This article is from page 50 of the 2012-05-01 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 50 JPG
THE search is on to locate the family of a Kilfenora couple who emigrated to America more than 160 years ago. An American-based descendant of Patrick Haverty and Anna Flannery – both from Kilfenora – is appealing to the people of North Clare to help them locate their Irish cousins.
Patrick Haverty married Anna Flannery in the parish of Kilfenora on May 2, 1850. The marriage was witnessed by a Pat Torpey. Shortly thereafter, Patrick moved to Detroit in Michigan and, within a few months, he sent for his wife Anna to join him. It is also possible that his wife’s sister, Anne Haverty Kennedy, also travelled to America to live with the couple in October of 1851.
Their marriage records, which have survived, are the only remaining evidence linking the family with their relation in Clare.
The American great-great-grandchildren of Patrick and Anna have contacted the Reach Out organisation, who are attempting to reunite the family with their Irish cousins.
Anyone with any information on the Haverty or Flannery families from Kilfenora are asked to contact Paula Kennedy on 086 0695152 or email pkennedy@irelandxo.com.
For more information on the Reach Out project, visit www.irelandxo. com.