County Kilkenny
Ireland
Surname Roster
updated
December 27, 2011
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| Surname | Co. Kilkenny Location | Emigration Date/Place | Contact |
| Mackey | unknown | late 1850s MA | Deneefe Logan |
| Madigan | Mullinavat | 1800 onward | Marie Fitzpatrick |
| Maher | Baurnafea | bef 1886 Thornborough QLD | Noel Kiernan |
| Maher | Rathmacan | mid 1880s Omaha, Nebraska | Michael Maher |
| Maher | Baurnafea | bef 1886, Thornborough, QSLD | Lauris Mathison |
| Maher | Uskerty, Castlecomer | 1847? | Kathy Clare |
| Maher | Annamult, Danesfort | did not emig | Maryann Lane |
| Maher | Ballyhale | ca 1840 Marlboro NJ | Bill McGowan |
| Malliege | Killmacow, Kilkenny | n/a | Susan Haslam |
| Malone | Rosbecon | 1862 New Zealand | Brenda Collins |
| Maloy | not given | 1835-45 | Angie Pieper |
| Marnell | Marnellmedows | 1800s Ballarat, Victoria | Margaret Marnell |
| Martin | Callan | 1816 Waterford > St John's, NFLD, CAN | Brenda Fay |
| Mathews | Bonnetstown | n/a | Peggy Dolan |
| McCabe | Castlecomer | 1860 Sydney, Australia | Chinka |
| McCarroll | not given | not given | Mitch McCarroll |
| McCormack | Kilkenny | 1853 New Orleans | Jeff Ford |
| McDermott | unknown | 1854 NY to PA | Mary Dess |
| McEvoy | Mooncoin, Polerone | ca 1900 Chicago IL | Anita Carroll |
| McEvoy, McAvoy | Castlecomer, Clogh | 1838 Schuylkill Co, PA | Ron McAvoy |
| McBride, M'Bride | unknown | 1860 New York City | Beth McBride |
| McCullagh | Kilkenny | Gowran | Nicky McCullagh |
| McDonald | Johnswell | not given | Kathryn |
| McDonel, McDonnel(l) | not given | 1826 | Brett Brown |
| McDonnell | Blanchevillespark | 1844-5 Ontario > Stag. Creek QUE | Patty Anne Hill |
| McGee | Clough | 1839-50? Hecksherville PA | Brian McGee |
| McGrath | Kilmanagh, Kilmanagheen | 1885-1900 | Patricia James |
| McGrath | Johnstown | ca 1865 | Mary Thompson |
| McMahon | Kilkenny | not given | Gerry Eberwein |
| McMullen | Johnstown, Kells, Callen, Castlecomer | 1846 | Lyn McMullen |
| McNamara | unknown | ca 1821 Nova Scotia | Diane Barker |
| McNamara | Clogh Parish | 1840 Toronto, Ontario | Bernard McNamara |
| McNamara | Castlecomer | 1823 Australia | Kathryn Lucas |
| McVey | not given | 1835-46 NY or PA, USA | E. Miller |
| Meagher | Tullaraon | 1870s Redbank, VIC, AU | Nicole Murphy |
| Mealey | Castlecomer | 1871 | EM Lanciani |
| Mihan, Myhan | Callan | ca 1815, Prince Edward Island, CAN | Mary Cudmore |
| Miles, Myles, Moyles | Callan | ca 1850 | Helen O Kingi |
| Millea | possibly Callan or Kilkenny PLU | ca 1839-43 | Thomas Mullally |
| Millett | Fiddawn, Famma, Jerpoint, Inistioge | did not emig | Bernadette Brown |
| Monroe | unknown | ca 1850 New Orleans LA | D. Monroe |
| Mooney | Ballyouskill | ca 1852+, NYC, Brooklyn | Mary Ann Mooney |
| Moore | not given | 1962 London | Daniel Moore |
| Moore | not given | 1883 | Cara Farber |
| Moore | Ballyouskill | ca 1852+, NYC, Brooklyn | Mary Ann Mooney |
| Moore | Ballyragget, Skenhana, Castlecomer & sur. areas | some emig, some did not | Dorothy A Moore |
| Moran | not given | not given | Betty Bassett |
| Moran | Mullinbeg | ca 1910 | K. Moran |
| Morris | St Canice Parish, Canice Well or Kennys Well | ca late 1840s Paterson NJ | Pat Crimmel |
| Morrissey | Rosbercon | 1850-62 | Brenda Collins |
