Hence, the English settlers were constantly intermarrying with the Irish and even adopting their language, their customs, their culture, and their dress. The Statute of Kilkenny was designed to put an end to this process of assimilation by which the English settlers were constantly in danger of...
The Tribes and Customs of Hy-Many, Commonly Called O'Kelly's Country by John O'Donovan (Special Edition 1992 Irish Genealogical Foundation), page 137, footnote w.An entry in the Annals of the Four Masters for the year 1457, quoted above, refers to Lisnagore, about a mile west of New...
Patrick J. Whelton's son, Matthew Bartholomew Whelton, also became a customs inspector. He was born in Galveston on October 16, 1903; married Ann Angela Schattel (January 26, 1907–November 4, 1995); and died in Galveston on February 1, 1975. He was the father of Margaret Ann Wh...
in the barony of Leitrim, and county of Galway. Muscraighe-thire* was the ancient name of the baronies of Upper and Lower Ormond, in the county of Tipperary.—SeeTribes and Customs of Hy-Many