Clare Past Forum

Dear Caolite,

That may well solve the scarceness of the name Tarsnane. I was starting to think Tyson or similar but the explanation you've given makes sense. Fingers crossed it can help me track the family down now.

many thanks

Hello Gerald and thanks for your response.

There is probably a link given the apparent rareness of the Tarsnane name. My Margaret, as shown in my initial listing, married Patrick O'Connor in Australia and he died in approx 1920 or thereabouts. Margaret also died in Australia sometime before her ...

Many thanks Miriam. As you can guess my 'Irish' is non existent really.

I'll check out the sites you've suggested.

I really am so appreciative of the responses I've received from all.

May I say,

Slan,

Kerry (Great Great Grand daughter of Matthew Tarsnane.)

:oops: slan, miriam and sadhbh, you are absolutley brilliant. Not only do I thank you but my 93 y.o Mum, Great Grand Daughter of Matthew Tarsnane thanks you.

I will thoroughly check your links out and hope that I'm able to track the famly of Matthew and Bridget better than what I've previously had ...

Perhaps it's a silly question given the number of O'Brien's no doubt in Ireland BUT........ does anyone have ANYTHING on a Bridget O'Brien marrying Matthew Tarsnane/Tarsene/Tarsone/Tarsenane. They are listed as the parents of my maternal Great Grandmother, Margaret Tarsnaneor Tarsine of Co. Clare ...

:P Thank you Paddy. I hadn't picked those up. If you have any further suggestions of where I might find information on the Tarsnane family it would be greatly appreciated, especially by my 93 y.o. Mum - Great Grand daughter of Matthew Tarsnane and his wife Bridget nee O'Brien. She's the last of her ...

The 1901 Census shows the Tarsnane family in Co. Clare. My maternal Great Grandmother was Margaret Tarsnane daughter of Matthew/Mathew Tarsnane and Bridget O'Brien, farmers of Co. Clare possibly Clooneybreen.

Margaret married Patrick O'Connor of Co. Limerick in Australia in 1879.

Does anyone have ...