THE CLEARYS OF ANGLESBORO

COUNTY LIMERICK, IRELAND.

The Clearys must surely have been on the Boro Road Anglesboro - just north of Mitchelstown - for some time before Michael Cleary was born in 1801.

Cemetery inscriptions offer some possibilities as to lineage:

Ballylanders

John Clery 1682 - 1740 John Clery (sic) is buried in Ballylanders and died on 21 January 1740. His stone wes set by William Cleary.

Patrick Clary (sic) 1764 - 1821 Patrick Clary died on 8 December 1821 aged 63 years and was buried in Ballylanders. William and Denis Clary of Carrighorum laid the stone. Their brother Larance Cleary (sic) - died 8 January 1841 - is buried there also.

Thomas Cleary 1750 - Thomas Cleary who buried his wife Bridget in Ballylanders Cemetery - 29 October 1817 aged 60 years - would have been born around 1750.

 

Billy Casey - great grandson of Edmund Casey and Margaret Cleary - outside his ancestors Cleary-Casey cabin on the Boro Road, in 2007.

 

Kilbeheny - Brigown

Michael Cleary 1730 - 1794 * Michael Cleary - buried by his son Denis Cleary of Kilbehenny in the Brigown cemetery in Mitchelstown - was born in 1730 and died on 28 Nov 1794, aged 64.

John Cleary 1759 - 1813 # John Cleary of Beehenagh - buried in Kilbeheny - died on 24 June 1813, aged 54 years. His daughter Margaret - January 3 1820 aged 22 years - is buried with him

Patrick Cleary 1760 - ? # Patrick Cleary of Loughan (sic) - was buried in Kilbeheny by his son Thomas Cleary - without dates. But given it his son, John - who lies in the grave - was aged 35 when he died on 2 April 1832 Patrick would have been in the same age bracket as John Cleary of Beehenagh

BRIGOWN CEMETERY Erected by Denis Cleary of Kilbehenny, in memory of his father Michael, who departed Nov 28 1794, aged 64.  Also mother Margaret alias Kelly died April 20th 1827, aged 83. And his wife Mary nee Flanagan Depd Jan 5 1825 aged 44 years. Eleanor Cleary  Here lyeth the body of Eleanor Cleary who departed this life March 12 1747  AD aged 32 years. Mary Cleary  Hear (sic) under lies the body of Mary Cleary who departed this life the 26th of August 1760 aged 13 years.

The Clearys above could are candidates for parent #- grandparent * of Michael Cleary and his siblings - born circa 1800.

These possible siblings include:

MICHAEL CLEARY

SEE BORO ROAD CLEARYS

 

PATRICK CLEARY - listed in the tithe aplotment book as farming with Michael Cleary on the 39/1/4 acre Cleary field on the Boro Road at Knockma. He married MARY Heally (Hally in some records) and had a number of children, including Margaret ('32), Denis ('34). Patrick held fields in Knockma in his name, also.

One of those, Denis Cleary (b1834), had a small field on the Boro Road with his wife (md 1863) Margaret Hogan. The field was alongside Shaughnessy's and the remains of the house were visible in the 1970s.

Denis' daughter Kate lived there for many years with her brother Michael. Another sister married a Mulcahy from Cork.

Looking towards Anglesboro from atop Knockaceaol. Beyond Tobin's old cabin - in the foreground on the adjoining hill - is Shaughnessy's cottage and Kate Cleary's field on the Boro Road.

 

WILLIAM CLEARY

William Cleary married HONORA O'Brien on 6 March 1832. In 1849 the Land Valuation records for Lackendarragh identified William Cleary as occupying 32/2/1 acres of the 39-acre field previously listed in the Tithe book under the names of Patrick and Michael Cleary. The remaining 6/1/10 acres were in the name of William Cleary and Michael Daly.

Carrigeen and more

William held fields in Carrigeen Mt (25 acres), Upper Behinagh (4 acres) and Kilbehenny (8 acres). Among William's children were Mary ('35), Ellen ('41) and Honora ('45) who was born at Lackendarragh when Michael Cleary was listed as in Brackbaun. This suggests William was on the field at Knockma, in Lackendarragh in 1845.

The Cleary girls!

The following women are among the possibilities as Michael Cleary's sisters:

MARY Cleary married James Danagher on 19 February 1833. It was witnessed by Michael Cleary. Joanna born on 30 April 1843.

MARY Cleary gave birth to an illegitimate child, JAMES, with James Myers on 20 April 1839. Baptism witnessed by Maurice Casey and ? Tobin.

ELIZABETH Cleary married James Burke in the parish of Galbally, witnessed by William Cleary on 24 January 1827.

MARY CLEARY gave birth to Eileen - 27 July 1833 in KIlbeheny with husband Richard Leonard.

ELLEN Cleary gave birth to Michael - 20 June 1841 with William Dwyer in Kilbeheny.

Possible lineage
Michael - born 1730 buried Brigown
Denis - b 1770 of Kilbebenny	John b 1759 of Beheenagh buried Kilbehenny	Patrick of Loughaun born 1760 app - buried Kilbehenny by Thomas
Michael b 1801 Patrick William	Margaret b 1798	Thomas son of above