Are you of Irish heritage?
Were your ancestors in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
in the 19th century?
Do you have roots in Illinois or Missouri
around 1865?
Interested in the Civil War?
Then this genealogy will interest you! This is a detailed
biography of an immigrant family and their descendents.
It illustrates the struggles and triumphs of Irish
immigrants caught in the turmoil of nineteenth century
America.
You can read through the family history and link between
individuals or look at the Surname List to link directly
to a person. Please note only deceased persons are listed.
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This is not only one man, this the father of those who shall be
fathers in their turns,
In him the start of populous states and rich republics,
Of him countless immortal lives with countless embodiments
and enjoyments.
How do you know who shall come from the offspring of his
offspring through the centuries?
(Who might you find you have come from yourself, if you
could trace back through the centuries?)
Walt Whitman
I Sing The Body Electric
Children of Adam
Leaves Of Grass
A Connelly Family History
Introduction
The Connelly family can be traced back as far as the 16th century in
Ireland. The original Gaelic version, Conghaile, means "valorous".
They were an ancient sept of Connacht, who in time separated and dispersed
as three distinct families. They are still mainly based around Counties
Cork, Meath, and Monaghan, where they were one of the "Four Tribes of Tara".
The family name has claimed to descend from Congal, a 10th century Chief
of the southern Hy Niall. In Monaghan, about 1591, Tirlogh O Connola is
recorded as being chief of his name.
