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I am looking for answers/ info  about the Battle of Ballycohy, which took place in County Tipperary in 1868.  I have a great granduncle, Michael Hanley, who was involved.  I have read the book by Peter O"Grady

I met Peter O'Grady this past week as he showed me around Sergeant's Lot, Pallas, and Donohill. Peter is working on a second edition of his book. This is what he wrote to me 12 June 2024:

"I do plan to reprint the book but first I want to reformat it and make the images better quality. That won't happen until I get a new desktop publisher - so it's not imminent.. But I have it in mind to do and we'll see where it goes."

I was hoping to obtain a copy of the first edition but Peter told me that it sold out very quickly.

I have found the baptism registrations for children of my 2X grad grandparents in the Catholic Parish of Golden and Kilfeacle. Recorded place names include Golden, Cashel Road, and Sergeant's Lot.

I believe then that these various place names all refer to the same location -- the road between the towns of Cashel and Golden which forms the northern boundary of the townland of Sergeant's Lot. This road is now known as the national secondary road N74. My assumption is premised on the fact that my 2X great grandfather, Daniel Ryan (abt. 1800-1855) is recorded in both the Tithe Applotment Books and Griffith's Valuation as living in the townland of Sergeant's Lot.

Can anyone confirm that the Cashel Road above is, in fact, the present-day N74?

Thank you!

Thanks, Sinann; I'll check those out.

The Jeremiah Ryan mentioned in the 12 May 1834 record was married to Elize Anderson. He did, indeed, come from Sergeant's Lot fronting on Cashel Road where my 2X great grandfather, Daniel Ryan lived with his wife, Mary Lahey, and children. Both of these Ryans (along with a Charles Ryan) are found in Griffith's and the Tithe Applotment Books.

The Jeremiah that I am interested in appears in a baptism registration dated 4 February as follows: "John of Jeremiah Ryan & Alicia Dwyer, Sprs / James Coffy & Alicia Keating, Abbey."

The Jeremiah from Knocballynoe East certainly sounds promising: the townland is about 6.5 km. west of Golden and there are not only Dwyers but a Keating as well, albeit an immediate lessor. Today, there is a St. Patrick's Church, Kilfeacle in the vicinity that is part of the modern day parish of Golden & Kilfeacle.

I checked the link and there is mention of Athassel North and Athassel South pertaining to the 1901 and 1911 censuses; these could be possibilities I suppose as they lie in the district electoral division of Thomastown which is not too far from Golden. Would those names have been in use in the 1830s?