71. Elizabeth O'HARA (Roger (Rossy) , William , Laurence ) was born about 21 Jan 1878 in Cootehall, Co. Roscommon and was christened 21 Jan 1878.

Sponsors at Elizabeth's baptism were Andrew O'Hara and Elizabeth O'Hara.

Elizabeth married Patrick FLYNN in 1910 in Boyle, Co. Roscommon. Patrick died date unknown.

I'm told Patrick and Elizabeth lived in Cootehall, Co. Roscommon. There's a 1911 census return for the household of a Pat and Lizzie Flynn in Cooladye, Oakport, Co. Roscommon, not far from Cootehall. Leitrim-born Pat, aged 40, and Roscommon-born Lizzie, aged 34, had been married for one year. I think it's likely Pat and Lizzie are our Patrick Flynn and Elizabeth O'Hara.

115. Honoria (Nora) Jane O'HARA (Michael , Patrick , Laurence ) was born about 8 Oct 1869 in probably Moigh, Cootehall, Co. Roscommon and was christened 8 Oct 1869. She died 26 Mar 1935 in Stephen St., Sligo.

Sponsors at Honoria's baptism were James Hogg and Honora Lavin.

The information below has been kindly provided by Niall McCormick, a grandson of Nora's. Further information on the family of Nora and her husband, Michael McCormick, is available from Niall who has put his family tree on the Ancestry website, www.Ancestry.co.uk and who can be contacted at niallmccormick@talktalk.net.

Honoria married Michael MCCORMICK, son of James MCCORMICK, on 21 Jun 1900 in Cootehall, Co. Roscommon. Michael was born 1 Sep 1849 in Cootehall, Co. Roscommon. He died 19 Apr 1935 in Sligo.

Michael was a member of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC). He and Nora lived in Co. Sligo.

Marriage Notes:

Witnesses were James O'Hara and Jane Cox.

116. Patrick O'HARA (Michael , Patrick , Laurence ) was born about 15 Feb 1871 in probably Moigh, Cootehall, Co. Roscommon and was christened 15 Feb 1871. He died in Liverpool.

Sponsors at Patrick's baptism were John Hogg and Maria O'Hara.

Patrick became a constable in the RIC (Royal Irish Contabulary). He served in Belfast before being transferred to Liverpool.

Patrick married Maria Teresa SCHNEIDER in 1905 in Belfast. Maria was born about 1874 in Luxembourg.

121. William O'HARA (Michael , Patrick , Laurence ) was born about 24 May 1880 in probably Moigh, Cootehall, Co. Roscommon and was christened 24 May 1880.

The only sponsor recorded at William's baptism was John Hogg.

According to the 1901 census, William was a "student preparing to be a teacher".

William married Mary (May) FITZGERALD. Mary was born in Co. Limerick.

123. Joseph O'HARA (Michael , Patrick , Laurence ) was born Apr 1884 in probably Moigh, Cootehall, Co. Roscommon. He died 1967.

Joseph married Mary SHANLEY in 1922. Mary was born Apr 1885 in Croghan, Boyle, Co. Roscommon. She died 2 Jan 1973.

Mary and Joseph lived in Moigh in Cootehall.

130. Mary Jane MULLANY (Eleanor (Ellen) O'HARA , Laurence , Laurence ) was born about 1868 in Coolmurla, Geevagh, Co. Sligo. She died 29 Oct 1940/1941.

Mary married Patrick O'HARA, son of Laurence O'HARA and Catherine MULLOY. Patrick was born about 19 Mar 1849 in Cloongreahen, Cootehall, Co. Roscommon and was christened 19 Mar 1849. He died 1928.

Sponsors at Patrick's baptism were William Cox and Honora Hannon

Patrick inherited the family farm at Donald's Hill in Cloongreahan (also spelled Coolgreaghan).

Marriage Notes:

It appeaars Patrick and Mary Jane were second cousins.

