Sheehy & Cronin, Ballylongford
I'm trying to confirm some details of my ancestors to be found on the Monaropioneers.com site, which focusses on the European settlement of the Monaro plains in southern New South Wales, Australia. I am not having much luck withhttp://irishgenealogy.iebut I understand records in this area may have been destroyed. Not sure if this has to do with the Rockites or not.
In particular I am chasing some local information about John Sheehy b. ~1798 (AKA John "Keane") transported 'for a political offence' arriving in Sydney1823-04-22 aboard the "Brampton". Petitions for his wife Honora to come out in 1828.
I think possibly this had to do with the following in reaction to the Rockites:
An Insurrection Act, with curfew at night and trial without jury, was proclaimed in the south-west counties and 1,500 Munster men were immediately arrested, more than 200 transported to the Penal Colonies and 36 executed in February, 1822, alone. But raids and ambushes continued. Fromhttp://www.politics.ie/forum/history/18225-irelands-forgotten-rockite-rebellion.html
The timing fits quite well, and fits with my family's oral traditions.
In another case of serial migration two brothers follow with their familes, though perhaps looking at the dates they may have been younger cousins or nephews, came out with their families.
All from Ballylongford.
William Sheehy born 1808 aboard the "Hotspur"1861-02-24.
Roger Sheehy born 1819with his wife Catherine Graney (married about 1841) and 3 children on the "Herald" in 1845.
According toMonaropioneers.comtheir parents were Patrick Sheehy and Rebecca Cronin.
I am descended from Roger Sheehy. His son Patrick Jospeh Sheehy was born in 1844 in Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick. The base for the Rockites two decades before. Patrick's youngest daughter Margaret was heard to claim Patrick Joseph "knew Banjo Paterson and was the Man from Snowy River."
thank you for any help of directions you might be able to provide, I hope the above helps fill out some of the Parish's diaspora details.