The Durneys of Garryduff

Margaret Durney was the wife of Hugh Allen. Family records show that she was born on New Years day in 1840. Family stories suggested that the Durney family came from Garryduff, Kilkenny, and baptismal records support this.

The church records from Owning and Templeorum Parish in Kilkenny give us some information on the Durney family, although not all of the baptismal records (including Margaret's) have been found. The parents of this family were Daniel Durney and Anna (Anastatia) Walsh.

In 1828, Thomas Walsh (assumed father of Anna Walsh) had 44 acres in Mullinbeg. (1828 Tithe)

In 1828 Daniel Durney Jr had land with John Bolger in Garryduff. Neighbors included John and Wm Cuddihey, Thos and Patk Kennelly, and Pat Durney.

Their first child, Thomas, was baptized on 10 March 1817- apparently before Daniel and Anna were married as he was marked "Illegitimate" on the baptismal records. Anna's residence was Mullinbeg or Daniel and Anna were living in Mullenbeg at the time of his birth. His baptismal sponsors were John Cuddihy and Mary Kennelly/Connelly. The Kennellys were neighbors of the Walshes in Mullinbeg in the 1828 tithe survey.

Daniel and Anna must have married before the birth of their next child, Bridget, who was baptized on 7 April 1822 in Garryduff. Her sponsors were Daniel Durney and Judith Cuddihy.

Mary Durney was baptized 31 March 1823 in Garryduff, with sponsors John Daniel and Mary Durney

Michael Durney was baptized 18 June 1826 in Tinnakilly (Mountain Grove) a townland between Garryduff and Piltown.) His sponsors were John and Margaret Walsh.

There is a baptismal record for a John Durney on 30 April 1832 in Garryduff- parents Daniel Durney and Nancy Walsh. (Nancy is a common nickname for Anne) sponsors John Malone and Ellen Shea.

There are no records for a Margaret Durney with this family. However, there is another Durney family in Garryduff; John Durney and Mary Peter.

John Durney and Mary Peters had a daughter, Margaret, born on December 28, 1833. Her baptismal sponsors were Daniel Durney and Catherine Bolger. This December 28 date is very close to the family record we have of January 1- although the years are way off! However, after a thorough search of the parish records, this is the ONLY Margaret Durney born between 1820-1850 within the entire parish.

John Durney and Mary Peters also had a son, James Durney, baptized on 15 October 1830. His sponsors were John Malone and Ellen Bulger.

As well as a son, Thomas Durney, born on 16 April 1821, (sponsors William Cuddehy and Anastatia Hogan) and a daughter, Bridget Durney, born 15 January 1817, sponsors John Malone and Bridget Durney.

Overall Durneys in Garryduff;

John Durney and Mary Peters- Bridget born 1817, Thomas born 1821, James born 1830, Margaret born 28 Dec 1833,
(check these dates vs census ages for Margarets siblings)

John Durney and Elizabeth Phelan- Daniel born 1830 (illegitimate)
Thomas Durney and Johanna O'Mara- Patrick born 1820, Daniel born 1823

Daniel Durney and Ann Walsh- Bridget born 1822, Mary born 1823, John born 1832
Patrick Durney and Catherine Byrne- Thomas born 1807, John born 1810, Bridget born 1818, Gerald 1819, James born 1824
Patrick Durney and Mary Mackey- John born 1833
Patrick Durney and Mary Morresy- James born 1836, Michael born 1839,
Patrick Durney and Bridget Reade- James born 1836, Elizabeth born 1838, John born 1841


Older Durneys
Denis Durney and Elizabeth Cuddihy- John born 1803, Bridget born 1809
Daniel Durney and Mary Phelan- Margaret born 1805




The landlord for this region was the Earl of Bessborough, a title held by the Ponsonby family, whose progenitor, Colonel Sir John Ponsonby, was a member of Cromwell's army who was rewarded for his service with huge estates in Ireland.

