Helen's Family Trees - O'Connor

Descendants of Patrick O'CONNOR / CONNORS

Third Generation

10. Mary Anne (Mainanne) O'CONNOR "Mainanne" (William O'CONNOR , Patrick ) was born 19 Apr 1874 in Kilbaha, Moyvane, Co. Kerry. She died 11 Sep 1951 in Clounprohus, Moyvane, Co. Kerry and was buried in Listowel, Co. Kerry.

Mainanne married William (Bill) FINUCANE in 1899. William was born 1869. He died 23 Sep 1957 and was buried in Listowel, Co. Kerry.

MANY THANKS GO TO MICK FINUCANE OF LISSELTON, CO. KERRY, A GRANDSON OF BILL AND MAINANNE, FOR SHARING HIS INFORMATION ON THE FINUCANE FAMILY.

There's an entry in Griffiths Valuation (carried out in 1851 for North Kerry) for a John Finucane of Clounprohus, where Bill and Mainanne had their farm. It's likely John and Bill were related; perhaps John was Bill's father.

Note that there's no documented blood connection between Bill and his wife's great-grandmother, Margaret Finucane (who married Richard Hudson). However I've been told the Finucanes of Kilcolgan, near Ballylongford, are related to Margaret ("fourth cousins of some type") and are very distantly related to Bill, although the exact connection to Bill isn't known.

Marriage Notes:

Mainanne and Bill farmed in Clounprohus in Moyvane. Their marriage was arranged.

William and Mainanne had the following children:

+ 14 M i Patrick (Paddy) FINUCANE was born 5 Dec 1899 and died 10 Apr 1984.
+ 15 M ii William FINUCANE was born 28 Dec 1900 and died 7 Dec 1974.
+ 16 M iii Michael FINUCANE was born May 1903 and died 12 Aug 2005.
17 M iv

James Frances (Jimmy) FINUCANE "Jimmy" was born in Clounprohus, Moyvane, Co. Kerry. He died 1945.

18 M v

Edward (Eddie) FINUCANE "Eddie" was born in Clounprohus, Moyvane, Co. Kerry. He died 1957.

Eddie married Mary 'UNKNOWN'

+ 19 M vi John (Jack) FINUCANE was born Dec 1907 and died 12 Jan 1975.
20 M vii

Daniel (Dan) FINUCANE "Dan" was born in Clounprohus, Moyvane, Co. Kerry. He died 1983.

21 M viii

Maurice (Mossie) FINUCANE "Mossie" was born in Clounprohus, Moyvane, Co. Kerry. He died 29 Feb 1988.

22 F ix

Mary FINUCANE was born in Clounprohus, Moyvane, Co. Kerry. She died 1993.

Mary was the youngest in the family.

11. John (Jack Bill) O'CONNOR (William O'CONNOR , Patrick ) was born 23 May 1876 in Kilbaha, Moyvane, Co. Kerry. He died 8 Nov 1959 in prob Kilbaha, Moyvane, Co. Kerry and was buried in Old Cemetery, Knockanure, Co. Kerry.

Jack Bill ran the O'Connor family farm.

John married Catherine (Babe) SHANAHAN, daughter of Richard SHANAHAN and Catherine (Katie) NOLAN, on 4 Mar 1916 in Newtownsandes (Moyvane), Co. Kerry. Catherine was born 14 Nov 1891 in Kilbaha, Moyvane, Co. Kerry. She died 24 Jan 1986 in Co. Kerry and was buried in Old Cemetery, Knockanure, Co. Kerry.

Babe was only about 13 when her mother died. She helped raise her younger siblings.

Marriage Notes:

Witnesses to the marriage of Jack Bill and Babe were Patrick Finucane and Ellie Shanahan (probably Babe's sister).

According to their son, Dick, the marriage of Jack Bill and Babe was arranged, a practice common at the time.

John and Catherine had the following children:

+ 23 M i William (Willie) O'CONNOR was born 1917 and died 23 Jul 1966.
24 F ii

Mary O'CONNOR was born 1918 in Kilbaha, Moyvane, Co. Kerry. She died 14 Nov 1996 in Tralee, Co. Kerry and was buried in Old Cemetery, Knockanure, Co. Kerry.

Mary married John (Jack) LEAHY, son of Thomas (Tom) LEAHY and Elizabeth KEANE, in Jan 1947. John was born 1915 in Lisaniskea, Knockanure, Co. Kerry. He died 5 Mar 2005 and was buried 8 Mar 2005 in Old Cemetery, Knockanure, Co. Kerry.

Jack was a well-known cattle-breeder. He and Mary lived in Lisaniskea, Kilmorna, in Knockanure, Co. Kerry.

+ 25 M iii Richard (Dick) O'CONNOR was born 23 May 1919 and died 9 Aug 1985.
26 F iv Hannah (Sr. Patricia) O'CONNOR

12. Edmond (Eddie or Ned) O'CONNOR (William O'CONNOR , Patrick ) was born 24 May 1877 in Kilbaha, Moyvane, Co. Kerry. He died 25 Mar 1960 in prob. Sallowglen, Tarbert, Co. Kerry and was buried in Old Cemetery, Knockanure, Co. Kerry.

Edmond married Mary FLAVIN. Mary died 18 Jan 1942 in prob. Sallowglen, Tarbert, Co. Kerry and was buried in Old Cemetery, Knockanure, Co. Kerry.

Ned and Mary lived in Sallowglen, near Tarbert.

They had the following children:

27 M i

William (Willie) O'CONNOR "Willie" was born in Sallowglen, Tarbert, Co. Kerry. He died 14 Sep 1969.

Willie was the eldest in the family.

Willie married Eileen HOLLY. Eileen was born about 1915. She died 30 Nov 1958.

Willie and Eileen had no children. Eileen was only 43 years of age when she died.

28 F ii

May O'CONNOR was born 1912 in Sallowglen, Tarbert, Co. Kerry. She died 1994.

May never married.

+ 29 F iii Johanna (Jo) O'CONNOR was born 9 Apr 1913 and died 9 Jan 1986.
30 M iv

Martin O'CONNOR was born about 1916 in Sallowglen, Tarbert, Co. Kerry. He died 1981 or 20 Jan 1994.

Martin, who never married, was killed in a road accident.

31 M v

Michael O'CONNOR was born 1917 in Sallowglen, Tarbert, Co. Kerry. He died 1994.

Michael married Kitty FERRIS. Kitty died date unknown.

Michael and Kitty had no children.

+ 32 F vi Nora O'CONNOR was born 17 Nov 1917 and died 25 Apr 1993.
+ 33 M vii Denis O'CONNOR was born 17 Nov 1917 and died 29 Dec 1989.
34 M viii

Ned O'CONNOR was born 1919 in Sallowglen, Tarbert, Co. Kerry. He died 15 May 1999.

Ned never married.

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