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Michael Dwyer was from Grange/Curabaha and Bridget Shanahan was from Grangelough townland. They baptised their children in the RC church of Grange in the Civil Parish of Glenkeen (RC Parish of Borrisoleigh), Tipperary.
The Shanahan's were from Grangelough and to this day there are Shanahans on the property above the Lake.
There daughters Bridget and Catherine Dwyer and son John Dwyer came to Australia in the 1850's 1860's approx.
They lived around Balan in Victoria.
Would love to find any other conections.
I do have baptism sponsors for the children if anyone is interested.
regards ONEILL
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I have a John Shannahan in Geelong who was born near Templemore, Tipperary in 1821. His father was Michael Shanahan. Would like to hear from you.
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Are you one of the Shanahan's whose family has been extensively researched from the Upperchurch and surrounding areas. Back to Kennedy and Shanahan.
I have a document that was sent to me about the brothers and there involvement in the Eureka Stockade..does any of that sound familiar.
My Bridget Shanahan is the mother of Bridget Dwyer born 1842 in Grange\grangelough area about a 20 minute drive from Nenagh on the Thurles road.
Bridget Dwyer is found around 1860's in Balan, Victoria with her brother John Dwyer. John Dwyer died around 1872 and Bridget - by this time she is married to Patrick William Lyons - comes back to Balan from New Zealand and looks after John Dwyers children.
So I do not know which Shanahan's here in Australia that Bridget is related to.
Warm Regards
Gay O'Neill
Western Australia
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My Shannahan's came from Michael Shanahan who at one time had a son John born in Templemore, which is relatively close to borriseleigh. Probably cousins. My John Shanahan, came to Geelong in the early 1840's and helped many other Shanahans Immigrate. Jeff
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We would have to think that the Shanahan's from the area are related in some way..it is just hard when I am only working on onr name of a female side.
In your research have you come across the story of six brothers Shanahan - parents James Shanahan and Bridget Kennedy.
These brothers are Timothy born 1804, John , Michael 1813, Thomoas 1815, James 1816 Nancy (a sister) 1818 Patrick 1822. Their home was at Ballynahow.
The children married in Tipperary - Timothy to Bridget Kinnanne. Timmothy was living in Carrigeen and Bridget in Upperchurch. and so on for all the children of James Shanahan and Bridget Kennedy ended up in Australia. Tim took part in the Eureka stockade
John Shanahan (of Carrigeen) married Peggy Ryan and they and their children came on the Emma Eugenia 1852 and headed for Ballarat.
If any of this sounds familar I do have a large document of this family - one of the brothers Patrick Shanahan married Sarah Taylor and that family I believe are living at some stage in Balan, Victoria where my Bridget Dwyer daughter of the Shanahans of Grangelough near Borrisoleigh ended up.
Bridget Dwyer married William Patrick Lyons and they lived in Balan for many years and Bridget and her brother john Dwyer are both buried in the old Balan cemetery.
Cheers Gay O'Neill
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Hello Gay,
Do you know whom Michael Shanahan married. I have a Michael Shanahan who when he became a US citizen he reported coming from Ireland (Tipperary) and being born in 1810? He immigarated to Oswego, NY prior to 1847.
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Hi,
sorry but I do not think that the Shanahan's that I am looking at went to America and if they did I do not know about the American history.
Having said that I do have ancestry.com at the moment and if you would like me to look at the family for you in Amcerica on the census I would be happy to do so.
Wish I could be more helpful, the Irish are very hard to find but sometimes they do leave little clues as to their townlands.
Warm regards Gay in Western Australia
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Hi Gay,
I find him in America but I'm having trouble tracing him back to his homeland. He claimed to have been born in 1810 and to have come from Tipperary, but I know that the birth year is often off. His wife, Margaret's obit suggests they married in Ireland shortly before immigrating. So I'm looking for a Michael Shanahan who married a Margaret in Ireland between 1840-1846.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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Hi,
really happy to see what I can find...can you tell me more about him in America so I can look at what you found to see if I can find any hints as to his home town in Tipperary. What town did they go to in America, what census have you found him on. What are the names of his children.
All that is important to trace him in Tipperary as you also follow names such as his eldest child's name if a boy would be for his father..usually that is.
