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My great grandmother was Mary Jane O'Neil, born and baptized in the Catholic Parish of Freshford, Tullaroan County, Kilkenny, Ireland 2 May 1841.  Her parents, Patrick and Julia (Delaney) were residing in Lackagrass [or Knocknagrass], a subdivision fo the townland of Courtsland at the time that she was born.  Patrick and Julia O'Neil left Ireland circa 1853, coming to Montreal, Canada.  Mary would have been about twelve years of age.  Coming also were sisters, Catherine, Cecelia and young Julia.  A cousin has found the dates of marrige of Patrick & Julia (Delaney} O'Neil [2 Mar. 1840], and the birth and baptism date of Mary and her siblings.  Someday, I would like to know the ancestry of all of these people.  What I am most interested in at the present, is trying to piece together Mary's life.  What was life like in the Parish of Freshford, Tullaroan County, Kilkenny, Ireland, and the subdivision of Courtstown?  I know that they had been suffering from the Potato Blight Famine.  What were the other crops?  Did some families fare better than others?  Was it a close-knit community?  I write short-stories about each of my ancestors, and want to be as accurate as possible.  I appreciate any information that anyone mgiht be able to give.  God bless.  Isabel Morse Maresh -

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