| Morrissey | Thomastown | 1870 | Dennis Manning |
| Morrissey | Thomastown | ca 1810-13 St John's NFLD | Olav H den Ouden |
| Mulally | unknown | 1875 USA | Mary Bohme |
| Muldowney | Firoda, Castlecomer | ca 1847 Heckscherville, Schuylkill Co PA | M E Wagner |
| Mullally | possibly Callan or Kilkenny PLU | ca 1839-43 | Thomas Mullally |
| Mullen | Clough | 1863 prob. Belfast | Mary Boychuk |
| Mullins | Glenmore | 1845? | Louise Mullins |
| Mulrooney | Ballylarkin, Callan, Mallardstown | 1800 | J.P. Rayder |
| Murphy | Kilkenny City 1911 | n/a | Ann Sargeant |
| Murphy | Ballinvally, Kilmacahill | 1856 Ingersoll, Ontario CAN, Chicago IL | Nancy Thomas |
| Murphy | Graignamanagh, Coolroe | 1899 NYC, NY | Catherine A Walla |
| Murphy | Ballyquirke, Gowran | did not emig | Janice |
| Murphy | Castlecomer | Australia | Kathryn Lucas |
| Murphy | Baurnafea | not given | Carol Clarke |
| Murphy | Baurnafea, Castlewarren | 1869 Boston MA | Dave Riley |
| Murphy | Castlecomer, Clogh | 1860 unknown | John Murphy |
| Murphy | unknown | 1857 Melbourne VIC, AU | Terry Murphy |
| Murphy | Kilkenny | 1854 Cold Spring NY | Jack Murphy |
| Murphy | Inistioge | 1830 CAN>Pittsburgh PA | Walt Murphy |
| Neary | Ballyhale | 1849 Boston & Chicopee MA | Joe Orfant |
| Neary | Freshford Parish | ca 1880 New York | Joe Phelan |
| Neil, O'Neil(l) | unknown | ca 1821 Nova Scotia | Diane Barker |
| (O)Neill | Freshford, Tullaroan | unknown | Victoria Laskowski |
| Neill | St Johns, Kilkenny City | not given | Kathleen |
| Nihan, Nyhan | Callan | ca 1815, Prince Edward Island, CAN | Mary Cudmore |
| Nolan | Moneenroe, Castlecomer | ca 1950 Canads | Marie Nolan |
| Nolan | Ballycallan, Ballyeven, Clara Upper | 1850s Albany NY, St Paul MN | Susan N Parker |
| Nolan | Kilkenny | 1870s | Rosemary Oram |
| Noonan | unknown | before 1841 Liverpool | Roger Noonan |
| Norman | Callan | ca 1886 Victoria, Australia | John Minahan |
| Nugent | Grange | 1826 | Bob Dixon |
| O'Brien | Viper-Kells, Thomastown | 1852-53 | Patrick J Utecht |
| O'Brien | Slieverue RC parish | 1870 Troy NY | Gerry Duffy |
| O'Broin | Paulstown | not given | Garrett Byrne |
| O'Carroll | unknown | 1873-4 QLD, Australia | Craig Burtenshaw |
| O'Connell | Co Kilkenny | early 1870s | Andy Moore |
| O'Connor | Clara | not given | Paul Byrne |
| O'Hanlon | Freshford | not given | Redmond O'Hanlon |
| O'Leary, Leary | Callan | ca 1902 Chester, Pontadawe | Mike Cairns |
| O'Neil | Blossomhill, Dunkitt | not given | Christine O'Neill |
| O'Neil | Clough? | not given | Helen Tierney |
| O'Neil | Thomastown area | 1847-8 | Anne Evola |
| O'Neill | Jerpoint area | 1838 Charleston SC | Julie O. Perkins |
| Pack | Kilkenny | 1700s-1900 other counties | Peggy Dolan |
| Paddle | Ballyraggett | early 1900s | John F Headen |
| Palmer | St Patrick's Par., Kilkenny | 1800 onward | Jan Osborn |
| Panton | Freshford, Lisdowney | 1827 | Glenda Burkett |
| Parfitt | Kilkenny City 1906-12 | England, 1912 onwards | Ann Sargeant |
| Park | Co Kilkenny | 1795-1821 | Dixie L English |
| Parnell | not given | 1700 - 1800 | Syd |
| Patterson | Knockadeen | 1923? | John Coleman |
| Perritt | Gowran, Castlecomer | not given | Jay Flanders |
| Phalen | Goresgrove, Tubbridbrittain | 1850 Fond du Lac WI | Jim Phelan |
