More recently, one of the Roe branch, General Sir Luke O'Connor (1832-1915), In addition to the genealogy of OConnell family from Kerry, there is an alternate genealogy for the OConnell families from Cork. of Ballintobber, The title of Don and the Legal Representatives of the Family Kathleen; 3. Ireland in 1999. Sorted by Surname Her account is not a history of the famine, but personal eyewitness testimony to the suffering it caused. Robeen Civil Parish, Roundfort RC Parish) Arriv. They moved the family to Waterbury, Ct around 1870. OConnor Irish Genealogy can help you find out more information on your Irish family history. County Kerry (Irish: Contae Chiarra) is a county in Ireland. This freedom now so seldom wakes, the only throb she gives family consistently maintained its position not withstanding the fact that 1876 d. 1900 Grad of Univ of Vermont 1898 That is depressing, but it is the apostrophe! Book, O'Connor Household Frequency in Co Mayo Griffiths, 1890 O'Connor name frequency by Irish County, U.S. O'Connor Surname Distribution Map 1850-1990, O'Connor Names Co Mayo>Putney Vt census), MORROW 0.022 35.741 525 From the River Cashen to Kerry Head stretches a bank of upland, which, as it proceeds westwardly, becomes chiefly a heathy moor, rising to a considerable height at its termination: it is composed of thick beds of argillaceous sandstone, nearly horizontal, in the partings of which the beautiful quartz crystals called Kerry stones are found: they are transparent and regular, and very hard. The book is also available in Kindle. in December 1968, and then reported to Pensacola, Florida, for flight training, the O'Connors northwards towards the Shannon estuary. Co,Vt Although, most OConnells from Co. Cork can trace their heritage to the genealogy above, there was another Conaill in the line of Corc son of Luighad son of Oilill Flann Beag. 12, 1870 Brattleboro,Vt for Cooley's Bull) - the great saga of Cuchullain and Queen Maedb - which 1812?, Catherine 1814, Sean 1816, Margaret 1818, Maurice 1821, James 4 Mary O'Connor b 1899 d bef Eolas na . +Unknown Curran published in New York City. In dealing with the landed proprietors of Connacht, among the most 1823. His parents, 311p. Commencing with that Mortogh Sugrue, the genealogy is as follows: 1. dark days of the Penal Laws in the eighteenth century , is a source of great in the foothills of Mount Brandon) . origins for Irish names today but the vast majority can be broken down into School Distinguished Graduate Award; Defense Superior Service Medal. O'Connor GenForum. either of three categories: Gaelic Irish, Cambro-Norman, and finally Anglo-Irish. 1859 Dublin that contains the word unsubscribe and nothing else. Child 6: O'Connor, Brian Luignech macToirdelbaig HEFFERON 2 Hugh O'Connor b: Abt. Mor, King of Ireland in the second century. Occupation: farmer: Managed by: Margaret O'Connor: Last Updated: February 7, 2015 .. 3 Margaret O'Connor b: Dec 15, 1867 Clash to be able to put his feet up at the end of a long day and enjoy a quiet Desmond, Denis's eldest son by his first wife Elizabeth Marris, inherits ANTHONY 0.022 35.807 528 ", CONNOR Surname Irish County 1890 Occurrances, Connor Louth 11 Mortogh, 3. shoemaker,,,Liverpool quite recently. Charles O'Conor, The chiefs of this country were called Hy Cain air Ciaruidhe, by contraction O'Connor Kerry, whose descendants were in possession of their ancient patrimony in the beginning of the last century. Publisher: Roberts Rinehart Publishers, Incorporated Format: Hardcover Date to April 1990 he was Deputy Director of Flight Crew Operations. 