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Thomas married Ellen O'SULLIVAN, daughter of James (Big Jim) SULLIVAN and Julia DOODY, on 12 Jan 1915 in Church of S.S. Peter And Paul, Cork. Ellen was born 24 Oct 1887 in Glynn, Mourneabbey, Co. Cork and was christened 25 Oct 1887 in Analeentha Church, Mourneabbey, Co. Cork. She died 18 Sep 1972 in Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary and was buried in New Cemetery, Carrick-on-Suir.
According to information from the Mallow Heritage Centre, the sponsors at Ellen's baptism were Cornelius Sweeney and Julia Curtin. It's believed Cornelius Sweeney was a neighbour of the Sullivans and it's thought he was married to one of Caheraveelane Sullivans who were related to Ellen. A granddaughter of Cornelius would later marry Ellen's brother Denis. Julia Curtin, the second sponsor, had been a neighbour of the Sullivans when they lived in Ballyknockane. Julia would later marry Sean O'Looney; they emigrated to the United States and had 12 children. Valuable information on the Sullivan family, for which I'm very grateful, came in November 2003 from 96-year-old Patrick "Pats" Curtin, Julia's nephew, who lived in Ballyknockane with one of his daughters. Sadly Pats died in September 2004.
Ellen met Thomas Treacy in Tipperary town where they were both working. It's believed Ellen might have been a parlour-maid there and it's known that Thomas worked at the gasworks in the town.
According to Ellen's marriage certificate, her residence at the time was Lavitt's Quay, Cork but it's not known how she came to live in Cork. It's thought she might have had some domestic science training - perhaps she took this training in Cork?
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