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Lynne,
Still cannot find any baptismal records for my Richard Kilroe, but based on several DNA matches that I have with descendants of Peter and Esther Kilroe as well as a match they have to another of my 3rd cousins who share the same lineage I am pretty sure Richard somehow belongs in this family group. It seems likely that he may be the brother of Peter Kilroe’s father, Michael Kilroe, who you have being born 1821-1831. Richard was probably born around 1817-1820. Info on death records is always so iffy, but the name Michael does appear on Richard’s DC and so your thoughts on Michael Kilroe and M Brennan would fit. The sister to the 3rd cousin I mentioned above also matches some Kilroes who immigrated to Canada about the 1840s. This couple was Lawrence Kilroe born 1782 and his wife Mary Dunn 1788. They had children John 1817, Bridget 1820, Michael 1821, Catherine 1823, Stephen 1827, Mary 1831 and Ann 1832. They all lived in Nepean, Ottowa, Ontario, Canada. Although Richard was reportedly born in Kings County he seems to also be connected to Westmeath since his first marriage took place in Moate. On the other hand some of the children of the Laurence mentioned were born in Tipperary and Limerick, so perhaps the family had been moving around and records are farther afield than Kings! Will keep digging and let you know if I find anything.
Eileen

Hi Lynne,
It has been a while since I have visited this board. I had contacted you quite a while ago about my Kilroe family. We hadn’t been able to connect because more research was needed. Happy to see you have gotten a lot of info. This week I have found a match to my DNA through Ancestry.com who is a woman descended from Peter and Esther Kilroe through Christopher Kilroe’s son, Patrick and his wife Pauline Dunne. In reading over all the latest posts I wonder if the Michael Kilroe who died in 1917 and was born in 1823 could be a brother to my Richard who was born in 1820s, Richard’s DC states his father was Michael as well. Richard also lived to be pretty old in spite of the hard life he had. He was a laborer and lost two of the fingers on his right hand during the Battle of Petersburg in the American Civil War. I am pretty certain that if I share DNA with this other Kilroe descendant it would be through the Kilroe line. I was fortunate to travel to Ireland a year or so ago and stayed in Tullamore. It would be great to take the Kilroe family back further but records are so sparse. Will keep digging! Recently found that Richard and his first wife, Jane Kolly, were married in Moate and had 2 sons,, Stephan and Thomas. Don’t know what happened to them. Just very excited to have found a DNA match with Kilroe ties. I have written to the woman I match but have not heard back, hopefully I will. I will definitely tell her about this post so she can check it out. Hopefully it is still an active thread! Best,
Eileen

Hi Lynn,
I am researching my paternal great great grandfather, Richard Kilroe. Kilroe is a very rare name here in the US. I though perhaps there may be a connection. Richard Kilroe immigrated to New York City in 1857 with his second wife, Eliza(beth) nee Webb. His first wife was Jane Kolly/Kolby??  who died in Ireland. Records I have found in this country have listed his birth place as Kings County, Ireland. It's possible that his marriage to Eliza(beth) was performed by Father Richard Buggy in the parish of Clonaslee in Laois. Richard and Elizabeth came here with a son, Sevian. They subsequently had children, John, Susan and Mary. According to Richard's death certificate his father was named, Michael Kilroe. His mother's name  was listed as Elizabeth Webb (since this was his wife's name I'm assuming that this is an error on the part of the person giving the information). Hoping to connect with family members of this Irish Kilroe branch. Would appreciate any replies.

Eileen