O'Donnell, Sullivan, Cicinor, Maunsell
My name is Mary Gilbert.
My sister-in-law and I are traveling to Ireland in May 2025. We arrive May 7 and plane to spend a few days seeing Dublin and then ... maybe Kerry; Limerick: coolbane; milltown; kilbehenny...
We would like to find some of the places where my ancestors lived. I know that my 3xgreat grandparents on my father's maternal side, Rodger & Joanna (nee Cicinor) O'Donnell are buried in the Kilbehenny Ancient Burial Grounds. The headstone erected by their son, Darby. Darby was my 2xG gpa, married to Eleanor Maunsell. Their son Terrence (married to Alice Sullivan) was baptized in Kilbehenny in 1834 and came to the US in 1885 with Alice and their 10 children. They settled in Chicago.
My ggpa on my dad's paternal side was James Francis Butler, Married Ellen Coughlin approx 1875-1878 in Ireland. They with their son William, born approx 1879, left Ireland on the Furnesia. She died of "the black bile" on route to NYC. I cannot seem to find any baptism/birth records for any of these 3. I know that he remarried in 1884, Trenton, New Jersey (USA) to Anne "Nan" Flanagan, (b1859, Allen, Kildare, Ireland). Her parents were Daniel Flanagan and Mary Cuffe (M 1853, Allen, Kildare). After their 1st child (his 2nd) Mary Belinda (Mamie) was born, they moved to Chicago and had 4 more children.
His (James Francis Butler) parents were James/Jacobi Butler and Joanna Teahen (b 1819, Ballyfinane) (m 1847, Castlemaine Congregation). James/Jacobi's parents were Patrick Butler (b 1785) and Mary Roche (1787) (M 1806, Killarney). I cannot figure out where James Francis was born/baptized or where he and Ellen were married.
On my dad's maternal side: ggpa was James John O'Donnell (b 1862, Mitchelstown) married Marey Ann Kennedy (b 1865, Ardpatrick, Mitchelstown) (m 1886, Jesuit Cathedral, NYC). I believe that Mary Ann's parents were Patrick Kennedy and Mary Quane (m 1864 Mitchelstown). GGGpa was Terrence O'Donnell (b 1842, Anglesborough) married Alice Sullivan (b 1839, diocese of Galbally & Aherlow) (m 1858). Terrence's parents: Darby/Jeremiah O'Donnell (b 1780 Anglesborough), Eleanor Maunsell (b 1790) (m 1815). Darby/Jeremiah O'Donnell parents were Rodger/Roger O’Donnell (b 1749, Anglesborough, Co. Limerick) and Joanna Cicinor (b 1760, Anglesborough, Co. Limerick); Rodger & Joanna are buried in Kilbehenney Ancient burial Ground-headstone erected by son Darby); Alice's parents: James Sullivan (b 1789, St. Marys Parish, Limerick) Judith McCarthy (b 1789) (m 1811).
James Sullivan's parents: Owen/Eugenius Sullivan (b 1767, St Marys Parish) Mary Hickson/Hixson (b 1771, St Marys Parish) (m 1795, St Marys Parish.
The information that I have collected is from a family bible (which I do not have access to, but have some info that was copied) and from RC church records on NLI. My dad's memory was that his grandpa James Francis Butler was from Cahir...something. I can't find any trace in Cahirceveen, and still trying Cahir, Cahir Castle...My DNA results from Ancestry show Galtee Mountains.
I would love some help in finding my roots in Ireland. We will have 7-10 days to wander.