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Hi everyone,

just wondering if anyone might have information on this Moriarty family from Cootehill. On the 1911 census they are living on Cooney's Row and seem to be the only Moriarty's in Cavan!

Moriarty   Thomas             46           Male   
Moriarty   Catherine          36           Female   
Moriarty   Thomas             20           Male   
Moriarty   Michael Joseph   16           Male   
Moriarty   Mary                15           Female   
Moriarty   Annie               12           Female   
Moriarty   Cathlen Josephine8          Female   
Moriarty   Bridget               7           Female   
Moriarty   John James        6           Male   
Moriarty   Francis              0           Male   


Thanks,
Ali

I have been meaning to go on the same hunt as you. Just waiting for a good run of time off!

I'll just give you and brief rundown of my Donnellys in case you happen to see any of them on your search, and I'll do the same for yours.




Thomas Donnelly (b. circa 1868)   --------m--------       Josephine Donnelly (nee ?)
                                                          |
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      _____________________________________________________________
      |                                |                                  |                          |
Joseph (b.c. 1891)   William (b.c. 1886)   Ellen (b.c. 1887)    Thomas (b.c. 1893)  ----m---- Josephine Moriarty



According to the 1911 census, they are living on Pembroke Street. Thomas Sr and Josephine Sr. had 7 kids, but only 4 were alive at the time. Hopefully I might find out more with the release of the 1901 census online.

Thomas Jr. and Josephine Jr. had 6 or 7 kids, one of whom was my grandfather Gerard. I know only two names of his siblings, Michael and Greta.

Thomas Senior owned a fruit and veg shop on Cuffe St in Dublin, more info on here, with a photo http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,405489.0.html. He was also a Motorman at one stage and apparently ran a hotel in Ballsbridge. There's a photo of him in that thread above of him with Indian Tea Merchants.

Thomas Junior was a photographer.

William and Joseph were listed as 'Messengers' in 1911 but I have a photo of William (date 1923) at the 'Grand Canal St. Branch, N.U.R., Annual Excursion to Avoca', but I don't know the story behind the photo.

Anyway, I'll let you know if I find anything and maybe there might be a connection further down the line

Ali

Yes that's the grave I looked in. Now this was last year so I'm just looking back through my notebook to see what I wrote.

My great grandfather and my great great grandfather were named Thomas Donnelly. I don't think either of my Thomas Donnellys were the one in this grave though. When I posted that message there was a possibility they were my ancestors after seeing the information on the Glasnevin website but after a trip out to the cemetery and seeing the graves I decided they weren't.

However, I never discounted the thought that they may indeed still be relatives somehow. I have found very little information on my Donnelly's. That side of the family have been absolutely terrible for remembering any old family details and I've hit a brick wall with them. Perhaps if we share the info we both have, we might find a connection?

Dettori, yes that one helps too! Fits perfectly and now we have a name for Charles' sister, Susan!