Margarets Pages on Brosna, Co Kerry Families from 1867-1877 and 1889-1900 with some additions. intermarrying families will be on other pages.
Townlands spelt as they appear on records sourced.

DOWNEY families
b = born  bt = baptised  m = married    sp = sponsors   wit = witness    d = died
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James DOWNEY married Mary Cahill (dau of Wm Cahill & Cath Daly)  Gneeves    (also see Cahill page)
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Martin Downey                 Catherine                   Nora Mary              Mary
bt. 6 April 1890                 23 June 1892             25 April 1894          4 Dec 1895
sp. Martin Cahill               David Downey          Pat Downey           Pat Downey
Mary Brosnan                   Nora Cahill                Catherine Downey   Catherine Downey
Daniel DOWNEY married Julia Kerby     Leataville townland
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Ellen                           Catherine
Bt 25 April 1868        19 July 1873
sp. Tim Downey        Tim Downey
Ellen Kerby                Mary Kerby
Patrick DOWNEY and Catherine Mahony     Gneeves townland
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Catherine                David                   Patrick
7 April 1869            26 Aug 1871         7 Dec 1873
Pat Deady              David Mahony       James Mahony
Cath. Kane             Ellen Kane             Nora McAuliffe
Timothy DOWNEY and Hannah Reidy     Meenivuchain townland    (went to NY, USA)
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Edmond                 Mary                  Timothy
25 Sept 1869        18 June 1872       6 Jan 1875
Dan Connor          John Walshe        John Connor
Julia Connor         Ellen Kane           Mary Houran 
Timothy DOWNEY and Hannah Connor    Leataville/Loughvoula
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Mary                          Margaret          Catherine                Patrick                 Nora                   
23 April 1867             5 Dec 1869      15 June 1873         9 April 1877        b.    
sp. Aneas Connor       John Daley      Dan Leane             Dan Connor         m. John HICKEY
Cath Mahoney           Cath Downey   Cath Downey      Mary Connor       (son of Laurence Hickey & Mary ODonnell of Ahane)
                                                                                                                       on 3 Feb 1894 Brosna Parish.            
Patrick DOWNEY and Ellen Cotter    Leachfouder townland
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John                 James                       Sara
3 Aug 1872       9 April 1875          5 April 1870
Jerh Cotter      Maurice Murphy     Nicholas Cotter
Mgt Cahill      Mary Cotter             Mary Cotter
John DOWNEY & Hannah Riordan       Tuareen townland
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Denis                        William                      Patrick                 Cornelius
15 Nov 1872            7 Feb 1874                30 Jan 1876         3 Feb 1878
Simon Carmody       Con Reardon             Tim Downey       John Downey
Cath Riordan           Hannah Nveille          Mgt Downey       Mary Downey
Patrick DOWNEY & Ellen Regan      Cnocaprichain townland
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Thomas                                                                    John    
8 June 1873                                                              b.
John Regan                                                               m. Catherine Keating (dau of John Keating & Mary Neill of Scalp)
Mgt Houran                                                             on 4 Feb 1899
married Mary Daly (dau of David Daly &             |
Cath Sullivan of Gneeves)                                      Patrick
on 29 November 1900 Brosna Parish                     6 Dec 1899
                                                                               sp. Thomas Downey, Ellen Collins
Daniel DOWNEY & Elizabeth Kerby     Cnockprichain
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Jeremiah
16 Dec 1875
sp. John Keane, Hannah Kerby
Patrick DOWNEY & Ellen Ryan     Gneeves
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John
5 June 1877
Maurice Downey, Mgt Connell
John DOWNEY & Mary Daly of Brosna
(d. 22 Feb 1925)     (d. 15 Dec 1915)
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Margaret                Molly                 Bridget               Michael                 Jeremiah
d. 27 Oct 1965      d.30 Aug 1977    d. 20 Oct 1977   d. 3 Dec 1932       b. 9 Feb 1889
                                                                                                                  sp. Ml Murphy & Bridget Murphy
                                                                                                                  d. 9 March 1950
Timothy DOWNEY & Ellen Collins      Tureenflugh townland
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Elizabeth                Catherine
27 Sept 1889          5 May 1895
Corn OSullivan       Ty Downey
Hannah OSullivan   Mgt Downey
Timothy DOWNEY & Hannah Carroll         Turrenscartha townland
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Hannah                     Jeremiah
1 March 1890           2 Oct 1895
Pat Downey             Jerh Murphy
Hannah Downey       Ellen Guiney
James DOWNEY & Mary Cahill  (dau of Wm Cahill & Cath Daly)     Gneeves townland  
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Martin                   Catherine                        Nora Mary                   Mary
6 April 1890         23 June 1892                  25 April 1894               4 Dec 1895
Martin Cahill        David Downey               Pat Downey                 Pat Downey
Mary Brosnan      Nora Cahill                     Catherine Downey        Catherine Downey
                              m. Wm MORIARTY
Maurice DOWNEY & Hannah Knowles
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John                   Catherine                Maurice                   Mary
5 July 1890        23 Feb 1892            18 July 1894           9 May 1896
John Downey    Bart Murphy         Denis Hartnett        Dan carroll
Mary Downey  Ellen Moriarty        Mary Knowles       Cath. Downey
John DOWNEY & Sarah Tobin     Loughfouder
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Sarah
19 Dec 1891
Dan Murphy, Mary Tobin
John DOWNEY & Margaret Horgan      Gneeves
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James
23 Jan 1895
Thomas Horgan
Mgt Downey
Maurice DOWNEY & Ellen Hartnett       Knockbrack townland
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Denis                      Ellen
10 Nov 1898          8 Oct 1899
Denis Downey       John Downey
Nora Downey        Hannah Downey
Denis DOWNEY & Ellen Regan      Knockbrack
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Julia                                                      Catherine                      Denis
b.                                                           b.                                 died 27 June 1960
m. Dan OConnor                                  m.   
(son of Dan OConnor                           John HARTNETT
& Mary Browne of Ballybunion)       (son of Maurice Hartnett & Eliz.FLynn of Abbeyfeale)
on 7 Oct 1896                                      on 22 Feb 1898
Brosna Parish