Tag: GEORGE LANGAN
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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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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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SEAN BAN AERACH O’FLANAGAIN By George Langan.
O’Flanagain Sean Ban Aerach, (merry white haired John),….Sean was a poet, versifier and a piper who was a native of Tulla, Co. Clare, spent much of his time around Glin as tutor to the children of the Knight, Thomas Fitzgerald. Buried in the same grave in Kilfergus as that of my ancestor, Tom (Captain Steele)…
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SEAN O’LONGAIN By George Langan.
Sean O Longain. Circa 1771, thirty years after Michael Mac Peadair had left Glin, we find his brother Sean acting as agent for the Knight, Thomas Fitzgerald. It appears that sometime after Michael had departed for Cork, Sean left his home in Ballydonoghue and came to live in Glenagragra. He got married to Ellen Culhane…