Shannahan/Shanahan - looking for relatives from Glin, Co. Limerick

Scarlett:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

Unfortunately, the RC records for Glin parish do not begin until 1851. The civil parish would be Kilfergus. I checked for Tithe records but did not locate a record. Have you considered autosomal DNA testing?

Roger McDonnell

Hi, There are 2 John Shanahan in the Tithe records in 1830, one in Flean and the other in Cahara, these are townlands in the Parish of Kilfergus.
​Not many deaths were listed in the Church Records, the Civil records were introduced in 1864 for all BDM.
​Margot

Thanks so much Margot, thats great, every little bit helps. That could be very well be my Johns, father John born abt 1780 * son John abt 1801.

Margot, I just looked at Tithe Records & there is a Mangan listed above my John Shanahan in Cahara - my John married a Margaret Mangan! This is awesome!

Scarlett, I'm familiar with the family members that settled in Medonte, John and his wife Margaret Mangan, Thomas, Edmund (appears he did not survive), Honora and Elizabeth. I don' know much about their history in Ireland except that I suspect they were from the Caraha townland in Glin parish. 

Rick

Also sister Bridget Fitzgerald and family

Thanks, I just realized Honora is Nora! I had a Nora but no Honora.  I havent been able to find where John's father John born around 1780  who came with kids to Medonte died. He is listed in 1871 Canada census as living with Thomas (my line) & Elizabeth but cant find death info. Would appreciate any info you might have!

John, born 1799 died on Sept 8, 1871, his wife Margaret Mangan died in 1866. I've never seen any record in Medonte of another John Shanahan that was senior to this John.

My grandmother was Margaret Shanahan born in 1819 from Dromagurrane which is very near Glin. Her Fathers name was James Shanahan. Margaret and her sister Elizabeth married two brothers Patrick and Michael Dillane
Patrick was my grandfather. Her father James Shanahan is buried in the Shanahan family graves in Kilfergus Glin Co limerick

Patrick Dillane was my gggrandfather

Wow, I'm so excited to hear this - we are possibly related! I have no idea how right now but I know some relatives (the ones I know the most about) came from Glin. I have a John Shanahan born 1801 married a Margaret Mangan b. 1803 who came to Ontario Canada about 1832 with his father & bros & sisters but there is no Margaret or Elizabeth. On John & Margaret's gravestone in Medonte, Ontario it says both of Parish of Glin, but I havent found much in Irish records. My father was  James Edward Jerome Shanahan, and his father John Jerome, great grandfather Thomas Jamieson Shanahan, gg grandfather Thomas & then ggg grandfather John & then I think gggg grandfather Timotheo born  abt 1760 (I'm guessing.)

I have found a few totally different Shanahan/Shannahan families that I have DNA matches too as well in the United States but havent figured connection yet. These families seem to be from Roscommon & Kerry. Have anyone in your family done DNA testing? I did Ancestry DNA testing & have my trees in Ancestry,com and work in Family Tree Maker. 

I'm actually coming to Ireland in Sept with my sister on a 10 day bus tour from Bunratty, south thru Limerick, Killarney, kilkenny, Waterford, Kildare & Dublin. Unfortunately I wont be able to do any genealogy but I'm so excited to see your country!

If you can share anymore info on your Shanahan's I would  be very grateful. I will keep digging on my end.

Sincerely,

Colleen Shanahan Henderson (Scarlett's my middle name)

Isending photo of Shanahans headstone in Kilfergus Glin Co Limerick some of my distant relatives are buried there. John

Hi Coleen:

Thank you for your post and it sounds from the message board replies that you have some connections with other members!  That is very exciting and please keep us all posted as to how your research proceeds.  

I hope that you and your sister have a wonderful tour of Ireland.  If there is anything further that we can do for you, please let us know.

Kind regards,

Jane

Thank you Jane, I'm getting excited to come to Ireland!

Colleen

John Dillane, I'm not sure if you sent your pic of family headstone yet but I havent seen anything! Looking forward to seeing it, I think I have maybe found connection - I will let you know when I confirm!

Thanks 

Colleen Scarlett Henderson