| Phalen | unknown | 1864 Milford CT | Jeanne Johnson |
| Phelan | not sure | 1856 | Suzanne McNamara |
| Phelan | Freshford Parish | unknown | Joe Phelan |
| Phelan | Ballyragget | 1831 Stratford ONT, CAN | R John Phelan |
| Phelan | Mullinavat, Kilkenny | ca 1854 Boston MA > Clare Co IA | Susan F Petree |
| Phelan | Ballyragget, Skenhana, Castlecomer & sur. areas | some emig, some did not | Dorothy A Moore |
| Phelan | Southern Kilkenny? | bef 1850 Charlottetown PEI, CAN | Mary |
| Phillips | Castlecomer | 1839 Sydney, Australia | Robert Hogan |
| Pidgeon | Ballinaboola | 1848 Memphis TN | Patrick Demere |
| Poole | Coolcullen, Kilkenny | 1834 | Toni Raugust |
| Prendergast | Annamult, Danesfort | 1890s | Maryann Lane |
| Prettejohn | Kilkenny | 1827 | Aldridge |
| Power | Mooncoin | 1800 Mooncoin? | Mary Lynn P Sears |
| Power | Castlecomer | 1838 Picton ONT, CAN | Lola Power |
| Power | Baurnafea, Ballyfoyle | 1856 Ballaratt, VIC, AU | Darryl Scarff |
| Power | Jerpoint area | 1838 Charleston SC | Julie O. Perkins |
| Powers | Killbride, Glenmore | 1840s | Elizabeth D Kirchgatter |
| Powers | Tinlough | n/a | Peggy Hughes |
| Price | Coolcullen, Castlecomer | ca 1856 unknown England | Margaret Pitchford |
| Price | Coolcullen, Castlecomer | ca 1868-72 Mainland UK | Keith Pitchford |
| Purcell | Castlecomer | unknown | Kayedb |
| Purcell | Gowran | 1826 | Gary Mair |
| Purcell | Freshford | 1840-70 | John P Reynolds |
| Purcell | Castlecomer? | 1850-80 Phoenix Park PA | Mary Jo Purcell |
| Purcell | Ballinaslee | 1883 New York City | Charles Cavanaugh |
| Purcell | Kilkenny | 1854 Cold Spring NY | Jack Murphy |
| Purcell | Moyhora | not given | Gary Parker |
| Purcell | Carrigeen, Johnswell | 1851 New York, WS, MN | Mary Crandall |
| Purcell | Castlecomer | not given | Kathy Bradbury |
| Purcell | Gowran? | 1828 | Gary Mair |
| Quinn | Carrigeen | 1861 Australia | Rosemary Owens |
| Quinn | not given | 1871 Queensborough | C Quinn |
| Ratchford | Kilmacow | 1847 Kenton, Pendleton Co, KY | Jamie |
| Read | Mullinavat? | pre 1850 | Julie O. Perkins |
| Reddy, Reidy | Inistioge | ca 1910 Ballarat, VIC, AU | Joanne M Reidy |
| Reid | Jerpoint area | 1838 Charleston SC | Julie O. Perkins |
| Reid, Reed, Reddy, etc | Graignamanagh | not given | Statia Murphy |
| Renehan | Kilkenny City | 1834 Washington DC | Kathie Wycoff |
| Reynolds | Kilkenny | unknown | Jack Murphy |
| Ring | Castlecomer | 1850s Erin Pairie (Hudson) WI | Ring |
| Ring | Clashduff, Castlecomer | 1849-50 NY > Will Co. IL | Patrick M Thomas |
| Ring | Kilkenny | not given | Kym Downey |
| Roach | Mullinavat | 1847-8 Genesse, Lapeer Co. MI | Barb Chapman |
| Rouhan | Ballylarkin, Callan, Mallardstown | 1800 | J.P. Rayder |
| Ryan | Clashduff | 1847 Quebec | Eileen Ayres |
| Ryan | Rock Hill | did not emig | Caroline Grayson |
| Ryan | Graignamanagh | 1892 NYC, NY | Catherine A Walla |
| Ryan | Callan | 1819 Sydney, NSW, AUST | Barbara C Cox |
| Ryan | Callan | ca 1835 | Jean Harper |
| Ryan | BallyHale | 1849 Boston & Chicopee MA | Joe Orfant |
| Ryan | Mullinavat | 1847-8 Genesee, Lapeer Co, MI | Barb Chapman |
| Ryan | Thomastown | unknown | Maureen |
| Ryan | Graignamanagh | St Louis & Ohio | Statia Murphy |
| Ryan | Moneenroe, Castlecomer | 1871 Girardville PA | Thomas Dempsey |