Thanks Gay. If you would prefer to email me then I am (*) - makes it easier than working on this site.
O'Neills were from Clare - hubby
my family Shanahan from grangelough in Tipperary
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Hi,
I have tried contacting you by your email so ignore if a repeat information.
I am related to the Shanahans and Kennedy's you are referring to from Upperchurch and Ballynahow. I would be interested in a copy of the document you have on the family. I am following up on William Shanahan who came to Australia in 1852. He was married to Catherine Kennedy. She lived in the Ballarat- Creswick area., but we believe her husband died after coming to Australia. She then remarried John Fitzpatrick who was also from Borrisoleigh. There are a few Borrisoleigh families which settled at Eganstown area, near Creswick, including John Egan.
Cheers for now
Rosemary Kennedy
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I am descended from Catherine Kennedy and John Fitzpatrick (2nd husband) who married on 28/2/1859 in Creswisk. I knew Catherine was married previously but not to a Shanahan. Interestingly, her mothers maiden name was Shanahan. Would love to know more details on William Shanahan and Catherine Kennedy if you have it.
GerardFlannigan
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hi i am a descendant of shanahan and i still live near grangelough. i also have distant relatives that are dwyer that still live in the area
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RE: Shanahan and Kennedy
It appears that William Shanahan married Catherine Kennedy (mother Catherine Shanahan & Rodger Kennedy) in Coventry England before they came to Australia on the David McIver ship. William was sick when he arrived and possibly died soon after arrival. William and Catherine are both listed on the shipping records as being from Garrankilka. William's brother John Shanahan was also travelling on the same ship. I have been unable to source Williams death certificate in Australia.
My g.g. father was Timothy Kennedy whose family are from Cronovone/Ballynahow/Castlehill (father Patrick Kennedy). Timothy married Mary Delaney from Fantane in 1857 at Borrisoleigh and came to Australia in 1857.
Catherine Kennedy then married a second husband John Fitzpatrick. Catherine and John Fitzpatricks daughter Catherine Fitzpatrick married Patrick Kennedy, son of Timothy Kennedy and Mary Delaney.
Timothy's sister Mary Kennedy married Denis Darcy in Borrisoleigh and came to Australia four and half years earlier than Timothy.
They all settled at Kangaroo Hills, a few kilometres from Eganstown, home of John Egan from Borrisoleigh who Eganstown was named after.
Catherine Kennedy, Timothy Kennedy, Mary Kennedy, Denis Darcy and John Fitzpatrick are all buried at Eganstown Roman Catholic Cemetery which was established by John Egan on his land, See photo of Egans memorial from the Eganstown cemetery Borrisoleigh website. Patrick Kelly, another Borrisoleigh person and Mary Kennedy's husband Denis Darcy were involved in fund raising to build this memorial.
Also living in the area were other Borrisoleigh families including: Patrick Darcy, John Darcy, John Kennedy, three other Mary Darcy's, Patrick Kelly and Ellen Darcy, Martin Treacy and Honora Bourke.
Other families from Borrisoleigh were living in small communities such as Bungaree, Bald Hills, Forest Hill, Ballan, Miners Rest, Bullarook (now known as Newyln) and Wattle Flat. All these communities are within 20 minutes drive of each other. Other family names mentioned in public records are: Dwyers, Bourkes, Turners, Handley, Doyle, Corcorans, Cantwells, and Ryans.
Some families stayed in the Eganstown - Creswick - Ballarat area while other families moved further north in Victoria when more land became available for sale in the 1870's. While some people tried their luck at mining, many of the early settlers soon became farmers.
I believe that many of these families mentioned above are interrelated in Ireland over generations, and were living around simiar areas of Borrisoleigh
Cheers
Rosemary Kennedy
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Hi everyone!
I am a Shanahan descendant too. Michael Shanahan b.1813 and Margaret Hackett are my 4 x gg parents. I believe Michael's first wife, Catherine Maher died on the voyage over. I would love a copy of your document too Gay, if that is ok. I have been to Greendale Cemetary where there are quite a few buried. I am in Melbourne but will visit Ireland in May....looking forward to walking where the anscestors came from. Love to hear from other family. Cheers, Faye