I'm looking for information on the KEATINGs from Barnaboy, Daingean (Philipstown) in County Offaly (King's County). Matthew and Margaret (Handiboe/Hardine) had at least 6 children -- Peter born 29-6-1818, Edward bap 23-9-1821, Matthew baptized 21-6-1823, Mary Ann bap. 2-3-1827, Margaret bap. 23-1-1829 and Thomas bap. 22-11-1834. Peter is my ggg grandfather. He arrived in the U.S. around 1851 and settled in Southington, CT until his death in 1899. He married Rosannah Hughes in Meriden, CT but she hailed from Rhode or Croghan, near Barnaboy, Offaly. Her sisters Catharine and Bridget and brother Michael also were in the Southington area by the early1860s. I'm very interested in Matthew's family in Barnaboy.

I carried out some research lately for a girl in CT who was researching her ancestor Arthur Keating who came from outside Tullamore in Co. Offaly. The Keatings from Phillipstown semm to have been related to them. There seems to have been two distinct Keating familys in Offaly both descended from James Keating 1552-1626 who was married to Margaret Wadding 1555-. They had migrated to Co. Kildare from Co. Kilkenny.

James grandson Arthur who was born 1605 moved to Tullamore, he had 3 sons and 1 daughter, I believe that one of them started the Phillipstown line.

We were very lucky with Arthur as we found a large headstone with all the names and dates inscribed.

Brendan

Correction:

My last post should have read Edenderry not Tullamore

Brendan

Here are the Keatings listed in the 1911 Offaly census in Barnaboy and Philipstown:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/results.jsp?sur...

Just click on each person to see teh detail, then click on the household return link on the bottom to see the actual census sheet.

Regards.

Eilis O'Hara

Hi Brendan --

Thanks for reaching out! I've been watching the work you and Eilis have been doing for Lisa and I was getting jealous!

The two Keating Families in Offaly -- when I was in Daingean several years ago, I was amazed that there were two Keating families in town and they both swore the were not related to the other. The town's total population is about 800 people! I just figured something took place between them and has never been forgotten . . .

I have been stuck finding any info on Matthew Keating. He died sometime between 1834 and 1864 (1834 is the Baptismal date for his last born child, Thomas, in Barnaboy and 1864 is when his wife Margaret Handiboe died as a widow -- buried in Kilclonfert Cemetery). She was born around 1789 as her gravestone indicates she was 75 when she died in 1864. (I've come to believe that their first born son was Michael in 1816 -- not my Peter 1818 -- because a Michael Keating is buried in Kilclonfert Cemetery as well and he his first born son appears to have been named Matthew -- buried in the same plot.

There is a Bridget Keating that shows up as a sponsor to Thomas (1834), a Mary Keating who married John Dane who Matthew is a sponsor for their son Michael in 1821, and a James Keating who is a sponsor to daughter Maryann (1827) -- I'm thinking they all could be Matthew's siblings given the dates. Then there is a Thomas and Catherine Handiboe who are sponsors for Matthew's son Matthew in 1823 -- I'm thinking they are Margaret's brother and sister-in-law. But this is all supposition -- any thoughts?