Hi Pughy,
It's been a long time since your post but I'm new to RootsChat. Do you know if James Mooney might have ended up in Dublin? I have an ancestor named James Mooney, my ggggrandfather, born around the same time as yours, but I'm not sure where he was born. His daughter married a man fresh from Kildare (Monasterevin), so I wonder whether the families knew each other. Here's what I know:
James Mooney b. abt 1825
m. Frances Marshall around 1852
d. 23 Aug 1893; cause of death dropsy, interred by son James Mooney at Glasnevin
Children
Maria Frances Mooney, b. 1853
James Mooney, b. 1858
Catherine Mooney, b. 1861
Esther Mooney, b. 1862
John Mooney, b. 1865
Michael Mooney, b. 1866
Residences
7 Bailey's Row, Dublin, 9 Sept 1853
20 Dorset St, Dublin, 13 Oct 1858
2 William Pl, Dublin, 1861
3 Fitzgibbon Ln, Dublin, 1866
3 Ballybough Ln, Dublin, Aug 1893
Occupation
Carriage owner, 1866