Pilib Ó Donnacháin aka Philip Doonican (Dunican / Duncan / Donakin / Dunnigan/ Donoughan) appears on Croghan (Killucan and Ballinameen) RC parish records in 1815 with a confirmed address at Tartan, Ballinameen.
Thanks to his record (with wife Brigid Shannon) all the early 18th-century families in Tartan can be determined.
He was still alive in 1846 when he godparented for his sister Mary Doonakin & Matthew Beirne.
| Additional Information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 1st Jan 1780 (circa) | |
| Date of Death | 1st Jan 1847 (circa) | |
| Associated Building (s) | Tartan TOWNLAND Ballinameen RC Chapel | |
| Names of Siblings | John Doonican m. Elizabeth French | Catherine Dunican m. Bernard aka Bryan McDermott| Patrick Dunican m. Margaret King | Mary Doonakin & Matthew Beirne | |
| Spouse (First Name/s and Maiden/Surname) | Brigid Shannon | |
| Place & Date of Marriage | RC Parish of Ballinameen aka CROGHAN | |
| Names of Children | Mary Dooneken of Tartan b.1815 | | |
I am a Shannon from Tartan , we have been residing there since 1648 . Doonicans, Noones, (Noon) Harrington’s Beirnes we’re adjoining farming, neighbours, my grandmother was a Mary Beirne . ,who married John Shannon , the last remaining of the family who inherited the property , most of his family emigrated to the USA , & two brothers to Australia. Our Dad Patrick John passed away 20 years ago , Oct 1999.
TRUST this will be of interest to you . Una Shannon Mallia .
