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Kilkenny / Re: Looking for Doyle Researchers in Kilkenny
« on: Monday 21 August 17 08:36 BST (UK) »
Hi,
The Kilkenny Doyle's, of which I am one, are not easy to match together. My roots are in Thomastown/New Ross as apparently the Doyle's of mid 1800's and before used the River Nore to do buisiness. My GG-GF was Patrick Doyle who married Maria Fleming about 1840. I suspect that his father was James Doyle who married Elizabeth Layhy (Leahy) from Kilkenny City about 1800. These Doyle's were farmers but, as far as I can detect, also had boats/barges with the Forrestals operating between Waterford and Kilkenny cities and up the River Barrow also.
Some of these Doyle's became priests and/or nuns and I'd wager many were involved involved in the land struggles or poor relief. Other Doyle's were into ships and one a Captain Thomas Doyle (the bishop's 'JKL' half brother, Rev. Martin Doyle was the bishop's first cousin) had a son Captain James Doyle who also went to PEI and had some schooners operating between Canada and the USA.
I have also had my DNA tested by Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) and belong to the Y-DNA R-M269 haplogroup.
If any of this is of interest please contact me.
Thomas Doyle
The Kilkenny Doyle's, of which I am one, are not easy to match together. My roots are in Thomastown/New Ross as apparently the Doyle's of mid 1800's and before used the River Nore to do buisiness. My GG-GF was Patrick Doyle who married Maria Fleming about 1840. I suspect that his father was James Doyle who married Elizabeth Layhy (Leahy) from Kilkenny City about 1800. These Doyle's were farmers but, as far as I can detect, also had boats/barges with the Forrestals operating between Waterford and Kilkenny cities and up the River Barrow also.
Some of these Doyle's became priests and/or nuns and I'd wager many were involved involved in the land struggles or poor relief. Other Doyle's were into ships and one a Captain Thomas Doyle (the bishop's 'JKL' half brother, Rev. Martin Doyle was the bishop's first cousin) had a son Captain James Doyle who also went to PEI and had some schooners operating between Canada and the USA.
I have also had my DNA tested by Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) and belong to the Y-DNA R-M269 haplogroup.
If any of this is of interest please contact me.
Thomas Doyle