Tag: clounleharde
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CLOUNLEHARDE MASSACRE AT ATH NA gCORP. BY GEORGE LANGAN.
Clounleharde Massacre by Pelham’s forces, led by a man by the name of MacShane at Ath Na gCorp on March 12th, 1580. Weekly Observer, Wed Feb 28th, 2024. (see also Áth na gCorp) . . Ath Na gCorp, Clounleharde, Ballyhahill, plaque unveiled on Sunday August 18th, 2024…The following account by Peg Prendeville on Athea &…
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THOMAS FEURY, GLENAGRAGRA, CO. LIMERICK, By George Langan & Mary King.
Thomas4 Feury was born in 1843 in Lakyle North, Co. Clare Ireland. He died at Glenagragra, Co. Limerick circa 1927. He married Honora Kelly, daughter of Michael Kelly, on 28 Feb 1865 in Catholic Chapel of Killofin, Labasheeda, County Clare Ireland. She was born in 1843 in Co. Clare Ireland. She died after 1901 in Glenagragra,…
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MICK ‘THE BRAM’ ENRIGHT, CLOUNLEHARDE, BALLYHAHILL, CO. LIMERICK By George Langan & Paddy Faley.
Mick ‘The Bram’ Enright, on his return from the U.S. bought the original house in Clounleharde where Martin Dillane & his wife Ellen lived (which was one of the brick houses) from a family of the O’Callaghan’s who emigrated to the U.S.A. Martin, later built a new bungalow close to the schoolhouse. Mick ‘The Bram’ Enright was born at…
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MARTIN DILLANE, CLOUNLEHARDE, BALLYHAHILL, CO. LIMERICK By George Langan.
MARTIN DILLANE was born on 27 Nov 1895 in Kinard, Glin Co. Limerick. Martin, like his father before him, was a tailor and lived in Clounleharde, Ballyhahill. (Next to the school) I knew him well. I drew home the turf for him from Spa Hill bog back in 1970. On April 29th, 1930 at Ballyhahill church,…
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JOHN ENRIGHT, GLENBAWN, BALLYHAHILL, CO. LIMERICK By George Langan.
John Enright and Elizabeth Leahy were married on Feb 8th, 1877 at Newtownsandes church, Elizabeth being the daughter of James Leahy, Carruaragh, the witnesses being – John Costello and Margaret Enright. John Enright’s father was James Enright who in 1852 was the holder of 58 acres under the landlord Samuel A. Dixon. James died on Jan 29th, 1880 at Clounleharde, aged 69 years, his…
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MICHAEL ‘MICK’ EGAN, CLOUNLEHARDE, BALLYHAHILL, CO. LIMERICK By George Langan.
Michael Egan was born on April 9th, 1886, to John Egan, and Margaret Dillane, Clounleharde. Margaret was the daughter of Thomas Dillane, Kinard, Glin. On April 25th, 1931, Michael Egan, aged 45 years, son of John Egan, a deceased farmer, married CATHERINE DILLANE, aged 38 years, born on 18 Nov 1893 in Kinard, Glin Co. Limerick, the witnesses being – Thomas Egan & Margaret…
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PATRICK DILLANE, KINARD, GLIN, CO. LIMERICK By George Langan & Mary King.
PATRICK5 DILLANE (William4 Dillane, Thomas3 Dillane, ??2 Dillane, ?1 Dillane) was born in Dec 1854 in Kinard Glin County Limerick Ireland. He died on 11 Feb 1917 in Glin, Limerick. He married (1) CATHERINE HUNT, daughter of Cornelius Hunt and Ellen Cregan, on 05 Mar 1878 in Glin, Limerick, (Chapel of Glin). She was born in 1855 in Kinard Glin County Limerick.…
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Liam Enright, Glenbawn, Ballyhahill, Co. Limerick. By George Langan.
LIAM ENRIGHT , the youngest of 10 was the only one that remained single. Liam along with his brother Jim (Jimmy) were greyhound enthusiasts and had several good greyhounds that won many prizes at Tralee and Limerick greyhound tracks. I had a good chat with Liam today August 24th 2016 about his life and times growing up…