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Thomas (Tom) GORDON [Parents] was born 9 Jul 1914 in Kilgarriff, Fairymount, Co. Roscommon. He died 28 Apr 2001 in Roscommon and was buried in Fairymount Cemetery, Co. Roscommon. Thomas married Frances MORRIS on 1947.

Tom ran the Gordon family farm in Kilgarriff.

Frances MORRIS [Parents] was born 1918 in Co. Roscommon. She died 2 Jun 2001 in Dublin and was buried in Fairymount Cemetery, Co. Roscommon. Frances married Thomas (Tom) GORDON on 1947.

Frances and her husband, Tom, were second cousins once removed: Frances's great-grandmother Bridget Gordon was a sister of Tom's grandfather Thomas Gordon.

They had the following children:

  M i Cormac GORDON
  F ii Mary GORDON
  M iii Michael GORDON
  F iv Irene GORDON
  M v Maurice GORDON
  M vi Thomas GORDON
  F vii Clare GORDON
  M viii Brendan GORDON
  F ix Concepta (Connie) GORDON
  M x Niall GORDON
  F xi Carmel GORDON

Patrick (Paddy) GORDON [Parents] was born 6 Jul 1919 in Kilgarriff, Fairymount, Co. Roscommon. He died 9 Jan 1984 in Dublin and was buried in Esker Cemetery, Lucan, Co. Dublin. Patrick married Nora HARRINGTON.

Paddy was a bank manager in Lucan, Co. Dublin.

Nora HARRINGTON

They had the following children:

  M i David GORDON
  M ii Cormac GORDON
  F iii Corona GORDON
  M iv Brian GORDON

Gordon COLLEARY [Parents]

Mairin BARRETT [Parents]

They had the following children:

  M i Barry COLLEARY
  M ii Conor COLLEARY
  F iii Emma COLLEARY

George KELLS

Ann COLLEARY [Parents]

Brendan COLLEARY [Parents]

Therèse MCALEENAN

They had the following children:

  M i Gary COLLEARY
  M ii Shane COLLEARY
  M iii Niall COLLEARY

Gearoid COLLEARY [Parents]

Linda KELLY

They had the following children:

  F i Aisling COLLEARY
  M ii Dara COLLEARY
  F iii Orla COLLEARY

Arthur Finbarr BARRETT [Parents] was born 8 Aug 1896 in 26 Fuller's Lane, Cork. He died date unknown. Arthur married Eva HANNON about 1933.

Arthur, a B.Com. graduate from Trinity College Dublin, was a Professor of Maths at St. Mary's College in Dublin.

Eva HANNON was born in Sallins, Co. Kildare. She died date unknown. Eva married Arthur Finbarr BARRETT about 1933.

They had the following children:

  M i Desmond BARRETT
  F ii Carmel BARRETT
  F iii Valerie BARRETT
  F iv Mairin BARRETT

Barry COLLEARY [Parents]

Kate MADDEN

They had the following children:

  F i Lucy COLLEARY
  ii Samuel COLLEARY

James (Big Jim) SULLIVAN [Parents] was born about 1847 in Caheraveelane, Kilshannig; or Glynn, Mourneabbey. He died about 1902 in probably Glynn, Mourneabbey, Co. Cork and was buried in Donoughmore Cemetery, Stuake, Co. Cork. James married Julia DOODY on 1 Mar 1881 in Galbally, Co. Limerick.

The exact year of Jim's birth is uncertain: his age at the time of his marriage in March 1881 is given as 30 (born about 1850) but his age on the 1901 census return is given as 53 (born about 1847).

Jim and his brother, Dan, were well-known locally for their great strength and athletic prowess. Jim farmed in the townland of Ballyknockin (also spelled Ballyknockane) in the parish of Mourneabbey (or Mourne Abbey). He rented land from a man by the name of Weir or Ware who was the main landlord in Ballyknockin at the time. Sometime between October 1886 and October 1887, Jim and his family were evicted. Apparently the landlord wanted to sell the land to a man by the name of Love and therefore raised the rent so much that Jim couldn't pay. Jim was in hospital at the time - it's said he had got a kick from a horse - and apparently when he came out of hospital, he cut furze (for fuel) on his former property and was jailed as a result. Interestingly the Ballyknockin farm is now owned by a great-great-grandson (one of Patrick O'Hanlon's sons) of Jim's.

Following the eviction, Jim's brother Dan gave them shelter. The county council eventually built a cottage for Jim's family in Glynn on an acre of land given to them by Dan. The cottage is still there, but is now derelict and obscured from view by vegetation. It's located on the roadside near the laneway to the farm now owned by Dan's descendants.

Besides all the members of the Sullivan family listed on these pages, there was also an Emily Sullivan but we don't know how she fits in. We know of her existence from a prayer book, now in the possession of a descendant of Jim's, in which is written "Emly (sic) Sullivan, Mourneabbey". The prayer book was published (by Easons) in 1903 so Emily was probably living in Mourneabbey in the early part of the 20th century. Could she have been a child of Jim and his wife, Julia? Jim and Julia had 12 children born alive, nine of whom were alive at the time of the 1911 census. Could Emily have been one of their children who died? If so she would have died between 1903 and 1911. The only record (on the FamilySearch website) of an Emily Sullivan born in the Mallow Registration District after 1881 (the year of Jim and Julia's marriage) relates to a birth in the quarter Oct-Dec 1891. Could this be our Emily's birth record? No death record was located in Mallow for an Emily Sullivan.

