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Miscellaneous O'Mara's and O'Meara's

• References:
  • O'MEARA in [O'Hart, 1892, vol.1, p.238]
  • O'MEARA in [O'Hart, 1915, vol.1, p.238]
  • "O'Meara", "Notes on Irish Family Names", Tuam Herald, 24 May 1913. See part 1 and part 2 and part 3. Apparently written by Richard F. Cronnelly.

• Sources yet to be consulted:
  • Toomevara: the unbroken chain, by Tom Shanahan, Joseph Kennedy and Tim Boland, 1981. [NLI] 8B 773.
  • "The O'Mearas of Toomevara", article by T.Boland in a local magazine.

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O'Meara of Toomyvara, Co.Tipperary

In 1354, Alan O'Meara obtained a grant of lands around Ballymackey, near Toomyvara, from James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond.
Ballymackey is in Ballymackey par, Co.Tipperary (NW of Toomyvara, between Toomyvara and Nenagh, see map).
The ruin of Ballymackey Castle survives today.

Ballymackey Castle on 1829 to 1842 map.
The ruin of the tiny Ballymackey Castle survives today in the middle of a piggery.
See modern satellite view.
See street view of entrance.

Toomyvara (Tuaim ui Mheara) on 1887 to 1913 map.
See modern street view of ruined church.

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Limerick city

• John Marea,
  mar Mary Hogan and had issue:
  1. James Marea,
     bapt 19 Apr 1812 [St.Mary's RC par records, Limerick].

• Brian Mara,
  mar Mary Fitzgerald and had issue:
  1. James Mara,
     bapt 27 Mar 1817 [St.Michael's RC par records, Limerick].

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Co.Limerick

• John Mara, of Corelish,
  mar Alice Toomey and had issue:
  1. James Mara,
     bapt 8 June 1812 [Pallasgrean & Templebredon RC par records, Co.Limerick], sp Philip Guerin and Susan Hickey.

• Thomas Mara,
  mar Julie Ryan and had issue:
  1. James Mara,
     bapt 9 Jan 1820 [Murroe RC par records, Co.Limerick], sp Bridget Feehan.

• Patrick O'Meara, or O'Mara,
  mar Mary Connell and had issue:
  1. Andrew O'Meara, or O'Mara,
     bapt 5 Dec 1827 [Bruff RC par records, Co.Limerick], sp Edward Shaughnessy and Catherine Shaughnessy.

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Co.Tipperary

• Denis Mara,
  farmer, of Barnavane,
  mar Margaret McNamara and had issue:
  1. James Mara,
     bapt 15 Feb 1814 [Newport RC par records, Co.Tipperary], sp Denis Molony and Margaret Mara.

• James Mara,
  mar Anne Abbott and had issue:
  1. James Mara,
     bapt 24 Aug 1816 [Roscrea RC par records, Co.Tipperary], sp Cathrine Connors.

• Charles Mara,
  mar Mary Whitford and had issue:
  1. Francis Mara,
     bapt 9 Apr 1820 [Roscrea RC par records, Co.Tipperary], sp John Hart and Anne Martin.

• John O'Meara, of Moneygall,
  mar Bridget Quin and had issue:
  1. James O'Meara,
     bapt 15 Oct 1820 [Dunkerrin RC par records, Co.Tipperary], sp James Neagle and Sally Dwane.

• Andrew Mara,
  labourer, of Waterpark,
  mar Joan Hannon and had issue:
  1. Andrew Mara,
     bapt 19 May 1822 [Newport RC par records, Co.Tipperary], sp John Ryan and Margaret Coffey.

• Michael Mara,
  mar Mary Searson and had issue:
  1. Francis Mara,
     bapt 15 Apr 1836 [Roscrea RC par records, Co.Tipperary], sp John Mara and Sally Mara.

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