Sughrue Family Search,

Hi Roger,

As requested, I have not yet heard from the Glenbeigh parish liason

Kevin Reilly

Dear Kevin, when I was a boy growing up in the Irish section of The Town of Winchendon,Ma there was a Shugrue family. Mary & her brother Denis . The majority of the Irish living there were from Co. Kerry . I was related to most of them thru marriages in Ireland or in the USA. My people were from The Townland of Coomasaharn outside of Glenbeigh. 14 families of Quirks lived there before the Famine. I have visited there twice. My grandpa left in 1867 & finally settled in Winchendon,MA. We are about a mile from the NH. Border. Mary sold penny candy to us kids. Her brother Denis worked for the town Public Works. Those were wonderful days growing up there. It was a different time. People cared about each other. Drop me a line. God Bless. Tommy Quirk.

Thank you Tommy Quirk.  I am very familiar with Winchendon, MA.  I am in Fitchburg, MA., a short 16mi. done RT12. May I ask where you are located? As you probably already know Sughrue (any number of different spellings) is almost exclusive to Kerry. I will look at the Winchendon connection to try to determine if any of these Sughrue's are from the same group.  My grandfather Jame Rahilly (son of Mariam Sughrue, grandson of Patrick Sughrue) came to Fitchburg in 1883. One thing I discovered in my research was that our name is actually Rahilly.  The passenger list/ship manifest indicated James Reilly and Timothy Reilly (James' younger brother).  The irish records all indicate Rahilly.  I have been able to make contact with a number of direct descendent of Patrick Rahilly (James & Timothy's older brother). They are all Rahilly's in the general area Templebredon, Limerick to this day.

Sorry if this is hijacking this thread, but Hi Tommy!

my searches indicate I have Quirke ancestors from Coomsaharn too. I live in Dublin, Ireland - my people weren't big emigrators. I think that my great-great-grandmother was Margaret Quirk (26/5/1842 - 6/6/1919), who married Timothy Sullivan. Her parents, I think, were Thomas Quirk & Catherine (Griffin). Any relation? Although I suppose they're all related if you go back far enough...

I haven't visited there yet but definitely have to, along with Ballinakilla outside Glenbeigh, where my Sullivan and Powells ancestors resided.

Steve Brennan.

Hi Steve, My grandfather was Thomas Quirk Jr. His parents were Michael & Catherine Quirk. He came to the USA in 1867 & settled in Winchendon,Ma. He married Johanna Shea from Fitchburg,Ma. She was from Cahirciveen,Co.Kerry. Their children were, John,Maurice,Thomas my father, Joseph & Bridget . Look at Griffths Valuations, for Glenbeigh , Co. Kerry. Very emotional moment to see what my grandpa seen growing up as a boy. My mom's people are from Ennistymon,Co. Clare. Great to hear from you. Had a great time in Dublin. So much to see. My big interest is The War of independence & The Big Fellow. Have many books on it & with the computer so much more information. I am very proud of my Irish heritage & all they did for the USA. Drop me a line again & let me know if you have any more information. God Bless. Tommy.

Hi Kevin, I live at 369 Maple st in Winchendon. It's up the road from The Harbor restaurant heading into Winchendon on 202.

Roger, could you put me in contact with The Glenbeigh Parish liaison . Thanks. Tommy Quirk.

I'm new to all this , but my grandmother is a Sugrue I notice a difference in spelling so not sure if connected but she is from cromane (very near glenbeigh) her mother was a rahilly whom married a timothy Sugrue ...

Hi all Sugrue families, I am interested in finding out if there is any connections of the Sugrue and Cluvane (Clifford) family still living in Glenbeigh area or elsewhere. Gobinet Cluvane was born to Hanora Sugrue and Daniel Cluvane circa 1834. She had at least four siblings. Other surnames that seem to be connected to the family are Riordan, Moriarty, Sweeney, and Foley …Perhaps Hanora may have been connected to some of your families..  Thanks,John P.Reidy.