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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Mayo => Topic started by: Vella on Friday 30 November 07 19:56 GMT (UK)
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We are trying to find out what happened to the remaining four of the ten children of great grandparents Edward and Ellen (nee Egan) Ruane of Corrimbla, Ballina. Edward and Ellen married at the Cathedral in Ballina in 1866. We know the family farmed in the area and at least one son James emmigrated to America. We also know that William b. 1873 was living in Haslingden, Lancs with his brother Michael in 1905. Michael eventually settled and married in Edinburgh but we would like to find out what happened to William in particular. Thanks for any help.
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this is what i found.
JOHN RUANE 9-5-1867. PATRICK RUANE 18-4-1870. BALLINA, MAYO, IRE. PARENTS. EDWARD RUANE & ELLEN EGAN.
regards mary. :)
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Thank you very much Mary! They are two of the sons we are missing. We suspected there was a Patrick as a Patrick Rowan (name changed from Ruane) bought the grave of a relative in Edinburgh where Michael settled.
Are you a descendant or from Ballina?
with kind regards
Vella
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Hello, wondering if your Ruane family had a Hugh in it. He was a witness in one of my Oboyles' family event like marriage witness or god parent. Also know of some that settled in Pittston Pennsylvania in coal regions. Email me dirst at (*) Thank you, Bob
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Hello Bob,
So far we haven't found an ancestor by the name of Hugh in the Ruane family though we are still missing 2 of the 10 children born of Edward and Ellen. What sort of age group would your Hugh be in?
We did visit Ballina last year and discovered there were many "Ruanes" in the area! We were also told that many of them were probably related in some way. As eight of our Ruane family were males you can understand how that fact would be right!
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Hello Vella, I am guestimating that Hugh was born around 1845 or a little later than that. I am betting that he later settled in Pittston PA in the coal regions. I believe some lived there too. Bob My direct email is email removed to prevent spamming and other abuses. Please use Personal Messaging system to exchange personal information.I wonder if your family has any O'Boyle girls marying the Ruane boys?
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Did you have a Kate Ruane in your family? My gr gr grandmother was Kate who married a McANdrew.
Are these names in your tree?
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Hello Pukeen,
No Kate as far as we know though we are still searching for 2 more Ruanes out of the 10. All 8 are males! Do you know if your Kate had any brothers?
Vella
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Sadly, I don't know any more about her than her name. I am still working on it though.
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Hi
Have Hugh Ruane grand father to my husband he was born Cominch BalinaFeb 4 1877
to Thomas Ruane and Ellen Rowlands...... Hugh Died in Glasgow 1913
Husbands mother Bridget Ruane Aug 9th 1913.
Hugh Ruane married Margaret Jane Lennox daughter of Richard LENNOX and Agnes Dunn
He had sisters who went to America and a brother Patrick died shortly after landing there of TB .
other names in that family were Bridget, Winifred, Anthony, Cecelia . Ellen and Ann
Mm
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Hello,
The Ruanes we have are Edward b. 1839 County Sligo married Ellen Egan in Ballina in 1866.
Their sons were John, Patrick, William, Dermott, Michael, Daniel, Anthony and James. Still searching for 2 other children.
So far we have not found a Hugh in the family!
Vella
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ok ta ,
in this line it was a name that popprd up all the time ;)
MM
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Hi. Don't know if our families are related. My Gt Grandfather Hugh Ruane b 3/4/1856 Curradrish, Attymass, Ballina, Co Mayo married a Mary Develin from Drumglass, Dungannon and emigrated to New Zealand
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Hello Alison,
As far as I know we do not have Hugh Ruane in our family tree. All the Ruanes we know of were from Corimbla, Balina. Someone earlier had also posted having a Hugh Ruane; perhaps you could check that one? Sorry,
Vella
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I have the 10 children of Edward and Ellan as follows:
John (09/05/1967)
Patrick (18/4/1870)
William (1873)
Dermot (1897)
Michael (1881)
Anthony (1886)
James
Edward
Thomas
Daniel (1881-1961)
I hope this helps.
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Hello Ruanesh,
Thankyou for your post. How good to hear from you.
The only son I didn't have a note of was Thomas.
James b. 1889 d.1925 New York
Edward b. 1876 (not sure of his death date but he lived in Cambs.
For Daniel I have b. 1884.
Are you a descendant of one of these sons?
Vella
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Hi, not sure about Hugh but, I’m a descendent of Anthony Ruane from those brothers.
Anthony Ruane b. 1886, married Mary Cummings and had 11 children:
They lived on Bunree Road, Ballina (we think number 3). They kept a pig here and chickens in the back garden. They would fetch water from the spring spilling from the wall at the bottom of the steps of the river Brusna opposite. Separately to the family home, they had a small quarry on some land in Ballina and kept dairy cows on there and they had the contract for repairing the pot holes in the road.
Years later after Anthony and Mary had died, the eldest son, John built a small farmhouse on the land and lived there until he died. He had a housekeeper called McBride, who ‘took’ ownership of the land when he died, so it was lost to the family and we don’t really know what happened next.
My mum is the daughter of May (the eldest). May moved to England when she was 18 in 1940, she settled in Manchester and trained to be a nurse at Crumpsall hospital, married Harry Brame (b. 1926) and they lived in Blackley, Middleton and then Castletown, Rochdale. They had 5 children:
My Mum is Lorraine.
