Re: sharkey - co. louth
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Re: sharkey - co. louth
jean reinhardt 6/14/09
Hi Jean
I am trying to trace my family back to Dundalk, Co Louth. I grew up in Derry but now live in Wales. My grandfather always said that our family came from Dundalk but I have been struggling to prove that is the case.
I believe that my grandfather's great grandfater moved North to Tyrone and later to Derry. His name was William Sharkey.
His son who was called James had a letter from the boxer Tom Sharkey but the relationship between them is unclear, only that we are related some how.
I know that Tom's father was called James and may have been born in 1823. If I have the correct James then his father was William. Do you know if that is correct? The only possibly link I can see is that my William would be Tom's uncle but I cannot trace a William born in Louth in the early 1800s.
My husband and I have written a book on Tom Sharkey which is due to be published later this year. I would love to hear about any information you had. He certainly was a great character.
Many thanks in advance.
Moira
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jean reinhardt 8/03/10
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