ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-2"> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Family Tree Heritage"> <title>Helen's Family Trees - FINUCANE - fi201.htm</title> </head> <body background="images/wider version of airbrushed background for HelensFamilyTrees.jpg"> <h3 align=center>DESCENDANTS OF John FINUCANE (to contribute information, please email Helen@HelensFamilyTrees.com)</h3> <h2 align=center>First Generation</h2> <hr> <table BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=5 WIDTH="100%" > <tr VALIGN=TOP> <td></td> <td><p>1. <b><a name="6082"></a>John FINUCANE</b> was born in 1754 in Carhoonakineely, Tarbert, Co. Kerry. He died about 1803 in probably Carhoonakineely, Tarbert, Co. Kerry. He was buried in Kilnaughtin Cemetery, Tarbert, Co. Kerry.</p> <blockquote><p>According to William (Bill) Hudson's work 'The Hudsons of County Kerry and their Descendants' (written in 1960 and available in the National Library of Ireland in Dublin and in Tralee and Listowel libraries in Co. Kerry), our Finucane family is connected to the family of John above who, sometime in the 19th century, divided his large farm in Ardmore between two sons [no names are given]. One of these sons was the grandfather of Pat Finucane of Farranawanna who helped Bill with his Finucane research in the late 1950s. Pat told Bill that his (Bill's) great-grandmother (who was my great-great-great grandmother) Margaret Finucane was a sister of the two sons who got the land in Ardmore, and therefore a daughter of John above. Unfortunately no documented evidence has been found to support this.<br> <br> Other Finucane research has been carried out by Brian and Kieran Sheehan from Dublin (see their Sheehan Family Tree website www.sheehanfamilytree.ie/home.asp) on the family history of their Finucane ancestors from Ardmore, Carhoonakinella (presumably a variant of Carhoonakineely). This Finucane family is the same as that of John above who divided his land between his sons as it includes Pat Finucane of Farranawanna. However no mention is made of Margaret Finucane.<br> <br> Further doubt arises from the fact that 'The Hudsons of County Kerry' also tells us that it's possible Margaret was a daughter of (perhaps another?) John Finucane who lived in Ardmore around the same time but whose only known children were John and possibly Francis. Given the Ardmore connection, they may be the same family as the Finucanes described in the first paragraph above. However John, son of John and possible brother of Francis, emigrated to the United States whereas John, son of John who divided the land, remained in Ireland. It's possible Margaret is related to one or both of these families but I'm unable to make a definite connection. If anyone has any further information on any Finucane family from Carhoonakineely, I would be very grateful if you would get in touch by emailing Helen@HelensFamilyTrees.com. Thank you. <br> <br> Note that the Sheehan Family Tree website site also provides information on the O'Connor family of Gortdromasillihy in Moyvane and the Hill, also in Moyvane (a Jackie O'Connor having divided his farm in the late 19th century between two sons, Cornelius who received land in Gortdromasillihy and Jackie who got the farm at the Hill). Other valuable information on the site relates to the Sheehan, Kavanagh and Byrne families from the Woodenbridge area of Co. Wicklow.<br> <br> </blockquote> </td> </tr></table><table BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=5 WIDTH="100%" > <tr VALIGN=TOP> <td></td> <td><p>John married <b><a name="6083"></a>Catherine (Kate) LYNCH</b>. Catherine was born in Coolnanoonagh, Tarbert, Co. Kerry. She died in date unknown.</p> <blockquote><p>A Thomas Finucane and his wife, Mary Connor, raised a family in Carhoonakineely. It's possible he was connected to Kate above and her husband, John. In case they are related, we can tell you that Thomas and Mary had at least four children: Patrick (born in 1829), John (1832), Catherine (1836) and Thomas (1840).</p> </blockquote> </td> </tr></table><p>They had the following children. </p> <blockquote><table border="0" cellspacing="7"> <tr><td valign=top>+</td> <td valign=top>2</td> <td valign=top>M</td> <td valign=top align=right>i</td> <td><a name="6084C"></a> <a href="fi2g02.htm#6084"><b>John FINUCANE</b></a> was born in 1795. He died in 1850.<tr><td valign=top>+</td> <td valign=top>3</td> <td valign=top>M</td> <td valign=top align=right>ii</td> <td><a name="6086C"></a> <a href="fi2g02.htm#6086"><b>Thomas FINUCANE</b></a> died in possibly 1849.<tr><td valign=top>&nbsp;</td> <td valign=top>4</td> <td valign=top>M</td> <td valign=top align=right>iii</td> <td><table BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=5 WIDTH="100%" > <tr VALIGN=TOP> <td></td> <td><b><a name="6085"></a>Daniel (Dan) FINUCANE</b> was born in Ardmore, Carhoonakineely, Tarbert, Co. Kerry.<br> <br>We have no further information on Dan although there's a Daniel Finucane listed in Griffiths Valuation (1851/52) who jointly leased land in Carhoonakineely with a John Finucane.<br> <br> We also know (from www.irishgenealogy.ie) that a Daniel Finucane of Ardmore, Carhoonakineely who was married to an Ann Langan had at least four children (all born in Ardmore): Margaret (born in 1824), Thomas (1828), Daniel (1831) and Hanora (1834). There was also a Daniel Finucane of 'Carhunakinela' who was married to a Mary Buckley and who had sons named Patrick (born in 1844) and Michael (1845). &nbsp;Could one of these Daniels be Dan above?</td> </tr></table></td> </tr> </table> </blockquote> <p align=center> <a href="fi2x.htm#TOC"><img src="images/home.jpg" border=0 ALT="Home"></a> <a href="fi2g02.htm"><img src="images/next.jpg" border=0 ALT="Next"></a> <a href="fi2g06.htm"><img src="images/end.jpg" border=0 ALT="Last"></a> </p> <p align=center><a href="fi2x2.htm">Surname List</a> | <a href="fi2x31.htm">Name Index</a> </p> </body> </html>