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President Barack Hussein Obama’s roots in Ireland go back to 1850, when Falmouth Kearney, the 19-year-old son of a local shoemaker, left Moneygall to begin a new life in the United States.
President Barack Hussein Obama’s roots in Ireland go back to 1850, when Falmouth Kearney, the 19-year-old son of a local shoemaker, left Moneygall to begin a new life in the United States.
The Kearney family probably originated in Tipperary before settling in County Offaly, then known as King’s County, in the 1700s. One branch of the family moved to Dublin and entered the very profitable business of making wigs. By helping out with the wig-making business, the midlands relatives prospered enough to purchase property rights in Moneygall and Shinrone around 1800.
By the time wigs fell out of fashion, the Dublin Kearneys had moved into more established professions. One served as provost of Trinity College, then became Bishop of Ossory.
Meanwhile, in Moneygall, Obama’s ancestors William Kearney (1762-1828) and his son Joseph (c.1794-1861) worked as shoemakers.
Around 1825, Joseph Kearney married Phoebe Donovan. The couple had at least three children, including a son named Falmouth.
Leaving his wife and children in Ireland, Joseph Kearney traveled to America to claim his land.
In Liverpool, he boarded the Caroline Read, arriving in New York City on 25 April 1849. His eldest son followed soon afterwards.
The passenger list for the Marmion, which entered the port of New York on 20 March 1850, includes a 19-year-old labourer named Falmouth Carney (Kearney).
The next year, the last of the family said goodbye to Moneygall.
http://www.moneygall.com/trace-obamas-roots/obama-family-tree
President Barack Hussein Obama’s roots in Ireland go back to 1850, when Falmouth Kearney, the 19-year-old son of a local shoemaker, left Moneygall to begin a new life in the United States.
The Kearney family probably originated in Tipperary before settling in County Offaly, then known as King’s County, in the 1700s. One branch of the family moved to Dublin and entered the very profitable business of making wigs. By helping out with the wig-making business, the midlands relatives prospered enough to purchase property rights in Moneygall and Shinrone around 1800.
By the time wigs fell out of fashion, the Dublin Kearneys had moved into more established professions. One served as provost of Trinity College, then became Bishop of Ossory.
Meanwhile, in Moneygall, Obama’s ancestors William Kearney (1762-1828) and his son Joseph (c.1794-1861) worked as shoemakers.
Around 1825, Joseph Kearney married Phoebe Donovan. The couple had at least three children, including a son named Falmouth.
Leaving his wife and children in Ireland, Joseph Kearney traveled to America to claim his land.
In Liverpool, he boarded the Caroline Read, arriving in New York City on 25 April 1849. His eldest son followed soon afterwards.
The passenger list for the Marmion, which entered the port of New York on 20 March 1850, includes a 19-year-old labourer named Falmouth Carney (Kearney).
The next year, the last of the family said goodbye to Moneygall.
http://www.moneygall.com/trace-obamas-roots/obama-family-tree
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