I am looking for the ancestor and family of my great great grandfather Jeremiah Sullivan. He was married on 7 February, 1850 to Hannah (or Hanora) Dealy (or Daly), daughter of John Dealy and Mary Sullivan. There were three children baptized at Bantry, Mary, 9 January 1851, Ellen, October 1852 and Jeremiah, 9 November 1857. Hannah and the children emigirated to New York, Massachusetts, and California. I am not sure if Jeremiah emigrated or not. I've found no further record of him, although Hannah did have another child, Hannah, born in New York City in 1862. Hannah was a widow by 1880. Family stories say that Jeremiah was a school teacher.
I know Jeremiah Sullivan is a very common name for this time and place. My cousins and I are coming to Bantry in October and hope to be able to find something. Any ideas or leads would be much appreciated.
thank you,
Kathy Sullivan
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Friday 19th Jul 2013, 09:56PMMessage Board Replies
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Hi Kathy,
I have no idea , if this will help, but my ancestral home is now occupied by Sullivan's , in Drishanebeg , Skibereen , Cork. The home was originally Murphy's . A Sullivan married a Murphy. Ask at the town visitor center. I was told a story about one of my relatives goin to the visitor center to find our family and the person working knew exactly who they were asking for . Beware though , because apparently the Irish folks are skeptical because of foreigners trying to fraud the folks. I'd be interested how ya make out . Please let me know. I know it's a long shot . Good luck !
Sunday 21st Jul 2013, 12:45AM -
Thanks Eddie, I'll try that. Spent today in the library reading the Annals of Beara with my cousin. My great grandfather was not in there, so we'll keep looking.
kms01906
Sunday 21st Jul 2013, 01:17AM -
hi my name is Clinton, Jeremiah Sullivan is my great great uncle I'm searching for my family in Bantry,Ireland also.
Tuesday 17th Feb 2015, 05:25PM