O'Flanagans and McDonnells in Kilrush Parish

Hi Michael , I don't know if I'm on the right track here , maybe you can help to give whatever details you have on the Flanagan family from Kilrush Co. Clare ...my trace is a Mary M. Flanagan ...I don't have any information on her only her marriage to a Harold George Frogley at Kingston , Surrey ,England U.K. (WITHIN THE LAST QUARTER OF 1928)....they had a daughter of the name Dora Evelyn ...if that would help ...Dora possibly from her mother's side ......Evelyn named after her father's side .

any data on the family name Flanagan's in Kilrush or how I would obtain some links ...would help .

thank You

Gwyn Hughes .

Hi Gwyn

I'm afraid I don't really know anything more about my branch than what I've posted here already. I know that my great grandfather had a sister Mary who stayed in Ireland (at least at the time when he had left) but whatever became of her i do not know. There was a brother, Martin as well.

I can tell you that there were a lot of Flanagans and O'Flanagans in Kilrush, so the looking won't be easy.

You might try the online site of the Clare public library. I found some cemetery records there and other odds and ends.

http://www.clarelibrary.ie

And of course the Church of the Latter Day Saints has a lot of Clare records online. I've found that site to be very helpful.

https://www.familysearch.org

Good luck!

Michael

I just realized I made a typo in my original post. I suppose most readers will have figured out that John and Ellen Flanagan both died in 1893, not 1993, but I like to be thorough.

Hi

I am Joanne Farrell, currently living in Ballyerra House with my family. We are tracing the history of the house and have gone back as far as 1866 when James O Flanagans son was born. Does anyone know who built the house or when the Flanagans arrived here.

Goodluck with your search

Joanne  

Gwyn,

I'm also descendant from McDonnells in Kilrush, but from Moyne.  There seems to be a large family from the area, so perhaps your ancestor is a McDonnell.

There's John and Bridget McDonnell living in town in 1901 that would be old enough to be Ellen's parents - a potential lead: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/results.jsp?census_year=19…

Mandy

Hi Michael,

I have just tried to send you a message and I'm not sure if I succeeded - technology and me don't make a great pairing!

My late mother was born and reared an O'Flanagan in Ballyurra.   She was one of nine children, one of whom is still living and there are up to five generations extending from there to many corners of the world.  You may well know some of them.

I would very much welcome hearing from you.

Best wishes

Mary Kelly

I can't help with finding cousins, but if you're not previously aware, the Kilrush parish registry has an Ellen McDonnell born 9 Feb 1849 to a John McDonnell and Mary Lucas.

Another Ellen McDonnell was born 31 Dec 1936 to a John McDonnell and Margaret Higgins.

Thank s everyone who replied. Somehow the email notification checkbox in my account came unchecked so I wasn't aware that anyone had responded for a long tie. i just came back to check and saw your posts, so thanks!

I will certainly check all of the leads that have been provided and see what i can turn up. 

Mary Kelly it would be great to compare notes with you. Please get in touch if you can.

Thanks again

Michael Riordan

Oak Park, Illinois, USA

Michael,

There's another Ellen McDonnell baptism that matches the 1844 birthdate in Kilrush, but the parents are Don McDonnell and Mary Melican, b. 29 Feb 1844.  If the marriage certificate was hand written, perhaps it was a transcription error.

Mandy