Introduction.
I started researching our branch of the Kearney family tree a couple of years ago as a hobby. I think my hope at the time was to turn up an ancestor with some kind of an interesting story. Maybe some involvement in a famous crime or sporting event would have been more than enough.
Sadly for me I hit a brick wall and the research was put on hold after numerous attempts to find any further information about the Kearney’s from inner city Dublin failed. Two years in Australia would pass with my Irish family tree put on hold with the hope that some new lead may come to light in the future.
A brief History.
Kearney is a very significant name in Ireland throughout the centerys.There are few names, if any, in the annals of Irish history more renowned than the name of Kearney. There are four main separate Kearney families in Ireland, and at least two separate Irish roots for the name.
Of the two different personal names anglicised as “Kearney,” one is Cearnach, meaning “victorious,” and the other is Caithearnach or Catharnaigh, meaning “warlike” (sometimes also translated as “foot-soldier”) and in our case this is defiantly trough. Cearnach was a fairly common Irish name in the early Middle Ages (perhaps popularised by the legendary hero Conall Cearnach, or “Conal of the Victories,” He was Ulster’s greatest warriors.
The Break trough.
Never in my wildest dreams did I think that when I decided to take a second look and research our branch of the Kearney family tree that it would turn up two of Irelands most famous sons. In finding my Great Grandfather Hugh Kearney’s marriage details to Margaret Turner at Harrington Street Church, Dublin this was a link to Peter Kearney and Margaret Quirk parents of John Kearney the father of Peader Kearney and the uncle of Brendan Behan. These men turned out to be second and third cousins of my father, Anthony.
I have concentrated my research on our connection with Peader Kearney’s Grandfather Peter Kearney so the link between my descendants and this famous Irish family can be passed down for generations to come.
Before you read the booklet bare in mind some names and dates will be incorrect so feel free to pass me on any new information so it can be updated any time and a new copy printed anthonyk135@gmail.com 0868368340.
Just click the link below to download the document!
A brief History.
Kearney is a very significant name in Ireland throughout the centerys.There are few names, if any, in the annals of Irish history more renowned than the name of Kearney. There are four main separate Kearney families in Ireland, and at least two separate Irish roots for the name.
Of the two different personal names anglicised as “Kearney,” one is Cearnach, meaning “victorious,” and the other is Caithearnach or Catharnaigh, meaning “warlike” (sometimes also translated as “foot-soldier”) and in our case this is defiantly trough. Cearnach was a fairly common Irish name in the early Middle Ages (perhaps popularised by the legendary hero Conall Cearnach, or “Conal of the Victories,” He was Ulster’s greatest warriors.
The Break trough.
Never in my wildest dreams did I think that when I decided to take a second look and research our branch of the Kearney family tree that it would turn up two of Irelands most famous sons.
In finding my Great Grandfather Hugh Kearney’s marriage details to Margaret Turner at Harrington Street Church, Dublin this was a link to Peter Kearney and Margaret Quirk parents of John Kearney the father of Peader Kearney and the uncle of Brendan Behan. These men turned out to be second and third cousins of my father, Anthony.
I have concentrated my research on our connection with Peader Kearney’s Grandfather Peter Kearney so the link between my descendants and this famous Irish family can be passed down for generations to come.
Before you read the booklet bare in mind some names and dates will be incorrect so feel free to pass me on any new information so it can be updated any time and a new copy printed anthonyk135@gmail.com 0868368340.
Just click the link below to download the document!
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