The Extended Tierney Clan Pioneer Migration To Early California
All of the Original pioneer families which settled in the San Francisco bay area came from counties of Tipperary, Limrick, Cork and Kerry in old Munster province. The Tierney, Murdock and Thompson Families all came from the areas surrounding the town of Clonmel. The Thompson (they were originally of Norwegian origins) and Murdock families had come from Scotland in the early 1700’s, in order to gain more religious freedom. The Robinson, Crowley and Ryan families came from the area surrounding the town of Cashir. The McDonnell and McCarthy families came from Cashel and the areas running north to the Kilkenny county border.
Throughout the 18th century all generations of the extended Tierney Clan had family members who were deported as political prisoners to the North American colonies by the British. The extended Tierney Clan was comprised of two sub-groups. The Tierney Clan including the Tierney, Cory, Murdock, Robinson, Thompson, Young, Bishop, Briggs, Davis, Crowley, Reed, Adams, Masterson, Meeks and Jinks families. The second group was the McDonnell Clan including the McDonnell, McCarthy, Ryan, Sullivan, Donovan and Shine families. Most all of the families were involved in the fur, timber, whaling, ship building and shipping businesses. They combined into an economic network extending from Nova Scotia to northern New Jersey.
In 1784 the Cory family who were rich timber merchants from Belfast, with the support of the Catholic Church in Rome, made a proposal to the extended Tierney Clan to expand their success in North America across the continent to the San Francisco Bay area in Spanish California. The Catholic Church feared Spain was too weak to defend the Church’s mission system in California from Russian fur traders. The Mission System was most interested in populating the San Francisco
bay area. The Catholic Church knew that the all of the clan’s paternal branches could trace ancestral roots to Naiel of the Nine Hostages, the first King of Ireland. The McDonnell/Tierney clans belong to the Cenal Egohain (Royal Race). This group produced four Irish Saints and had be protectors of the Faith for almost 2,000 years.
The McDonnell/Tierney Clan offered to settle in San Francisco to protect Mission Dolores, southern Marin County to protect the soon to be built Mission San Rafael. The major settlement would be on the Encinal peninsula (now the city of Alameda) in the east bay. This would block any Russian intrusion south. The extended McDonnell/Tierney Clan and the Church agreed the Spanish land-grant families would supply the land for their base of operations and settlement. In return the extended Tierney Clan swore to be the defenders of the Catholic Church in California and remove the Russian threat to the Church. This migration would allow the Cineal Eoghain (Race of Eoghain, the Royal bloodline of Ireland) the means to move the group to what was then the end of the road to nowhere and as far away from their enemies as they could get. Thus, creating a new Irish Free State on the west coast of North America.
The Tierney Clan settled mostly in the east bay area on the Encinal peninsula (now the city of Alameda, California and in Brooklyn (now the Fruitvale District of Oakland, California). The McDonnell Clan settled mostly on the northern tip of the San Francisco peninsula (now the North Beach and Financial
Districts of San Francisco, California). In 1785 the first of vessel the Pleiades captained by John Murdock sailed from Nova Scotia, carrying the extended Tierney Clan sailed through the Golden Gate of San Francisco bay. John Patrick Tierney was the leader of the extended Tierney Clan and Aloysius McDonnell lead the McDonnell Clan. Over the next few months two more vessels (most likely the vessels Elenaora and Fair American) sailing from New England, in all over a 100 settlers and their supplies. For about the first ten years fur trading and eventually whaling ships from New England would bring new family members, supplies and equipment at a favorable rate in exchange for the use of the port of San Francisco and its services. Most importantly the original Encinal Boat Works located on the Encinal peninsula, which was the first shipyard and repair facility on the west coast of North America.
In 1791 John Young, the nephew of the vessel Pleiades captain John Murdock signed on as boatswain mate on the vessel Fair American sailing from the Encinal peninsula in California to the island of Hawai'i. John Young’s mission was to remain in Hawai'i and explore the best ways for the extended Tierney Clan to utilize the Hawaiian Islands as the trans-shipment point for goods coming or going to Asia and Australia. John Young was extremely lucky in his efforts. He became a most trusted advisor to King Kamehameha the Great and married the King’s niece Namoku'elua. This marriage would create a blood and economic relationship between the royal families of Hawaiian Kingdom and the extended Tierney Clan that would last for the next 100 years.
