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• Donna:

  Looks like the surname in Ireland was Sheehy rather than Sheedy.

  The family was not from Ballyporeen but rather from North Tipperary in the parish of Kilmastulla.

  The 1911 census indicates Anne had five children and only three were living in 1911.

  I located Michael's birth record  but he is not in the 1901 and 1911 censuses unless he was Timothy.

  Let me know if you have questions.

  Roger McDonnell

  See third record for marriage in 1888   https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_ret...

  See first record at this link for Michael's civil birth record   https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_return...

  1901 census http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tipperary/Burgesbeg/Gor...

  1911 census http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Tipperary/Burgesbeg/Gor...

  1915 death of Anne fourth record  https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_retur...

  1917 death of Henry seventh record  https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_retur...

  Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

  Thursday 8th April 2021, 01:24AM

• Hello Roger,

  Thank you so much for researching my inquiry. This does raise many questions for me. Perhaps the family moved to Ballyporeen at some point? And why did Michael

  disappear from the censuses? So strange. So different from the oral history passed down...

  I will continue to research this new development. Thank you again for all of your efforts!

  Regards,

  Donna Sheedy

   

   

   

  Donna Sheedy

  Friday 9th April 2021, 03:10AM

• Donna:

  I was very surprised at some of the info I was uncovering and questioned whether I had the right family. 

  One of the two children who died was Anne born January 26 1892 and died five hours later

  See sixth record for Anne.https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_return...

  see top record  https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_retur...

  You will see Bushfield in most records which I believe was a local place name and Gortnaskehy was the official townland name.

  Roger

  Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

  Friday 9th April 2021, 06:26PM

• Hi Roger,

  I have come to the conclusion, that this is not my grandfather. I believe his parents' names might be wrong in our family research. I have gone online and found some of his US documents, and here is the following information that keeps appearing:

   

  Michael Francis Sheedy, born March 16, 1893. Birthplace, Ballywilliam, Ballyporeen, Tipperary.   My father said once that he was one of 11 children, and was brought up by an older sister, 'Babe", which is probably a nickname. He emigrated to the United States, arriving on June 5, 1913 in Boston. 

   

  I did find a big family of Sheehys at 16 Main St in Ballyporeen from the 1901 census, but the 8 year old boy was named Edmond. Also, there is talk that the name changed from McNamara to Sheedy at some point.....The mystery continues....

   

  Regards,

  Donna

   

  Donna Sheedy

  Saturday 10th April 2021, 10:39PM

• Donna:

  See seventh record  https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_return...    This family lived in Ballywilliam townland in Templetenny civil parish which is the same parish for Ballyporeen.  parents were Michael Sheedy and Margaret Condon. 

  I found this family in the 1901 census under McNamara     http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tipperary/Ballyporeen/L...

  Maybe this is your family.

  1911 census   http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Tipperary/Ballyporeen/L...

  Roger

   

  Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

  Sunday 11th April 2021, 05:38PM