#028

Irish Kennedy Heritage Group

Mailing List No. 028

MAY 2014

After over 350 years the memories of the Mountainy Kennedys of their descent from “The Lords of Ormond” had faded. The lines of descent of the Kennedys who went into the mountains rather than transplant to Connacht have now provided historical reference points. Through the contributions of many individuals to gathering and sharing information, the story of the Mountainy Kennedys is emerging from the obscurity of hundreds of years.

CONTENTS

2014 KENNEDY GATHERING AND INAUGURATION OF KENNEDY CHIEF

A REQUEST FROM PAUL BARRETT

A CONTRIBUTION FROM JOHN KENNEDY OF POLLANORMAN

… AND ONE FROM DENIS O’MALLEY

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THE IRISH KENNEDYS NOW ON FACEBOOK

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#027

Irish Kennedy Heritage Group

Mailing List No. 027

APRIL 2014

After over 350 years the memories of the Mountainy Kennedys of their descent from “The Lords of Ormond” had faded. The lines of descent of the Kennedys who went into the mountains rather than transplant to Connacht have now provided historical reference points. Through the contributions of many individuals to gathering and sharing information, the story of the Mountainy Kennedys is emerging from the obscurity of hundreds of years.

CONTENTS

THE IRISH KENNEDYS NOW ON FACEBOOK

2014 KENNEDY GATHERING AND INAUGURATION OF KENNEDY CHIEF

MALE KENNEDY FIRST NAMES

less common first names 

THE MOUNTAINY KENNEDYS – VOLUME 2 – LINKING PAST AND PRESENT

IRISH AMERICA MAGAZINE ARTICLE

BOOKS

WARNING

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#026

Irish Kennedy Heritage Group

Mailing List No. 026

March 2014

In the Cromwellian dispossessions of 1652 the Kennedy landholders lost 30,000 acres of their Tipperary lands. Many were banished to Connacht. Rather than submit to the conquerors some Kennedys defied the banishment. Several Kennedy families and their retainers created a new life for themselves in the mountain wilderness. For many years they lived and raised their sons and daughters and established themselves in an invisible world where outsiders feared to tread. Their descendants, wherever they are now located, can look back with pride to the story of courage and fortitude that we have been able to research and relate.

CONTENTS

THE MOUNTAINY KENNEDYS – VOLUME 2 – LINKING PAST AND PRESENT

2014 KENNEDY GATHERING AND INAUGURATION OF KENNEDY CHIEF

KENNEDY FARMING TRADITION IN AUSTRALIA

PLANTATION OR STATUTE ACRES?

MALE KENNEDY FIRST NAMES (William) 

WILLIAM KENNEDY RECORDS

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#025

Irish Kennedy Heritage Group

Mailing List No. 025

February 2014

In the Cromwellian dispossessions of 1652 the Kennedy landholders lost 30,000 acres of their Tipperary lands. Many were banished to Connacht. Rather than submit to the conquerors some Kennedys defied the banishment. Several Kennedy families and their retainers created a new life for themselves in the mountain wilderness. For many years they lived and raised their sons and daughters and established themselves in an invisible world where outsiders feared to tread. Their descendants, wherever they are now located, can look back with pride to the story of courage and fortitude that we have been able to research and relate.

CONTENTS

THE MOUNTAINY KENNEDYS – VOLUME 2 – LINKING PAST AND PRESENT

2014 KENNEDY GATHERING AND INAUGURATION OF KENNEDY CHIEF

TULLAUN CASTLE RENOVATION

MALE KENNEDY FIRST NAMES
(Thomas)

THOMAS KENNEDY RECORDS

BOOKS WARNING

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#024

Irish Kennedy Heritage Group

Mailing List No. 024

January 2014

The ancestors of the Mountainy Kennedys chose not to go “To Hell or to Connacht” as dictated by Cromwell in 1652. They ignored the dictate, on pain of death, and went to their booleys in the mountains of the Upper Ormond area of Tipperary. Their descendants have spread far and wide. More descendants and other interested people are regularly joining this mailing list.

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Very best wishes for 2014 to all of our mailing list members. Let us hope this will be a very enjoyable and productive year for all of us.

2014 KENNEDY GATHERING AND INAUGURATION OF KENNEDY CHIEF

THE MOUNTAINY KENNEDYS – VOLUME 2 – LINKING PAST AND PRESENT

KENNEDY CHIEF REVIVAL

MOUNTAINY KENNEDY MALE FIRST NAMES

(Stephen) 

THE CROSS EXAMINATION

LIME KILNS

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#023

Irish Kennedy Heritage Group

Mailing List No. 023

December 2013

The ancestors of the Mountainy Kennedys chose not to go “To Hell or to Connacht” as dictated by Cromwell in 1652. They ignored the dictate, on pain of death, and went to their booleys in the mountains of the Upper Ormond area of Tipperary. Their descendants have spread far and wide. More descendants and other interested people are regularly joining this mailing list.

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ORIGIN OF THE MOUNTAINY KENNEDYS

KENNEDY CHIEF REVIVAL

MOUNTAINY KENNEDY MALE FIRST NAMES
(Jeremiah)

SILVERMINES HISTORICAL SOCIETY

IRISH EMIGRANTS

THE MOUNTAINY KENNEDYS – VOLUME 2 – LINKING PAST AND PRESENT

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#022

Irish Kennedy Heritage Group

Mailing List No. 022

November 2013

The ancestors of the Mountainy Kennedys chose not to go “To Hell or to Connacht” as dictated by Cromwell in 1652. They ignored the dictate, on pain of death, and went to their booleys in the mountains of the Upper Ormond area of Tipperary. Their descendants have spread far and wide. More descendants and other interested people are regularly joining this mailing list.

CONTENTS

MOUNTAINY KENNEDY FEMALE FIRST NAMES

MOUNTAINY KENNEDY MALE FIRST NAMES

(RORY KENNEDY) 

THE MOUNTAINY KENNEDYS – VOLUME 2 – 

LINKING PAST AND PRESENT

A MESSAGE FROM TOM KENNEDY 

ON BEHALF OF CLLR PAT KENNEDY OF LIMERICK CITY

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