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Great website. My mothers maiden name is Florence Pearl O’Gara. Her father, Maurice O’Gara. I like St Patrick’s baptism! Keep up the good work! Bob Pitt
My Mother was name Mary Tobin Guiry Long I am from Albany NY but live near Seattle Washington My GrandFather was Patrick Guiry and my GrandMother was Mary Flynn Guiry,My Greatgrand Father Flynn was protestant and His Wife was Catholic which was a NoNo in 1910 so when My GreatGrand Mother died Her family put My GrandMother in a covent so She wouldn’t become a protestant She worked for a Jewest Lady Mrs Tobin My GrandMother loved that Lady and not day go by if She didn’t said nothing nice about Mrs Tobin
This site is great! My mother’s maiden name is O’Gara. She has one brother who has a daughter. So the O’Gara name is ending in my family sadly.
your grandfather has two brothers brian and kevin. between them they have 3 boys. gran
My grandmother’s maiden name was O’Gara, her sister’s name was Mary O’Gara, and they had four brothers, Patrick, who died of brain cancer before he married the love of his life, John O’Gara, served in the US Army , Thomas O’Gara served in the US Navy, and Andrew O’ Gara. Ellen O’Gara was my great-grandmother died before I was born, and I beleive my great-grandfather was Patrick O’Gara. Need to check on this to be sure. If there are any firewalls that hinder return email to this city in North Carolina use: My great-grandparents came from Ireland, but my grandmother and great aunt were born in Philadelphia, PA, in the later 1800′s.
My grandmother’s maiden name was O’Gara, her sister’s name was Mary O’Gara, and they had four brothers, Patrick, who died of brain cancer before he married the love of his life, John O’Gara, served in the US Army , Thomas O’Gara served in the US Navy, and Andrew O’ Gara. Ellen O’Gara was my great-grandmother died before I was born, and I beleive my great-grandfather was Patrick O’Gara. Need to check on this to be sure. If there are any firewalls that hinder return email to this city in North Carolina use:
Second email if you have any trouble with email firewalls. O’Gara Family
hello dotty, my father in law was harriets brother. his name was roger ogara. they also had brother john edward ogara. they spell it gara in ireland.
june ogara
I have just noticed the shield for O’Gara is the the same as Geary can anyone point me to further information? I have been concentrating on maternal side which is Coyle/Noone/O’Malley
I once visited a B and B across from the Waterford Crystal factory in Waterford and the lady there told me it was common knowledge that Geary was the anglicised name for O’Gara.
My great-great grandparent were John O’Gara and Ann O’Gara (Hogg). They had at least one child that I know of, my great grandfather Thomas O’Gara born in 1852 in Sligo Ireland. He is on the 1880 census of Woburn Massachusetts. According to the 1900 census of Somerville, Massachusetts he came to the US in 1873. I am unable to find the ship he came over on. Any help with locating him on a passenger list would be greatly appreciated. Please e-mail to karzak99@yahoo.com.
HI! my last name is O’Gara. So is my dads, and his whole side and my brothers too so the name will be carried on
my first time on this site, my father was herbert charles geary the 2nd his grandfather was john geary, i,ll return with more
I think we might be related. My mother was Barbara Geary from Sommerville MA born 1929 and her father was I believe Walter Geary probably born around 1900. I seem to recall he had some brothers and I believe the name was John and the grandfather was Michael I think. The grandfather was a mounted police in NYC.
My maternal grandmother was Harriet B OGara. She had two brothers John OGara and Rodger OGara. Rodger had moved to the United States and lived in Rhode Island. The family moved to the United States about, 1921. Harriet attended nursing school and, was a nurse. I believe she worked at, Manhatten Hospital. She married Harold James Carpenter, ( nick name Bill)( from Williamsport PA.) had three children. Maternal grandfather worked as a chauffer. They resided in Brooklyn N.Y. ,Harriet OGara Carpenter passed away at age 29 yrs., from pnuemonia. My Mother,( their daughter) and her siblings were left with relatives, in Williamsport PA. with the last name of Fuller. They grew up with a wonderful foster family, by the name of Charles & Della Phillips, from Montgomery PA. My mother (Beverly B. Carpenter Snyder) passed away this year on May 10th 2011. There is one brother still living Harold James Carpenter, of Montgomery PA.. I am one of 6 children that my father (Lee E. Snyder) and my mother( Beverly B. Carpenter Snyder) gave a wonderful life to.
hello, my husband is roger ogaras son. name eugene edward ogara. i meet harriets son harold carpenter in florida and ny. he is my husbands cousin. we lived in central islip suffolk co ny. moved to florida 18s ago. gene died 4yrs ago. june ogara.
please note, that both the names Guiry, and Geary, are both variants of the name o’Gara, and all 3 families, are kinsmen to each other, all 3 names are interchangable, and through a period of history, of any family, associated with these names, all 3 variants may appear on either marriage, or baptismal certificates, so for instance if tracing Guiry, family relatives, Geary, may appear, on some certificates.