Bessborough House, Kilkenny

John William Ponsonby (also known as Baron Duncannon) was the 4th Earl of Bessborough, and was also Lord Lieutenant of Ireland between 1846 and 1847, at the height of the famine. (His sister was Lady Caroline Lamb, who was notoriously the lover of the famous poet Lord Byron, and an author in her own right.)

The Earl had over 17,000 acres in Kilkenny and unlike his predecessors who rarely visited Ireland, he stayed in Ireland at Bessborough house for 21 years until his death. His wife, Lady Duncannon, was devoted to the local Irish population, and would visit Piltown visiting local cottages on her pony and caring for the local inhabitants. She encouraged well kept cottages with prizes. The good lady unfortunately died in 1834 at the age of 46, after giving birth to fourteen children. Three of their sons later inherited the title of Earl, but none of them stayed full time at Bessborough House, although they generally visited for the summer months and Christmas.

The indoor staff for Bessborough House

By the 1930's they sold the house, which became first a seminary and is now Kildalton Agricultural College.


Griffiths Valuation shows several Durney families in Garryduff which is in Owning civil parish, Owning and Templeorum Catholic Parish

A consortium of farmers in Garryduff rented 166 acres from the earl. Included in this group were Patrick Durney junior, Thomas Durney, and John Durney, along with Patrick Whelan, John Whelan, David Bolger, and Nicholas Nowlan. Daniel Durney must have been elderly by the time of the valuation; he had only a house and garden rented from the earl. Patrick Durney senior rented 15 acres.

Other farmers in the area included Richard Cuddihy and Margaret Cuddihy, Patrick and Thomas Kinealy, Patrick Nowlan, John Ryan, James Malone and John Maher.

Piltown was the closest village to Garryduff.

Anthony's Inn, originally a stage stop, still exists today as well.

Piltown was aslo home to the Iverk Agricultural Show, which began in 1826 and still runs each August. This agricultural fair was surely an annual event for our ancestors in the area.
Iverk Show


Unlike most of our ancestors, Margaret Durney's parents, Daniel Durney and Anna Walsh, do not appear to have emigrated to the United States. Some of her siblings did emigrate to the U.S.; Bridget (who married Michael Powers) Michael (who married Johanna Walsh- and whom Aunt Helen called "Aunt Hannah") James, Mary (who married Francis "Frank" Allen- Hugh's brother) all emigrated to Jerseyville.

Other Durneys remained in Garryduff.

In the 1901 Irish census for Garryduff we find a Daniel Durney age 70- thus born in 1830, who was a widower, living with his sons John 38 and James 30. It is likely that this Daniel was Margaret's elder brother. By the 1911 census Daniel had died, and his sons John 50 and James 41 were still single. The census tells about the Durney home- it was made of stone, with a thatched roof, with four windows on the front of the house. The house had 5 rooms inside. The Durney's four outbuildings include a stable, barn for cows, chicken house, and a shed.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002628629/
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002628615/
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002628617/

The Durney's neighbors were the Nolans, Malones, Bulgers, Kenneallys, John Cuddihy, John Ryan, and Edmond Walsh.

The 1901 Irish census also shows a James Durney, 32 (born 1868) who could not read with his wife Anastatia 28 who could read and write and niece Norah Durney 83, an unmarried domestic servant who could read but not write and who spoke both Irish and English. They lived in a stone house with a slate roof with 5 windows in the front, and 4 rooms. James was a neighbor of Daniel Durney.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000918895/

The 1901 census shows Anastatia Walsh, age 72, living in Garryduff with her 30 year old son James. Anastatia was a widower and a cottager, who could not read and spoke both Irish and English. Her son could read and write and was a farm laborer.

An Ellen Walsh, 43, was living with her brother in-law Richard 56 and his wife Kate Nolan (likely Kate Walsh Nolan) 56 along with Daniel Nolan 22, John Connoly 23, their nephews.

By 1911 there were more Walshes in Garryduff- Edmond 43 and his wife Johanna 43, their sons Richard 8, John 6, and Edmund 2, and daughters Margret 13 and Annie a baby. All the adults could read and write. Edmund was a laborer.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002628633/

Sources:
https://theirishaesthete.com/tag/bessborough/

The Mystery of Margaret Durney

Margaret Durney married Hugh Allen on April 27, 1864 in Jerseyville.