All of the Original pioneer families which settled in the San Francisco bay area came from counties of Tipperary, Limrick, Cork and Kerry in old Munster province. The Tierney, Murdock and Thompson Families all came from the areas surrounding the town of Clonmel. The Thompson (they were originally of Norwegian origins) and Murdock families had come from Scotland in the early 1700’s, in order to gain more religious freedom. The Robinson, Crowley and Ryan families came from the area surrounding the town of Cashir. The McDonnell and McCarthy families came from Cashel and the areas running north to the Kilkenny county border.
Throughout the 18th century all generations of the extended Tierney Clan had family members who were deported as political prisoners to the North American colonies by the British. The extended Tierney Clan was comprised of two sub-groups. The Tierney Clan including the Tierney, Cory, Murdock, Robinson, Thompson, Young, Bishop, Briggs, Davis, Crowley, Reed, Adams, Masterson, Meeks and Jinks families. The second group was the McDonnell Clan including the McDonnell, McCarthy, Ryan, Sullivan, Donovan and Shine families. Most all of the families were involved in the fur, timber, whaling, ship building and shipping businesses. They combined into an economic network extending from Nova Scotia to northern New Jersey.
In 1784 the Cory family who were rich timber merchants from Belfast, with the support of the Catholic Church in Rome, made a proposal to the extended Tierney Clan to expand their success in North America across the continent to the San Francisco Bay area in Spanish California. The Catholic Church feared Spain was too weak to defend the Church’s mission system in California from Russian fur traders. The Mission System was most interested in populating the San Francisco
bay area. The Catholic Church knew that the all of the clan’s paternal branches could trace ancestral roots to Naiel of the Nine Hostages, the first King of Ireland. The McDonnell/Tierney clans belong to the Cenal Egohain (Royal Race). This group produced four Irish Saints and had be protectors of the Faith for almost 2,000 years.
The McDonnell/Tierney Clan offered to settle in San Francisco to protect Mission Dolores, southern Marin County to protect the soon to be built Mission San Rafael. The major settlement would be on the Encinal peninsula (now the city of Alameda) in the east bay. This would block any Russian intrusion south. The extended McDonnell/Tierney Clan and the Church agreed the Spanish land-grant families would supply the land for their base of operations and settlement. In return the extended Tierney Clan swore to be the defenders of the Catholic Church in California and remove the Russian threat to the Church. This migration would allow the Cineal Eoghain (Race of Eoghain, the Royal bloodline of Ireland) the means to move the group to what was then the end of the road to nowhere and as far away from their enemies as they could get. Thus, creating a new Irish Free State on the west coast of North America.
The Tierney Clan settled mostly in the east bay area on the Encinal peninsula (now the city of Alameda, California and in Brooklyn (now the Fruitvale District of Oakland, California). The McDonnell Clan settled mostly on the northern tip of the San Francisco peninsula (now the North Beach and Financial
Districts of San Francisco, California). In 1785 the first of vessel the Pleiades captained by John Murdock sailed from Nova Scotia, carrying the extended Tierney Clan sailed through the Golden Gate of San Francisco bay. John Patrick Tierney was the leader of the extended Tierney Clan and Aloysius McDonnell lead the McDonnell Clan. Over the next few months two more vessels (most likely the vessels Elenaora and Fair American) sailing from New England, in all over a 100 settlers and their supplies. For about the first ten years fur trading and eventually whaling ships from New England would bring new family members, supplies and equipment at a favorable rate in exchange for the use of the port of San Francisco and its services. Most importantly the original Encinal Boat Works located on the Encinal peninsula, which was the first shipyard and repair facility on the west coast of North America.
In 1791 John Young, the nephew of the vessel Pleiades captain John Murdock signed on as boatswain mate on the vessel Fair American sailing from the Encinal peninsula in California to the island of Hawai'i. John Young’s mission was to remain in Hawai'i and explore the best ways for the extended Tierney Clan to utilize the Hawaiian Islands as the trans-shipment point for goods coming or going to Asia and Australia. John Young was extremely lucky in his efforts. He became a most trusted advisor to King Kamehameha the Great and married the King’s niece Namoku'elua. This marriage would create a blood and economic relationship between the royal families of Hawaiian Kingdom and the extended Tierney Clan that would last for the next 100 years.
