Source: IrelandXO message board, "Greene Family (Knockaderry, Rathkeale); Kelly Family (Ballingarry)."
URL: https://irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/message-board/greene-family-knockaderry-rathkeale-kelly-family
Local source copy: artifacts/evidence/irish/irelandxo-greene-knockaderry-rathkeale-kelly-thread.json
Captured: 2026-07-06

Why this matters:
This public community-post source is one of the clearest online statements connecting the proposed Irish Green/Greene family to the later South Dakota Patrick Green/Greene family. It is not a primary record. Treat it as a route clue that tells us where to look next.

Relevant source text, summarized from the thread:

- Robert Greene of Knockaderry/Rathkeale and Mary Kelly of Ballingarry were said to have married on Feb. 16, 1836, Roman Catholic, with witnesses Michael Kelly and Mary Tracy.
- Robert Greene is said to appear in Griffith's Valuation at Cloontemple, Ballingarry, with landlord Court of Chancery.
- The post names a proposed son John Green, born Jun. 2, 1839, emigrated to the United States in 1857, lived in Bremer County, Iowa, married Mary Moxley in Illinois, and died Mar. 20, 1923.
- The post names a proposed son Patrick Greene, born about 1842, emigrated to the United States about 1865, married Margaret Callaghan of Rosscarbery, Cork, in New York City, moved to South Dakota, and died May 10, 1919.
- The post says Patrick and Margaret were parents of Mary, Margaret, and Agnes A.

Research caution:
This thread supports the research route, but it does not prove the parent-child links. The strongest next proof targets remain the original New York marriage certificate, the Rosscarbery baptism/register image for Callaghan, and original Limerick parish or land records for Robert Greene and Mary Kelly.