LANGAN'S HISTORICAL A-Z, INDEX & DIARY BY George Langan

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  • DENIS MULLANE, LOWER DIRREEN, ATHEA, CO. LIMERICK By George Langan.

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     On Feb 21st, 1903 at Glin church, Jeremiah Mulvihill, Aughrim, Moyvane, Co. Kerry married JOHANNA MULLANE, born on June 7th, 1866, died on July 21st, 1932, daughter of Denis Mullane and Johanna Scanlon. The witnesses for the wedding were Denis Mulvihill & Johanna Granvillle. Johanna Scanlon was born in 1822 in Dirreen, Athea, County Limerick. She died on Jan 27th, 1912 in Dromreask, Glin, County Limerick aged…

  • WILLIAM DANAHER. (Liam O’Danchair) By George Langan.

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    We were left with the following account on the Danaher family from Colm Danaher, son of master William.  ‘In the middle of the 17th century, two brothers Maurice & Philip Danaher left their home in North Tipperary. They were escaping the landlord Brodel’s persecution…a Cromwellion officer who was rounding up hundreds of young people to be dispatched to the West…

  • PETER LANGAN (1) KILPADOGUE, TARBERT, CO. KERRY. By George Langan.

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    Peter Langan. (1) Peter Langan (1), son of Patrick (1) lived at Kilpadogue. On Jan 8th, 1898 at Tarbert church Peter Langan married Anne Goulding from Carhoona daughter of John Goulding and Ann Hynes. The witnesses being Edmond McNamara and Katie Moloney.  John Goulding was the son of Hugh Goulding, Carhoona and Anne Hynes was the daughter of Michael Hynes, Lisreidy, Ballyhahill, Co. Limerick. They were married on Feb 17th 1874 at Glin…

  • JEREMIAH JOSEPH MC SWEENEY By George Langan.

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    MARY6 O’LONGÁN(JOSEPH5, MICHEÁL Ó’LONGÁN ( MICHEÁL ÓG4 ), MICHÉAL MAC PEADER3 O’LONGÁN, PEADER2, ANCESTOR1 O’ LONGÁN) was born 13 Mar 1851 in Whitechurch Co. Cork, and was alive up to the 1901 and 1911 Census.  She married JEREMIAH JOSEPH MC SWEENEY.  Children of MARY O’LONGÁN and JEREMIAH JOSEPH MC SWEENEY are:            i.  MORGAN PAT7 MC SWEENEY, b. 17 Apr 1873, at 2 Carolines  Row. Notes for MORGAN PAT…

  • JOSEPH O’LONGAIN 1816-1880. By George Langan.

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    Joseph O’Longain. 1816-1880.  The youngest son of Michael Og and reputed to be one of the greatest of all traditional scholars.  Another undated letter of ‘Launey’s’ to the Knight of Glin states – it was Joseph who executed for the R.I.A. his famous lithographic facsimiles of the oldest vellum manuscripts extant such as the ‘Book of…

  • PAUL O’LONGAIN 1801-1866. By George Langan

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    Paul O’Longain. 1801-1866. Paul O’Longain. 1801-1866. Paul was the first to go to Dublin. He was employed by the Royal Irish Academy until his death, on August 18th, 1866. It was he also who taught Irish to the nineteenth century patriot, Thomas Davis. Kate Langan (who may have been married to McInerney) of Tullyglass, Glin, reared Peter and Paul. Thomas F.…

  • Jack Connolly, Ballinamadough, Glin, Co. Limerick. By George Langan.

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    JACK CONNOLLY (1916-2013) Taken from Turtule Bunbury’s Vanishing Ireland and from Facebook. Farmer – Glin, Co Limerick Our sincere condolences to the family of Jack Connolly who passed away on Saturday 16th November aged 97. Jack appeared in the second volume of the Vanishing Ireland series. This is his story from the book……….. ‘Keep your eyes open,…

  • Katie Lynch. By George Langan.

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    Lynch Katie (daughter of William Lynch, Glasha & Ellen O’Shea, Ballinagoul, Glin) Mike Connolly found when looking at the Glin Parish records and at the 1901 census survey it appears that there were two Katie Lynch’s in the family. The first Katie being born March 21st 1883. Her sponsors being – John Connolly & Maria Connolly. She must have died as a…

  • Ella Mae Quille

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    Ellen (Ella Mae) Mary Quill (daughter of Tady Quille & Nora Kelly) was born April 27th 1906, baptised April 27th, Fr. P. Riordan. Godparents; Denis Kelly & Mary Ahearne. (neighbours of theirs) Ella Mae emigrated to Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. on Aug 13th 1926 to her granduncle Gerald McCoy of Shanagolden (?)  Gerald was on the board of Directors…