Gaynors of Castleconnel, County Limerick

[Journeyman]

Can anyone kindly help me to track down any relatives of Mary Gaynor who emigrated to the US in the early 1900's. Mary Gaynor was my grandmother and had at least one brother who I believe may have emigrated to New York.
Mary married Thomas Coughlan, a carpenter of Pallaskenry, County Limerick and lived there all her life until her death in 1965. She was the headmistress of the Pallaskenry Primary School for many years.

Kind regards,

[nutkin]

 Here are all the Mary Gaynors from the Ellis Island Website.  If you know more, like age, you can narrow down the record date and see the record.  It is free to register.  www.ellisislandrecords.org

  Name of Passenger Residence Arrived Age on Arrival   
1. Mary Gaynor    ...    1900  25     
2. Mary Gaynor    Ballingh, Irish    1916  20     
3. Mary Gaynor    Ballyjamesduff, Ireland    1916  22     
4. Mary Gaynor    Ballymore    1899  17     
5. Mary Gaynor    Brooklyn, N. Y., U.S.A.    1913  34     
6. Mary Gaynor    Clones    1904  3     
7. Mary Gaynor    Clones    1904  40     
8. Mary Gaynor    Dublin, Ireland    1920  28     
9. Mary Gaynor    Killaloe, Ireland    1909  26     
10. Mary Gaynor    Mueljngar    1897  30     
11. Mary Gaynor    New York    1924  43     
12. Mary Gaynor    Smethwick, England    1921  36     
13. Mary Gaynor    Westmeath    1898  58     
14. Mary Gaynor        1892  17     
15. Mary Gaynor        1897  19     
16. Mary Gaynor        1893  23     
17. Mary Gaynor        1893  25     
18. Mary Gaynor        1896  40     
19. Mary Gaynor        1907  40     
20. Mary Gaynor        1906  45     
21. Mary Gaynor        1914  70 

[rezzyrezz]

Hi, Mary Gaynor was also my grandmother. Two of the sons, Kieran and James, left for England during or after the war, and lived in Coventry. I am Kieran's son. I have a brother living in Australia, and a sister who now lives in Washington D.C. I live in Germany. I dont know much about the family and was only in Pallas once, in 1966. Please feel free to contact me if you have or need other information. I have a few photgraphs etc.
                                              Regards.

[rezzyrezz]

Hi, I found a Frank Gaynor, from Limerick who arrived in  America on April 12, 1913. This may be the one you are looking for. if you look on www.Eliisisland.org, you can fina comprehensive list of Gaynors.  Regards.

[Kyrootie]

Hi Journeyman,
     I think that I have some answers for you.  Mary Gaynor did
indeed marry Thomas Coughlan but she never left Ireland. She lived there until she died. Thomas was a carpenter/contractor and she was the Head teacher for the Pallaskenry Elementary school. They lived in the house that had been Thomas Coughlan's parents house. I do not know how many children that they had but one of them was Maureen and she corresponded with my Aunt Evelyn who lived in New York City.  Maureen Coughlin married a gentleman named McGarry and moved to England. They emigrated to the middle east after WWII and lived there until he retired from the oil company he worked for.  I have been corresponding with XX(grandson of Thomas Coughlan and Mary Gaynor) and will ask him how many children Thomas Coughlan and Mary Gaynor had.  He is currently in the process of moving.
       Thomas Coughlan was born in 1879 and to the best of my knowledge was the last child of John Coughlan and Honora Lynch.   Con or Cornelius was the oldest child I have found, born in 1865. He married a Julia and had three children. He emigrated to Australia along with Matthew who was the third son born 1869. One of Con's grandsons, Sean Coughlan, son of Jack became a Jesuit priest and went to Hong Kong.
      Other children of John and Honora Coughlan were Michael born 1867, Mary Anne (my grandmother) born 1874, Patrick 1875, Bridget 1877.  Mary Ann and Bridget emigrated to the US. MaryAnne lived in New York City all her life and Bridget married and lived in Bridgeport Connecticut. (Here is where I have a problem - there was a daughter called Nan and there
are pictures of her in Ireland but I do not know any more about her although there are pictures of another Coughlan family and it could be hers. So my mother told me there were six boys and they could have been born between 1869 and 1874 since I do not have any children born then.
        John Coughlan was also a contractor and his father was James.  John Coughlan lived from about 1820 to 1900 and Honora lived from about 1845 to 1916.  Thomas Coughlan inherited the house since he was the youngest and still living at home when his father died.
      Mary Gaynor was a local woman from Pallaskenry as far as I know. I do have a picture of Thomas Coughlan outside the family home in Pallaskenry and will find it and send it to you.
     
     With best regards,
     Your distant relative
      Paula

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[sarah]

Hi Kyrootie,

Journeyman has been unable to pick your message, but just managed to find out that he may have moved to a different country so just sent him a message via Facebook. Lets hope he gets your message real soon.

Regards

Sarah