Kilfenora
This is the little town in County Clare that Ellen and her family came from. Ellen left this town in 1853 to start the long journey to Australia. If you click the aerial view you can find the Catholic Church where Ellen’s little sister Siobhan and her little brother Patrick are probably buried. Patrick died as a baby and Siobhan as little girl. Ellen’s Mum had another baby called Patrick in 1837 that was my grandfather.
Kilfenora to Southampton.
How did Ellen travel ? Horse and cart, walking, and ferry from Dublin to Holyhead and then south to Southampton
Southhampton
Ellen travelled from Kilfenora, County Clare to Dublin or Wexford and then by ferry to Southampton where her ship the Tudor left for Australia on November 3rd, 1853.