Patrick McCarthy
- Born
- 1810-01-01 12:00:00
- Died
- 1874-01-01 12:00:00
- Gender
- Male
- Place of migration
- Migrated to/Born in USA
Patrick was born ca.1810, presumably in County Kerry. I have no documentation to prove this; only assuming the family stayed in the area. He married Julia Sullivan ca. 1844. I have found baptismal records for three children: Bridget, Daniel, and Mary in the lat 1840's-early 1850s'. These all showed living in the townland of Derreenatlooig ( a couple different spellings on the transcription) in Tuosist Parrish. Patrick also shows up in the Griffiths valuation of 1852 for Derreenatloog on property owned by the Marquis of Landsdowne. The townland was about 200 acres, split into four sections of approximately 30 acres each. Forty percent of the townland was designated "mountain" (the south-eastern slope of Knockatee). The other inhabitants at the time were: Honoria McCarthy, Felix McCarthy, Jeremiah Harrington, Timothy Harrinton, and Daniel Sullivan.
Around 1854, the family left for America, ending up in Terre Haute, Indiana. (per the 1860 census). Patrick had a younger brother, Daniel, that appears to have preceded them, as his obituary stated that he came to the area in 1850. Daniel did well in real estate, as his obit stated the he became known as "Property Dan". He is said to have left a fortune of over $30,000 in 1890. It is unknown what relation Honoria and Felix were to Patrick. It's worth noting that Felix, and Lucy McCarthy were sponsors at the childrens baptism; along with Florence and Ellen Sullivan. There was also a Florence McCarthy in an adjacent townland. Perhaps there are still local records that could shed some light on these relationships.
