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Found the answer.  Hugh Cominsky of Dromore went to Lowell early on (1820's) and his family kept shuttling people to Lowell to work in the mill.  They may have even paid the passage as work was assured.  However, the conditions were not good, so many folks moved on. 

These folks were born before those records began, unfortunately.  However thanks for the tip.  I can no longer post on Rootsweb now that Ancestry took it over and changed it.  Perhaps this was due to heavy traffic this weekend, so i will try again.  One person there mentioned what seemed to be a group arriving in the 1840's to Lowell, so i was hoping some other family had known of this.

I checked Amsterdam newspapers, census, and directories to 1935, the 1901 and 1911 census in Ireland, Knocknamuckley and Newmills records.  I do not see farmer James Jones with son Robert near Newry, but I am not sure if wife Sarah Fowler is the one who might have returned from Amsterdam. Jane, dau of George & Ann E. Craig appears to write to sister Edith mentioning in-laws.  I don't know names or location.  The connection to the Gracey's and Ford's is through the Jones and, since I don't know if they are alive, i won't name them.    I don't know how Boyles are connected.  I would guess some of the Kinleys in Canada are still alive. The older picture labelled 'unknown' have the best chance of including a distant relative of mine. 

1857 Knocknamuckly census 
Jane 54 widow of Valentine
Joseph 22
Matilda 21  married John Reid 1859
William 19
In 1854 Elizabeth then married John Wilson, so she is not on this list.

Valentine of Moyraverty has dau Isabella 30 marry Thomas Halliday  1858.  My guess is that there is a transcription error as Harrisons in Moyraverty are
John 40
James 38
Isabelle 36
with nieces Mary Ann  Parks and mary Brown 15
Father Valentine died 1853 at age 82. buried at Seagoe

4/8/1823      Valintine   John and Margaret  lisnamintry  per Seagoe COI

Knocknamuckley gravestone- Valentine d Sept 6, 1934  2 infant children

Mary Ann was 19, lived in Corcreany father Val, a laborer.  However no other Val entries in baptisms 1830-1850 Waringston (Donaghcloney) COI


Also there are

No location given, but Sarah is bapt. Nov 3, 1799 by Robert and Matilda at Seagoe.  Daughter Matilda is bapt Jan 22, 1809.  She must have died as another Matilda is bapt June 19, 1813 in Drumgor.  Lots of Russels in Drumgor including a Robert and Martha. The problem is that there is a Sarah who died Aug 21, 1815 at age 21.  I don't see a marriage record for Robert and Matilda and don't see another Sarah being baptized about 1894.  If you know of other children born during this time, perhaps Martha and Matilda are one and the same person.  Then James, Robert, John and Elizabeth are more children.

More issues: There is a Robert and Jane having dau Matilda in 1830 Lylo, so maybe they are related. Sarah Russell of Drumgor married Thomas Pentland of Ballyhannon  in 1844. No other obvious Sarahs in the Seagoe records.

Matilda age 69 died in Drumgor  Dec 4, 1839 and one of the Roberts died there in Sept 14, 1838 at age 67.  No telling which one of the Roberts, but he may be the one born to John and Sarah Russell 1770, bap April 25. His wife had maiden name of Russell and they were married 1853. They had dau Sarah b 1867, one of the few Sarahs in the records.  If you want records, I can send them.