James O’Rourke (1793-1883) & Mary Doud

James O’ROURKE was born around 1793. He was a farmer. He died on 5 Sep 1883 in Lisnakealwee.

Mary DOUD is only identified through the baptism of her children in the 1830s & 1840s and there is not a record of her death, which could possibly have been before civil records began in 1864.

James and Mary married some time before 1830 and lived on the family farm in Lisnakealwee. The Castlegregory parish registers record baptisms for the following children. Apart from Brian it is not known how many of these survived. In particular, naming the youngest daughter Bridget in 1844 makes it likely that the older sister with the same name had died by that time.

Click on the branch to see information about their son Brian.