O'Malley / Conneely
Family History
Co Galway - Boston
Grandfather John O'Malley
(Seán Ó Maille)
Grandmother Bridget Conneely
(Brid Ni Conghaile)
My Grandparents
John O'Malley & Bridget Conneely's children:
Patrick O'Malley
Birth: January 29, 1905
Bridget O'Malley (also spelled Brigid)
Birth: October 14, 1906
Matthias Thomas O'Malley
Birth: September 05, 1909
Mary Ellen O'Malley
Birth: April 13, 1912Died: April 23, 1913
Died: April 23, 1913John Francis O'Malley
Birth: November 05, 1915's
Patrick Conneely and Mary Hernon
Padraig Ó Conghaile agus Marie Ni Larnain
Children:Bridget Birth: December 14, 1872 *
Birth: December 14, 1872 * (married John O'Malley)
Patrick Birth: January 15, 1876 *
Birth: January 15, 1876 *MichaelBirth: January 15, 1876 *
Birth: January 15, 1876 *Anne (Nan) Birth: July 25, 1878
James Birth: March 14, 1883
Birth: March 14, 1883 (married Anne O'Malley)
Bartley Birth: January 10, 1885
Birth: January 10, 1885Joe Birth: June 1, 1887 *
Birth: June 1, 1887 *Mary Birth: March 3, 1889
Birth: March 3, 1889 John Birth: Sept 22 1891
Birth: Sept 22 1891Thomas Birth: July 15, 1893 *
(born in the village of Tiernee (Tir an Fhia), Galway,
on the Island of Gorumna.
Birth: December 30, 1874
Baptized: December 30, 1874
Immigrated to US: Sept 5, 1895
Marriage: January 10, 1904
Naturalized: November 28, 1921
Death: December 11, 1968
bob's your uncle
Go raibh míle maith agat to cousin Maureen Wyckoff for all her wonderful research, Father Padraic Audley who provided the birth dates & names for John & Bridget and their siblings, to cousins John Conneely of England, Brian Connolly of Chicago and Marie (Whelan) Dermody of Galway. Also to Maeve and Mary of the St MacDara Church Cararroe parish center and Ann, Damian and John at the Ionad Oidhreachta Leitir Mealláin (Lettermullen & Garumna Heritage Centre) for their assistance. Thank you to all who provided pictures.
Marielle, Donica
& Genevieve
Bob & Jean
As an Irish decendant you should have cúpla focal (a couple of words) of Irish.
HelloDia dhuit (Dee-a Ghwit)
Dia dhuit (Dee-a Ghwit)Goodbye Slán (Slawn)
Slán (Slawn)Thank-youGo raibh maith agat(Guh-Rev-Ma-Agut )
Go raibh maith agat(Guh-Rev-Ma-Agut )Link to Irish Language Society of Boston: www.cumann-na-gaeilge.org
* indicates I have a copy of their birth registration from the General Registrar's Office (GRO)
born in the village of Doirin Darach, Co. Galway,
Birth: April 4, 1875
Baptized: April 4, 1875
Immigrated to US: May 12, 1900
Marriage: January 10, 1904
Naturalized: November 28, 1921
Death: May 23, 1937
Mathias O'Malley and Bridget McDonough
Maitiú Ó Maille agus Brid Nic Dhonnacha
Children: John Birth: April 4, 1875
Birth: April 4, 1875 (married Bridget Conneely)
Anne Birth: May 20, 1877
(married James Conneely)
Matthew Birth: December 24, 1885
Catherine Birth: November 25, 1888
Bridget Birth: May 3,1891 *
Thomas Birth: April 29, 1894 *
Barbara Birth: Sept 2, 1896
My great grandparents and children:
Mo sheantuismitheoirí agus a gclann:
Maitiú Ó Maille & Brid Nic Dhonnacha
agus
Padraig Ó Conghaile & Marie Ni Larnain
Remains of Grandfather Seán Ó Maille's
home in Doirin Darach
Nana O'Malley (Brid Ni Conghaile)
home in Tiernee (Tir an Fhia)
Go raibh maith agat, cousin Máire Dermody for the clarification
Himself
Ninth EditionMay 12, 2020It's been a while since the last update. May 12th 2020 is the 120th anniversary of my grandfather's arrival from Dorin Darach, Galway. I've had the great fortune of being contacted by cousin Maureen Wyckoff, granddaughter of Thomas Conneely. Maureen has been done a great amount of research, she has been able clear up some mysteries, found some great documents and uncovered some new facts. One interesting tidbit is the O'Malleys and Conneelys are double cousins, a brother and sister in one family married a brother and sister in another. My grandfather John O'Malley married my grandmother Bridget Conneely and my great uncle James Conneely married my great aunt Anne O'Malley.
On my last visit to Ireland I stayed in Tir an Fhia, Bridget Conneely's village, which borders John O'Malley's village of Doirin Darach, Galway. Several miles away, in a beautiful cemetery named Seanbhaile (sounds like shawn whyl ya) I found the tombstone of my great grandparents Mathias O'Malley and Bridget McDonough (Maitiú Ó Maille agus Brid Nic Dhonnacha). What I have learned about Irish genealogy is that it is more art than science. There are variations in the spelling of names (Irish and English), missing records, transcription errors, etc…
What I have learned about Irish genealogy is that it is more art than science. There are variations in the spelling of names (Irish and English), missing records, transcription errors, etc… Along the lines of art not science; the tombstone of Mathias O'Malley and Bridget McDonough. I am reasonably certain Seanbhaile is their final resting place and possibly the Conneelys. I have been back to Ireland several times, traipsing through area cemeteries looking for ancestral graves. There are many headstones that are weather worn with illegible cravings. The reason I say I’m reasonably certain is Seanbhaile is the only cemetery I could find in Lettermore, Gorumna, Lettermullen or Cararroe that had a cluster of O’Malley headstones in one area. The inscription at the base of this Celtic Cross is:
PRAY FOR THE SOUL
OF MATHIAS O’MALLEY
WHO DIED 29TH OF DEC
19*9 AGE 77 YEARS
ERECTED BY HIS WIFE
BRIDGET
RIP
Mathias O'Malley was born in 1839, 77 years later would be 1916. The 3rd digit in the date is not legible, it could have been a 0 or a 1 or even another number. If it is a one (1919) that is close to 1916. Old Irish birth dates vary; the family might not have known the actual birth date. I have not been able to find a birth record of Mathias and Bridget but they do appear in the 1901 & 1911 Irish census. In the Cararroe parish Lier Defunctorum (Death Registry) which starts in 1920, (there are no early death records), I did not find a record of a death for Mathias or Bridget O’Malley. I'm assuming they were alive in 1911 but not after 1920. Until I can find other evidence or someone can prove me wrong, I’m accepting this is where my great grandparents lay. If you ever get to Seanbhaile cemetery, I left something in the upper left quadrant of the cross. It’s no treasure, but let me know if you find it.
Jean