The notebook compiled by Aunt Helen and cousin Marjorie Allen  mentions that the belief was that the Durney family came from Garryduff, near Pilltown, Kilkenny. The father's first name was not known, but it was thought that the mother's maiden name may have been "Gaul." The family tree in the notebook shows Margaret Durney and her siblings as:

1-Bridget Durney- married Michael Power, son of James L. Power and Mary Gaul. Came to Jersey County about 1850 and lived on the "Snell Property" 5 miles east of Jerseyville. Children John, James ("Shug",) Mary Ann, and William.

2- Mary Durney born 1823, married Franklin Allen (brother of Hugh) on Feb. 25, 1868. The notebook states that Mary Durney who married Frank Allen was the sister of Margaret Durney who married Hugh Allen and that this family lived 1 mile north of Jerseyville on the Birkenmeyer Farm. Child was Margaret.

3- Michael Durney born 1826, Kilkenny, married Johanna Walsh. The notebook states that Michael was Margaret's brother, and that his wife was known as "Aunt Hannah." (The woman whom Aunt Helen knew as Aunt Hannah did not die until 1918.) The notebook states that this family lived 2 miles west of Jerseyville, and  it was believed that this family came to Jersey County in 1855 from Kilkenny.
Children were Thomas, James, Mary, Margaret, Anna, Bridget and John.

4- James Durney born 1829, married Margaret Quinn on September 4, 1861.
Their son John Durney married Nellie Flynn (their descendants are an Ancestry DNA match to me)

5- Margaret Durney, born January 1, 1840, married Hugh Allen on April 25, 1864. Children were Richard, Margaret, Rosa, Thomas (my grandfather,) and Hugh.

Mystery #1- Why is there a 10 year gap between the birth dates of James Durney and Margaret Durney? Are we missing siblings, or is Margaret's birth date incorrect?

What do we know for sure about Margaret and her siblings?

Templeorum Parish History (served Garryduff- the Durney family)

http://templeorumparish.com/owningchurch.html

The parish chapel was at Templeorum as early as 1600. During the Cromwell occupation, or in 1715 or 1745, mass was held in secret locations, often out of doors.

Due to the anti-Catholic Penal Laws, Catholic property ownership was a problem, so church building was difficult. Between 1790 and 1830, priests were building new chapels for Catholic worship and encouraging weekly attendance at Mass. Weekly attendance was difficult for the poor who usually walked to get to chapel.

In the mid 1700's Father Thomas Lalor served the church in Templeorum and also offered Mass at Piltown and Owning, in rented spaces, riding horseback between these locations. His first curate was father John Gogarty who began in 1783.

1798 saw a vicious civil war in neighboring Wexford County.

In Owning a rented barn at Ballinacronny was used for Mass until the chapel at Piltown was built in 1798, and the Owning chapel about the same time. The Owning chapel was built near a medieval church.  This served the people of the Bessborough Estate. The early chapel was a simple thatched building and the poor people stood or knelt on mats.

In 1850 a lease from the Earl of Bessborough was obtained to build the new chapel at Owning. "Comfortable farmers" those with 20 acres or more, would have paid most of the costs. The chapel shows in a map of Owning village dated 1812 and was probably completed by 1800. Pews did not come until 1900. Those that were too infirm to kneel or stand did not attend.

