Keogh, Kelly in Glen of Imaal

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[Jimmykelly1059]

My grandfather, John Keogh (b. 1880), and grandmother, Anne Kelly (b. 1885) were from the Glen of Imaal in Wicklow.  The townlands I have heard about in the area in which members of the two families lived are Seskin, Stranahely, Coolmoney, Leitrim and Knocknamunnion.  I think these townlands are in the parish of Donaghmore but I think that may be the civil, as distinct from church, parish.  Does anyone know what the relevant Catholic parish or parishes are for those townlands? 

I have a good deal of information on the two families from the 1901 and 1911 censuses.  The Kellys, or some of them,  moved to Kildare before 1911 but I would be interested to know if there are Keoghs still in Glen Imaal.

Dermo

Hi Dermo. It's possible that your grandmother, Anne Kelly, was a sister of my great grandfather, John Kelly, who I think left the Glen of Imaal as a young man and settled in Kellystown, Ticknock, in South Dublin. Any information you might have would be much appreciated. Thanks.

[dermo]

Hi Jimmykelly1059

My grandmother had a brother John.  However, he moved to Kildare with the family, as I mentioned in my original post, not to Dublin.  The land the Kellys farmed in the Glen was part of  the tract the British War Department bought up for the artillery range that still exists there.  With the compensation the family received, they bought a small farm near the town of Moone.  As far as I know John farmed there until his death. 

[Mcivory]

My Grandmother was a Keogh from Stranahely, her name was Lizzie and is on the 1901 census. Her parents were Michael and Mary and they appear to be your grandfathers parents.

My grandfather, John Keogh (b. 1880), and grandmother, Anne Kelly (b. 1885) were from the Glen of Imaal in Wicklow.  The townlands I have heard about in the area in which members of the two families lived are Seskin, Stranahely, Coolmoney, Leitrim and Knocknamunnion.  I think these townlands are in the parish of Donaghmore but I think that may be the civil, as distinct from church, parish.  Does anyone know what the relevant Catholic parish or parishes are for those townlands? 

I have a good deal of information on the two families from the 1901 and 1911 censuses.  The Kellys, or some of them,  moved to Kildare before 1911 but I would be interested to know if there are Keoghs still in Glen Imaal.

Dermo

[dermo]

Hi McIvory
I'm only seeing your post now. Lizzie Keogh was my maternal grandfather's sister. I have little information about her beyond the fact that she was married twice, firstly to James Flood in 1918 and then to Thomas Donoghue in 1924, her first husband having died in the interim.  I found no record of children from her first marriage. Was Thomas Donoghue your grandfather?

[Mcivory]

Hi Dermo, yes Lizzie Keogh was my maternal grandmother. She was married to James Flood but as far as I know they had no children as he shipped out to WW1 and died in battle. I have a little information on her parents. Give me a shout directly and I can share

[Mcivory]

Thomas Donoghue was my grandfather