SHANNONs of Mullagh

I apologise if I have not been as specific as I should have been.

I was referring to Mullagh in County Clare.  I believe that Mullagh, County Cavan is over 220 kms away from the Mulagh to which I was referring.

Apologies, I did not realise that there was another place bearing the same name.

Hi

I am also looking for links to the Shannon (& Casey) families of County Clare. My great-great-great grandfather was Thomas Shannon who I think lived at Craggaknock East, Kilmurry up until 1854 when he and his family emigrated to Victoria, Australia. His wife's maiden name was Honora Casey and the children who migrated were Ann (my great-great grandmother), Jane, Michael, James? and a son also called Thomas.

Honora died in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia on 2 Sep 1862 at the age of 53. Her parents names (from her death certificate) were Robert Casey and Honora (nee Gurley).

My great-great-grandmother married Michael O'Connor in Castlemaine, Victoria on 26 July 1859 and died 13 Sep 1882 in Sydney Australia but from what I can gather lived in Armidale, New South Wales Australia.

Regards

 

Gary

 

Hi

I am also looking for links to the Shannon (& Casey) families of County Clare. My great-great-great grandfather was Thomas Shannon who I think lived at Craggaknock East, Kilmurry up until 1854 when he and his family emigrated to Victoria, Australia. His wife's maiden name was Honora Casey and the children who migrated were Ann (my great-great grandmother), Jane, Michael, James? and a son also called Thomas.

Honora died in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia on 2 Sep 1862 at the age of 53. Her parents names (from her death certificate) were Robert Casey and Honora (nee Gurley).

My great-great-grandmother married Michael O'Connor in Castlemaine, Victoria on 26 July 1859 and died 13 Sep 1882 in Sydney Australia but from what I can gather lived in Armidale, New South Wales Australia.

Regards

 

Gary

 

Hello Gary,

I note that Craggaknock is only about 5kms from Mullagh so your Shannons are definitely a possible match.   On the Marriage record of my ancestors the witnesses are noted to have been Patrick Shannon and "Honor Shannon" (may have been Honora).  I have no way of knowing if Patrick and Honor(a) were a married couple or siblings or what. That doesn't get us any closer but we are in the same general area and there were not all that many Shannons around Mullagh at the time.  Although my Shannon ancestor (Catherine) died in Ireland 1895, (from the gravestone) I have not been able to locate a record of her death as yet.  Even so it may not provide me with any information about her parents.  Do you have the Death Certificate for your Thomas?  Australian records are generally pretty full of information as  you know and this might give you his parents names.  That would be a vital clue.  Were Thomas and his family Assisted or Unassisted migrants? If they were assisted migrants Thomas' parents names would no doubt be on the immigration record even if they were not still living at the time.  It is possible that all these Shannons, Patrick, Honor, your Thomas and my Catherine were siblings.  The time period is right.  Keep looking and so will I.

Hi

Thomas, Honora and family were Unassisted Passengers. They came over in the Albatross with the record dated July 1854.

I don't have Thomas' death certificate, there are quite a number of "Thomas Shannon"s to choose from in the Victorian BDMs. Unfortunately the electronic initial search from Vic BDM does not give the persons age. I'll do some more research to see if I can narrow my options down.

The marriage certificate of my great-great grandparents of 1859 gives Thomas Shannon's occupation as a miner, but I think that is the occupation of most of the newly arrived to Australia. Annie's (my great-great grandmother) death certificate of 1882 gives Thomas Shannon's occupation as a farmer, which I suspect was his occupation in Ireland.

How were you able to get the Irish marriage record of your ancestors? I should be able to get more information on Thomas and Honora from a record as they were married in Ireland around 1827. Are Irish birth records also available as Annie and all her siblings were born in Ireland?

My wife and I went to Ireland last year and stayed at Ballyvaughan in the Burren. The owner of the B&B we stayed in said there were a few Shannon's in County Clare around the area we are interested in. (He gave me the link to this web site).

I might contact him and see if I can get a possible local Shannon contact.

cheers

Gary

There were Shannons in Mullagh (Thady). I dont know if he was related to the Cragknock Shannons or not. I have some info on him as one of his daughters married my cousin. There are actually quite a few Shannons around then. Its not that uncommon a name

There are some serious Shannon researchers if you put a post on Clare library clare past forum

The Cragkganock Shannons I have some info on. They were definitely cousins of mine. My gt gt gt gt grandmother was Shannon from Kildimo . I have a newspaper of a courtcase in which the Craggaknock lease is up for renegotiaion as all the lives on the leases are gone and the Shannons and Kellys were up in court. David Kenny my gt gt gt grandfather held the lease for them (His mother was Mary Shannon daughter of David of Kildimo). In this they say they are cousins. There is also a letter in the national archives about one of them getting arrested for gun running.

 

 

Gary

 

Try a post on Clare past (the forum on Clare library website). Robert is not a common name you might track your Robert Casey down that way

The Shannons of Craggaknock were related to me distantly. I have not got a thomas from there but I have got a James. If you get Thomas's death cert it will have his parents on it. You can tie him down from that

Thomas was a Shannon name . I am pretty sure that branch have died out in Clare. I think there may have been mre than one family of Shannons in Craggaknock but if he paid his own passage he was probably from the wealthier branch

Here is the national archives letter

http://www.csorp.nationalarchives.ie/search/index.php?browse=true&category=27&subcategory=179&offset=340&browseresults=true

regards

 

Margaret

 

Thanks Margaret

I shall try a post on the Clare Library site. I have registered to join the forum.

I found Thomas Shannon's death certificate (died 1861 at Castlemaine in Victoria, Australia) but unfortunately the certificate does not give his parents names, it simply says "cannot inform".

The informant for his death certificate was his son-in-law, Michael O'Connor, my great-great-grandfather, who was from Tipperary.

It gave Thomas's age as 63 years which doesn't quite match with Thomas's age given on his unassisted passenger record which was 52 in 1854.

It does advise that Thomas married Honora Casey in Kilrush, County Clare.

Many Thanks

Gary

Kilrush could be the registration district for the marriage. This does not mean they married in Kilrush town. They could have married in Mullagh. However if I were you I would ask the Kilrush people. There is a Kilrush historical society with a facebook page or try the post on Clare library clare past forum. 

Kilrush could be the registration district for the marriage. This does not mean they married in Kilrush town. They could have married in Mullagh. However if I were you I would ask the Kilrush people. There is a Kilrush historical society with a facebook page or try the post on Clare library clare past forum. 

Kilrush could be the registration district for the marriage. This does not mean they married in Kilrush town. They could have married in Mullagh. However if I were you I would ask the Kilrush people. There is a Kilrush historical society with a facebook page or try the post on Clare library clare past forum.