Owning chapel was completed in 1798. It had both pew seating in the nave and galleries overhead for the choir and organ. Parish families would have paid for family pews to be made.

http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=images&county=KK&regno=12403905

(see pictures on drive)

Baptisms- name, father, mother, date

there are several graces here- Ellen b 7-10-1804 dtr of Thos and Mary GRace and John b 19 NOv 1804 son of Thomas and Marg Grace

Owning and Templeorum Parish- churches attended by the Durney's and Walshes

Church of the Assumption, Piltown 1905 photo with gate from 1860

Introduction to Garryduff, Kilkenny in 1850

Garryduff 1850

1- Description of Garryduff
2- families of Garryduff
3- Sundays-Templeorum Parish and religion
4- Market Days and Fair Days-Piltown
5- Famine, the earl and lady of Bessborough and Emigration


The tiny townland of Garryduff sat at the foot of a gently rising mountain. One of the Walsh Hills, it lay to the west of the townland, so the lush green fields of Garryduff caught the morning sun from the east and enjoyed its warmth all through the day until evening fell. Then, when the residents had finished their days work, they could sit for a few cherished moments to watch the sun set slowly behind the hillside, creating a rosy spectacle of color that only God could provide. The air swiftly turned cooler as darkness fell, and soon candles lit up the windows of the 16 cottages which lined the narrow road. Smoke rose from the chimneys as the women prepared the evening meal.

The cottages were similar; small and simple. They were made of fieldstone or white washed concrete, some with thatched roofs, others with shingles, some with only a few windows, others with more which allowed more light inside. One or two chimneys provided a fire for cooking and warmth for the cold evenings. Wood was scarce so peat was generally used for fuel. Always left burning or piled with warm smoldering ashes, the peat in the hearth produced an earthy, almost mystical scent that forever made the locals think of home. Pots hung over the open hearth, and a welcoming tea kettle could be easily warmed to singing nearly any hour of the day. A simple wooden table and a few chairs sat near a treasured hutch where the family’s dishes, cups, and saucers were proudly displayed. This room entertained family and friends alike; a separate room housed the beds, and those who were very fortunate might even have a third or forth room or loft for the children’s beds. The floors were usually beaten earth, swept clean by the proud housewife. On the walls were hung a few pictures, and symbols of the religion which guided their lives.

They were more than neighbors, these villagers who lived in the cottages and toiled in the fields. They formed a close kinship group and nearly everyone was related in one way or another across the generations. A strong circle of grandparents, aunts, uncles, and numerous cousins allowed the children of Garryduff to grow up in a secure extended family. Neighbors with the same family names lived in the same cottages from one generation to the next; none were strangers here. The Durney’s, Cuddihy’s, Malone’s, Kenneally’s, Nowlans, Bolger’s and Ryan’s had inhabited this hamlet for as long as anyone could remember. They experienced all of the typical friendships and rivalries that exist in all small places.

Many of the children had similar names. The Irish tradition was to name the first son after his paternal grandfather, and the second after his maternal grandfather. Girls names, too, sometimes followed this tradition, the eldest being named for their maternal grandmother, the next the paternal grandmother. So cousins names clearly displayed their shared heritage; Daniel Durney, Patrick Durney and John Durney all had eldest sons named Thomas, who had likely been the paternal grandfather of the boys. Other common names were John, James, Michael and Daniel. With girls, Mary, Margaret and Bridget were common. Most families were large; new babies were welcomed every two years or so, and the young mothers who had finished nursing infants were soon pregnant again. Not all of the babies survived; childhood health was precarious. Doctors were few and medicine was mostly home remedies and common sense.

Behind the cottages each family had outbuildings on the farm. One to store the peat, another for their farm animals, and perhaps another for fowl. Most families had at least one milk cow, to provide milk and butter to the family. Pigs were raised as well, mostly to be brought to Piltown on market day as a cash crop. A few lucky families had a donkey to pull the plow or a cart. Horses, too, were forbidden to Catholic families. The fields were plowed by hand plow or by donkey plow, and although wheat and oats were sometimes grown, the main crop was potatoes. The “lumpers” were served with lots of milk and butter, and this formed the main diet of many families.