Julia DOODY [Parents] was born about 4 Jul 1858 in Ardnamoher, Galbally, Co. Limerick and was christened 4 Jul 1858 in Galbally, Co. Limerick. She died 8 Sep 1933 in Waterford and was buried in Donoughmore Cemetery, Stuake, Co. Cork. Julia married James (Big Jim) SULLIVAN on 1 Mar 1881 in Galbally, Co. Limerick.

Sponsors at Julia's baptism were John Doody and Catherine Quirke.

The family's address on the baptismal record is Ardnamoher, a townland in Galbally. Presumably this is where Julia was born and where the family farmed. Ardnamoher is also given as Julia's residence on her marriage certificate. Witnesses to the marriage of Julia and her husband, Jim, were Jeremiah Herlehey (James Henebry in the church register) and Elizabeth Doody.

According to a family member, Julia was a tiny woman and extremely active.  

Julia and Jim's children would have gone to school in Analeentha National School, next to Analeentha Church in Mourneabbey.

Julia died in Waterford at the home of her son Jimmy. She was buried in the Sullivan plot in Donoughmore Cemetery, Co. Cork. Note that there are two Donoughmore cemeteries, one in the centre of the village, and a newer one outside Donoughmore next to a church built around 2000. Our O'Sullivans are buried in the newer cemetery.

They had the following children:

  F i
Mary Ann (Sr. Mary Munchin) O'SULLIVAN was born 6 May 1882 in Ballyknockane, Mourneabbey, Co. Cork and was christened 9 May 1882 in Analeentha Church, Mourneabbey, Co. Cork. She died 23 Jun 1913 in Chiswick, London and was buried in Catholic Cemetery, Kensal Green, London.

According to information from the Mallow Heritage Centre, the sponsors at Mary's baptism were Richard Murphy and Mary O'Sullivan.

On 14 August 1909 Mary entered the convent of the Sisters of Marie Réparatrice on Windmill Road in Cork, and on 22 February 1910 she received the habit and the name Sr. Mary of St. Munchin. The Sisters of Marie Réparatrice were a closed order whose members wore pale blue robes and were known as the Blue Nuns.

Mary was only 31 years of age when she died in London of tuberculosis (of the lung and larynx). She had arrived in London, already ill, on 1 December 1911. She made her first profession in London on 25 May 1912 and died 13 months later in the Marie Réparatrice convent at Tower House, 4 Chiswick Lane, Chiswick. Mary is described in the convent journal as having been "full of virtue".
  M ii James (Jimmy) O'SULLIVAN was born 17 Dec 1883 and died 6 Oct 1959.
  F iii Johanna (Hannah) O'SULLIVAN was born about 25 Oct 1885 and died about 1980.
  M iv
Daniel O'SULLIVAN was born about 20 Oct 1886 in Ballyknockane, Mourneabbey, Co. Cork and was christened 20 Oct 1886 in Analeentha Church, Mourneabbey, Co. Cork. He died probably before 1901.

According to information from the Mallow Heritage Centre, the sponsors at Daniel's baptism were William Hayes and Mary McSweeney.

It's possible that Mary McSweeney was a grandmother of Maura O'Hanlon (née O'Sullivan) who would have been a niece of Daniel's - the McSweeney/Sweeney family were neighbours of the O'Sullivans. Another connection between the Sweeneys and the Sullivans is that it's thought Cornelius Sweeney who was the father of Mary's husband, Jeremiah, was married to a member of the Sullivan family of Caheraveelane.

There doesn't seem to be any recollection of Daniel as an adult, nor is his name listed in the 1901 census. It's known from the 1911 census that of the 12 children born to James and Julia, only nine were alive in 1911, so it's being assumed that Daniel was one of those who died young.
  F v Ellen O'SULLIVAN was born 24 Oct 1887 and died 18 Sep 1972.
  M vi John (Jack) O'SULLIVAN was born about 19 Jan 1890 and died 16 Mar 1975.
  M vii Eugene O'SULLIVAN was born 1 Apr 1893 and died 31 Dec 1988.
  M viii Denis O'SULLIVAN was born about 28 Jul 1895 and died 31 May 1971.
  F ix Margaret (Madge) O'SULLIVAN was born about 1897 and died about 1925.
  F x
Julia O'SULLIVAN was born about 1901 in Glynn, Mourneabbey, Co. Cork and was christened in Analeentha Church, Mourneabbey, Co. Cork. She died about 1920 in Cork and was buried in Donoughmore Cemetery, Stuake, Co. Cork (O'Sullivan plot).

It's likely Julia died of tuberculosis. She is buried with her parents in the O'Sullivan family plot in Donoughmore cemetery, although her name isn't listed on the headstone.

