John Ryan (Bef. 1785) and Wife Margaret Oates of County Kilkenny, Ireland: A Report on Research at National Library of Ireland

Or, Subtitled: Payments to Flax Spinners and Rent Rolls: Filling in the Blanks re: Early 19th-Century Irish Ancestors My last posting noted that I was preparing for a trip to Ireland on which I intended to do genealogical research. I said that I’d be doing research at the local history center of County Clare in … More John Ryan (Bef. 1785) and Wife Margaret Oates of County Kilkenny, Ireland: A Report on Research at National Library of Ireland

“In Memory of Valentine Ryan, Born in Co. Kilkenny, Ireland, Feb. 23, 1810, Died Feb. 22, 1881. Erected by his son Patrick Ryan”: Irish Roots of Ryan Family, Grant County, Arkansas (5)

In my previous posting, I told you that I’d follow up by providing a summary of what I think I know of John Ryan and his family apart from what’s to be found in the records of Templeorum Catholic parish in County Kilkenny, Ireland, which document the baptisms of five children born to John and wife … More “In Memory of Valentine Ryan, Born in Co. Kilkenny, Ireland, Feb. 23, 1810, Died Feb. 22, 1881. Erected by his son Patrick Ryan”: Irish Roots of Ryan Family, Grant County, Arkansas (5)