The townland of Garryduff consisted of 520 acres of farmland. The fields were divided by carefully tended hedgerows. Each farmer tended a plot of land; usually 20-30 Irish acres (30-50 acres.) Some farmers leased a larger plot of land together and subdivided plots to farm; such was the case with the Durney’s, Bolgers, Whelan’s and Nowlan’s who together leased 166 Irish acres in 1850. Some subleased land to other farmers or small holders known as cottiers. Others, including the widowed, elderly and impoverished, leased only a house and small garden. But none of them owned the cottages they lived in or the land that they farmed. As Catholics, they were forbidden to own land of their own. In Garryduff, all of the land belonged to the Earl of Bessborough. Twice a year the tenant farmers paid him rents based on the value of the property they lived on.

It had not always been so. From the ancient days of Strongbow’s English invasion, this land had belonged to the Walsh “Lords of the Mountain.” Married into the Butler and Fitzgerald clan, the Owning Walshes held great power and wealth. But with the coming of Cromwell, the Catholic Walshes forfeited the surrounding townlands; Garryduff, Mullinbegg, Templeorum, Oldcourt, Corbally...these and more were granted to Cromwell’s captain Sir John Ponsonby, the ancestor of the Earl of Bessborough, who now held all the former Walsh lands. The bones of the Walsh lords now lay ensconced in the ruins of the church at Owning, mere memories of days gone by, when the Irish ruled themselves.

Sundays

Although mysterious Druidic stone monuments still dotted the countryside, from the time of St. Patrick this area had been fiercely Catholic. During medieval times, great abbeys had ruled throughout Ireland, and in Owning, there were rocky ruins of a medieval church. But with the coming of Cromwell, the faithful had been routed, the priests persecuted, and secret Masses were quietly held, often out of doors. But the English plan to force the faithful to convert to Protestantism by taking away all rights and privileges did not succeed in Ireland. The people of Garryduff may have had little, but they had a great and steadfast faith.

So on Sundays, the families of Garryduff could be seen walking a mile or two down the road to the chapel at Owning. In the 1700’s the chapel had been a simple whitewashed building with a thatched roof, where the faithful knelt on the woven hay mats on an earthen floor. But by 1800 the Church of the Assumption, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, was built just across from the stone ruins of the medieval church. The people from Garryduff and the surrounding townlands contributed whatever they could; pennies from the poor cottiers and laborers or more substantial contributions from more prosperous farmers. Many volunteered their labor to help with the construction of the new chapel. In the beginning parishioners stood and knelt to worship, but in time there were a few benches for seating. Some prosperous families donated money for a family pew where they would sit each Sunday. Gradually improvements were made on the interior; soon the new chapel had stone floors and white washed walls, with galleries on either side of the altar and a choir at the back. It was an edifice in which the parishioners could take pride. Here marriages took place, children were baptized, and the dead were mourned and buried in the adjoining cemetery. The circle of life revolved around the rites of the Church. The parish priests who shepherded this flock were hard working and highly respected.


Piltown, the Earl of Bessborough, and the Famine

The mountain dominated their landscape, rising above the townland and fields. A narrow, rocky path led from behind the fields and circled around gently until it reached the very top of the hill, and from this great vantage point, those who had ventured the climb could look down on the houses and farms where they spent their days, and turn to see farmlands and villages for miles around, some places where they had been before and others they had heard of. From here they could dream of worlds far beyond the bit of Ireland that they could see, across the vast ocean, where precious letters came from faraway friends and relatives telling of a different life, where hope was abundant, and where families were flourishing on farms they now owned for themselves.

Just visible four miles directly south lay the village of Piltown, built by the Earl of Bessborough. The village was a market and post town which sat between Carrick on Suir and Waterford City. In 1831 it had about 102 houses. Anthony's hotel was a rest stop for horses delivering mail along the way. It was the largest of the estate villages owned by the Earl of Bessborough and he meant for it to be a model estate village. Besides the hotel, the village had a court house, post office, and market building, two national schools (one for boys and one for girls) a guard barracks, a dispensary, and a forge. The Earl even set up an accommodation for destitute widows here. On the quay, over 100 vessels delivered goods each year and Piltown traded with both Waterford and Carrick on suir in the 1830's to 1850's. By 1841 Piltown village had grown to 700 people.

