Tir Na nOGaraLand of the O'GarasSkip to contentHomeHeraldryGenealogyMoygaraForumHomeWelcome to the O’Gara website!A place to share stories and find your O’Gara relatives or ancestors!107 Responses to HomeRobert V. Pitt says:July 3, 2011 at 1:08 amGreat website. My mothers maiden name is Florence Pearl O’Gara. Her father, Maurice O’Gara. I like St Patrick’s baptism! Keep up the good work! Bob PittReplyKevin P. Long BMCS(sw) USN ret says:July 4, 2011 at 11:40 pmMy Mother was name Mary Tobin Guiry Long I am from Albany NY but live near Seattle Washington My GrandFather was Patrick Guiry and my GrandMother was Mary Flynn Guiry,My Greatgrand Father Flynn was protestant and His Wife was Catholic which was a NoNo in 1910 so when My GreatGrand Mother died Her family put My GrandMother in a covent so She wouldn’t become a protestant She worked for a Jewest Lady Mrs Tobin My GrandMother loved that Lady and not day go by if She didn’t said nothing nice about Mrs TobinReplyAlissa says:August 2, 2011 at 4:43 amThis site is great! My mother’s maiden name is O’Gara. She has one brother who has a daughter. So the O’Gara name is ending in my family sadly.Replyjune ogara says:December 17, 2011 at 8:06 pmyour grandfather has two brothers brian and kevin. between them they have 3 boys. granReplyDottie West says:September 11, 2011 at 5:18 pmMy grandmother’s maiden name was O’Gara, her sister’s name was Mary O’Gara, and they had four brothers, Patrick, who died of brain cancer before he married the love of his life, John O’Gara, served in the US Army ,  Thomas O’Gara served in the US Navy, and Andrew O’ Gara.  Ellen O’Gara was my great-grandmother died before I was born, and I beleive my great-grandfather was Patrick O’Gara.  Need to check on this to be sure.    If there are any firewalls that hinder return email to this city in North Carolina use:     My great-grandparents came from Ireland, but my grandmother and great aunt were born in Philadelphia, PA, in the later 1800’s.ReplyP O Gara says:June 27, 2014 at 7:51 amThe OGara clan came from a place in Ireland called Moygara ,Gurteen Co Sligo the ruins of Moygara castle stand on the shores of lough. Gara (a lake)ReplyAlissa Haller says:August 6, 2014 at 7:31 pmDottie,Do you know anything about your grandmother Mary? Or of Thomas? In my family I have a great grandmother named Mary Veronica O’Neill who married Roger James O’Gara, Sr. Roger’s father was named Thomas. Both Roger and Mary were born in 1907…ReplyAlissa says:November 21, 2014 at 7:56 pmI am also related to a Patrick O’Gara born around 1810. He had a son, named Thomas born around 1831. His son was also named Thomas born 1873, died in Long Island. His son was Roger James born in 1907 and his son was my grandfather.There sure are many Pat O’Gara’s and since there are no census records between 185