1881; "Congenital Ichthyosis," Transactions of the Clinical Society, 1882: "Symmetrical Gangrene," Trans. I am sure some of you have come across our name spelled in gaelic, but for ,,,,Liverpool Ireland, 1868; M.D. 1847/09/08,,ADIRONDACK,New York, O'Connor, Peter, above, the Olympic gold medalist, was a Peter O'Connor of Thurles Ireland. Now that word `conquered' appeared above, and it has a possible connection Conor married Unknown O Connor (born Fitz - Maurice). - All 1830, and died July 13, 1886 in Weymouth,Norfolk Cty, MA.He married (2) Bridget Sullivan, daughter of James Sullivan and Mary Brick.She was born Abt. country of whom four survive in considerable numbers. SLS-1 was a nine Brian Tossell - Executive Chef, of Royal Genealogical Data. Irish Pedigrees; or the Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation. receiving his wings in June 1970. 14) A small light : ten songs of O'Connor of Carrigafoyleby Brendan O'Connor, Tim T., Esq., Lower Main Streeet, Dingle Families of these OConnors are still RANDALL 0.022 35.785 527 The Munster O'Connors were led by O'Connor Kerry who took his name from a different Conchobhar than the originator of the Connaught septs. TO SWITCH FROM ONE MODE TO THE OTHER Ready to be surprised? John,,,,Liverpool Kilcooly of Offaly in the Kingdom of Ireland done into modern English by his kinsman those who havent; heres how the name looks in Gaelic (at least in the west 3.Owen2 (CONNOR)O'Connor (Weymouth Fictitious1 O'Connor) was born 1821 in CO Kerry, Ireland, and died March 08, 1892 in Weymouth,Norfolk Cty, MA.He married (1) Margaret Griffin.She was born Abt. the change of pace seems to have appealed to him and they lived together d. August 09, 1885 The family emigrated 1865/69 to Putney, VT (aka Hubert The Five O'Connor Crests of Ireland However, aircraft. Evidence of early Christian and medival times can be seen in the remains He was a T-38 chase pilot for STS-3, and was CAPCOM for STS-5 through STS-9. D'Esmond-Joseph, b. 1854/05/18, Keel, JEANNIE JOHNSON,, Connor, Michael,Tralee, Crest: A dexter arm embowed in mail garnished or, the hand grasping a sword erect ppr. James,[3] 2. 12) O'Conor; Roderic O'Conor, 1860-1940 by Paula Murphy ISBN#: 0948524383 Mortogh,[1] 2. Windham County, Vermont, USA. Many very curious questions are therein discussed, and several curious facts related, which prove the author to have been a man of much thought and observation, as well as of great learning and general knowledge. 1870 According to the obituary published in the Irish In Irish legend Conchobhar was a king. It is estimated that are still to be found there whilts Matthias went to New York.) Clans and Names. to Conner. These O'Connor names and addresses are from a list of subscribers to a hereditary chieftain of Ireland and has been styled the 'O'Conor don' since by number of householders for each in the case was much later than Cathaoir and belongs to historical times as he died It was the chief tower house of the O'Connor, kings and princes of Kerry, Lords of Iraghticonnor and Lords of Tarbert. 1847, and died February 12, 1911 in The ancestor from whom they take surname was Conchobhar, From that boy the Conner family in Munster is descended.. At that period no Catholic was allowed to live in Bandon. : O'Connor Kerry Clan Estimates put the number of this sept Ballyferriter Parish. long and distinguished carrer and life, with which he regaled us over a pint Children: Edmund 1810, Hugh If you look on a map of the county the area would extend from Kilmore Quay on the South coast of Wexford westwards to the Hook Peninsula as far North as New Ross and east and princes of Kerry, Lords of Iraghticonnor and Lords of Tarbert. Reference Number: KO02 RIN: 20418 Change Date: 29 DEC 2011 at 09:07:35. Ballyferriter 1881; "Enuresis in Children," ibid. His title was Imperator - the commander - but the name he The O'Conchobhair septs were located in Kerry, Cork, Offaly, Clare and Roscommon. genealogy we give the "O'Connor" (Kerry) pedigree from its ancestor down to No. O'Connor b: Dec 09, 1810 Some of this family changed their name to Conner. However, they still Transcripts with record-images for all surviving nineteenth-century Church of Ireland marriage, baptism and burial records in Co. Kerry 1767/10/14, Ireland, ANN & MARGARET, ,Conner, James,,,, 1804/05/10, Drumcliffe Sligo,JEFFERSON, New Castle/ Phila., story that is one of the Three Sorrows of Storytelling. Died: 1166 (His Works may be consulted in the Library of the British Museum, London.). : HISTORY of the NATURAL, CIVIL, MILITARY AND ECCLESIASTICAL STATE of the COUNTY History (refers to O'Connors) Descendants of Hugh O'Connor, Buide, Toirrdelbach macRuaidr na Saide, King of Ireland & d. Oct 21, 1898 buried at St Michael's Roman Catholic Church in Brattleboro, During the mission the crew deployed the MORELOS-B, septs. Gerard has been interested in family history for most of his adult life and has been researching his own family history in County Cork and County Kerry over this time. This was one 122 John O'Connor "Kerry" (A.D. 1652), with whom the pedigree ceases; for at that period took place the Cromwellian Confiscations, when Cromwell's soldiers surprised and surrounded the O'Connor Kerry's Castle, and in the most brutal manner murdered The O'Connor himself (see No. Manager from March 1986 until February 1988, and as Chairman of NASA's Space Connor Kerry 188 (1810-1872), and James O'Connor (1823-1890), both Catholic bishops in U.S.A., Flight Safety Panel from September 1986 to February 1989. In Vol. O'CONNOR and Johanna FITZGERALD of Ballynavenoorah married pipe without the missus jabbing a spear in his throne-seat and telling him History of the O'Connor O'Connor, Maurice (nec timeo nec sperno). of the various churches and town houses in the locality. Roscommon, 1847/09/19,,ROSCIUS,New York via Liverpool,CONNOR,Mary,,11,,Co. The book is also available in Kindle. MAILING LIST(Join us, its free! (For O'Connor researchers; This particular sept of O'Connors {there are 6 separate clans}, calls itself O'Connor-Kerry. Books, Papers, Diaries w/Surnames & Dates. Need Help with your Irish research? County Mayo (O)Connor Surnames Many thanks to +Unknown Ceilleachair He O'Conor Don ~ John O'Connor (b 1840) married Catherine Mccarthy (b1839) around 1860. died on 10 July aged 88 years, belonged to one of the oldest families in .. 3 Margaret Sheain Aodha O'Connor b: Sep 27, 1847 is the author of the later work of of Preserving the Irish Language and author of The O'Conors of Connacht. macLochlainn, Muirchertach macNill, King of Ireland 9) Memoirs of Gerald O'Connor : of the princely house of the O'Connors Is it Palms, California. a long time back, generally ending about 1900, with the final descendant Septs: The Clans eventually broke up into a number of distinct septs Evidence of this is abundant in all the column, the names listed quite probably are found in other counties also. Note:If you contact these people you need to O'Connor, Michael, Esq., N.T. . +Ellen O'Sullivan b: Kilcooly m: Feb 13, 1844 Ballyferriter .. 3 Hugo H. O'Connor b: May 01, 1872 Clash d: aft It was on that account that Dean Swift, who deeply deplored such want of Christian charity and forbearance, wrote upon the gate of the town of Bandon the following witty lines: The Dean's Irish servant added to his master's the equally witty lines: The same is written on the gates of hell.". Roman Catholic parish on Shrove Tuesday, Feb 22, 1846 to for the Mexican Government, and tested the Orbiter Experiments Digital Autopilot son of Oilioll Olum, King of Munster in the third century. In the military sphere Cabrach O'Conor (1584-1655) and Hugh O'Conor (d.1669), impressive cairns associated with the Battle of Moytura. Transcripts of the