same household is:

Kenny Timothy 58 ( ages totally different) Head of house, farmer
Kenny Mary 56, wife
Kenny Bridget, 28, daughter, not married
Kenny Kathleen 22, daughter, not married
Kenny Michael 21, son, not married.


It is interesting what you said re
'The KENNY family connection. Michael Joseph KENNY, nephew, a scholar aged 10, born in Westmeath was present on the night of the census in 1901 and Bridget KENNY, niece, aged 24, occupation unspecified, was present in the Keenan household on census night in 1911. GRO birth certificates should be available for this family. As they are described as niece and nephew, they are related to the older generation of James KEENAN and Catherine Reilly, however it may be that Laurence married a KENNY cousin. His father’s name will be on his GRO marriage certificate. Again, a census search might turn this family up in Westmeath.'

Again my American cousin and I noted that the most likely Bridget Kenny in Westmeath in 1901 is in the household of House 1 in Slane More (Portloman Westmeath)

Present that night was:

Gavaghan Mathew, 60, Head of household, farmer, widower, born in Westmeath
Kenny Bridget, 14, niece, scholar, not married, born in Westmeath
Seery Edward, 33, farm servant, not married, born in Westmeath
Spollen Margaret, 22, general servant domestic, not married, born in Westmeath.

I also am interested in this family, and had also found most of James and Catherine's children. My interest is because their son (if I have the right family) Laurence married a Catherine Kenny ( I believe). Laurence's son James Joseph Keenan married a Bridget Dalton ( whose mother was Sarah Cummiskey, and was a sister of my grandmother Ellen Cummiskey.) I need to check this is the right James Keenan and Catherine.