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Some links for others reading-
Anthony Ruane married Mary Commons on 15 June 1922 at Ballina RC Cathedral.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1923/09177/5318904.pdf
Mary Ruane born 18 September 1922 in Ballina. MMN Commins
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1922/01143/1477436.pdf
Annie Ruane born 23 December 1923 - Ballina. MMN Commins. Currently no image to display.
https://www.rootschat.com/links/01t3b/
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Thanks so much for the kind advice and links… we are in Ballina on holiday right now. We are visiting the graves tomorrow, which I managed to find in Leigue Cemetery, (plot: 3084). The thing I’ve been struggling most with, is trying to find Mary Commins/Commons date and place of birth.
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To MishL,
Thank you so much for your message. I've not done any serious research on the Ruanes for a while as my Ancestry membership doesn't cover Ireland so I was excited to read your post. We have a few old photographs of the Ruane family but we don't know who is who!
My husband is the descendent via his grandfather Michael Ruane (Later Rowan) and Michael's daughter Mary who lived in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Thankyou.
Sylvia W
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I actually made a mistake in my original post.
First of all apologies that I mentioned living descendants, rookie error and I reported it to the moderator to help me remove it.
Secondly, my great grandfather Anthony Ruane is not Anthony from Edward Ruane. The more I have researched the more I have pieced together. He is Anthony from Patrick Ruane. Both Anthony’s were born in 1886 and from Ballina.
Patrick Ruane b. 1853 in (xxx ? area) married Mary (xxx ?last name) (from xxx ?area) on (date, place)..
Their sons were:
1. Patrick
2. Anthony (6th May 1886)
3. John
4. William
5. Martin
Anthony Ruane b. 1886, married Mary Commons/Commins on 15th June 1922 (Thursday)
and had the following children:
1. Mary (May) Ellen b. 1922
2. Annie b. Dec, 1923
3. John b. 1925
4. Joseph. ? AKA Michael (died as a child of meningitis)
5. Pat b. 1927
6. Eileen b. 1929
7. Anthony (Tony)
8. Martin
9. James
10. Frank
11. Kathleen (died as a child of gastroenteritis)
They initially lived on St Muredach's Terrace, then later they lived on Bunree Road, Ballina (we think number 3). They kept a pig here and chickens in the back garden. They would fetch water from the spring well, spilling from the wall at the bottom of the steps of the river Brusna opposite. Separately to the family home, they had a small quarry on some land in Ballina and kept dairy cows on there and they had the contract for repairing the pot holes in the road.
When my Grandma (May), was a little girl. Her and her siblings would milk the cows before school, then walk 6 miles to school. After school, they would have to weed the pot holes, so that their Dad Anthony could fill them with the chipping from the quarry. They had a huge cart horse called Paddy, who would pull a cart of aggregate for the repair work. My Grandma and her sister Annie would knock on doors and sell raw milk, they would carry jugs and go door to door topping up peoples milk jugs. When they got tips, they would hide the pennies in a hole in the wall to save them up. When they had enough, then on Sunday after church, they would go to ‘Tobins’? Shop on the end of Bunree Road and buy themselves some sweets.
Anthony d. 25th Feb 1945 - buried at Leigue Cemetery, (plot: 3084)
Mary d. (Unsure of exact date) in 1970 - buried in the same grave at Leigue Cemetery, (plot: 3084)
Years later after Anthony and Mary had died, the eldest son of Patrick (Anthony’s older brother), John built a small farmhouse on the land and lived there until he died. He had a housekeeper called McBride, who ‘took’ ownership of the land when he died, so it was lost to the family and we don’t really know what happened next.
The things I’d like to find out most, is my great Nana Mary (Commins) date of birth. We know that Anthony was apparently about 40 years old when he married her and was apparently a lot older. My Grandma said it was controversial at the time because the Commins were relatively wealthy and they disowned her fro marrying Anthony and refused to pay the dowry. So I’m curious to learn how big the age gap was?
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Anthony Ruane married Mary Commons on 15 June 1922 at Ballina RC Cathedral.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1923/09177/5318904.pdf
The thing I’ve been struggling most with, is trying to find Mary Commins/Commons date and place of birth.
Her father was Michael Commons according to the marriage certificate.
Michael Commons with daughter Mary - 1911 census
House 49 in Breaghwy (Ardnaree South, Mayo).
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Mayo/Ardnaree_South/Breaghwy/698507/
In 1901 census aged 7
House 51 in Breaghny (Ardmaree South, Mayo).
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Mayo/Ardmaree_South/Breaghny/1570564/
.....to be continued
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Michael Commons married Bridget Naughton on 14 March 1894 at Ballina RC Church. Both bride and groom living in the townland of Breaffy [sic] (Breaghwy).
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1939/08867/5206639.pdf
Mary Commons born 15 January 1895 at Breaffy [sic]. MMN Naughton
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1895/02212/1834985.pdf
Youngest sister Alice Commons born 10 September 1907 at Breaffy [sic].
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1907/01673/1665722.pdf
Breaghwy townland SE of the town of Ballina.
https://www.townlands.ie/mayo/tireragh/kilmoremoy/ardnaree-south-rural/breaghwy/
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I’m blown away, thank you so much for all you kind research and help! :)
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You're very welcome, MishL :D