Mick (Michael) Kennedy from Cloonaghmore (Clonaslee)

[Sakman2106]

Hello. I am looking for some help with where to go next with my GG-GF Michael (Mick) Kennedy. I know he lived in the family home in Cloonaghmore where he was married to Bridget (Biddy) Connor from circa 1800 till his death in 1889 aged 91. He had five children starting with Catherine b1840, Mary b1842, Michael b1844, Anne b1859 and my G-GF John b1852. They all lived in Cloonaghmore and I know my G-GF continued to do so with his family. Any advice or info would be great. Cheers Simon

[Kiltaglassan]

A belated welcome to RootsChat 

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I know he lived in the family home in Cloonaghmore where he was married to Bridget (Biddy) Connor from circa 1800 till his death in 1889 aged 91.
..........and my G-GF John b1852. They all lived in Cloonaghmore and I know my G-GF continued to do so with his family.
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Link to his death in 1889. John Kennedy (son?) of Cloonaghmore was the informant.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1889/06150/4757205.pdf

Is this John Kennedy and his family in 1901 census?
House 3 in Cloonagh More (Clonaslee, Queen's Co.).
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Queen_s_Co_/Clonaslee/Cloonagh_More/1646742/

Michael's widow died just 3 months after him in 1889. Again the informant was John Kennedy.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1889/06140/4754210.pdf

Clonaslee
Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin | County of Laois
Baptisms and marriages start in 1849.
https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0698

Cloonagh More townland
https://www.townlands.ie/laois/tinnahinch/kilmanman/clonaslee/cloonagh-more/
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4475406#map=12/53.1752/-7.5163


KG

[Sakman2106]

Hello,

Thanks for the reply. The death reg for Mick matches what I have and the census record for 1901 is indeed the same family home and owners. They also show up on the 1911 census which then has my GD on it. I hadn't found the deg reg for Bridget (Biddy) so that is really useful as I can start putting some dates in. The parish records for Clonaslee you linked, will they have the birth reg's for their children?

The maps are really useful, I had managed to track down Plot 13 as the land they rented from the Dunne's (who are appear to be pretty prominent in the area). I have recently got some letters written by my late father when he was staying with the family in 1949. He was using the word Clunach which I can now see was Cluanach from the map you sent over.

Thank you ever so much for this.

Simon