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Mahoneys in Parish of "Currans"

KerryCurrans (Kerry)

On my great great great grandfather's tombstone in Iowa it reads:

John Mahoney

Died October 31, 1891

Aged 70 years

From Parish of Currans, County Kerry, Ireland

I've done some searching around and have found them to be from this parish.  I'm hoping to find John's birth information and the name of his parents.   He named his oldest son Dennis, which makes think it was for his father. John's other children were (in order) Hannah 1850, Katie 1857, ellen 1858, Jerry 1859, and John 1860.

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Mattie:


John Mahoney/Mahony is a fairly common name in Co. Kerry. You may want to look at www.irishgenealogy.ie which has a good number of Co. Kerry baptismal and marriage records. Not sure if they have RC records for the area around Currans.


I looked in the Tithe applotment listings www.titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie but did not locate any Mahoneys in Currans parish.


I assume you have the death record for John and no parents are listed?


Roger McDonnell

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Hello Mattie,

I am also researching the Mahoney's from them parts as well. You might like to look at this post I found back in about 2011 here is the link: http://genforum.genealogy.com/mahony/messages/92.html

I believe the Denis Mahoney born in April 1851 is my Great Grandfather and I am under the impression at this point that your John Mahoney might have been his Uncle? I would love to share any information that I can.

My post on the/this Currans page is: Great Grandparents Julia Moynihan (sp) and Denis Mahony if you scroll down the page I think it should be near the bottom somewhere.

 

Cheers

Kim

my email: holycowz@live.com.au

Kim_Evans

Mattie,

I forgot to ask...do you know what your Great Great Grandmother's name was? Do you know what year John went to America? Do you know where he lived in America was it always Iowa?...sometimes those records contain information also and I think America seems to have kept good records with immigration, naturalization, etc,.

Kim

Kim_Evans

Hi Kim!  They indeed may be related.  John's wife was Margaret Collins, known as Peg.  I have a naturalization record that says they immigrated in 1852, although a Johnson County Iowa bio says it was 1850.  

A handwritten family doc mentions John's parents are Dennis and Honorah Reidy, although I haven't been able to find any proof.  I'm hoping someone may have further info or I come across baptism records.  

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Mattie,

Area - KERRY (RC) , Parish/Church/Congregation - KILLEENTIERNA

Marriage of JOHN MAHONY of NR and MARGARET COLLINS of NR on 4 February 1845

AddressNRNR

OccupationNRNR

FatherNR NRNR NR

MotherNR NRNR NR

Witness 1TIMOTHY COLLINS Witness 2JOHN COLLINS

I don't know if this is your John and Margaret but the date fits in to their timeline.

Kim_Evans

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