Clare Past Forum

Hi Jimbo and Sheila,

I'm amazed at these developments, and thank you. I was in Ireland again this past summer and it didn't even occur to me to check back here for any news - it may have given me some guidance in the research I did more recently. I made a visit to the National Archives in Dublin ...

Hi Sheila,

Thanks so much for your feedback. Yes, James Whelan's brother Thomas emigrated to Australia and died there, per information shared by his descendants. Their information about their family tree indicated the parents were also James Whelan and Margaret Welsh (rather than Walsh). I feel ...

Hello! I'm arriving in Clare next month and was hoping to uncover burial locations for my great great grandparents, James Whelan and Sarah Callaghan.

I've been able to locate online records pertaining to their son, Thomas, buried in the Bodyke Cemetery:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial ...

Hi Jimbo,

I’ve been wondering about Annie myself - but I think my assumptions took me down a different path with that. The church record for Nora is dated 21 June 1880, and the civil record for Honor is dated 21 March 1881. Given the length of time, I figured these were two separate births, but ...

Jimbo, thank you!!

So it seems I have aggregated two of James and Sarah’s children into 1 —> an early Eliza who died as a baby, and a later one seemingly Elizabeth Cora. I’ll update my ancestry tree today to reflect your corrections. I also scoured civil records and found nothing that points to EC ...

Hello! I’m looking for some follow up information on the content of this post from Jimbo:
http://www.ourlibrary.ca/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?p=13563#p13563

I am a descendant of James Whelan and Sarah Callaghan through their daughter, Annie. I’d love to learn more about the circumstances mentioned. I ...