Gathering What I Can: Credit Where Possible, Lost Sources
When I first began researching my family tree, I had no real method. I was like a magpie—grabbing anything that sparkled. I’d screenshot or download documents, photos, scraps of information,…
A Story of Love and Loss: The Story of Shanahan Stephen 1835 – 1874 & Ellen 1833 – 1870
The Story: In the lush, rolling landscape of Ireland’s Golden Vale, a place where the fields still shine with a thousand shades of green, and still in the 21st…
Meehan Frances 1829 – 1870 & Collopy John 1817 – 1877
Frances Meehan was born in 1829 in Bruree, County Limerick, the eldest surviving child of John Meehan and Margaret Shanahan. Bruree, with its rolling green fields and close-knit community, was…
Meehan Timothy 1815 – 1884 and Shanahan Bridget 1815
(This page is not finished) Timothy Meehan was born in 1815 in Bruree, Limerick, Ireland, when his father, Mr. Meehan, was 35 years old. On January 10, 1835, Timothy married…
The Merging of Two Clans: Meehan John 1805 – 1864 & Shanahan Margaret 1805 – 1885
As the chart above shows, two Meehan brothers from Bruree married two Shanahan sisters, also from Bruree, Co. Limerick, Ireland. John Meehan and Margaret Shanahan that we are reading about…
Meehan born circa 1780 Ireland
***** The Merging of Two Clans: Meehan John 1805 – 1864 & Shanahan Margaret 1805 – 1885 ***** ***** Shanahan Bridget 1815 and Meehan Timothy 1815 – 1884 *****
Shanahan born circa 1770
Mr. Shanahan is as far back as I have been able to trace the Shanahan clan from Bruree, County Limerick, Ireland. My best guess is that he was born around…
The Wind That Shakes the Barley – Ireland 1920 – 1922
This is one of the best films of it’s genre that I have seen. It gives and accurate portrayal of Ireland 1920 – 1922. Highly recommend watching it.
Bruree: St. Munchin’s Well
The following is copied from “The Holy Wells of Cork and Kerry” website by Amanda Clarke at this link https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2024/03/31/st-munchin-the-wise-and-st-james-the-greater-two-saintly-encounters-in-limerick/ 31st March 2024 It’s impossible not to be intrigued by…
Bruree – Fr. Eugene Sheehy, Priest and Patriot
Eugene Sheehy was a priest, president of the local branch of the Irish National Land League in Kilmallock, and a founding member of the Gaelic Athletic Association. Known as the…