Rooney Family Tree

Initial dates for her were about 1814 to about 1827 and that she was born and died in County Cork. However, as of about 2016, locals were able to read a gravestone in the Kilbegley Cemetery which is probably hers, and send that information and photos to Randy Rooney. The vital information has been changed to match that stone.

This cemetery is in the Parish of Clonfert, Parish More, where the records burned in the late 1800's.

Geraldine says: "My grandmother, Margaret Murphy Rooney, wrote on a small piece of paper: Ellen Rooney, Kilbegley Cemetery, Parish Moore, Pat and Stephen Ward. My Mother never knew how Pat and Stephen Ward were related to Ellen."

[In about 1975, Helen Rooney Felling's mother, Margaret Murphy Rooney, wrote a note on possible brothers or parent of Ellen Ward Rooney: "Pat and Stephen Ward last known address in 1847: Parish of Clonfert - County Galway, Parish More - Kilbegley Cemetery."]

Geraldine says, "The 26 hour shoeless walk in 1844 from Parish Moore to Sligo for my great grandfather Thomas, his sister Catherine and the two wee boys must have been a nightmare."

June 23, 2016:

"Hi everyone,
I heard from Mary Dolan again and Ellen Ward Rooney's tombstone has been added to the historicgraves.com website: http://historicgraves.com/ kilbegly/ro-klbg-0248/grave. They are still working to get photogrammetry done on it, but had to wait for the weather to improve. Hopefully it will be available soon.
Mary sent the following as well. I'm trying to confirm with Mary how the sibling relationship was established, but thought you would be interested...
With regard to details on Eleanor Ward Rooney, she appears to be a sister of Stephen and Patt Ward. Stephen Ward lived in Kidlawn, Ballinasloe. He was born in 1808 and died on the 5 May 1883. He married Bridget Caulfield in 1844. Their daughter Eleanor was born in 1847 a year after Eleanor Rooney died, so she may have been named after her. This Eleanor was Mary Ward Dolan's husband's great grandmother. Patt Ward died on 1st Aug 1890 aged 80 years.
So, Mary said it looks as if Eleanor Ward is related to her husband and not to her, even though her maiden name is Ward and her ancestors also came from the Townland of Kidlawn. (If you are looking up Kidlawn it was also known by its Irish version, Curraghnagower, pronounced curr a na gower, which means "goats field" hence Kidlawn.)
I'll let you know when/if I hear more that may be of interest.
Best regards,
Randy [Rooney]"