O'Leary, Mullins, Ryan, Sherlock, Ross

[coffindodger]

Just wondering if anyone has these names in their Family History, particularly Timothy O'Leary (x2) Arthur O'Leary, Bridget Mullins, Patrick Mullins (x2) Mary Sherlock and Ellen Ross. All in the Fermoy and Mitchelstown area.

Particularly I am wondering if anyone can help track down the birth of Timothy O'Leary born c. 1899 without me having to travel to Ireland. His father was Timothy (from marriage records) He died in England in 1976 aged 77, so depending in what part of the year his birthday was, he would probably been born 1898 or 1899.

I can be pretty certain that Timothy was not baptised in Fermoy or Mitchelstown (the respective priests there have searched for me).

Hope someone can help.

Tony S

[magsbutler]

Hi Tony,
I have Bridget Mullins born 1835, Kilbeheny parish, who married James Bailey in 1856 at same parish. Of their dozen children, some gave 'Mitchelstown' as the address (when arriving at ports in the US, for instance).One of Bridget's brothers was Patrick, born 1832.
The name Sherlock has a connection (but not close) to my grandma's family, whose name was Moher, again in the area near to Mitchelstown, near to Ballyporeen (Kilworth, Ballygiblin).
If you tell me a little more about the info you have on these two, I can then tell you if we can make a connection - bearing in mind though that Mullins is a very common name in that area!
Do you have any info anywhere that would give the name of a townland, or parish at least?

Cheers
Mags

[coffindodger]

Hi Mags

Thanks for your reply. The only information we have about my father-in-laws family is as follow:
 His mother was Bridget Mullins baptised 11th November 1900 in Mitchelstown - her parents were Patrick Mullins and Mary Sherlock.

Bridget Mullins married Timothy O'Leary in 1918 in Mitchelstown. I am trying to find Timothy's birth but as yet I have been unsuccesfull, although we know his fathers name also to be Timothy. Timothy Junior as it were died in England in 1976 aged 77, so dependent as to his birthday, he would have been born in 1898 or 1899.

We thought he would have come from Fermoy as that was his address when he married, but I have a strong feeling that at that time he was on leave (he was in the British Army) and my thought is that he was probably stationed at Fermoy Garrison. He was not baptised at Fermoy or Mitchelstown.

There is a possibility that his father Timothy was in fact born in Fermoy and baptised on the 1st December 1874. (That seems about right - he would be about 24 when Timothy Junior was born) Father Timothy's parents were Arthur O'Leary and Kate Ryan.

As far as Bridget Mullins family is concerned, the IGI has a Patrick Mullins born 4th May, 1871 at Mitchelstown. This could be Bridgets father. The parents of Patrick Mullins were Patrick Mullins (again) and Ellen Ross.

I am afraid that is all we have except that Bridget did have brothers and sisters named Katie, Ellen and Michael, but we know that these other children were not baptised at Mitchelstown.

The one other fact we know is that Mary Mullins (Sherlock) did say during her life time that when she had gone and others were left, she wanted to be buried  in Kilbehenny.

She was buried there, and my father-in-law went to her funeral. He always has had strong feeling about Kilbehenny.

Sorry Mags, that is all we have.

Regards
Tony

[magsbutler]

hi again Tony
Interesting what you say about Kilbeheny. Before I knew that my dad's ancestors
were originally from Kilbeheny (my dad was born just over the border in Ballyporeen parish in co.Tipperary), he had told me that his father was buried in Kilbeheny. It could well be that your Mary Mullins' family was also from Kilbeheny .
I'll look through my stuff and see if I can find any connection to your lot. I know nothing of the name O'Leary though, I'm afraid.

All for now,
Mags

[coffindodger]

Hi Mags

Thanks for that. Hope to hear from you again when you have had a "dig".

Best wishes Tony

[magsbutler]

Tony
Sorry, nothing concrete as yet.
You could look at this though, the pages for Griffiths Valuation for the parish of Kilbeheny, go through each page, you may find family names of interest. I saw the name of Sherlock in Knockrour townland, here, for instance.
It'll give you something to do anyway!

Cheers,
Mags

[coffindodger]

Hi Mags

Think it is sometime since we spoke. I have now received the Marriage Certificate of Patrick Mullins (c.1861) and it shows his father as Andrew Mullins.

That doesn't help much but you told me sometime ago that there was a Sherlock family at Knockrour, Kilbehenny in the Griffiths Valuation - there is also an Andrew Mullins in Knockrour in the valuation !!

The thick plottens

Tony

[magsbutler]

Tony, sorry for delay in replying.
I don't have any mention of an Andrew Mullins in any of my Mullins info, so perhaps yours are not related to mine after all.
But keep me posted if anything else crops up!
Regards,
Mags