131. John MORAHAN (Margaret O'HARA , Laurence , Laurence ) was born 17 Nov 1875 in Cloonfeacle, Kiltoghert, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim and was christened 18 Nov 1875 in Kiltoghert, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim. He died 24 Jan 1953 in Barna, Co. Galway and was buried in New Cemetery, Galway.

Sponsors at John's baptism were Lawrence O'Hara and Mary Morahan.

John joined the RIC (Royal Irish Constabulary) in 1896 and was stationed in Barna, Co. Galway. In 1916 he was awarded a bronze medal for bravery from the Royal Humane Society for swimming 100 yards out from Barna pier to save a young man who was drowning. John continued to serve in the RIC until it was disbanded in 1922 (when the Irish Free State was established).

John married Elizabeth MAGUIRE on 10 Jun 1908. Elizabeth was born about 1885 in Co. Fermanagh. She died 9 Dec 1950 in Barna, Co. Galway and was buried in New Cemetery, Galway.

132. Mary MORAHAN (Margaret O'HARA , Laurence , Laurence ) was born Aug 1877 in Cloonfeacle, Kiltoghert, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim and was christened 7 Aug 1877 in Kiltoghert, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim. She died 20 Jan 1932 in Dublin and was buried in Fairymount Cemetery, Co. Roscommon.

Sponsors at Mary's baptism were John Morahan and Jane Murray.

Witnesses to Mary's marriage to Cormac Gordon were John Gordon and Belinda Morahan. Presumably Belinda was Mary's sister, Linda.  

Mary died in hospital in Dublin following complications from an operation carried out at either a Dublin hospital or the hospital in Castlerea, Co. Roscommon.

Mary married Cormac GORDON, son of Thomas GORDON and Anne FOLEY, on 7 Feb 1906 in Jamestown, Co. Leitrim. Cormac was born 26 Feb 1870 in Kilgarriff, Fairymount, Co. Roscommon. He died 13 Sep 1939 in Kilgarriff, Fairymount, Co. Roscommon and was buried 15 Sep 1939 in Fairymount Cemetery.

Cormac ran the Gordon family farm in Kilgarriff.

133. Michael Joseph MORAHAN (Margaret O'HARA , Laurence , Laurence ) was born 13 Jul 1879 in Cloonfeacle, Kiltoghert, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim and was christened 14 Jul 1879 in Kiltoghert, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim. He died 7 Mar 1959 in Denver, Colorado.

I'M INDEBTED TO DAN MORAHAN OF PINE, COLORADO FOR ALL HIS HELP WITH MY MORAHAN RESEARCH.

Sponsors at Michael's baptism were William O'Hara and Mary Ellen Doyle.

Michael worked on the railroads in Ireland and England prior to emigrating to the United States where from 1903 to 1948 he worked as an locomotive engineer with Chicago, Burlington & Quincy in Lincoln, Nebraska. Michael returned to Ireland in 1910 in Ireland to marry Emily Logan. The following month Michael returned to Lincoln and Emily lived with her in-laws until she joined her husband in the United States a year later. According to the ship manifest, Michael lived at the time at 33 S. 10th St., Lincoln.

Michael and Emily later moved to Denver, Colorado, where Michael worked for Colorado Southern. He was engineer on the first diesel engine used by Colorado Southern in Colorado.

Note: Michael had a cousin named Patrick Mullany who lived in New York City in 1910. According to Ellis Island records Michael was going to join Patrick in New York prior to his return to Nebraska. It's possible Michael may have been related to Patrick through his aunt, Ellen O'Hara, who was married to a Patrick MULLEANY. Perhaps Ellen and Patrick had a son named Patrick who emigrated to the United States. There's another MULLEANY connection in that Patrick O'Hara who was Ellen's first cousin once removed was married to a Mary Jane Mulleany.

Michael married Emily Marion LOGAN, daughter of John Joseph LOGAN and Anne (Annie) Josephine MCPARTLAND, on 7 Sep 1910 in St. Patrick's Church, Galway. Emily was born 22 May 1884 in Greatmeadow, Boyle, Co. Roscommon and was christened 1 Jun 1884 in Boyle, Co. Roscommon. She died 7 Jul 1966 in Denver, Colorado and was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Golden, Colorado.