The Earl lived in a splendid estate just outside of the tidy little town. His great mansion, also called Bessborough, was built in 1747 and was surrounded by a fine park of hundreds of acres. His total estate covered over 27,000 acres of farmland. The Earl had lodges built for the workmen of the estate...carpenters, stonemasons, and gamekeepers. His wife was a good lady, caring of the villagers, and during the famine a soup kitchen was opened in Piltown. The Earl further supported families in need by providing work constructing stone walls around the huge estate. Unlike less scrupulous landlords of the time, the Earl was known to write off rents during the famine, and generally did not evict tenants. Mass starvation did not affect the area as much as other places in Kilkenny, although fevers took their toll. There was a poor house at Carrick on Suir, however, which was soon crowded with unfortunates from this part of Kilkenny.

Sources:

The History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory by William Carrigan Vol. 4

1905, Seals, Bryers and Walker (ebook; Google Books)

http://www.templeorumparish.com/site.html

Bridget Durney Powers

From the family history notebook:

It was believed that the Durney family came from Garryduff, near Piltown, Kilkenny.

Bridget Durney married Michael Power, son of James L. Power and Mary Gaul. Came to Jersey County about 1850 and lived on the "Snell Property" 5 miles east of Jerseyville. Children John, James ("Shug",) Mary Ann, and William.

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There was a Bridget Durney baptized on April 7, 1822, in Garryduff, Templeorum Catholic Parish. Her parents were Daniel Durney and Anna Walsh.

Obituary: Jersey Republican 2 Feb 1905-

"Mrs. Bridget Powers, 84 years old, died at home of her son, James Powers, in English Township. Funeral St. Francis Church. Rev. Lee. Leaves two sons, James and John. (This would put Bridget's birth about 1821-1822.)

Bridget Durney married Michael Power on June 8, 1858, in Jersey County.

1860 census: Michael Powers, age 30 (born 1830) laborer with 2000 in real estate and 300 in personal property, born Ireland. Bridget, age 30, born Ireland. (putting her birth as 1830) son John 1 month. James Powers age 62, born Ireland. John Powers 33, Bridget Powers 19, all born Ireland, and James Durney 25, a farmer with 550 real estate value, also born Ireland.

So, according to this, Bridget's brother James Durney, age 25, born about 1835, was living with the Powers family in 1860.

1870 census: Michael Powers age 40 (born 1830), farmer with 8300 real estate value, 850 personal property, Bridget age 40 (born 1830) children all born Illinois- John 10, James 8, Mary 6, William 3, James Powers 76 (cannot read or write)  Mary Ann died in 1874 at age 10.

April 7, 1880- Michael Powers wrote his will, leaving his real estate to Bridget Durney Powers, requesting that she continue farming and providing for his children, and dividing the farm between Bridget and his sons when they reached age 21.

Tomb of Bridget Durney Powers and Michael Powers at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Jerseyville

May 20, 1880- Michael died and was buried at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery. His headstone states that he was was 53 years old (born 1827)  and was born in Glenmore Parish, Kilkenny, (townland hard to read- Ki??ollin?- Glenmore Catholic Parish is in Kilcolumb civil parish.

1880 census- Bridget Durney Powers was 54 (born 1826) living with her children John 20, James 18, and William 14. Her father in law James Power was 91, and her brother-in-law John Power 57 was living with them as well as her niece, Mary Durney, age 23, (born 1857) listed as born in Ireland.

Another mystery...

Which of Bridget Durney Power's siblings was Mary Durney's parent? This Mary is surely the one who married John Power. The 1900 census shows her born in 1862 in Ireland and immigrating in 1880. Since she was living with Bridget in 1880, did she come without her parents?

There was a Mary Durney baptized on February 17, 1857 in Garryduff in Templeorum Parish. Her parents were Thomas Durney and Mary Morahan. Margaret Durney was one of her baptismal sponsors.

(There is also a Mary Durney baptized in Dec 1859 in Garryduff, parents Daniel Durney and Anastatia Connolly.)

