Searching for the family of my gggrandfather, Patrick Plunkett born approx 1776. He was said to have had five brothers and three sisters. The family originated in Oldcastle, Co. Meath and was said to have been descended from the marriage of James Plunkett of Clonabraney and Elizabeth Plunkett of Loughcrew. Patrick married Mary O'Donoghue, possibly also from Oldcastle area, and by 1821 they were living approx. "six miles west" at Tonagh, Mountnugent parish, in Co. Cavan. They had the following children: Thomas abt. 1813, Luke 1816, Mary 1819 and James abt. 1822. His brother James married Helena McPartland from Finea, Co. Westmeath. Luke became a barrister, never married and died in Dublin in 1858. Mary emigrated to Chicago and never married.