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Naphy (Ellenor?) Fahy

Naphy (Ellenor?) Fahy

Born
1826-05-05 12:00:00
Died
1901-10-20 12:00:00
Gender
Female
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in USA

My 3rd great-grandmother Naphy Fahy was born on May 5, 1826 per her headstone. Her obituary states she was born in "County Galloway, Ireland" which it's fair to assume is simply a misspelling my an American editor rather than a reference to a Scottish origin. Her unusual name may have been an abbreviation; I have found some references to "Naphy" as an abbreviation for Penelope or Eleanor. Searches of Irish Catholic birth and baptismal records have not shown anyone by the name of "Naphy" in the timeframe however there was a baptism of an "Ellenor Fahy" in Loughrea, County Galway on July 24, 1826 which roughly fits the time frame and would make sense if the Fahy's were very rural. If this Ellenor Fahy is indeed the same person, then her parents would be Martin Fahy Sr. and Winifred Ractun. Also assuming that her given name was some version of "Eleanor", it is possible that her arrival is documented in New York City immigration lists as occuring on March 1, 1849 which would be consistent with a move motivated by the Great Hunger.

Her obituary tells the odd story of her death, returning home from a visit to a family friend in late October, 1901, one of the carriage horses became frightened and gave her a shock. Per her obituary "The sudden shock affected her heart and it is believed that her death was due to this cause." Perhaps due to her son John Jospeh Hanley being a priest of some import in northeast Iowa, her funeral service was conducted by a team of 20 priests, including her son.

Unfortunately this is all that I know about her. I lack definitive information regarding her origin point, parents, siblings, and other family information, especially prior to her arrival in America.

Associated communities

Galway

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Buildings in this community

  • Kilcooly Church Ruins & Cemetery

    Location: Galway

    Kilcooly, Co. Galway, Ireland

  • Portumna Irish Workhouse Centre

    Location: Galway

    St Brigid's Road, Portumna, Galway, H53 EK74, Ireland

  • Portumna Friary

    Location: Galway

    Portumna Demesne, Co. Galway, Ireland

  • Portumna Castle & Gardens

    Location: Galway

    Portumna Demesne, Portumna, Co. Galway, Ireland

Timeline events in this community

  • 1830s

    Kilcroan in 1837

    <p>As described in Samuel Lewis' <em>Topographical Dictionary of Ireland</em> 1837.</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1820s

    First Census of Inisheer

    <p>The 1821 Census of Inisheer survived the Public Records Office fire. </p>

    1821-04-01 12:00:00

  • 1820s

    First Census of Inishmaan

    <p>The 1821 Census of Inishmaan survived the Public Records Office fire. </p> <p>Family names featured: </p> <p>Beaty</p> <p>O'Brien</p> <p>Callaghan, Callaughan, Collaughan</p> <p>Carey, Keaghry </p> <p>Clancy</p> <p>Concannon</p> <p>Connor</p> <p>Conneely (Connolly)</p> <p>Cook</p> <p>Costelloe</p> <p>Curreen</p> <p>Collins</p> <p>Dignum</p> <p>Dirrane (Derrane)</p> <p>O'Donnell</p> <p>Faherty</p> <p>Flaherty</p> <p>Fitzgerald</p> <p>Flemon (Fleming)</p> <p>Folan</p> <p>Ginnane</p> <p>Glinn (Glynn)</p> <p>Grealish, Grelish</p> <p>Griffy</p> <p>Higgins</p> <p>Joyce</p> <p>Kane, Kean, Kine</p> <p>Keating</p> <p>King</p> <p>Linnane</p> <p>Maher</p> <p>McDonough</p> <p>Mulkern (Mulkerrin)</p> <p>Murry (Murray)</p> <p>Prendergast</p> <p>Scahill</p> <p>Sullivan</p> <p>Welch</p> <p> </p>

    1821-04-01 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    Arranmore, Ennismain and Innishere in 1837

    <p>As described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00