The Rooney family in house 4 were the children of John Rooney and Rose Lynch. This family consisted of the following:

Descendants of John Rooney

Generation No. 1

1.  JOHN³ ROONEY  (HUGH², HUGH¹) was born 1819 in Crockada, and died 17 Feb 1894 in Dernawilt East.  He married ROSE LYNCH 24 Nov 1851 in Roslea.  She was born 1832, and died 15 Aug 1896 in Dernawilt East¹.

Children of JOHN ROONEY and ROSE LYNCH are:

                   i.    CHARLES⁴ ROONEY, b. 03 Sep 1852, Dernawilt East.

                  ii.    MARY ROONEY, b. Abt. 1859, Dernawilt East.

                 iii.    ELIZABETH ROONEY, b. 11 Aug 1862, Dernawilt East; d. 18 May 1877, Dernawilt East².

                 iv.    FRANCIS ROONEY, b. 07 Nov 1864, Dernawilt East.

2.               v.    MICHAEL ROONEY, b. 30 Dec 1866, Dernawilt East; d. 1911, Mullantimore , Co Monaghan.

                 vi.    JANE ROONEY, b. 13 Apr 1872, Dernawilt East; d. 1872, Dernawilt East.

                vii.    JOHN ROONEY, b. Abt. 1856, Dernawilt East³.

3.            viii.    HUGH ROONEY, b. 1865, Dernawilt East; d. 12 Oct 1939, Scotstown.

4.              ix.    CATHERINE ROONEY, b. 1861, Dernawilt East; d. 1938.

                  x.    ANN ROONEY, b. 1866, Dernawilt East.

Generation No. 2

2.  MICHAEL⁴ ROONEY (JOHN³, HUGH², HUGH¹) was born 30 Dec 1866 in Dernawilt East, and died 1911 in Mullantimore , Co Monaghan.  He married CATHERINE SMOLLEN⁴ 1900⁴.  She was born 1870.

Children of MICHAEL ROONEY and CATHERINE SMOLLEN are:

                   i.    JOHN JOSEPH⁵ ROONEY, b. 1902, Mullantimore , Co Monaghan.

                  ii.    MARY ROSE ROONEY, b. 1903, Mullantimore , Co Monaghan.

                 iii.    WILLIAM ROONEY, b. 1905, Mullantimore , Co Monaghan.

                 iv.    KATHLEEN ROONEY, b. 1907, Mullantimore , Co Monaghan.

                  v.    MICHAEL ROONEY, b. 1908, Mullantimore , Co Monaghan.

3.  HUGH⁴ ROONEY (JOHN³, HUGH², HUGH¹) was born 1865 in Dernawilt East, and died 12 Oct 1939 in Scotstown.  He married MARGARET CONNOLLY 20 Jun 1905 in Urbleshanny, daughter of MICHAEL CONNOLLY.  She was born 1873, and died in Scotstown.

Children of HUGH ROONEY and MARGARET CONNOLLY are:

                   i.    MARY ELISABETH⁵ ROONEY, b. 1906, Scotstown; m. JAMES BOYLAN; b. Dernagad.

5.               ii.    ROSE ANNE ROONEY, b. 1907, Scotstown.

6.              iii.    MARGARET DYMPNA ROONEY, b. 1908, Scotstown.

7.              iv.    MICHAEL JOHN ROONEY, b. 1911, Scotstown; d. 16 Nov 1991, Scotstown.

4.  CATHERINE⁴ ROONEY (JOHN³, HUGH², HUGH¹) was born 1861 in Dernawilt East, and died 1938.  She married UNKNOWN CARBIN 1888. 

Children of CATHERINE ROONEY and UNKNOWN CARBIN are:

                   i.    JOHN⁵ CARBIN, b. 1890, New York , USA.

                  ii.    MARY 'MAMIE' CARBIN, b. 1891, New York , USA.

Generation No. 3

5.  ROSE ANNE⁵ ROONEY (HUGH⁴, JOHN³, HUGH², HUGH¹) was born 1907 in Scotstown.  She married FRANK MCCAGUE.  He died 17 Feb 1969.

Children of ROSE ROONEY and FRANK MCCAGUE are:

                   i.    male  MCCAGUE.

                  ii.    Male  MCCAGUE.

                 iii.    Male  MCCAGUE.

                 iv.    Male  MCCAGUE.

                  v.    Male MCCAGUE.

6.  MARGARET DYMPNA⁵ ROONEY (HUGH⁴, JOHN³, HUGH², HUGH¹) was born 1908 in Scotstown.  She married FRANCIS VINCENT CASEY. 

Children of MARGARET ROONEY and FRANCIS CASEY are:

                   i.    MACARTEN HUGH⁶ CASEY.

                  ii.    VINCENT CASEY.

7.  MICHAEL JOHN⁵ ROONEY (HUGH⁴, JOHN³, HUGH², HUGH¹) was born 1911 in Scotstown, and died 16 Nov 1991 in Scotstown.  He married (1) ANNIE MCELWAIN.    He married (2) LENA MCELWAIN. 

Children of MICHAEL ROONEY and ANNIE MCELWAIN are:

                   i.    Male  ROONEY, b. 1935, Scotstown

                  ii.    OLIVER ROONEY, b. 1941, Scotstown; d. 11 Feb 1988, Scotstown.

                 iii.    MALE , b. Scotstown.

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