| Ryan | Kilkenny | ca 1859 West. Dist. VIC, AU | Shane LJ Ryan |
| Sansburn | unknown | unknown | Claire M Grant |
| Saunders | Kilkenny | 1869 New York | Tinah Saunders |
| Saunders | Knockalane | not given | Patty Sinnamon |
| Saunders | Screhan, Roscon | 1853 New Orleans>St Louis>Lafayette Co WI | Mike Saunders |
| Scarf, Scharf | not given | 1800s Ottawa Valley, Ontario, CAN | Brian Scharf |
| Scharfe | Coolcullen, Castlecomer, Moneenroe | ca 1820 Ottawa, Canada | Reid |
| Scott | Ormond Mills | n/a | Peggy Dolan |
| Seay | unknown | 1680 or so | Sandy Seay |
| Shannon | Kilkenny | unknown | Jack Murphy |
| Shaw | unknown | 1820 Lansdowne ONT, CAN | Joseph M Shaw |
| Shea | Ballyragget | 1861 | Kathy Wieman |
| Shea | Mullinavat | 1867 St Louis MO | Carrie Maupin |
| Shea, Shee | Callan | ca 1850 | Helen O Kingi |
| Shee & variants | Kilkenny City | 1683 | Sandy Seay |
| Sheehan | New Church, Stonecarty | PEI | Nancy B Bennett |
| Sheehan | Pilltown | 1845 England | Jim Phelan |
| Sheehan | New Church | 1820-40 Charlottetown, PEI, CAN | Mary |
| Sheehy | Graiguenamanagh, Grange | 1856 New Orleans > St Louis MO | Mary M Seaman |
| Shelly | Castlecomer | 1870+ Australia | Bill Symonds |
| Sheppard | Kilmoganny | 1849 Canada | Jane Stein |
| Shiel | Clough | Wilkes Barre PA | Liz |
| Shirley | Mothel and Thomastown | 1820 to 1880 | Johnno Liebenberg |
| Shore | Coolbawn, Castlecomer | ca 1820 | Leo McDevitt |
| Shore | Castlecomer | 1847-8 Heckscherville PA | Mary Jo Purcell |
| Shore | Castlecomer | not given | Ella Canal |
| Shortall | Barrowmount, Grangesylvia | 1836 | T. Draper |
| Skeehan | Freshford, Lisdowney | 1859 | William Skeehan |
| Skehan | Freshford | did not emig | Diane DelPazzo |
| Slattery | Callon | ca 1860 Queensland AU | Garry Morrison |
| Slattery | unknown | 1849 Victoria UA | Leanne Watmuff |
| Somers | not given | 1867 Philadelphia | Leslie Rahling |
| Spruhan | Columbkille | Canada & USA | Pat Graham |
| Stanton | Coolcutta | 1856 | Suzanne McNamara |
| Stapleton | Tullamaine | not given | Helen Ledwidge |
| St Leger, Salinger | Callan, Seskin | not given | Julie |
| Stokes | Callan | 1915 | Donna Kennedy |
| Stone | Castlecomer | not given | William Leacock |
| Stotesbury | Threecastles | 1700-1800 | Barbara |
| Summers, Sommers | Muckalee parish | not given | Michael A Keogh |
| Sunderland | Bournafae | ca 1850 | Jack Fowler |
| Talbot | Clogh Parish | 1840 Toronto, Ontario | Bernard McNamara |
| Talbot | Bournafae | ca 1850 | Jack Fowler |
| Taylor | Gowran | 1860 poss Canada | Pamela Veenstra |
| Taylor | Moneenroe, Castlecomer | ca 1820 Ontario CAN | Connie Henderson |
| Taylor | Moneenroe, Castlecomer | ca 1820 Ontario CAN | Marie Puffalt |
| Taylor | Ballyragget | 1852 Shancamore, Greendale NSW, AU | Karen Mulvey |
| Thornton | Lisdowney | not given | Debbie Thornton |
| Thornton | Kilkenny City | did not emig | Brian Wray |
| Tierney | Moneenroe, Castlecomer | 1869 Girardville PA | Thomas Dempsey |
| Tobin | Baurnafea Castlewarren | 1889 | Peter Blanche |
| Tobin | Shankill, Paulstown Parish | 1862 NY | Cindy Hickey |
| Tobin | Castlecomer | not given | Kathy Bradbury |
| Tobin | Brittas, Cappagh | 1849 Jefferson Co WI | Pat Kasten |
| Tone | Freshford | 1857 | Catherine E McMullen |
