Sheedys from near Roscrea, County Tipperary

Miriam

Thank you so much!

I had seen these records before but didn't interpret them the way you did.  I certainly missed the common connection of the sponsor Darby Shanahan.

Barnane doesn't seem far from Cullahill Townland where I found a Michael, Rodger and John Sheedy living next to each in the Nov 1847 Ireland Land Valuation.  Record attached.  I'll have to learn how to decipher these records.  

I have hesitated to make connections like these because I have found so much repetition in Irish names of the 19th century even when they lived in close proximity.  At least that's been the case with many of my other Irish ancestors.

Michael Sheedy married an Irishwoman named Catherine Tracy in Brooklyn on 8 May 1850.  This may be the Catherine Tracy found in Boolareagh Townland directly to the west of Cullahill.  Record attached.  William Sheedy married Mary Darmody in Roscrea on 23 February 1857, although I have some reason to believe this may have been a second marriage after his first wife died in New York City.  All the other Sheedy brothers were married (at least three in the same Brooklyn church) but the Irish birthplace of these wives is either unknown or outside County Tipperary.

It seems that most of my Sheedy ancestors left in a fairly short window of time and all ended up in Brooklyn (although it appears Michael spent most of his life in the United States in lower Manhattan).  

Tom

Miriam

This is very helpful!  I have some more work to do.

My wife and I were in Ireland for a couple of weeks last year and spent an afternoon in Roscrea and took the castle tour (really well done).  I did not conduct any genealogical research during the trip.  

I hope to return in a few months but this time do some research in Tipperary among other places.  Is there a resource/museum near Roscrea or in the County that would be particularly worthwhile visiting that might have more information than is be available online and/or which would give insight into the local conditions of the famine and pre-famine era?

Was Sheedy a relatively common name around Roscrea back then?  Compared to other Irish surnames that I've been researching in the New York City area, Sheedy is relatively uncommon.

Tom

Good morning Tim:

I have passed this query to a Roscrea volunteer who will be able to assist you further with your research.

A very Happy New Year to you!

Kind regards,

 

Jane

i was searching for references to Honorah sheedy in refferring to a court case , timeframe unknown   ( although seemed to point to 183-) .  When to my surprise i found a clue in clonmel , county tipperary . I also found a Honorah Sheedy in north London in 1951 , she was aged approx 20so her birth date was approx. 1931 ...from tipperary , Eire .