Genealogy research by Mark Humphrys.
Genealogy research by Mark Humphrys.
"Peter Meara" listed in
[Tithe Survey, 1826]
as holding 1 acre at
Abbey or Inishlounaght townland, just W of Clonmel.
From here.
Copy here.
Peter O'Mara,
Peter
married pre-1817 to Margaret Casey
[born 1785, or possibly 1779].
Her family was
from
Clogheen, near Clonmel, Co.Tipperary.
Peter and Margaret's sons were baptised in Clonmel town in 1817.
Peter is described as "farmer"
at his son John's marriage.
He would be "Peter Meara" who is listed in
[Tithe Survey, 1826]
as holding a tiny plot of 1 acre at
Abbey or Inishlounaght townland, Inishlounaght par, just W of Clonmel.
This is close enough to town that children would still be baptised in town even if they lived here.
The RC parish for Inishlounaght civil parish is St.Mary's, Clonmel.
Child baptised in Clonmel town in 1826.
Andrew moved to Limerick city by 1837.
James moved to Limerick city by 1839.
John moved to England by 1842.
Margaret dies in Limerick, 1863:
Margaret's burial record says that at her death in 1863
she was living Roches St, Limerick,
She would be living with her son
James,
with other son Andrew nearby.
She died 23 Sept 1863, age 78 yrs [grave] or (less likely) age 84 [burial record].
She was bur 24 Sept 1863 [burial record] in
Lynch / O'Mara grave at
Mount St. Lawrence cemetery, Limerick.
Grave
erected by
"James O'Mara", father of Bridget Cusack (died 1870),
"in memory of his mother".
She is spelt "Margaret O'Mara" on grave and in burial record.
Peter and Margaret
had issue:
Baptism of twins John and Andrew O'Mara,
8 Jan 1817,
St. Mary's RC church, Clonmel.
We think this is some form of
"Joannes" and "Andreas",
"filii Petri Meara"
("sons of Peter Meara").
Note four sponsors (twins).
From here.
Baptism of illegible child of "Peter Mara" and Margaret Casey,
17 July 1826,
St. Mary's RC church, Clonmel.
From here.
The old
St. Mary's RC church, Irishtown, Clonmel, Co.Tipperary.
Where the O'Mara children were baptised.
From
1829 to 1842 map.
The old RC church was replaced with a new RC church
built in 1850 on the same site.
See modern street view.
"Margaret O'Mara" (died Sept 1863) is spelt "O'Mara" in
burial register for
Mount St. Lawrence cemetery, Limerick.
Grave of Margaret O'Mara (nee Casey, died 1863).
She is buried in
Lynch / Spain / O'Mara grave.
Mount St. Lawrence cemetery, Limerick.
Photo 2009.
See full size.
Margaret O'Mara is grave on LHS. Her inscription is RHS of that gravestone.
See close-up.
See other shot.
Close-up of grave of
"Margaret O'Mara"
shows her with that spelling.
Photo 2009.
See larger
and full size.
But this biography does not fit Andrew,
who lived in Limerick, and later went to North America,
and stayed in contact with James' family.
Maybe this is Frank or another brother.
[PAT/32] thought Andy the lifeguardsman might be a Foley not an O'Mara.
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