Moore Family Reunion History Tour

For over 200 years, the Moore family lived in Pallasgreen, County Limerick, Ireland. Then after the start of the potato famine, Martin Moore left his home in Pallasgreen, County Limerick, Ireland, to make a home in America. He was one of at least 4 siblings who immigrated, never to return home. Martin and two of his brothers, Patrick and Michael, landed first in Canada. Their sister, Maria, immigrated to New York (we don't know if she went directly there or not). We know nothing of the fate of Michael and Patrick, but we do know that Martin left Canada and arrived in New York about 1850, married, and remained there until sometime between 1855 and 1857 when he moved to New Albin. Maria met and married Edmund Burke in New York and later relocated to the area as well. They left one sister behind in Ireland, Hanora (Moore) Laffan, but her descendants are part of the Iowa story because they traveled here in the summer to help work the farms.

This Tour will transport you back to the early days of our family in the area and we hope that you will enjoy the rich history and heritage of our many families; Moore's, Burke's, Laffan's, Batteen's, Hegge's, Hennessy's, McCance's, Freilinger's, Randall's, Exworthy's, Van Brocklin's, Myhre's, Hector's, Hurley's, Shirley's, and too many "Moore" to name!