| Turner | Roar, New Ross | ca 1829 | Paul Embersley |
| Tynan | not given | not given | Betty Bassett |
| Tynan | Freshford | unknown | Victoria Laskowski |
| Tynan | Donaguile, Castlecomer | not given | Joyce O'Neill |
| Tynan | Aherraheen, Grove | ca 1888 St Paul MN | Gerrie Boland |
| Tynan | Donaghmore, Johnstown | 1846-56 NJ, USA | Kathleen Tynan |
| Walker | Coolbaun, Castlecomer | 1853 Schuykill Co, PA, USA | John Sweetman |
| Wall | unknown | 1818-38 Nova Scotia | Lynne G Reed |
| Wall | unknown | 1913 Military > 1923 Co. Cork | Liz Gardner |
| Wall | Arderra, Mooncoin | ca 1860 Liverpool | Eileen Kirkland |
| Wall | unknown | 1851 Newburyport MA | Alice W Hawrilenko |
| Wallace | Mooncoin | 1910 Boston | Helen Wallace |
| Wallace | Castlecomer | ONT, CAN > WI > IA | Dixie Lee English |
| Wallace | Castlecomer | 1821 Bytown, Ottawa, Ontario, CAN | Dixie L English |
| Wallace | Roachestown, Moolum | 1874>NJ>OH>SD | Jean Copeland |
| Walsh | Kilmacow | 1854 McHenry IL | Patricia Levitt |
| Walsh | Rosbercon, Millbanks | 1910 Richmond VA | Jim Ferig |
| Walsh | Conaghy | 1871 USA | Tom Geiger |
| Walsh | John's Green | 1845 | Pauline Smith |
| Walsh | Ballyragget, Skenhana, Castlecomer & sur. areas | some emig, some did not | Dorothy A Moore |
| Walsh | Thomastown | 1853 Melbourne | Julie King |
| Walsh | Lisdowney, Freshford | 1864 Melbourne | Frank Walsh |
| Walsh | Graignamanagh | late 1800s | Statia Murphy |
| Walsh | Thomastown, Callan | 1853-56 Melbourne AU | Dianne Bates |
| Walsh | Coolcullen | not given | Christina Pentony |
| Walsh | Thomastown | 1919? Huddersfield UK | Theresa Walsh |
| Walsh(e) | Muckalee | 1859-70 Sydney, AU | Paddy Walsh |
| Ware | unknown | 1887 Scotland | Mary |
| Washington | unknown | bef 1838 Halifax, Nova Scotia | Sheryl Tickal |
| Washington | not given | Halifax, Nova Scotia CAN | E. Raymond Bent |
| Waters | Ballinvally, Kilmacahill | 1856 Ingersoll, Ontario CAN, Chicago IL | Nancy Thomas |
| Watters | Ballyragget | 1977 | Ann Watters |
| Welsh, Walsh | unknown | 1859 Connecticut | Bill Lambert |
| Welch, Walsh, Welsh | unknown | 1851 unknown | Andrea Robinson |
| Welch, Walsh, Welsh | Fiddown, Templeorum | 1860 LaSalle Co, IL | Jocelyn McGrath |
| Welch, Walsh, Welsh | unknown | ca 1870 Ballarat AU | Vicki Strickland |
| Whelan | Co Kilkenny | bef 1848 Placentia, Newfoundland CAN | Robin Galage |
| Whelan, Whalen, etc | not known | 1852 Tenterfield NSW, AU | K. Wall |
| Whelan | Kilkenny | unknown | Jack Murphy |
| Whelan | Kilkenny | not given | Bill Symonds |
| White | poss St Canice, Tullaroan, Callen | >1850 NYC, >1860 Bloomington IL | Jennifer H Norman |
| White | Killamery, Callan, Kilkenny City | 1866 NE > 1900 England | Tom White |
| White | not given | late 1700s | Jocelyn French |
| Williams | Castlewarren, Ballyvaldon | not given | Margaret Prince |
| Wilson | Scanlansland | not given | Noel Wilson |
| Woods | St Canice, Coolaghmore | >1847 NY, >1860 IL | Jennifer H Norman |
| Wright | Coolbawn, Castlecomer | not given | Jean Broadfoot |
| Wynne | Castelcomer | 1818 | Dennis McDonald |
| Wynne | Castlecomer | 1818 Ontario, Canada | Earlyne Cox |
| Young | Lisballyfroot, Tullaroan | 1890s-1910 | Maryann Arnold |
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