Just another couple of queries to add to those from Kiltaglassan.
Did he marry at all? say in Canada?
What were the names of his children in birth order if you have them. This can sometimes help with locating parents, g'parents or siblings. Many Irish followed an Irish naming pattern with their children.
'A traditional naming pattern was often used by Irish parents until the later 19th century:
First son usually named for the father's father
Second son usually named for the mother's father
Third son usually named for the father
Fourth son usually named for the father's eldest brother
Fifth son usually named for the mother's eldest brother
First daughter usually named for the mother's mother
Second daughter usually named for the father's mother
Third daughter usually named for the mother
Fourth daughter usually named for the mother's eldest sister
Fifth daughter usually named for the father's eldest sister. '
https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Ireland_Personal_Names
