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Kirrane Family History

Dear Fellow Kirrane: I have long been interested in my family’s history. As you know, KIRRANE is not a very common name and many of us probably share some common roots. I am cutting back on my work schedule and one of the things I want to do is connect with more Kirranes and maybe even have a worldwide Kirrane reunion. My grandfather, John Kirrane was born about 1875 in Mayo, possibly in Ballyhaunis. Went to Oldham, England and married Margaret Melia in 1899. Arrived in New York in 2005 and lived in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Their seven children were John (Marian – no children), Bernard (Mae – 2 children), Agnes (no children), Thomas (Betty who may have been second marriage and had at least one daughter who I never had any contact with), Margaret Quigley (no children), Katherine Stannish (3 children), and my father William (Mary Kelly and had 6 children: William, Peter, Maureen Devlin, John, Kathleen, and Robert). I am attaching a bio of myself, which I use in my real estate business. I am sending this E- Mail to all Kirranes that I can find on the web. Please let me know about yourself and I promise to put all the info together and distribute it. Also please send a mailing list of other Kirranes. Bill Kirrane ABOUT BILL KIRRANE Bill Kirrane has deep roots in the community, having been raised and educated in Greenpoint. His business is located on Meeker Avenue, and his son, who is an attorney, resides nearby. Bill attended St. Cecelia’s School, and is a graduate of LaSalle Academy, Queens College, and New York University’s Stern Graduate School of Business. Bill is also an Adjunct Professor of Business at St. Francis College in Downtown Brooklyn. In 1999 he received the Pax et Bonun Medal from St. Francis. He has also received the “Man of the Year Brotherhood Award” from the Queens Region of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Bill has also taught business courses at Adelphi University, Marymount-Manhattan College, and Pace University. Bill’s opinions and views have appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and New York Magazine. He is active in numerous civic and community organizations including being past a President of the Greenpoint Lions. He currently serves on the Board of Managers of the Greenpoint YMCA. Bill is married to Marjorie Hans Kirrane, a registered nurse, and the Assistant Director Quality Management Perioperative Services at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Their four children are Dr. Barbara Kirrane, a physician in the Emergency Room at Yale University Medical Center and a faculty member of the Yale University College of Medicine ; Will, an attorney with a Manhattan law firm; Jack a firefighter with the FDNY assigned to Engine 59/Ladder 30 in Harlem; and Kevin, also a firefighter with the FDNY assigned to Ladder Company 51 in the Bronx. Kevin is also a real estate and insurance broker.

Posted by Kirrane, Bill on Monday 21 January 2008