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Looking for Slatterys and Hanlons in North Kerry

KerryTralee (Kerry)

Looking for descendants of the Slattery and/or Hanlon families from the townland of Ballysheen, near Abbeydorney. There are none left in O'Dorney parish by the 1901 census, so I'm not sure where they ended up. That's why I'm posting in nearby parishes as well.

My great-grandfather was Dennis Slattery, son of Daniel Slattery and Margaret Hanlon Slattery. He was born around 1835, but that was just a year or 2 before the RC records started in Abbeydorney. In the RC church records I find 2 probable siblings: Hanora Slattery (b. 1837) and John Slattery (b. 1840). The father--Daniel Slattery--left in the early 1840s to work in the US (was last heard from in Jefferson County, NY around 1849). Contact was lost, and his son (Dennis) and wife (Margaret) came to the US, ending up in Minnesota. We don't know what became of Hanora or John. Perhaps they remained behind with uncles/aunts?

CSlattery

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Thank you Martine!  I will email Fr. O'Mahoney.

I did find the Boston Pilot add a few years ago--amazing to learn so much in one little document!  Among other things, that's how I learned my Slatterys were from Ballysheen.

Cheers!

CSlattery

Good luck C! Let me know how you get on.

M

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I did contact Fr. O'Mahoney and he was kind enough to let me know that marriage records did not begin in Abbeydorney parish until 1859.  He was going to check to see if there might be a possibility that the marriage was recorded in a neighboring parish (Ardfert).  Seems a long shot, but it was nice of him to offer!

On another subject, have you heard about the Celtic Connections Genealogy Conference in Boston this summer (mid August)? I finally decided to go, although it is not anywhere near where I live.  What convinced me is that there are some prominent Irish genealogists who will be presenting there.  (Such as John Grenham, Brian Donovan and Eileen O'Duill, to name a few).

I'm hoping this will give me ideas for focusing my research. Right now I'm all over the map, as I have 5 great grandparents born in Ireland, and 4 great-greats.  They came from Kerry, Laois, Clare, Carlow, Down and a 2 whose counties I haven't even been able to pinpoint yet.   So I have my work cut out for me ... and I won't be retired for another 10 yrs.  Thus focus is the key!

Thanks again for your help!

CSlattery

Hi C, if the record exists on irishgenealogy.ie then it should be available in the National Library in Dublin on microfiche. This record may not have any further information than what is online but there is always a chance!

Hope you really enjoy the event

Martine

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