Tracing the Heenans from Knocknascrow

hi there, i will send your query to volunteers in Kilbehenny and see if there is some info for you, be patient as it can take time to get the local info, take care, amanda

Hi there, see information back from Kilbehenny man Moss Fitzgerald-

"They came from over the mountain from my place here in Shrove , the old house is still there , Jerry Heenan owns it now , he is a sheep Farmer , his late Dad's name was Jack a great Man to play music and step dance , I often saw him dance in Dan Casey's Bar in the Village ,I drank a pint with him a week before he died . Eily Heenan was married to Will Keane in the Little Lodge always very well kept on the way into the Galtee Castle on the right hand side .Pad Heenan had a farm at Glaca Maura , Jerry own's that too .I will try and get a photograph of the old house at Knocknascrow .I will also look for more information"

Thank you so much Amanda. I am sorry to be so slow in replying but for some reason your message went into my spam folder and it was only by accident that I found it. 

Please pass on my thanks to your contact Moss for his information, my dad will be delighted to know that there is still a connection. Anything you can pass on would be more than well received.....

Hi my name is Helena Heenan and I am married to Jerry Heenan we live in loughananna kilbehenny and jerry still farms in knocknascrow kilbehenny at his home place. His father was jack Heenan and his grand father was Patrick Heenan.  He also farms his uncles farm in carrigeen mountain he does sheep farming here and his uncle was Patrick Heenan also.  We ourselves have 2 daughters ciara is 12 and maeve is 7. We would love to hear from you and try to answer any questions you may have. 

Kind regards, 
Helena  

Thank you Helena for that info. Wonderful to hear from you and to know there are still families in the area. I wonder if there is some remote connection between your husbands family and my dads.. It is so frustrating not to know more. 

For anyone who is interested, I have started a blog on the Heenan family including the connection to Ireland. It's here  http://heenanfootsteps.wordpress.com