Sponsors at Emily's baptism were John McHugh and and Honora Connaughton.

It's known that Emily and Joseph were somehow related. The connection seems to be through the Meehans: Emily's grandfather on her father's side married a Winifred Meehan who, it's thought, was closely related to (perhaps a sister of) Ellen Meehan who was Michael's grandmother on his mother's side. If Winifred and Ellen were indeed sisters, this would have made Emily and Michael second cousins.

Emily used to sign her name as Emily Maurine Morahan so it's possible her middle name may have been Maurine rather than Marion.  

Emily died in the Mercy Hospital in Denver.

135. Bridget Linda (Linda) MORAHAN (Margaret O'HARA , Laurence , Laurence ) was born Mar 1883 in Cloonfeacle, Kiltoghert, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim and was christened 19 Mar 1883 in Kiltoghert, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim. She died 30 Apr 1958 in Hollymount, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Roscommon and was buried in Ardcarne Cemetery, Hollymount, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Roscommon.

Bridget married Joseph MOLLOY, son of Martin MOLLOY and Anne 'UNKNOWN', on 8 Jul 1918 in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim. Joseph was born 1878 in possibly Derrynargon, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim. He died 10 Apr 1948 in Hollymount, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Roscommon and was buried in Ardcarne Cemetery, Hollymount, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Roscommon.

According to his marriage certificate, Joseph was a farmer and lived in Derrynargon, Carrick-on-Shannon.

Joseph and Linda lived in Hollymount, near Carrick-on-Shannon.

139. Thomas (Tom) J. MORAHAN (Margaret O'HARA , Laurence , Laurence ) was born 24 Jan 1891 in Cloonfeacle, Kiltoghert, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim and was christened 25 Jan 1891 in Kiltoghert, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim. He died 3 Apr 1949 in Dublin.

Thomas was a primary school teacher. In 1912 he was appointed principal of Annaduff National School outside Carrick-on-Shannon. However the locals objected to the job going to an outsider, so they organised a boycott. A drum would sound in protest every morning at 10 o'clock; parents withdrew their children and sent them to other schools further away; the school was broken into and record books were taken; and Tom had to escorted to and from school by gardaí from Dromad and Dromsna stations. Tensions ran high for at least a year, but, thanks to the intervention of another teacher in the school, parents eventually started sending their children back, and Tom continued to teach at Annaduff until shortly before his death in 1949.

Tom died in a nursing home in Dublin. According to his obituary in the Leitrim Observer he was buried in Glasnevin Cemetery but this is not correct. It's possible Tom was buried in his native Co. Leitrim.

Thomas married Mary LAYDEN / LEYDEN, daughter of Michael LAYDEN, on 7 Aug 1918 in St. Patrick's Church, Drumkeeran, Co. Leitrim. Mary died after 10 Apr 1949.

Mary was a member of the Layden family which owned the Arigna coalmine in Co. Roscommon. According to her marriage certificate, she was a primary school teacher from Spencer Harbour; her father was a farmer. Witnesses to the marriage were Joseph Doyle and Tessie Layden. It's believed Mary and Tom were in some way related but it's not known exactly how. They lived in the old Morahan family home in Cloonfeacle until Tom's death in 1949 (the 23-acre farm had been sold in the 1930s). It's thought Mary may have moved to Dublin after Tom's death in 1949.

142. Evelyn Mary O'HARA (Laurence , Laurence , Laurence ) was born about 13 Jul 1889 in probably Clegna, Cootehall, Co. Roscommon and was christened 13 Jul 1889 in Cootehall, Co. Roscommon. She died 1954.

Evelyn married James (Jim) GLYNN. James was born in Boyle, Co. Roscommon. He died date unknown.

Evelyn and Jim lived in Cootehall, Co. Roscommon.

Note: There's a record of a marriage of a Thomas Glynn and Elizabeth Logan in Cootehall on 16 February 1880. Thomas's father's name was Patrick and Thomas's address was given as what looks like "Cuidera". Is it possible that Jim and Thomas might have been related?