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Hello Sean, well researching my own family, I came across this bit, looks like the info you are looking for.
"The earliest documented records of the Cawleys of Tooreen(Toorin); small beaching-green, Crossmolina(Maolina's cross) are from the Tobernaveen or Tobernavine, (Tobair an bhinn; well of the mountains) to the south of Lahardaun(Lahardan; sloping terraces.)
The first member related to this family is;
1--Charles Cawly, Tobernaveen, Lahardaun, Co Mayo, born 1800, died 15 August 1853; married Mary, who was born 1801, and died 20 September 1881. He was described as a blacksmith and farmer. Charles and Mary had the following children;
2--William Cawley, who moved to the UK, where he worked as a blacksmith.
2--Charles Cawley (1838-1922)
2--Bridget Cawley (born 1 October 1841)She is not know to the present family in Ireland and possibly died young.
2--John Cawley (born 2 June 1843) died in Belmullet, Co Mayo married firstly Mary Cooney, and had three children, Mary (1872) Bridget (1873) and Michael (1875) When he was widowed, he married secondly, Margaret ODonnell, He worked as a blacksmith in Belmuttet, He had nine more children, Mary(1879)John(1880)Edward(1881)Charles(1885)Anthony(1886)
William(1890)Margaret(1893)Nora(1897) and Margaret(1898) with the exception of Charlie Joe, they went to the USA.
Charles is buried at Kilmury, Rake Street Crossmolina in 1922. He married Mary Flannery who was born in Beltra, (1851) died 16 October 1896 also buried in Kilmurry with her son Charles who was the father of Brendan Cawley of Tooreen.
Charles and Mary (flannery) Cawley had the following children;
3--Michael Cawley(born 24 November 1869, died 27 November 1869)
3--Wiliam Cawley(born 16 November 1870, died 25 November 1881)
3--John Cawley(see below)
3--Maria Cawley(born 22 March 1874, married Anthony Noone
3--Catherine Cawley(bron 24 May 1876, married Peter Munnelly
3--Bridget Cawley married Michael Brown
3--Charles Cawley (see below)
During the 1901 census, Charles was a widower, 62 years of age, living in Erris Street Crossmolina, there was household whose head was Charles, he was a blacksmith and farmer, and owned a Public House. Also living with him at the time were John age (25)Caherine(21)Charles(20) and bridget (16)
John Cawley was born 21 April 1872, and married Ellen OMalley who had been born in Ballybourke, he worked as a blacksmith and farmer and lived in Erris Street, Crossmolina, he died on 16 February 1918 and his wife died about 1920 so the children were reared by relatives,
John Cawley born (1908) died 7 March 1995 married Mary OConner
Charles Cawley bron 1910 died 1985 married Kathleen Judge
William Cawley bron 1911 married Kathleen Walsh
Michael Cawley born 1913 died about 1970 married Kitty Stauton
Maureen Cawley married Bernard Regan
Sheila Cawley
I trust some of this info is helpful to you where there hasn't been a post, I came across this info while researching my own father's background, Bob
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