Note: There are two Donoughmore cemeteries, one in the centre of the village, and a newer one in Stuake, just outside Donoughmore, next to a church built about 2001. Our O'Sullivans are buried in the newer cemetery.

Thomas TREACY [Parents] was born possibly about 8 Nov 1821 in Soloheadbeg, Co. Tipperary and was christened possibly 8 Nov 1821 in Solohead, Co. Tipperary. He died 24 Dec 1895 in Murgasty, Co. Tipperary. Thomas married Mary CAREW on 25 Feb 1873 in Solohead, Co. Tipperary.

Although it's known that Thomas was born in Soloheadbeg to a father named John Treacy and a a mother named Mary, we're unable to say for definite that he was a son of John Treacy and Mary Looby who married in February 1818. If he was indeed a son of John Treacy and Mary Looby, then he was born in November 1821 because a record of his baptism (on 8 November 1821) has been located (sponsors were John Hanley and Winifred Connors). Unfortunately this birth date doesn't tie in with the age given on his marriage certificate from February 1873, which looks like 37 (indicating he was born around 1835), but the age on the certificate is difficult to make out and could also be deciphered 50 or 51 (indicating he was born around 1822 - a nice fit with the baptismal certificate). However Thomas's death certificate from December 1895 gives his age at 54, indicating he was born around 1841.

It's known for certain that our Thomas had a brother named Denis. Unfortunately no baptismal record for a Denis Treacy born in Soloheadbeg to a father named John and a  mother named Mary was located.

At the time of his marriage, in 1873, Thomas's occupation was a farmer (according to his marriage certificate). At the time of the birth of his son, Thomas, in 1881, he was the superintendant of a coal yard (according to the birth certificate), and at the time of his death in 1895, he was a labourer.

Interestingly, among the all the sponsors at the baptism of Thomas's and Mary's children, there's not a single Treacy; the sponsors are mostly Carews.

Mary CAREW [Parents] was born about 29 Apr 1851 in possibly Newtown, Soloheadbeg, Co. Tipperary and was christened 29 Apr 1851 in Solohead, Co. Tipperary. She died after 2 Apr 1911. Mary married Thomas TREACY on 25 Feb 1873 in Solohead, Co. Tipperary.

Sponsors at Mary's baptism were Michael Carey and Margaret Hanley. Mary's surname appears as "Keary' in the baptismal register.

It's known that Mary was living in Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary with her son Martin in 1911. Martin was working there at the time as a gasworks manager. It's not known when or where Mary died.

Marriage Notes:

Witnesses to the marriage of Thomas and Mary were Edmond Hanley and Catherine Carew.

They had the following children:

  M i
John TREACY was born 4 Dec 1873 and was christened 5 Dec 1873 in Solohead, Co. Tipperary. He died probably 1873 or 1874.

Sponsors at John's baptism were Michael Looby and Catherine Carey.

Because a second John was born a year later, we assume that this John died shortly after birth.
  M ii
John TREACY was born about 1 Nov 1874 and was christened 1 Nov 1874 in Tipperary. He died probably young.

Sponsors at John's baptism were Michael Looby and Catherine Carey.

There doesn't seem to be any recollection of John as an adult. He may have died as a child.
  M iii
Edmund TREACY was born about 8 Nov 1875 and was christened 8 Nov 1875 in Tipperary. He died probably April 1906 in probably San Francisco.

Sponsors at Edmund's baptism were Edmund Carey and Margaret O'Dwyer.

Edmund emigrated to the United States as a young man. Ellis Island records were checked but nothing that definitely related to this Edmund was found.

It's believed that Edmund died in the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. He was living there at the time and nothing more was heard from him after the earthquake.
  M iv
Timothy (Timmy) Joseph TREACY was born about 16 Jul 1878 and was christened 16 Jul 1878 in Tipperary. He died 28 Nov 1930 in Lisnabrinnia, Mountnugent, Co. Cavan and was buried 30 Dec 1930 in Ballinacree Cemetery, Mountnugent, Co. Cavan.

Sponsors at Timmy's baptism were were John Casey and Johanna Casey (should "Casey" read "Carey"?).

It appears Timmy became a Christian Brother as there's a 22-year-old Co. Tipperary-born brother named Timothy Treacy listed in the 1901 census with three other brothers at Railway Road, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow. All four are teachers. It seems Timmy had moved to London by 1911. No record could be located for him in the Irish census of that year but in the 1911 UK census there's a 31-year-old (although our Timmy would have been 32 years of age at the time) Tipperary-born school teacher named Timothy Joseph Treacy listed as a boarder in the household of a Mr. John McGuinness and his Tipperary-born wife, Bridget, of 9 St. Kilda Road in West Ealing. It wasn't known by current generations of the Treacy family that Timmy had been a Christian Brother so it's likely he didn't remain in religious life very long. By the time of his death in 1930, Timmy, who was unmarried, was working as an instructor with the Co. Cavan Technical Instruction Committee and was living in Lisnabrinnia, Mountnugent, Co. Cavan.

  M v Thomas Joseph TREACY was born 13 Apr 1881 and died 13 Apr 1969.
  M vi Martin Joseph TREACY was born about 9 Nov 1883 and died 19 Jan 1977.

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