Calling all Cork Barrys

[wild rose]

This link could run,and run, so I don't expect anyone will mind if I 'jump on the bandwagon' too. I cannot get anywhere with my 'one and only' link to the 'Barry's and I hope that someone reading this will be able to help. My Grandparents, Mary Angela Barnes, and Edward Maurice O'Neill, were married at St. Mary's Parish Church,  Passage West, Cork, in 1915. Mary's parents were named as: James Barnes, and Margaret Barry. The only other details I have about my Great Grandparents is what I saw written down in the marriage register, at St. Mary's. James stated that he was a blacksmith, and gave their address as 'Cork'. I take that as Cork City?
I have no idea if James and Margaret were married; I have been unable to find a marriage record, and also, I cannot find a birth certificate for Mary Angela Barnes, my Grandmother. I cannot find this family on the 1901, or the 1911 census of Ireland either. They are a complete mystery.

Can anyone help with my enquiry please?

[Aindreasdebarra]

BarradeR,
Thanks for the info:) you're probably right but you said James Walter had seven children who went on the have kids of their own and none of them were called Andrew well the James I'm looking for was my great grandad so it would of been another two genarations till I was born. I am only eighteen. I really have to get some birthcerts together:)

[BarradeR]

Hello Andrew, I have posted you a private message with information regarding your search.
 You will see that you missed two generations, which I have covered in private.
I will keep in touch,
Slán go fóill,
BarradeR.

[loudam]

I've Barrys in my family too, my great great grandmother was Bridget Barry, she married a John Dorgan about 1882 or so, all of their kids were born in Sallybrook, Glanmire, I haven't been able to find a marriage cert for Bridget Barry and John Dorgan so far, but I have gotten my Great Grandmothers birth cert and the birth cert of her oldest sister  too, to see if the parents names and addresses were the same in 1883 and they were....

[Tricia_2]

Hi again

If you are a Barry, or interested in Barry history, then you might like to know about the Barrymore DNA project. Check it out here:

https://sites.google.com/site/barrymorednaproject/

[Deirdre784]

My grandmother was a Barry, descended from Michael Barry, born around 1830 in *Ireland* but believed to be Cork. He married Ellen Cummins before the family moved to Cardiff in the early 1860s.

Tonight, I've discovered a possible link to the Svombos / Swombos in Cardiff hence my interest in this topic.

Michael Barry's son James had 13 children, 6 died as babies including Maurice in 1896, whose death was registered by A Swambo, aunt. It would appear that she was Ann Buckley who married Matthew Swambo, son of Nicholas and Ellen Swambo nee Barry. Still trying to prove this but looks interesting. 

[Tricia_2]

That certainly is interesting, Deirdre. Very interesting indeed!