My Lynch family come from the townland of kibberidogue (also known as Tibberdogue, Glebe and now called "Kibb" by the locals). It can be located on the maps page (map 2) almost half way down on the far left.

My direct line is through my grannie (Susan McConville, nee Beggan). Her mother was Susan Lynch (married to John Beggan of Drumacritten). Susan Lynch was born around 1864, although I do not have her birth details, I am going by her gravestone inscription (see gravestones John Beggan's wife Susan d. 21st March 1924 aged 60). Susan Lynch's parents were Patrick Lynch and Ann Flanagan and Patrick Lynch's father was the Bernard Lynch mentioned on this gravestone for Mary Lynch (McMahon).

Bernard Lynch married three times so his children can be difficult to keep track of. I have, however, with the help of a file, written by Anne Hollingshead, managed to get some information together. I have made a file based on this and details I have got hold of and here is my Bernard Lynch descendent tree.

Marriage one was to the Mary McMahon from the gravestone inscription. From what I can gather, they had one son, Bernard Lynch, in 1814. This son Bernard married Catherine Murphy and the pair of them emigrated to Torquay, Tasmania, Australia and had a large family out there. These descendants would be, I suppose, half cousins of mine. Mary McMahon died in 1816 leaving Bernard a widower.

Marriage two was to a woman with the surname McElroy (first name is unknown). There seems to be a John and Peter Lynch, and two female Lynch children from this marriage although the details are quite vague. I also don't know what became of the McElroy woman but Bernard married again. For a more in depth look at the desendants of Bernard's son, John, who married ? McCabe, go here

Marriage three was to a woman with the surname Carroll (first name unknown). From this marriage came a son called Patrick Lynch. I do not know if Patrick had any siblings apart from what would be half brothers from Bernard's previous marriages. This Patrick, born about 1825, is my gg grandfather.

Bernard Lynch had 8 siblings and details of most of these are given in the "Lynch Family Register" written, in 1864, by Bernard's nephew, Bishop Patrick Neison Lynch. Conlaw Lynch was another sibling but was not mentioned as this register was written by Conlaw's son and so the information was not needed by him.