Looking for help identifying Patrick Mahony and Margaret Gleeson – Limerick
I’m trying to identify and confirm the family of Patrick Mahony and Margaret Gleeson, who were in the Castleconnell/Limerick area in the mid-1800s.
I have four known children:
- Jane Mahony — baptised 6 September 1857
- Mary Mahony — baptised 22 March 1859
- Catherine Mahony — baptised 1 November 1862
- Patrick Mahony — baptised 21 June 1865
The children's baptisms were recorded in the Castleconnell area.
One particularly interesting record is the death of a Patrick Mahoney at Killenan/Killinin on 15 January 1886, aged 55. He was recorded as married, and the informant was Catherine Mahoney, daughter, present at death.
This may be the Patrick Mahony who was married to Margaret Gleeson, as Catherine was one of their known children.
However, I have not yet been able to prove this connection, and I have also been unable to find a marriage record for Patrick Mahony and Margaret Gleeson.
I am aware that the Castleconnell parish register does not begin until the 1860s, so I understand why their marriage may not survive in the Castleconnell records. I am hoping someone familiar with the local area or surrounding parishes might know where else I could look.
I would be very grateful for any local knowledge or suggestions regarding:
- Patrick Mahony and Margaret Gleeson
- Their possible residence around Castleconnell, Grange or Killenan/Killinin
- The Killenan/Killinin connection
- Any possible marriage record for Patrick and Margaret
- Whether anyone recognises these Mahony or Gleeson families in the area during this period.
In particular, I am trying to establish whether the 1886 Patrick Mahoney of Killenan is the same Patrick Mahony who was married to Margaret Gleeson.
Thank you
