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Johanna Shanahan

Johanna Shanahan

Born
1832-01-01 12:00:00
Gender
Female
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in USA

My Great, Great, Great Grandmother was Johanna Shanahan daughter of William shanahan and Josanna Casey.  She was born about 1832 in Limerick County.  She arrived in the USA in 1852.   She had two brothers:  William Shanahan and James Shananhan who also came to the USA.  I don't know if her parents came or stayed in Ireland.  She was married to Timmothy Whelan and they had 4 children in the USA.  I don't know if they met in the USA and were married here or they were married in Ireland before they left.  I don't have any information on his parents.  I would love to know more about them or any current relatives.  Per my DNA I am 39 percent Irish!  

Associated communities

Limerick

County Limerick, or Luimneach in Irish, is located in the med-west region of Ireland.  Limerick became Ireland’s inaugural National City of Culture in 2014 with a wide variety of events happening around the city.  We have a population of approximately 195,175.  We look forward to  helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.   

Other ancestors in this community

Buildings in this community

  • Old Abbey House, Shanagolden, Co Limerick

    Location: Limerick

  • Treanmanagh TOWNLAND

    Location: Limerick

    Treanmanagh, Pallasgreen, Co. Limerick

  • Kilpeacon House in 1850

    Location: Limerick

    Kilpeacon

  • Bunratty Castle

    Location: Limerick

Timeline events in this community

  • 1860s

    St. Patrick's Graveyard

    <p>Parish Priest</p>

    1861-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1880s

    Foundation of South Liberties GAA Club

    1884-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1840s

    Irish press warns against Jamaican Indentured Servitude

    <p>The theme was always the same: the pestilential climate of the island, the reduction of poor emigrants to slaves, the severity and cruelty of the planters (and planter-dominated Assembly clinging to every vestige of oppression) and, of course, the absence of priests and chapels.</p>

    1840-12-01 12:00:00

  • 1880s

    1887 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1888-04-29 12:00:00

Tipperary (Tipperary)

Our aim is to connect all people with a link to Tipperary (Tipperary). You may live here, have visited here or maybe are tracing ancestors who left long ago. In any case, we’re sure to have lots to share and are delighted to welcome you.

Other ancestors in this community

Buildings in this community

  • Tipperary Workhouse

    Location: Tipperary (Tipperary)

    Railway Rd, Tipperary, Co. Tipperary

Timeline events in this community

  • 1880s

    Foundation of Arravale Rovers GAA Club

    1885-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    County Tipperary in the 1830s

    <p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (The information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time).</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1910s

    Connaught Rangers sing Its a Long Way to Tipperary in Boulogne

    <p>On August 13, 1914, the Irish regiment, the Connaught Rangers, sang "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" as they marched through Boulogne. This scene, observed by Daily Mail correspondent George Curnock, was reported on 18th of August 1914. This song has been associated with the First World War ever since.</p>

    1914-08-13 12:00:00