Templeglantine area - Dillane Family

My goal is to try and verify or eliminate that Johanna Dillane born 23 June 1881 in Abbeyfeale Newcastle, townland Meenoline to Edmond Dillane and Eliza Finigan is my great grandmother Anne Manning nee Dillane.  Anything else you can find that helps.

All locations County Limerick.  I might have a breakthrough with my great grandmother Anne/Hanorah Manning nee Dillane, mother of my maternal grandfather William Manning 1905-1983.  My mother and Karen Wall DNA matched as second cousins once removed.  I believe making Karen and I third cousins, same great great grandparents.  I reached out to Karen and she filled me in on her Dillane connections.  With this new found information I went looking for the paper trail for our connections.

My great grandmother Anne Dillane used both Anne and Hanora(h) on records after marriage.  All records I have for her are Civil.  RC Church of Shanagolden and other church records this recent are not available on NLI, so I don’t have the clues baptism sponsors might provide.  Her records after marriage are from District Shanagolden, Union Rathkeale and residence Ballyan(e).  Anne Dillane married Patrick Manning 30 Nov 1899 at RC Shanagolden.  From marriage registration Anne's father's name was Edward, a labourer.  The witnesses were Mary Dillane and Daniel Trehy.  Anne's occupation was servant and her residence was written as Waterpark Shanagolden.  The only place named Waterpark near Shanagolden and Ballyane I could find was “Waterpark House” in Shanid.  Anne died 6 Feb 1933.  Possible birth years from census and death record I found for Anne were 1875, 1871, and 1877.  Anne’s children in sequence were John, Mary, Joseph, Edward, William, Johanna, Nora, Ellen, Patt, and Kate.  Joseph and Edward were grandfathers’ names.

Information from the DNA match Karen.  Her grandfather was Michael Wall born 1908 in Newcastle.  His parents were Patrick Wall and Mary Dillane, Mary was born in Templeglantine around 1884.  Patrick and Mary had a daughter named Mary born in Shanagolden.  Mary’s parents were Edmond Dillane and Elizabeth.

I found a Mary Dillane born 8 May 1884 District Abbeyfeale, Union Newcastle.  POB Meenoline.  Parents Edmond Dillane and Eliza Finigan.  Mary Dillane and Patrick Wall marriage District Shanagolden, Union Rathkeale.  They were married 3 Nov 1906 at RC Kilcolman. Mary's father Edmond, labourer.  Her residence was Moneymohil.   Patrick's father was Michael Wall.  Patrick’s residence was identified as Waterpark Shanagolden.  Patrick and Mary first child also named Mary, birth was 28 May 1907 in District Shanagolden, Union Rathkeale.  POB Briscaugh which neighbors Ballyane.  I thought curious that Patrick profession identified as “Pensioner”.  Birth records for remaining children were registered in Newcastle, POB Rathina with Patrick’s profession labourer. Their children in sequence were Mary, Michael, Johanna, Hanora, James, Edward, and Ellen.  1911 Census living in Newcastle Urban, Townland Rathnaneane.  James Dillane, 27, brother-in-law, agricultural labourer in same household.

Possible great great grandparents Edmond/Edward and Elizabeth Finigan.  Found marriage 9 March 1879 Abbeyfeale, Newcastle, RC Tournafulla.  Edmond Dillane, farmer, Templeglantine, father James, Labourer.  Elizabeth Finigan, 21, Seeconglas, father Denis Finigan, farmer.  Witnesses James O’Donnell and Nellie Finigan.  Found birth registration in Abbeyfeale, Newcastle townland Meenoline for children James (1880-1889), Johanna (1881), Ellen, Mary (1884), Mathew, Edmond, James, Honora, Denis, and Mathew.  1901 and 1911 Census in Templeglantan, Newcastle West, Meenyline North.  Johanna and Mary are not in household.  Curious on Census father Edmond is documented as farmer, but on birth registrations labourer.

Other information found.   1) One of the witnesses at grand uncle John Manning and Margaret Kelly's 28 Apr 1925 marriage at RC Templeglantine was Michael Wall the other was Mary Murphy.  2) the informant for James Dillane 1880-1889 death was Mary Murphy, aunt.  3) 1901 and 1911 Census Dillane family in Shanagolden Town head named James, possible brother of Edmond?  Also, a Wall family in Shanagolden Town.  I have not done deep research if connected.

I have a tree on Ancestry

Bill Comerford