Clooney/ Cluney
I have been fortunate enough to gather some information on my family line as well as some information from other relations that I met online. My great grandfather,David Clooney and his brother Patrick owned quite a bit of farm land in Western New York. Their parents were John Clooney and Mary Husel who stayed in Ireland. They had 12 children, 2 of which were David and Patrick who were dairy farmers in Attica,Java and N. Java, New York. The spelling of the name was changed due to the fact that the anglo-saxon America of the time tended to spell the name according to the British tendency to use the Cluney spelling. There is word that the "original" home was is Waterford, but there is a town in County Kerry named Cloonee and quite a few folks lived in County Clare but as Ireland is such a small Island, people tended to go where the work was. David and Patrick came to the USA from Cork. I would love to hear from others with information. [email protected]