Loughnanes In Listowel Area
I am researching my fathers maternal line who were originally Loughnanes in the Listowel area.
I have researched back to the marriage of James Loughnane Duagh and Honora Stack Ballyleagh on 21 February 1846 in Ballybunion. These are my direct ancestors. One of their sons was my great grandfather who was baptized in Duagh Church.
I am trying to connect them with another Loughnane family from the same area, Patrick Loughnane Listowel who married Catherine McCarthy Droumbeg on 7 February 1846 in Ballybunion Church. He is listed in Griffiths Valuations as living in Ballyduhig, Listowel.
From my research both Patrick Loughnane and his wife and James Loughnane and his wife lived in the same area and both families knew each other. Patricks son is listed as witness at the marriage of James daughter in 1877 in Duagh Church. James daughters children have Ballyduhig on their birth certs.
My theory is that Patrick Loughnane and James Loughnane were either siblings or cousins but I can not find a birth, baptism or marriage document to connect them.
I am planning a trip to the Listowel area in the next few months and I would love to connect with someone local who knows Listowel history and might possibly be able to help me figure out the connect between my direct ancestors and the other Loughnane family.