The Extended Tierney Clan Pioneer Migration To Early California
All of the Original pioneer families which settled in the San Francisco bay area came from counties of Tipperary, Limrick, Cork and Kerry in old Munster province. The Tierney, Murdock and Thompson Families all came from the areas surrounding the town of Clonmel. The Thompson (they were originally of Norwegian origins) and Murdock families had come from Scotland in the early 1700’s, in order to gain more religious freedom. The Robinson, Crowley and Ryan families came from the area surrounding the town of Cashir. The McDonnell and McCarthy families came from Cashel and the areas running north to the Kilkenny county border.
Throughout the 18th century all generations of the extended Tierney Clan had family members who were deported as political prisoners to the North American colonies by the British. The extended Tierney Clan was comprised of two sub-groups. The Tierney Clan including the Tierney, Cory, Murdock, Robinson, Thompson, Young, Bishop, Briggs, Davis, Crowley, Reed, Adams, Masterson, Meeks and Jinks families. The second group was the McDonnell Clan including the McDonnell, McCarthy, Ryan, Sullivan, Donovan and Shine families. Most all of the families were involved in the fur, timber, whaling, ship building and shipping businesses. They combined into an economic network extending from Nova Scotia to northern New Jersey.
In 1784 the Cory family who were rich timber merchants from Belfast, with the support of the Catholic Church in Rome, made a proposal to the extended Tierney Clan to expand their success in North America across the continent to the San Francisco Bay area in Spanish California. The Catholic Church feared Spain was too weak to defend the Church’s mission system in California from Russian fur traders. The Mission System was most interested in populating the San Francisco
bay area. The Catholic Church knew that the all of the clan’s paternal branches could trace ancestral roots to Naiel of the Nine Hostages, the first King of Ireland. The McDonnell/Tierney clans belong to the Cenal Egohain (Royal Race). This group produced four Irish Saints and had be protectors of the Faith for almost 2,000 years.
The McDonnell/Tierney Clan offered to settle in San Francisco to protect Mission Dolores, southern Marin County to protect the soon to be built Mission San Rafael. The major settlement would be on the Encinal peninsula (now the city of Alameda) in the east bay. This would block any Russian intrusion south. The extended McDonnell/Tierney Clan and the Church agreed the Spanish land-grant families would supply the land for their base of operations and settlement. In return the extended Tierney Clan swore to be the defenders of the Catholic Church in California and remove the Russian threat to the Church. This migration would allow the Cineal Eoghain (Race of Eoghain, the Royal bloodline of Ireland) the means to move the group to what was then the end of the road to nowhere and as far away from their enemies as they could get. Thus, creating a new Irish Free State on the west coast of North America.
The Tierney Clan settled mostly in the east bay area on the Encinal peninsula (now the city of Alameda, California and in Brooklyn (now the Fruitvale District of Oakland, California). The McDonnell Clan settled mostly on the northern tip of the San Francisco peninsula (now the North Beach and Financial
Districts of San Francisco, California). In 1785 the first of vessel the Pleiades captained by John Murdock sailed from Nova Scotia, carrying the extended Tierney Clan sailed through the Golden Gate of San Francisco bay. John Patrick Tierney was the leader of the extended Tierney Clan and Aloysius McDonnell lead the McDonnell Clan. Over the next few months two more vessels (most likely the vessels Elenaora and Fair American) sailing from New England, in all over a 100 settlers and their supplies. For about the first ten years fur trading and eventually whaling ships from New England would bring new family members, supplies and equipment at a favorable rate in exchange for the use of the port of San Francisco and its services. Most importantly the original Encinal Boat Works located on the Encinal peninsula, which was the first shipyard and repair facility on the west coast of North America.
In 1791 John Young, the nephew of the vessel Pleiades captain John Murdock signed on as boatswain mate on the vessel Fair American sailing from the Encinal peninsula in California to the island of Hawai'i. John Young’s mission was to remain in Hawai'i and explore the best ways for the extended Tierney Clan to utilize the Hawaiian Islands as the trans-shipment point for goods coming or going to Asia and Australia. John Young was extremely lucky in his efforts. He became a most trusted advisor to King Kamehameha the Great and married the King’s niece Namoku'elua. This marriage would create a blood and economic relationship between the royal families of Hawaiian Kingdom and the extended Tierney Clan that would last for the next 100 years.