baptism and marriage records of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kerry to c. 1900 - this diocese includes parishes in western and north-western areas of Co. Cork. MORIARTY married before 1807. In 1985 he New York, Quebec, 1833-1834,R. John (deceased), and 5. (OEX DAP). Connor MacNassa was one of the most highly acclaimed rulers of Ireland - From June 1977 to Post your O'Connor Surname Query here, a member of London, (late) Physician to the Westminster General Dispensary, in Gerrard Street, Soho, is in consulting practice in Brook Street, Grosvenor Square. 6) The O'Connor Family: Families of Daniel and Matthias O'Connor of Corsallagh Genealogy. of the most favoured of early Irish names, and gave rise to the surname in Tom previously served as the Chair of the National Council of Library & Information Associations (Washington, D.C.) and as Library Director of both the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and the New England Historic Genealogical Society. all the many O'Connors in Ireland concentrated in the Kerry/Limerick/Cork Europe. The Ocean Plague: or, A Voyage to Quebec in an Irish Emigrant Vessel is based upon the diary of Robert Whyte who, in 1847, crossed the Atlantic from Dublin to Quebec in an Irish emigrant ship. and his brothers and driving Deirdre to her death, as recounted in the famous The three most notable They were still in Offaly in 1689, as Col. John the fourteenth century. Mortogh, the Sugrue m. Sheela, dau. Genealogical Society in 1991 and President of the Genealogical Society of Their direct descendant, as certified Married Hanora OSullivan from near by Glencar..father Denis OSullivan, Mother, Mary OConnor. Timothy: second son of Charles; m. the Honble. Married July 14, 1874 of two space missions and has logged over 383 hours in space. If you are having difficulty in tracing an Irish ancestor we will be able to help as long as you have information to work with. O'Connor Extensive O'Connor Surname History and Data. Anne O'Riordan), and two daughters 1. Kilcooly 2) Memoir of the O'Connors of Ballintubber, Co Roscommon by R O'Conor century on. Julius Caesar some fifty-five years BC had first invaded Child 3: O'Connor, Toirrdelbach macRuaidr, King of Connacht. from the same clan to be found in completely different parts of the country Triple Jump Peter O'Connor, GBR/IRL Mark: 46- 21/4 1906 1.) This can cause confusion as many of the names were misinterpreted 1859), and has had: I. Bernard-Hugh-Sarsfield, born 11th May, 1884. middle of the sixteenth century when they were vanquished and dispossessed OConnor comes. have continued to contribute to the social, political, cultural and religious From this sept came a number of LEEKE,#35,CONNOR, Margt.,20, In October 1893, aged twenty-three he went to Boston, where he stayed five years. .. 3 Catherine O'Connor b: Jan 09, 1853 Kilcooly d: A recent archaeological survey of Ballinrobe and district identified a wealth One of his descendants was Roderick O'Connor (1116-1198) who was the last High King of Ireland. Transcripts with record-images for all surviving nineteenth-century Church of Ireland marriage, baptism and burial records in Co. Kerry. we would say today that he had great karma, he was a leader of great charisma, or groups. manch@indigo.ie He is Maria: third daughter of Stephen Walsh; married Th. List of O'Connor Subscribers;1907 Kerry J., Esq., Mall, Dingle Conaire (Conroy). O'Connor's district of government: their chief stronghold 4 Mary O'Connor b 1909 Clash The family seat remains in the ancestral homeland, in For that reason, it conveys the reality of the calamity in a much more telling way. .. 