searching for Michael Minihane

I've been researching historical informaiton on Michael Minihane also. John and Patrick are likely close relatives (grandparent, uncle, cousin) of Michael. The next closest Minihanes to Goleen would have been around Gortnamona. It doesn't make sense that those Minihanes would walk past the Schull Parish to attend the Goleen Parish.

As pointed out, there are no Minihanes listed in Griffiths in 1851, which I took as evidence that they had all died, moved to another part of Schull, or emigrated. But Jeremiah Minehan was convicted of the murder of Patrick Burke outside of Goleen in November of 1858. I guess you alwasy have to remember that the Tithe Applotments and Griffiths Valuation only take into account landowners or their renters. They don't include people may have been labourers, squatters, and possibly others.

Have you made any advances since your post in 2014?

Mary Minihane, my name Phil Richardson I live Near Liverpool uk and I have taken a DNA test ( sample ) and I have shared DNA with someone in states who's ancestry came from east schull area...I pin drop on map of shared DNA and a pattern is emerging all round ring of kerry and cork areas...Now I put my GG Grandmother's details in irish baptism register ...and the first one & only to come up was johanna Neill 3rd march 1833 schull...and parent's where Micheal Neill and Mary Minihane...amazingly I had a pin drop with shared DNA in east schull too....as far as I know they had johanna Neill & maybe 5 more children. Thanks phil.

Baptism of Johanna Neill , Parent's where Micheal Neill & Mary Minihane..Baptism was carried out by Rev JAMES BARRY on the 3rd march 1833...Roman catholic....but do not know church..The area was schull. Johanna moved to Liverpool and I have visited the grave at Anfield RC cemetery ..Liverpool. she died 31st august 1908.