A resident connected with the R. R. shops was born in Limerick, Ireland.

The evidence

• “R. R. shops ; born in Limerick, Ireland, June 29, 1833 ; came to America in 1850. Married Margaret Welsh in August, 1803 ; she was born in Liverpool, England, in June, 1838.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 705 / book p. 709

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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