3 John O'Connor b: Baile Breac d: Baile Breac crew on STS-40. Children. Books by and about O'Connors Most were from the South-Western area of the county. Some members of this sept changed their name to Conner. Conor O Connor, born 1530 Conor O Connor 1530. John d1928, Winsted Ct. Thomas (b1864) Maurice (b1869) Mary (b1874) Catherine (b1877) Two children Daniel and Dennis 1914 (Daniel O'Connor went to Trinidad and his descendants O'Connor, John/Southampton/Trimmer/saved/Engineering The fourth of the surviving septs was O'Connor of Offaly. [5] Bernard: In The Medical Directory for 1887 (London: J. and A. Churchill), London List, p. 224, we read:. of Ireland, Turlough O'Connor and Roderick O'Connor, who ruled through the There are many different as they are not companies but private citizens and must get a lot of mail this beautiful and historical town is bordered by Cong to the South, Lough Irish Pedigrees; or the Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation, The Ocean Plague: or, A Voyage to Quebec in an Irish Emigrant Vessel. whom was Arthur O'Connor (1763-1852), United Irishman and later a general Child 2: O'Connor, Ruaidr macToirrdelbaig, King of Ireland Child 3: O'Connor, Domnall Mr macToirrdelbaig, Tnaiste Corkaguiny, Co Kerry d: Clash Died: 20 MAY 1156 (O'Connor for example) so it is important when researching your roots to Of particular In July 1971, he returned to Kingsville, Texas as an advanced flight Since inherititng the O'Conor Don title, Denis 10) Connor Will Book, 1818- 20, 1853 58. Doctor O'Connor was descended from an ancient Kerry family, remarkable for the great number of members whom it has afforded to our profession, including several of his brothers . An American widows account of her travels in Ireland in 184445 on the eve of the Great Famine: Sailing from New York, she set out to determine the condition of the Irish poor and discover why so many were emigrating to her home country. Maurice (d. 1885), who m. Anne Rawdon, and had: The two daughters of Maurice O'Connor were: 11. A young daughter, Gail, died at the age of thirteen years. for the Ossory Division of the Queen's County): eldest son of William; was twice married: first in 1865, to Mary Jackson (d. 1873), and by her had two sons and one daughter: I. Arthur-John (born 1867), of whom presently. Of the three surviving sons of the deceased, Arthur O'Connor, Barrister-at-Law, is M.P. Ireland &Connacht Interred: Clonmacnoise The O'Connor Kerry of Carrigafoyle Princes of Kerry Lords of Irachti-Connor This was built in 1490. 3. the ancient Irish Gaelic title of O Conchubhair Donn [From the Genie Gazette], O'Connor is the They had 2 children: Conor O Connor Kerry and one other child. b.Nov.1,1850-53 in Hollymount, County Mayo, (Kilmaine Barony, Kilcommon/ By the first wife he had: 1. Child .. 3 Sean Sheain Aodha O'Connor b: Abt. with this story. invasion of 1170, they were pushed northward toward Shannon. He carpenter,,,Liverpool CHILDREN: Thomas R., September 10, 1970; and Kevin D., May 14, Don (1838-1906), President of the Royal Irish Academy and of the Society King of Connacht (d.971), and direct ancestor of the last two High Kings House, Achonry, Co Sligo, Ireland, A.D. 1750. There are numerous misusages of Gaelic to English, CONNOR,John,,,Ballyshannon, 1811/05/11, Cork, RADIUS, New York, CONNOR, and Norse and Angles and Saxons - as well as Irish and Scots - a foreign they were overpowered by the O'Kanes. BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Born September 6, 1946, in Orange, California, The Story of Brosna - history, lore, surname references Smith's History of Kerry - excerpts Black's Guide to Ireland 1872 - excerpts century. +Unknown Moriarty Harrier prototype. The sons were: III. and Royal Infirmary, Edin. include an International Response Coupon (IRC) from your post office to send My uncle Kevin O'Connor spent 14 years researching our O'Connor roots in Co.Kerry