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William Keogh (1817-1878), of the Keoghville family, was an M.P. a founder of the Catholic Defence Association and a campaigner for tenants' rights. Later, on becoming a judge, his opinions shifted. The severity of his judgements in the trial of the Fenians in 1865 made him violently unpopular. Myles Keogh (1848-1876), from Carlow, had an intense and varied military career, fighting first with the Papal forces in Italy, then on the Union side in the American civil war, and finally with General Custer in the Indian wars. He died with Custer at the battle of the Little Big Horn. Myles Keogh's horse, Comanche, was the only survivor..........Ironic when you think the derivation of the name is Mac Eochaidh from the word "horse" and he was fighting against the Indians..................
Keogh Family - continued......
The following is some family information from James Keoghs’ daughter Monica Jones (nee Keogh - known to us as Aunty Monica) on the information she was aware of from her side of the family.
Bernard Joseph Keogh
Bernard Joseph Keogh came from Galway in southern Ireland and married Ellen McCormick from Warrington (They married in December 1873 and their marriage is recorded in the Civil Registration Index for the Chorlton District in Lancashire). They had seven children (all boys) William, Edward, John, Martin, Thomas, James, and one other son who has not yet been identified (possibly their first born who was not registered in the 1881 Census in Grenfell Street). There were two sons thought to have emigrated to America (See American Cousins page) and my Grandad, James, went out there as a 16 year old and had to wait on Ellis Island until he was claimed. He was there for nearly two weeks and was about to be returned to England when someone finally claimed him. They had been unaware that he had arrived in America and he is thought to have gone to visit one of the brothers.
James was known as the "Seventh son of a Seventh son but I have no information of Bernard Keogh's family prior to his arrival in England.
Will died in Scotland, he had a "Roll a Penny" booth and travelled around the country with it.
John was known as "Mad John" or "Mad Jack" because of his temper. James did not speak to John until just before his (John's) death. Apparently John had hit their mother in a temper and James never forgave him. Jack married a girl called Biddy (or Bid) and they lived in Halebank and had a daughter Nellie.
Ellen (my Great Grandmother) died when James was about 10 years old (circa 1905) and is buried in a paupers grave in Widnes Cemetery. Bernard died in 1924.
James lived for a lot of the time with with Martin and Catherine (my grandparents) known as Uncle Mart and Aunty Kit. James married Mary Elizabeth Thelwell and had three children, Monica, Ken and Gerald (who died in 1934 aged nine and a half years).
James died in 1974 aged 79 years and Lizzie died in 1982 aged 79 years.
Bernard Joseph died in 1924 aged 72 and was still working just prior to his death.
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