Irish Folklore Commission and the "Boneys"

If you have a good look at the family tree you will see that the Boneys of Lackamore are part of it from the 1800s. My uncle John Ryan has it from local word of mouth sources that the Boneys were at one stage Bonapartes and originally from France. How true this is I dont know.
However Ive added some information I found on them in the Irish Folklore Commission about the Boneys.
To quote what it says

"The Bowen Family in former days owned most of the land in the townland of Lackamore. In the bad times they were reduced to poverty and when the Lackamore Mines were working over one hundred years ago three members of the family who remained became shoe-makers by trade and made shoes for the mines.
Jack "Boney" made shoes in farmers houses and while engaged in such works at Dawsons of Curreny fell in love with a daughter of the house and eloped with her. They lived for some years at Garryown where Bill was born. He composed many rhymes and satires.
Bill "Boney" his son came to live in Lackamore. He was an expert at his trade and won a prize for making the upper of a shoe without a single stitch.
Dan "Boney" lived in the Mines and was a nephew of Jack's. He was a farm labourer and while diggine potatoes at Hastnetts of Murroe composed that song "Mary from Murroe" and sang it at her home that night. It had become famous and has since been recorded.

Material in compostition obtained from
Mr. Andrew Mackey, Nellie Ryan (Lackamore)"

Link to the words of the song
http://www.lcc.ie/Library/Local_Studies/Music_Song/Songs/Mary_from_Murroe_William_Boney.htm

See an original scan of the IFC archive

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13367662@N06/4001462457/

Also see the original words from the IFC archive

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13367662@N06/4001465335/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13367662@N06/4002230838/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13367662@N06/4002233100/

Im not claiming any descent from Eamoinn on Cnoc but here is a nice submission in the IFC archive given by Mary Anne Mackey who is perhaps is a relation.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13367662@N06/4002236006/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13367662@N06/4001476119/