Patti,
Some information from Irish will books that may help a little.
1898 HARTIGAN LUKE*2189* otherwise LUKE C*2189* (128) 9th June Administration (with the will) of the Estate of LUKE*2189* otherwise LUKE C HARTIGAN*2189* late of Fort, County Limerick Farmer who died 23rd Apr 1887 granted at Dublin to CATHERINE HARTIGAN****** of Fort Widow and Universal Legatee. Effects £514 15s
1949 HARTIGAN LUKE****** (269) 26th Nov 1949. Probate of the Will with One Codicil of LUKE HARTIGAN****** late of Fort West Charleville Co. Limerick. Farmer who died 1st Oct 1936. Granted at Limerick to LUKE HARTIGAN****** Farmer. Effects £413 0s 0d
Also
O’KIEF COSHE MANG, SLIEVE LOUGHER and UPPER BLACKWATER IRELAND (Vol. 11).GENERAL INDEX FOUND
HARTIGAN LUKE****** (1457)
1457) Abstracts of Wills and Administration. 1858-1900 (from the Cork Registry Office). Abstracts of the Cork and Kerry Wills (1858-1900) are available in record books in the Court House in Cork. The original wills may be found in the Public Records Office in Dublin and Microfilms of the same in the Library of the Genealogical Society of the Latter Day Saints, 107 Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utar. Abstracts of Wills, 1858-1864 were made and published in Volume VIII (2364-2382) of this series. It will seem that more pertinent material can be obtained from the original wills than from abstracts.Nearly all of the original wills of Cork and Kerry were burned in the disastrous fire in Dublin in 1922. The Official Index of Cork, Ross, Cloyne, Ardfert and Aghadoe wills were obtained from the Public Records Office in Dublin through the Dr. R.J.HAYES of the National Library of Ireland and we have here published in the preceding volumes these indicies with the handwritten alterations. Some of the writing was difficult to decipher and some misspelling of place names may be present. There exists, to our knowledge, several other indices of Cork and Kerry Wills. The first, a list of Cloyne Wills between 1547 and 1618 in the Journal oc Cork Historical and Archealogical, New Series Vol. 1 pp. 186-7, April 1895 and in the Jounal, Vol. 1, 2nd Series, 1895 pp. 93-99, 139-142, 189-192, 285-88, 381-84. Is a Calender of the Inquisitions and Post Mortems between 1585 and 1693 A.D. These were court records of given dates concerning day of death of deceased, often names and ages of his children, lists of lands owned and other pertinent information. The lists of Inquisitions is not complete and the date of the Inquisition may be some years after the death of the deceased. This was apparently prepared by Dr. RICHARD CAULFIELD and published by Dr. W.A.COPINGER of Manchester. Dr. CAUFIELD’S Index of Cork and Ross Wills was published in the Journal of the Cork Historical and Archeaological Society, New Series, Vol. 1-1v, by Dr. COPENGER. The Wills, 1611-1750, were indexed by WILLIAM GREGG, Deputy Registrar, and brought up to 1833 by Dr. Caulfield. It will be noted that the Public Records Office Index extends from 1611 through 1957. The Cork and Kerry Wills from 1858 were not burned and are available in the Public Record Office, Dublin. A third list of Cork, Ross and Cloyne Wills was published in 1910 in London by W.P.W.PHILLIMORE. There are some differences in the PHILLIMORE list and those of the other lists.
Wills 1861, MANNING ELLEN******? Under £1,000 letters of Admininistration with the will annexed 6th Jun ofper. Est. late of Bronhill, Co. Cork Widow, died 18th March 1861 at same place granted at Prin. Reg. To LUKE HARTIGAN****** of Fort, Co. Limerick and LUKE BURKE of Coolwornolane, Co. Cork, Farmers.
There must be some connection between ELLEN and LUKE, they may be brother and sister. What do you think?
Directories
BASSETT’S Directory of Limerick 1884
County of Limerick Directory
Gentry, Farmers Etc.
Buree
Farmers
HARTIGAN L*2189*, Fort East
Note. HARTIGAN LUKE*2189* at Fort East
Francis Guy's Directory of Munster 1886
Principle Farmers
Parish Colmanswell
HARTIGAN DANIEL*2176*, Fort Middle
HARTIGAN LUKE*2189*, Fort Middle
HARTIGAN LUKE*2189*, Fort West
Cemetery records
Historic Graves (Ireland)
Graveyard = Abbey, Limerick.
Erected by LUKE HARTIGAN****** in Memory of his beloved wife ELLEN HARTIGAN*1916* died 11th of February 1873, aged 53Years may she rest in peace.
Also there is a LUKE HARTIGAN****** of Forte died 1843 buried at Buree Churchyard. It is on the Find a Grave Website. At this point in time I have not got that information in my database yet.
Has I said it may or may not be of any use to you.
STEPHEN HARTIGAN *any numbers inbetween* are my own numbers are will not meen anything to anybody else.