McSheffrey Michael (1823 – 1880) & McLaughlin Margery (1825 – 1910)
One day during the summer of 2018 I found myself with my friend, Karen, in Donegal on an unplanned visit for weekend. One day while out driving Karen proposed we…
A DNA Detective Story: Unravelling the Ancestry of Meehan Catherine 1860-1927 & Ah Fie Thomas 1855 – 1909
Catherine Meehan was born on January 15, 1860, in Bruree, County Limerick, Ireland, to Timothy Meehan and Johanna Lyons. Sponsors were Ellen Russell and Patrick Lyons. If…
Meehan Timothy 1834 – 1899 and Lyons Johanna 1843 – 1917
Timothy Meehan was born in 1834 in Bruree, County Limerick, Ireland, to John Meehan and Margaret Shanahan. Timothy was a cooper. Johanna Lyons was born in 1843. Timothy married Johanna…
A Man is Murdered, Three Men are Hanged – Collins Denis 1881 & Morrissey Hammond Anne 1818 – 1907
Anne Hammond was born in 1818 to Patrick Hammond of Hospital, County Limerick and Johanna Ryan of Bruff, County Limerick. She was baptised in the parish of Bruff on 19…
Hammond Patrick 1800 and Ryan Johanna 1789
Johanna Ryan was born to Laurence Ryan and Johanna Hayes in 1789 and was baptised in the parish of Bruff on August 13 1789. Her sponsors were James Sinon and…
Navigating Hardship & Hope: Collopy Thomas J 1855 – 1900 & Shanahan Alice Jane 1865 – 1926
Alice Jane Shanahan came into the world sometime in 1859, born in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, to Stephen Shanahan and his wife, Ellen. By 1865, the family was living…
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…
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 *****