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posted by Sharon Carberry, not researching this family but found in passing.

From Paddy Waldron's transcribed church records, slightly edited:
JAN 21 1853 DANIEL GORMAN from Knocknagarhoon ??
married to MARGARET GIBSON from TULLIG
Witnesses: PETER GIBSON & HONORA LIDDANE (as Honor Liddane)

Daniel Gorman
Christening Place: CARRIGAHOLT, CLARE, IRE
Birth: 13 Dec 1868 Birthplace: Carrigaholt, Clare, Ire
Father: Daniel Gorman
Mother: Margaret Gibson
LDS Film 101178

One (and only one) Daniel Gorman family in Clare, 1901
Knocknagarhoon, Tullig DED
Gorman - RC, all b. Clare
Daniel 55 farmer
Catherine 48
James 30
Bridget 28
Thomas 20
Honor 18
Annie 14
Ellen 12
Daniel 11

Other Gorman families of same place, 1901: James, John, wid. Margt,
plus one young man on a house ship
other families of same place: McDonald, Behen, Houlihan, McMahon

Daniel's brother, re-settled in Chicago, from U.S. records:
Henry E. Gorman
Death: 25 Mar 1919 Place: Chicago, Illinois
Birth: 09 Aug 1859 Birthplace: Ireland
Father: Daniel Gorman
Mother: Margaret Gibson
Occupation: Police Captin
Residence Place: Chicago, Illinois
Spouse: Susan Gorman
Burial: Mt Olivet
LDS film 1852716

Cook Co. marriage 11 Jan 1894, LDS film 1030236
Henry Gorman, 32, to Susan Gorman, 28

1900 Chicago 28-WD, South Town, 2045 W. 36th St.
Gorman
Henry E. 41 Ire policeman, img'd 18__ [not clear, see orig'l], nat. column left blank
Susan 38 Ire mar'd 7 yrs, 4 ch b, img'd 1879
William H 6 IL Apr 1894
Margaret J. 5 "
Gibson E. 3 " Apr 1897
Mary K. 1 "
Dennis J. O'Sullivan 38 Ire boarder, carpenter, img'd 1888, nat'd

There were numerous Daniel (O')Gormans associated with the adjoining townlands of Knocknagarhoon and Carrownaweelaun.

Daniel who married Margaret Gibson on 21 Jan 1853 died on 21 Aug 1881; Margaret was still living in Carrownaweelaun in 1901. Their youngest known child Daniel died in infancy (b. 13 Dec 1868, d.16 May 1889).

Daniel who married Catherine Blake on 16 Feb 1868 was the son of yet another, older, Daniel. He was living in Knocknagarhoon in 1901 and his widow was still there in 1911. Their youngest known child Daniel went to America, but returned with the funds to buy a farm in Moveen.

As ever, the credit for the parish register transcriptions should go to Murray Ginnane.