Byrne – Ottawa Valley Irish

Obituary for Thomas and Alexander Moran

Posted on 7 April 2016by M.C. Moran

While it may seem a glaringly obvious point, it’s a point worth keeping in mind when you discover an ancestor’s…

Posted on 13 June 2013by M.C. Moran

My father’s family tree. With maple leaf icons for those born in Canada, shamrock icons for those born in Ireland:…

Posted on 8 November 2011by M.C. Moran

Posted on 13 October 2011by M.C. Moran

I am extremely grateful to Al Lunney for sending me a copy of Alec Lunney’s “A Collection of Family and…

Posted on 12 May 2011by M.C. Moran

My 3x great-grandparents Jane Byrne (born about 1811, died after April 1881) and John Leavy (1801-1881): John Leavy’s headstone (Indian…

Posted on 13 April 2010by M.C. Moran

John Leavy1 was born in Co. Longford about 1801, possibly (this is undocumented) the son of Patrick Leavy and Mary…