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Sheehan from Inchigeelagh

CorkInchigeelagh (Cork)

Seeking any info on Sheehan from Inchigeelagh.
John Sheehan (?-?) and Catherine Kelley (30 Nov 1796, Bantry -?) were the parents of the following children that were baptized between 1823 - 1843.

John Sheehan 24 Jun 1823 Teeranassig
Denis Sheehan 5 Nov 1825 Coolroe
Edward Sheehan 25 Nov 1827 Gorteen
Daniel Sheehan 12 Sep 1830 Teeranassig (Sheehan transcribed to Sheel)
Timothy Sheehan 9 Jul 1833 Gorteen
Jeremiah Sheehan 17 Jan 1836 Gorteen
Patrick Sheehan 4 Mar 1838 Gorteen

Julia A Sheehan 14 Feb 1841 Haremount
Michael Sheehan 12 Mar 1843 Coolroe

Dennis, Edward, Daniel, Timothy, Jeremiah, Patrick and Julia settled in and around Concord, Massachusetts, USA. I'm not sure what happened to John and Michael. The above information is from church records found at http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie

I have recently started a facebook group, Sheehans from Inchigeelagh, Co. Cork, Ireland at
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SheehanAlogy/

wameaney

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Morning

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

Have you tried to find out any marriage details on irishgenealogy for the children who remained?

There are just over 300 John Sheehan entries on the 1901 Census and 144 for Michael. You could reduce this by calculating an approximate years of birth:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/

Best wishes
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support

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I believe the Michael Sheehan on the list is my great-grandfather.  My Michael Sheehan joined the British Army, married in Fermoy, Ireland in 1870.  Army years were mostly spent in India where my grandmother was born.  After discharge from the army the family moved to Canada.  Michael died in Manitoba in 1893.

I've always had a brick wall with him as his marriage certificate names his father as MICHAEL, a Tradesman.  This list of children names the parents as John Sheehan & Catherine Kelley.

I hired Irish genealogists who found the marriage certificate.  I have wondered if the father's name was transcribed incorrectly from the paper records but don't know where the paper records would be.  The certificate says "Married in the Roman Catholic Chapel of Fermoy".  

Does anyone know how to confirm the marriage certificate information?

Pat Dales

 

PatD

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