Hello cousins, I am a descendant of Stephen McGeary born in FrenchPark
(Dun Gar or valley of Gar) County Roscommon, Ireland. I have found many records where like most Americans of Irish descent the spelling of the name changed many times. I found records where Stephen and is two brothers have many different spellings including but not limited to McGara, McGeary,Geary, Garry,McGarry, Gary, and McGary. I believe the real spelling may be Geary or Gara and Mc added because they where Irish. Both of Stephen’s parents were part of the Coolavin Barony both born within its borders and his mother’s name being Lavin.
My last name is spelled Gerry and I just learned it’s probably a derivative of the Irish O’Gara clan, also known as Geary. Does anyone have any other information about the Gerry spelling?
My great great Grandfathers name was Gearey from Ireland married in Quebec Canada he was in the army
My grandmother’s name was Mary Ellen O’Gara (b 1894) and she was the eldest of seven in her family from Frenchpark, Roscommon. Her siblings were Kate, John, Michael, Joseph, Dominic and James. All but James emigrated to New York. My mother (Patricia Hester – her father is Patrick Hester from Castlerea) tells me that James’ grandsons now live in the same house in Frenchpark that Mary Ellen and her siblings grew up in! Any relatives of the siblings out there please chime in!
My grandmother, Catherine O’Gara was from French Park, her cousins, I believe own or owned the Royal Roscommon Hotel?
Catherine married Owen Melody. County Mayo, and raised their children in Newark, New Jersey.
Hello, Cousin. This is Mary and I am one of 23 grandchildren of Michael Patrick O’Gara. Michael died in 1983. Yes, James two sons Mike and Jimmy still live in that same house that your Grandmother and all the rest were born in. On my first visit to Ireland I traveled with Aunt Kate and my brother Bill and I swear it was you and your sister and your parents. We went to a Pub for a Cailie (sp??) Is Christie your father or uncle? This was August 1982. I love Ireland and family. Be well and say hello for me.
My name is jade o’gara, my mums name is sonia o’gara and her fathers name is rodger o’gara. If you think we are reated leave a reply, thanks xx
My mothers name is Roberta O’gara, she had a brother named Richard, and one named patrick (who was adopted as a baby), her parents were henrietta (robertson) and John O’gara, she was put in forster care at a young age and knows nothing about her family, she was raised in brooklyn ny, if anyone know anything about either one of these people please contact me thank you
my grandmother is mary ogara from brooklyn ny born in 1890. I have alot of ogara family in Brooklyn and will research for you. Talk to you soon.
My ancestry comes from Roscommon county Ireland and the family name is Gately. They came to the USA prior to 1850. They had some children in Ireland, but they must have died. Ones left behind were Michael R Gately, Bridget and MaryAnn Gately. They came from the parish of Tisrara as stated on John Gately’s grave here in the USA. Would anyone have any information of the family in Ireland? O’Gara is said to be one of the names, among many, that the name Gately comes under. Thank you for any responces.
My great-great grandmother was Catherine Harriet O’Gara. She came over to the USA from Aghanagh, Ireland sometime before 1876. On 03 Feb 1876 she married Robert Thompson in Providence, RI. Catherine’s marriage and death certificate (died 25 June 1899 in Providence, RI) lists her parents names are Dominic O’Gara and Mary Clarke.
Her brothers and sisters also came over from Aghanagh, Ireland.
Patrick O’Gara born in 1849
Anne O’Gara born about 1856
Edward O’Gara born 1859
Mary O’Gara born about 1860
A brother named John O’Gara (born about 1856) stayed in Aghanagh, Ireland. He married Mary Cryan and had children there. I found his family in the 1901 and 1911 census. Two of his sons, Patrick and James, came to Providence and stayed with their Uncle Edward O’Gara.
I commissioned the County Sligo Heritage and Genealogy Society to do further research on my O’Garas. They confirmed that Catherine, Patrick, and Edward all had the same parents. However, they believe that Catherine born in 1846 died because in 1864, Dominic and Mary had another daughter whom they named Catherine. They did not find any record of Mary or Ann being born to Dominic and Mary. This really threw me for a loop since all my research in the US suggests that they are all siblings. Backed up by the sponsors of their children and the witneses at their weddings having last names of O’Gara and Clarke.
I’ve been doing some more research on all the O’Garas in living in Providence to see if any of the other O’Garas are cousins of my O’Garas.
If anyone has any information that they could share with me, I would greatly appreciate it. I also have a bunch more information than listed above on my O’Garas and the other O’Garas I found living in Providence.
Thank you,
Annette Polsky
Hello All –
I just came upon this website and am glad to find all these family researchers. I recently learned of my family history and am exploring any leads on Ellen Geary, born in Ireland about 1850, emmigrated here and was married in 1869 in Hartford, CT to Almon Brooks, and later to Andrew Leonard in Oswego, NY. She had 9 children and died in 1906 in Oswego, NY. ANY info about her Ellen’s siblings (possibly a Mary Geary), and her parents would be much appreciated. Thank you, Maureen
My Great Grandmother was Mary Ellen O’Gara b1871 her father was Thomas O’Gara b1846 in Sligo his father was Batholomew O’Gara born abt 1800 not sure who he married.
Thomas married Margaret Tarpy. Mary Ellen maried William Thomas McGill in Batley Yorkshire but Williams father Bartholomew McGill was also from Sligo in Ireland and he married a non catholic Katherine Baker, which i think was frowned upon.