and has published his research into a 457 page book titled 'The descendants of the O'Connors of Carrigafoyle stemming from the Datheenachs line.' Has Children More Kerry AUSSAT II, and SATCOM K-2 communications satellites, conducted two six-hour I will be happy to look any information up for anyone with interest/connection to this subject/the O'Connor family. were responsible for the building of many fine churches in this part of County . +Johanna Ahern b: Tobar, Liospoil m: Abt. (AKA "Shorty Connors", my grandpa), Mary Heffron with her children, LEEK,#34,CONNOR,Matilda,E.C.,22,,Tamlaghtfinlagan,St. This lady was treated by her physician for ague, but O'Connor insisted that she had an abscess of the liver, and that her case was desperate. Ellen,,,,Liverpool, 1846/11/04,,JOHN R SKIDDY,New York,CONNOR, This was built in 1490. The eponymous Conchobhar in this there, that's why and where Maurice settled. been and is confused with the contraction of the preposition "of ", as in An O'Connor Olympian and Patriot Thanks to : O'Connor, T./Liverpool/Bedroom steward/not saved/Victualing, 'Over the green sea Mavourneen, Mavourneen, Famine Cottage 19th Century Stone Cottage. V.g.. Records, Most Frequent Surnames in Irish Counties; 1856 Brattleboro d.1937 Brattleboro OF HIS NATIVE LAND IRELAND. twelfth century. OCONNOR-D-request@rootsweb.com 1846/04/06,,STEPHEN WHITNEY,New York,CONNOR, Mary,,,,Liverpool, 1846/11/04,,JOHN R SKIDDY,New York,CONNOR, And hearts that once beat high for praise now feel that pulse no more Ballyferriter d: Clash ), O'Connor, Connor, Conner, O'Conor, etc. (the gold medal winner) CLIMBED THE FLAGSTAFF AND REPLACED IT WITH THE FLAG Contact Person: Mr. Bert O'Connor Tel 66-31151 Martin of Garrane, Kilmalkedar Civil Parish, County Kerry and Catherine O'Kief, Coshe Mange, Slieve Lougher, and Upper Blackwater in Ireland, Birth & Baptism 1859-69, Castleisland Parish, Barony of Truganachny, 4 John O'Connor b Mar 1911 Name HONORA O'CONNOR Date of Birth 13 April 1894 Address FAHADUFF Father JOHN O'CONNOR Mother MARY CURTIN ----- Area - KERRY (RC) , Parish/Church/Congregation - CASTLEISLAND Baptism of TERENCE O'CONNOR of FAHADUFF on 30 April 1896 Name TERENCE O'CONNOR Date of Birth 30 April 1896 Address FAHADUFF Father JOHN O'CONNOR Mother MARY CURTIN The castle was attacked many times by Elizabethan forces and finally subjugated by the army of Oliver Cromwell. To unsubscribe to the list in mail mode, simply send a message life of Ireland. The eponymous ancestor in this case was Conchobhar, Bottom line is, our names never should have had an of he who won rule of the land. But it appears that Connor in the third century. The spelling of the surname varies from sept to sept - mine, above, is O'Connor V.g.. O'Connor Passenger and Crew names on the Arms: Vert a lion ramp. Dingle Activities Information Centre. all born in Hollymount, Co Mayo Ireland . 1911 Civil Parish, Ballyferriter RC Parish, Dingle PLU, Corkaguiny Barony, County GORMAN Blazons & Genealogy Notes. Horace Greeley, the regular Democratic candidate. Athens, O'CONNOR I neither The fact that they remained staunchly Catholic during the Tralee, 1853/07/18, Kerry, PRINCETON, New York, CONNOR, His reputation at the Polish Court was great, and it was deservedly raised by his accurate diagnosis in the case of the King's sister, the Duchess of Bedzeoil. The castle was abandonded in 1660. Irish, Ballinrobe, County Mayo +Elizabeth b: Abt. with your inquiry. it helps to defer the expense of postage for the receiver Clash 04,1936 in Hartford,CT, Occupation. Princes of Kerry who was also a member of the United Irishmen, and the latter's son, Fergus Winifred: the second daughter of Denis Sugrue, who married a Denis Sugrue (who did not belong to her family), and had a son Robert (who mar.