Michael Fogarty was born in 1799 in Burgess (near Nenagh), Co. Tiperrary. His mother was Judith Ryan who was married to James Fogarty. We do not have any information available to indicate that Michael had siblings who stayed in Ireland, but it is likely he did.
On Grant Fogarty's website it us suggested that Michael was the grandson of Michael Fogarty born 1720 in Ireland.
It is reported that Michael was known to Rev. Richard Gowing, Minister, Burgess; Rev M Ryan, Parish Priest, Burgess; Captain Head, Derry Castle, Naniagh, Burgess, Tipperary.
I found the following reference to Derry Castle.
"1837
TEMPLEICHARRY or TEMPLEKELLY or CALLATHAMERYa parish, in the barony of Owney and Arra, county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 1/4 of a mile E. from Killaloe, on the road to Limerick, and on the river Shannon; containing 4724 inhabitants. The land is mostly in tillage; there is some bog on the mountains. There are good quarries of grit-stone, which is used extensively for building. A slate quarry is worked at Ryninch; and the Derry slate quarries, situated in this parish, were formerly very extensively worked. Derry Castle, the seat of M.P. Head, Esq., is situated in a noble demesne abounding with remarkably fine old timber; the scenery in its vicinity is extremely beautiful, and the Shannon bounds the demesne on the west. The other seats are Derry Ville, the residence of J. Salmon, Esq.; Ryninch, of J. O'Brien, Esq.; Fort Henry, of Finch White, Esq.; and Shannon View, of H. Franks, Esq. It is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Emly, forming part of the union of Kilmastulla; the tithes amount to 406.3.1. In the R.C. divisions it is the head of a union or district, comprising this parish and that of Kilmastulla, and called Ballina; in each of the parishes is a chapel. There are six private schools, in which are about 790 children, and a Sunday school. On the upper Killary mountain, a son of one of the Kings of Leinster was buried: on an island in the Shannon, opposite the ruins of an old church, are the remains of a monastery; and on the north side of the bridge at Ballina are the ruins of a castle, built most probably to defend the passage of the river."
Source: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irish/Tipperary/pldesc2.htm
Killaloe Civil Parish
There are several gentlemen’s seats, most of which command fine views of the lake and the beautiful scenery along its shores : of these, the principal are Ballyvalley, the residence of W. Parker, Esq., from which is a fine view of the town and bridge, with the falls on the river: Tinerana, of S. G. Purdon, Esq., Ryhinch, of Jeremiah O’ Brien, Esq. ; Derry Castle, of Capt. Head ; Castle Lough, of Anthony Parker, Esq. ; Youghall, of William Smithwick, Esq., and Ogonilloe, of the Rev. R. W. Nisbett.
Source: http://www.from-ireland.net/cla/lewis/killaloe.htm
