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Meath / Mooney at Drumconrath
« on: Monday 07 November 16 01:58 GMT (UK) »
A Canadian historian, Padraig O'Siadhail, shared with me a month ago his 2012 article published in the journal, Riocht na Midhe, entitled "The man from Largy: James Mooney, Native American scholar and the Meath connection". Unfortunately I have not had time or wits to fully unscramble the genealogy, but people in James' tree clearly are mentionned in mine (Mooneys at townland of Largy in Drumconrath Parish, Co.Meath), and I am pretty sure this pioneer ethnologist and anthropologist was a first cousin, a bunch of times removed, of myself.
James Mooney led an interesting life, though born in America he was much tied to Ireland, and had correspondence with his relatives at Drumconrath. The article is presumably copyright protected to Padraig, so I will not publically post it, however, there is some bio of him in the introduction to one of his books at;
https://books.google.ca/books?id=G9bnhN6iDL4C
And here is a link to the Wikipedia page on the guy;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Mooney
James Mooney led an interesting life, though born in America he was much tied to Ireland, and had correspondence with his relatives at Drumconrath. The article is presumably copyright protected to Padraig, so I will not publically post it, however, there is some bio of him in the introduction to one of his books at;
https://books.google.ca/books?id=G9bnhN6iDL4C
And here is a link to the Wikipedia page on the guy;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Mooney