Hello Kevin
I dont know if you will remember me but we had contact a while back regarding this regal surname .. well between the hopping and trotting I lost your e mail address..I have since left Europe and now reside in Brisbane .I was supposed to move to melbourne but the weather is a little inclement there and we decided on Brisvegas. If you are interested drop me a line

Marie,

I would love to hear from you again. I also live in Brisbane. My e-mail is:

farrelly1@bigpond.com

Kevin Farrelly

Hello Kevin,
As part of the Fergus(s)on DNA Project I am researching the relationship between the O'Fergus on the O'Farrelly as described below. We have DNA samples from two different FERGUSON lines from Rossinver and would like to compare to a FARRELLY line from Drumlane. Do you think you would be willing to help?
Cheers,
Colin FERGUSON

The O'Clery Book of Genealogies these two families are said to be descended from Ailill son of Eoghan, as below.

§725 Genelach .H. Forchellaigh [O'Farrelly]
There is a family of this name, erenaghs of Drumlane, in Co. Cavan;
Also found in the parish of Mullagh in the same county, but it's not certain this is the same family.
§727 O Ferghusa Rosa Inbir [O'Fergus]
An erenagh family of Rossinver, Co. Leitrim

These notes are from "The Irish Genealogist", Vol. 5, No. 6 Nov. 1979, "English Index to the O'Clery Genealogies", F.B. Payton.

Colin,

I haven't done mch in recent times and will help if I can. There are other Farrellys from Drumlane howeveer I have been unable to find any Farrelly relatives. My email is farrelly1@bigpond.com

Kevin

Can you go back past your grandfather? My grandmother (born 1872 and died 1933) was a Farrelly from Kildorough, Ballyjamesduff just down the road from Virginia. Her parents were Patric and Catherine (Lynch) Farrelly

My Farrellys variously stated they were from Cormaddyduff or Ballyjamesduff- different info is given on different records. Michael, Patrick, James and John, were the children of John and Margaret Farrelly. The boys left Cormaddyduff around 1863 and came to Australia where they stayed with Patrick Lynch, a farmer of Balmain, who was presuably a relative.