Irish Ancestry Tracking

Tracking only Irish Ancestry origins and how many generations back from me, did these Irish Ancestors moved to Australia.

Maternal side:


My mum > Her Mum (Elvy) > Her Dad (Stan)> His Mum (Margaret) > Her mum (Jane)
My third great grandmother
Jane McManus (1893-1914) 
County Tyrone Northern Ireland
6 generations married in Victoria Australia age 17
My mum > Her Dad (John) > His Mum (Lillian) > Her Mum (Margaret) > Her Mum (Catherine)
My third great grandmother
Catherine McNamara (1846-1906)
Kilkee County Clare Ireland
6 generations possibly came to Victoria as a child as her Dad died there when she was 21.


My mum > Her Dad (John) > His Mum (Lillian) > Her Dad (Michael) > His Dad (John)
My third great grandfather
John Carmody (1833-1911)
Clare Ireland
6 generations Also lived in Victoria, Australia

My mum > Her Dad (John) > His Dad (John) > His Dad (Charles) > His Dad (Daniel)
My third great grandfather
Daniel Byrne (1833-1917)
Boley Laois Ireland
6 generations died in Mosman, Sydney

My mum > Her Dad (John) > His Dad (John) > His Dad (Charles) > His Mum (Margaret Duffy)
My third great grandfather
Margaret Duffy
Ireland
6 generations 


My mum > Her mum (Elvy) > Her Mum (Elvy) > Her Dad (John Duffy) > His Dad (John Duffy) > His Dad (Patrick Duffy)
My fourth great grandfather
Patrick Duffy (1786 - 1854)
Calry County Sligo Ireland
7 generations in Australia! Lived in Penant Hills Sydney area
His Parents: Patrick Mór Duffy of Attyduffy and Mary Dawson were born in Monaghan, Ireland, Mary migrated to Australia (See below)

My mum > Her mum (Elvy) > Her Mum (Elvy) > Her Dad (John Duffy) > His Dad (John Duffy) > His Dad (Patrick Duffy) > His Mum (Mary) 
My fifth great grandmother
Mary Dawson (1771 - 1854)
Drumminy, Monaghan, Ireland
8 generations in Australia! Died in Pennant Hills at 83 years old.


My mum > Her mum (Elvy) > Her Mum (Elvy) > Her Dad (John Duffy) > His Dad (John Duffy) > His Mum (Bridget Conlan)
My fourth great grandmother
Bridget Conlan (Connelly)
Calry, County Sligo, Ireland
7 generations in Australia! Sydney area


Paternal side: 


My dad > His mum (Shirley) > Her Dad (William) > His Mum (Winifred) > Her Mum (Catherine)
My third great grandmother
Catherine B W McMahon (1851 - 1910)
Nobber, County Meath Ireland
6 generations back, lived in Stroud/Gloucester area 

My dad > His Dad (William) > His Dad (John) > His Dad (Hugh) > His Dad (James)
My third great grandfather
James Wilson (1831-1893)
Killinchy, Down, Ireland
6 generations back, lived in Booral/Gloucester area






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