O'Connor Bridget nee Kennelly Glenaster, Ardagh, Co Limerick Ireland OH MMM

Name: O’Connor, Bridget, nee Kennelly/Kenneally
Date and place of birth: C 1838, Co Limerick (from age on 1901 Census)
Names of parents: possibly John O’Connor and Bridget Sullivan (Askeaton 10 miles Ardagh); or Michael O’Connor and Maria Downey (Kilcolman – 3 miles Ardagh)
Date and place of baptism: see above
Marriage: 28 January 1858 RC Ardagh, Co. Limerick, Ireland to Patrick O’Connor (have marriage certificate but no further information)
Occupation(s): farmer 1901 and 1911 Census
Military service: N/A
Addresses: Glenaster townland, near Ardagh, Co. Limerick, Ireland
Date, place and cause of death: after 1911 Census Glenasater, Co Limerick, Ireland
Date and place of burial: Ardagh RC, Co. Limerick, Ireland
Details of will / administration of their estate: Unknown
Memorial inscription: Not found

Children: Annie m Jeremiah O’ Sullivan C1859-1919 brd Ben Lomond NSW; Bridget DNM 1862-1936 brd Sydney NSW; Patrick m Catherine O’Brien C1863 -1926 brd Sydney NSW; Ellen m Mathew McDonagh 1864-1932 brd Ben Lomond, NSW; Francis (Frank) m Mary Ambrose 1866-1945 Glenaster, Ardagh, Co. Limerick; Catherine m Cornelius Toohey 1868-1952 brd Sydney, NSW; Mary m Martin Casey 1870-1940 brd Sydney NSW; John m Annie McMahon 1872-1960 brd Sydney NSW; Michael m Catherine Dalton 1878-1913 died Sydney NSW; Maggie C1882 Lizzie C1884 living Glenaster 1901 Census.

[kiterunner]

You have her place of burial, Julie; is there no burial date?

I presumed that is where she is buried Kate .. very bad of me .. but I don't think they had the money to be moving about much. Of course she could have been with Maggie and Lizzie, who were on the 1901 Census and then disappeared. In 1911 she was with her son Frank and family.

I went looking on Famsearch looking for marriages and baptisms of Kennellys at Ardagh.

Johanna Kennelly married Daniel Finn in 1865, she was a daughter of Michael.
Mary Kennelly married Patrick Singleton in 1866, she was a daughter of John.
Margaret Kennelly (age 32) married Patrick Shanahan in 1865, she was a dau of Martin.
Catherine Kennelly (age 27) married James Fleming in 1866, she was a daughter of James.

In the 1860s and 1870s at Ardagh Kennellys having children baptised were:
Jeremiah Kennelly and Johanna Keating; Michael Kennelly & Margaret Reidy; Michael Kennelly & Mary Mullane; Michael Kennelly and Mary O'Carroll; Michael Kennelly and Catherine Cunningham; Catherine Kennelly and Patrick Kelly; Catherine Kennelly and Thomas Duanne; Ellon Kennelly and Thomas Enright; Honora Kennelly and John Cusack; Honora Kennelly and Patrick Garvan; Johana Kennelly and Daniel Finn; Mary Kennelly and Thomas Lynch; Mary Kennelly and John Slattery.

Some of them surely must be siblings of Bridget ..

[kiterunner]

Maybe, but maybe it was just a very common name in that area.

Yes it was and sadly by 1901 there were hardly any left.