September 11, 1882- James L. Power died and was buried at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery. His tombstone reads " James Power, native Kilkenny, Ireland, born July 25, 1790, died Sept 11, 1882, age 92 years. James' wife, Mary Gaul, does not show on any records in Jersey County; she must have died before the 1860 census.

February 4, 1888- Son William Power died at age 21, buried St. Francis.

Son John Power married Mary Durney (born February 1862 Ireland) Mary would die in 1913, but John did not die until 1951. Daughters Mary Ann Power died in 1986 and Bridget "Birdie" Power died in 1986. All are buried at St Francis.
In 1900 and 1910 they were living in East St. Louis.

According to her obituary, Bridget Durney Power was living with her son, James Power, in Jersey County, at the time of her death in 1905. She was listed as 67 years old, born in 1833, the mother of 5 children, only 2 living. The census shows that she immigrated in 1855. Also living in the household is John Powers, age 87, the brother of her husband Michael Powers. James Power and his wife Amelia have 7 children.

They are living next to Lawrence Powers, age 80 and his wife Rebecca (Quinn) age 70.

Family Overview- Daniel Durney and Anastatia Walsh

Parents:
Daniel Durney abt 1800- aft 1855 and Anna (Anastatia) Walsh abt 1800-aft 1840
- Mullinbeg, Tinakilly, Garryduff, Owning and Templeorum Parish
married after march 1817

Children:

1-Thomas Durney baptized 10 march 1817 Mullinbeg (marked illegitimate- so the marriage occurred after this)

2-Bridget Durney baptized 7 April 1822 Garryduff, Owning and Templeorum
married Michael Power (son of James L. Power and Mary Gaul) 8 June 1858 Jerseyville died 2 Feb 1905 at home of son, James Powers, buried St Francis
(children John (d 1951) James (d 1907), Mary Ann (d 1874), Wm (d 1888)

3-Mary Durney baptized 31 March 1823 Garryduff, married Francis (Frank) Allen (brother of Hugh) 25 Feb 1868 Jerseyville, remarried after death of Frank to John Fahey on 16 Aug 1876, died 5 May 1913 -

Mary Durney's will proves many of her relatives:Hugh Allen signed on probate;
nephews and nieces listed as John Powers (surviving child of  Bridget Durney and Michael Power) Laurence Powers, Frank Powers, ? Powers,  Priscilla, Anthony, Josephine, cora powers (grandnephews and nieces)

John Durney (son of James and Magt Quinn Durney-married Nellie Flynn- dtr of Catherine Quinn, granddaughter of John Quinn and Mary Fitzgerald) Wm Durney, Richard Durney, ? and Michael Durney, (Nephews and nieces, addresses unknown, Bird Powers, Mary Powers grandnieces, address unknown,

Thomas Durney, John Durney, James Durney, Mary A. Herget, Anna ? and Bridy Fitzgerald nephews and nieces (children of Michael Durney) address unknown,

Richard Allen, Margaret Allen, Rose Allen, Thomas Allen and Hugh Allen, nephews and nieces.( Children of Margaret Durney) Her will left her property to her nephew  Hugh Allen of English township and made her the executor of his estate.
1910 census says immigrated 1857 (only child Maggie died 1889)

4-Margaret Durney born 1 Jan 1840 ?? Piltown, Templeorum, died 11 Nov 1884 (age 44) Jerseyville (buried St. Francis- name and date on headstone) married Hugh Allen 27 April 1864 Jerseyville (children

Margaret Durney and Hugh Allen's wedding picture

5-Michael Durney bap 18 June 1826 (Tinnakilly, Templeorum Parish_
married Johanna Walsh (known as aunt Hannah by my aunt Helen)
children Mary (m. Harry L. Herget) John, Bridget, Thomas, James Francis, Anna (m Schlagel)

6-James Durney b 1829 married Margaret Quinn (dtr of John Quinn and Mary Fitzgerald) 5 sept 1861 Jerseyville died 1890- child John Durney married cousin Nellie Flynn ( granddaughter of John Quinn and Mary Fitzgerald) possible child Mary Durney b 1864 but died by 1870

