HOLIAN surname in Bekan Parish

My Grandmother - Ellen Holian - daughter of Thomas Holian & Sarah Mulkeen(born at Coogue North in Aghamore Parish), was born at Derrymore in Bekan.  She had siblings; Sarah, Martin, Patrick, Mary, Delia&Celia(twins) and Nora (married to Ned Kneafsey - who was the last remaining person living at the homestead ( who just passed a few years back)

Thomas Holian born about 1835 was the son of Patrick and mother Ellen Tarpey.  Patrick was a stonemason by trade and was likely born outside of Bekan parish.  Patrick and Ellen were married sometime before 1830.  He died in 1869 at age (79).

I believe there is a gravestone for the Holian family, probably carved by Patrick. He and his wife Ellen and their son Martin are listed on the stone.  I have a faded photo of same dating from about 1928.  I don't know when Sarah died but she was a Natz US Citizen and lived in NYC until the late 1930's. Martin died about 1925. Mary & Celia both died in NYC and are buried in Calvary in NYC.  Delia returned home in 1970 and died in Mayo in 1974 I believe.  I believe Patrick died in the mid to late 1960's and I don't know when Nora passed but she was born in 1895.

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