When I was very young at school, was asked by friends how or why my name come to be Kevin, it was a group of us chatting about it. Any how I asked my father that day when I got home and he was quite stern when he said "what do you want to know that for"? well it was all inocent from my point but it turns out I we are related to Kevin Gerrard Barry of Ireland, hung at 18. It has been in the back of my mind to this day. My mother remembers a heated argument with my grand father an uncle and auntie and dad about his naming me Kevin. So I recontly find out that Steven John Barry had to leave Ireland in some haste. I have been told it was a fight over a girl and he threw a rock through a pub window. I am thinking its a bit more than than. I need to go back to Stephens Father Michael and see who stephens brothers are or even Michael Barry's brothers to see if there is a link any where. Kevin Barry would have to be a great uncle.
The problem I have is My Father is dead, his father is dead and his brother, my uncle and aunties will not speak of it. they will not say a word. I only just today learnt of another Barry in New Zealand John Joseph who was born in Hawera and went on to train race horses, had a taranaki wcup winner or somthing like that in 1965,66 and 67. Thats all I knowI have found all that you have found. Its finding the brothers of Michael Barry in Ireland that will be a challange
