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The Tierney Clans Society

 

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Archives Introduction

 Welcome to the Tierney Clan Archives. This page gives a brief introduction to the contents of the Tierney Clans Society archives that have been compiled by the Clann Eagraí (Clan Organiser), Cahir Tierney, for the benefit of Clan Members. A special thanks must be extended to the Clan members who generously contributed financially towards the funding of the research, these were; Ben Tierney, Martin and Jayne Tierney, Doug and Mary Pouch, Jean Whittington. Without their financial support the compilation of the archives would have taken a long, long time to get to their present state.

The research is ongoing and additions are, and will continue to be, made regularly. These additions are advised to all members through the quarterly newsletter. At present the archives contain;

With the help of these archives it is hoped that Clan members will be able to expand their knowledge of their family history.  The files, when complete, will contain the most comprehensive database of Tierney information available anywhere.

Contents of ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

·        Tierney property holders in Ireland 1848 to 1864, as extracted from Griffith's Valuation of Ireland. The information contained is as   follows; Name of Holder; Civil Parish and Townland where the property is situated. The following additional information will be added in due course Description of the property; Area of the property; The Immediate Lessor/or person from whom the property is leased or held; The Annual Rateable Valuation.

·         A listing of Tierneys who fought in the Union Army during The American Civil War.               

·         A list of Tierneys arriving at the port of New York between 1846 and 1851.  

·         The family Trees of Tierney Clan Members [work in progress].

·         Tierney births from 1865 to 1870, extracted from the records of the General Register Office, Dublin. Births from 1871 onwards will be   added in time. It is hoped that marriages and deaths will be extracted and added in due course.

·        Miscellaneous Information and History regarding Tierneys in Ireland.

 

The archives are available to registered Clan members only, as it is through their generosity that the information herein is documented.

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Research being conducted by the Clann Eagraí is presently in the records of the General Register Office and in particular the Births section. When this section is complete work will commence on the Marriages section, and thence on to the Deaths section.

Any members who have any information/history/details about or concerning the Tierney name, its history, origins or any such information is asked to contact the Clann Eagraí. All information will be very gratefully received. It is most important that all of Tierney descent do their utmost to research the Family History. If anyone has any spare time and would be willing to help in extracting the data from the General Register Office in Dublin please contact Cahir at the address below to make arrangements. 

If you have any information that you feel may be of interest or useful to the Clan's research we should be very grateful to hear from you. Please write to;

Cahir Tierney, Naomh Antoine, 53 Ard Aoibhinn, Athenry, Co. Galway, Ireland.

or e-mail to; otighearnaigh@eircom.net

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Last updated Eanáir 2007.