My Patrick was born in Ireland (Cork?) in ca. 1830 and came to the US in about 1852. I know that he was married to Ellen Connors at St. Mary's Church in Glens Falls, NY in 1854. Witnesses were John Sweeney and Mary Connors. Nine months later, their first son James was baptized in the same church and his sponsors were Daniel and Ellen (nee Daly) Lane.
Patrick and Ellen moved to Iowa and family legend says he drowned along the way. By 1856, Ellen is living in Osage, Iowa with Daniel and Ellen Lane. She has a new baby, named William. Ellen's obituary says she was born in County Cork, but we aren't sure about where in Ireland Patrick was born.

Ellen remarried and her children were named Daniel, George, Julia, Cornelius, Mary Ellen and Denis.

I understand how hard it is to find a specific Daly family in Ireland and I continue to research, but if any of this sounds familiar, please let me know!