Close friends of parents
John Cuddihy and Mary Kennelly (sp for Thomas- Mullinbeg 1817)
Dan Durney and Judith Cuddihy (sp for Bridget- Garryduff 1822)
John Daniel and Mary Durney (sp for Mary-Garryduff 1823)
John Walsh and Margaret Walsh (sp for Michael-Tinnakilly 1826)

Relatives who stayed in Ireland
Daniel Durney and Anna Walsh, son Thomas? There is a Thomas Durney who lived in St. Louis and was buried at St. Francis Jerseyville, but birth date is different

Griffiths relatives and neighbors in Mullenbeg/Garryduff/Tinakilly/
Garryduff Townland is ED Templeorum, Civil Parish Owning, Poor Law Union Carrick-on-Suir
Mullenbeg is ED Templeorum, Civil Parish Fiddown

Tithe Applotment- 1823-37- Garryduff (Owning Civil Parish)- Earl of Bessborough
John and Wm Cuddihy, Pat Durney, Thos and Pat Kennealy, James and John Ryan, Philip and Nic Nowlan, Pat and John Malone, Pat and John Durney, Daniel Durney and Jn Bulger, Denis and Pat Whealan, John Maher

John Walsh of Mullenbeg (a laborer) was one of the White Boys in the rebellions in 1774
Tithe Applotment Mullenbeg 1828- Thomas Walsh 28 acres (also James kennelly, jeffrey and patrick shea, thomas riely, edmund white

Tithe Applotment Tinnakilly (Fiddown civil parish- Martin Walsh


Griffiths (1850-51)
Garryduff- 
Patrick Kineally, Thomas Kinealy, Richard Cuddihy, Magt Cuddihy, Patk Durney jr, Thomas Durney and John Durney with others- 166 Daniel Durney (house and garden) Patk Durney Sr 15
Mullenbeg- no Durneys, but Walshes (Anna's family) John Walsh 14 acres, Lawrence Walsh and Patrick Walsh each had a house and garden from the Earl of Bessborough

Tinnakilly- no Durneys

Census 1901
Tinnakilly (adjacent to Piltown)1901- Edmond Walsh 68, widower, John, Patrick, Mary
Mullenbeg 1901- Richard Walsh 50, Mary 53, Pat, John, Maggie
Garryduff 1901-
Cuddihy  John 65, Margaret 60, Richard, Andrew, Bridget, Mary
Keneally Thomas 38, Ellen 29, Kineally Thomas 40, Kate 26, Ellen 80
Durney James 32 (born abt 1869), Anastatia 28 (wife), Norah 83 (niece)
Durney Daniel 70 (widower (born abt 1831), John 38, James 30 (sons)
Walsh Anastatia 72, James Walsh 30 son

Garryduff 1911- heads of family/households
John Durney 50, brother James Durney 41 (house #6)
John Nolan, Richard Nolan, Catherine Nolan
Ellen Malone, Bridget Malone
James Bulger, Richard Bulgar
Edmond Walsh, James Walsh
Thomas Kenneally, Thomas Kenneally
James Ryan, John Ryan
John Cuddihy



to do:
Owning and Templeorum parish-
Garryduff belongs to the Owning Church
Mullenbeg and Tinnakilly belong to the Templeorum Church
marriage of Daniel Durney and Anastasia Walsh - after 10 March 1817
marriage of john durney and mary peters bef 1817
baptism of James Durney 1829
baptism of margaret durney- 1840 is likely incorrect

Places to go near Garryduff:
Owning Church of the Assumption
 templeorumparish.com

Rev. John Condon C.C. (1971)

Address: Templeorum, Piltown, Co. Kilkenny

Phone: 051-643124

mass Sunday 10 am

Town of Garryduff and Mullinbeg
Owning church yard
Owning churchyard 2
Church of the Assumption at Owning built about 1810
Anthony's Inn Piltown

Kidalton College (was Bessborough)  and the Iverk Show(first Thursday in September) started in 1826 - next show 22 Aug 2020