Stundons of Causeway Co Kerry

I have all the birth/death/marriage records up to and including my grandparents (John and Ellen).

I have looked at Thomas Stundon in the past and have him down as candidate but the Stundon name seems to be prolific in N. Kerry and many are named John so I'm not really sure. (Edit to say that after further research based upon your contribution thatThomas IS my great grandfather). A million thanks. From this I've started to piece together a whole lot more.

I can provide all the verified info I already have if it's of any use to anyone.

The other thing I'm trying to discover is what is the link between my family and "uncle" John Conway of Lough Gur, Co. Limerick and whether or not his son "Ned" is still with us. My aunt Maura (Mary Stundon) went to live with John Conway and his son Ned sometime after her parents passed 1938 and 1939. She lived at Holy Cross, Lough Gur until her passing in 1974 in Limerick. We know nothing o0f the Conways at all even though we have photos of them.

Thank you so very much for the replies..... Food for thought!

Hiya Roger,

My great grandfather was indeed Thomas and many thanks for that. But it's now blown my long held belief right out of the water that Ellen, my grandmother, was born in Limerick City to Patrick and Mary Madden. The marriage of John Stundon and Ellen Madden states that Edmond Madden was her father and that they came from Sandford, near Causeway in Kerry. Of course, there is no immediate trace of them but I must confess, I haven't looked that hard yet.

That's the problem with hunting down your roots, you find that much of what you think you know or have been told is completely wrong! Still, I have discovered so much to pass on to my grandchildren and I hope they visit Ireland, particularly Kerry and Limerick when they're old enough to want to learn. What's more, whilst it can be very frustrating, it's so enjoyable when things fall into place.

BTW, My dad's sister Mary (Maura to all who knew her) along with the mysterious John and Ned Conway, earned a paragraph or two in Oriana Atkinson's book, "The South And The West Of It". It's a wonderful little snapshot of her everyday life in the cottage and all that was important to this ordinary Irish lady. If it's legal to pass on, I have an electronic copy her if you'd like to read it.

The first pic is of Maura; unknown; Ned Conway; Unknown; John Conway.

The second is Seamus ? and my dad. This is probably 1944. Seamus is another complete mystery to us although obviously important to the family at the time.

The third is a cutting from a Limerick newspaper with a story about the dig at Lough Gur. It features Ned Conway.

Thanks for putting up with me! ;-]]

Absolutely brilliant stuff! I can't thank you enough.

It's wonderful that someone all those miles away can help people like us get to really know our heritage.

Ned died in Limerick hospital in 1962 at the age of 42 so that tallies exactly. Also his occupation and cause of death confirm it's "our ned"". We were still in touch with Maura then (golden harp badge and fresh shamrock for my birthday every 17th March), but none of us that are left can ever remember being told about this.

Now to find out where Maura actually lived because we've been told by the people of Loughgur that it was one place but tracing the route taken in the aforementioned book, "Maura's cottage" as we knew it was at the top of the hill just before the wedge tomb as you come from Holy Cross.

I've learned more from my visit to this site than I have in the last 20 years! 

Thank you so so much.

Hello again Roger. Thanks to you, I think I've found just about everything that's possible to find, except perhaps the location of Maura's cottage. But, merely out of curiosity, I wonder if anyone can identify the Limerick area highlighted in the attached file?

It's something like "Caherline". I'd just like to know if it still exists or if not, whereabouts it was.

Thank you in advance.

Once again, excellent stuff! Thank you so much Roger.

Hi again. Thanks to everyone here, I've found all the info I ever wanted and much more! But I'm still stuck on where the Conway's actually lived

I've tied John Conway down to two houses according to the 1901 and 1911 censuses. These are "House 53, Loughgur, (Knockainey), Limerick" and "House 26, Loughgur, (Knockainey), Limerick": See attached pic.

Is there any way of finding out where these houses are (or were) on today's maps?

Thanks in advance,

Terry S.