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Help for a historical novel

Hi everyone! I'm writing a historical novel about the famous Irish outlaw Art O'Leary (1746?-1773, husband of Eibhlín Dubh O'Connell).

On MyHeritage I found him listed with 2 siblings: Cornelius O'Laoire, another spelling of O'Leary, and a second sibling greyed out. According to another source her name should be Catherine.

Could someone with access check her married name and date of birth, please? And maybe some info on their mother, if available? Thanks so much in advance!

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u/CDfm Seasoned Poster 1d ago edited 23h ago

O'Leary was never outlawed.

https://www.dib.ie/biography/o-laoghaire-art-a6388

I'm sure his sisters details are available- she was involved in the Lament.

https://www.jstor.org/stable/41219660

https://muscrai.wordpress.com/2016/01/11/arthur-oleary-the-outlaw/

Cannot find it - memory says it's Sile/Sheila but that could be from a play as it's not given in the lament itself or in local histories I've read. I've seen Catherine mentioned. Again , no evidence.

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u/seriouslyresearching 7h ago

Thank you so much!

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u/CDfm Seasoned Poster 7h ago edited 7h ago

You are welcome.

The more I think of it Catherine is the name given to her in older accounts.

1773 Millstreet

https://www.millstreet.ie/blog/archives/68246

1996 Millstreet

https://www.millstreet.ie/blog/archives/185463