All of the Original pioneer families which settled in the San Francisco bay area came from counties of Tipperary, Limrick, Cork and Kerry in old Munster province. The Tierney, Murdock and Thompson Families all came from the areas surrounding the town of Clonmel. The Thompson (they were originally of Norwegian origins) and Murdock families had come from Scotland in the early 1700’s, in order to gain more religious freedom. The Robinson, Crowley and Ryan families came from the area surrounding the town of Cashir. The McDonnell and McCarthy families came from Cashel and the areas running north to the Kilkenny county border.
Throughout the 18th century all generations of the extended Tierney Clan had family members who were deported as political prisoners to the North American colonies by the British. The extended Tierney Clan was comprised of two sub-groups. The Tierney Clan including the Tierney, Cory, Murdock, Robinson, Thompson, Young, Bishop, Briggs, Davis, Crowley, Reed, Adams, Masterson, Meeks and Jinks families. The second group was the McDonnell Clan including the McDonnell, McCarthy, Ryan, Sullivan, Donovan and Shine families. Most all of the families were involved in the fur, timber, whaling, ship building and shipping businesses. They combined into an economic network extending from Nova Scotia to northern New Jersey.
In 1784 the Cory family who were rich timber merchants from Belfast, with the support of the Catholic Church in Rome, made a proposal to the extended Tierney Clan to expand their success in North America across the continent to the San Francisco Bay area in Spanish California. The Catholic Church feared Spain was too weak to defend the Church’s mission system in California from Russian fur traders. The Mission System was most interested in populating the San Francisco
bay area. The Catholic Church knew that the all of the clan’s paternal branches could trace ancestral roots to Naiel of the Nine Hostages, the first King of Ireland. The McDonnell/Tierney clans belong to the Cenal Egohain (Royal Race). This group produced four Irish Saints and had be protectors of the Faith for almost 2,000 years.
The McDonnell/Tierney Clan offered to settle in San Francisco to protect Mission Dolores, southern Marin County to protect the soon to be built Mission San Rafael. The major settlement would be on the Encinal peninsula (now the city of Alameda) in the east bay. This would block any Russian intrusion south. The extended McDonnell/Tierney Clan and the Church agreed the Spanish land-grant families would supply the land for their base of operations and settlement. In return the extended Tierney Clan swore to be the defenders of the Catholic Church in California and remove the Russian threat to the Church. This migration would allow the Cineal Eoghain (Race of Eoghain, the Royal bloodline of Ireland) the means to move the group to what was then the end of the road to nowhere and as far away from their enemies as they could get. Thus, creating a new Irish Free State on the west coast of North America.
The Tierney Clan settled mostly in the east bay area on the Encinal peninsula (now the city of Alameda, California and in Brooklyn (now the Fruitvale District of Oakland, California). The McDonnell Clan settled mostly on the northern tip of the San Francisco peninsula (now the North Beach and Financial
Districts of San Francisco, California). In 1785 the first of vessel the Pleiades captained by John Murdock sailed from Nova Scotia, carrying the extended Tierney Clan sailed through the Golden Gate of San Francisco bay. John Patrick Tierney was the leader of the extended Tierney Clan and Aloysius McDonnell lead the McDonnell Clan. Over the next few months two more vessels (most likely the vessels Elenaora and Fair American) sailing from New England, in all over a 100 settlers and their supplies. For about the first ten years fur trading and eventually whaling ships from New England would bring new family members, supplies and equipment at a favorable rate in exchange for the use of the port of San Francisco and its services. Most importantly the original Encinal Boat Works located on the Encinal peninsula, which was the first shipyard and repair facility on the west coast of North America.
In 1791 John Young, the nephew of the vessel Pleiades captain John Murdock signed on as boatswain mate on the vessel Fair American sailing from the Encinal peninsula in California to the island of Hawai'i. John Young’s mission was to remain in Hawai'i and explore the best ways for the extended Tierney Clan to utilize the Hawaiian Islands as the trans-shipment point for goods coming or going to Asia and Australia. John Young was extremely lucky in his efforts. He became a most trusted advisor to King Kamehameha the Great and married the King’s niece Namoku'elua. This marriage would create a blood and economic relationship between the royal families of Hawaiian Kingdom and the extended Tierney Clan that would last for the next 100 years.
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