Foley of Clogheen, Co.Waterford

References:

Papers of Patricia Lavelle.
Sources for Grubb:

GRUBB in [Burkes Irish, 1976]
GRUBB in [Tipperary Gentry, vol.1]
The Grubbs of Tipperary, Geoffrey Watkins Grubb, Mercier Press, Cork, 1972, ISBN 085342-289-3, [NLI] Ir 9292 G 13, [CUL] 496.24.c.95.10, [TCD] 941.92 L2, [SOG] FH/GRU
Sources yet to be consulted:
- Genealogical Memoranda of the Grubbe family, 1893.

Hanora Foley, must be c.1868.
From this picture.

---- Foley,
NOT Lynch, NOT Foley "Lynch",
of Clogheen, Kilronan par, N Co.Waterford [nr Ballymacarbry, few miles SW across the border from Clonmel, Co.Tipperary],
mar Honor Casey,
miller (woollen mills),
owned several woollen mills in Clonmel,
though no Foley listed in CLONMEL

in [Pigot's directory, 1824],
and no Foley listed in CLONMEL

in [Slater's directory, 1846],
poss. sent his son-in-law James O'Meara to Limerick as his agent,
had issue:

Hanora Foley, or Honora,
NOT Margaret,
born 1822, or poss. 1818, Clogheen,
her children's bapts in [St.John's, Limerick] list her as (most frequently) Hanora, and also "Mary",
her children's bapts in [St.Michael's, Limerick] list her as Hanora and Honora,
the [GROI] lists her as Hanora at Joe's birth 1864 and Honora at Nan's birth 1866,
she is "Honora" on grave,
Norrie Buxton remembered her as "Norrie Foley" - she is certainly the ultimate origin of the family name Norrie because it is derived from her granddaughter Honora O'Sullivan - perhaps she was known as Norrie herself,
mar James O'Meara and had issue.
She possibly had a sister, Katie Foley.

Fr. Paddy O'Mara said that James O'Meara's mother was descended from the Grubb family. But it is more likely that it was his wife's family and they worked for the Grubbs rather than were related to them:

Samuel Grubb,
of Quaker family, born 1750,
his family were wealthy and prominent millers (think mainly corn millers) at Cloghen and Clonmel, Co.Tipperary.
Many Grubbs listed in CLONMEL in [Pigot's directory, 1824],
and in CLONMEL in [Slater's directory, 1846].

Cheryl Grubb Christenson

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