Josephine6 Feury (daughter of Michael5 Mick Feury & Catherine Normile) R.I.P. January 26th 1986 married John Hayes, Dirreen son of John Hayes and Bridget Dillon, Duagh, Co. Kerry. Josephine6 Feury and John Hayes had the following family:
(i) Catherine Hayes, who emigrated to England and married a man by the name of Edward Forde from Newmarket, Co. Cork. Family of two – Private Female and Private Male.
(ii) Private Male Hayes. Married in Mungret, Co. Limerick. (May have worked in the cement factory, was also good on the G.A.A fields)
(iii) Private Female Hayes, emigrated to Birmingham, England.
(iv) Private Female (Birdie) Hayes married to Private O’Connor, a farmer in Ballingarry. Family as follows – Private Female, Private Female, Private Male and Private Male
(v) Michael Hayes. A noted gaelic footballer who won a Co. Senior Championship medal with Athea in 1968. Michael later emigrated to England, died Jan 2022.
(vi) Private Female Hayes. who was born, 19.. married another man by the name of Private O’Connor from Bunnygara, Listowel and they went to live at Knockaderry, not too far from her sister Bridie and had the following family: Private Female, Private Female and Private Male
More on the Hayes family.
The Hayes family Dirreen originally came from Knockdown. John Hayes married a Riordan girl in Dirreen. Married into the Riordan place. They had a son John Hayes (spelt Hayse in Irish Genealogy) who on Feb 13th, 1866 at Ballyhahill church, aged 36 years, married Bridget Normile from Knockdown, aged 30 years, daughter of John Normile a farmer, the witnesses being John Hayes and Patt Hayes with James Hayes another witness. Family from that union 5 as follows – NB. Dirreen came under Clounleharde back in those days.
i. Bridget Hayes born on Aug 5th, 1870 at Clounleharde, who at Athea church on Feb 14th, 1904, aged 39 years, daughter of John Hayes a farmer who was still living, married Maurice Danaher, Templeathea, aged 40 years, son of Maurice Danaher a farmer who was still living, the witnesses being James Hayes and Bridget Danaher. Family as follows – Tom, Moss, Jack.
ii. Mary (Mollie) Hayes born on March 20th, 1872 at Clounleharde. who married Cregan from near the ‘Four Cross’’, Ballyhahill, Co. Limerick.
iii. James (Jim) Hayes Hayes, born on Nov 12th, 1868 at Clounleharde. James emigrated.
iv. John Hayes born on Oct 2nd, 1867 at Clounleharde, who on March 3rd, 1908 at Duagh church, married Bridget Dillane, daughter of David Dillane, deceased, the witnesses being Tim Riordan and Maggie Dillon and had the following family:
Jim Hayes born Oct 15th, 1918 who went to live in Limerick city. Jim worked at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Limerick City and was one of the stalwarts of the great Athea Football team of that era. Married Mary Donovan from Crecora, Co. Limerick. Jim Hayes died 2011
Margaret Hayes who married Joe White, Knockdown.
Bridget Hayes, born Nov 19th, 1910, R.I.P. September 28th 1991 who married Charles Molyneaux, Lyreacrompane, Listowel, Co. Kerry. Family as follows – Female Molyneaux who married Male Cantillon, Private (Babs), Private Male, Private Male and Private Male Molyneaux.
Mary (Moll) Hayes born June 20th, 1917 who married Tom Flavin, Clounleharde, Ballyhahill, Co. Limerick..
Josie Hayes who married Jim Atkinson from Portadown, Co Armagh
Johnny Hayes born May 16th, 1909 who married Josephine (Josie) Feury, (as above).
v.Johanna Hayes, born circa 1876. She died a widow on March 11th, 1905, aged 29 years, from T.B., her brother James Hayes from Dirreen present at her death. Johanna married Tom Liston, Dirreen, Athea (son of Patrick ‘Padden’ Liston & Nell Aherne) born on Aug 29th, 1876 and died on Jan 14th, 1905 at Dirreen, Athea, aged 28 years, his brother Denis Liston, Dirreen, present at his death. His death cert says he was married and that he died from T.B.
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