Sarah Leahy

[JuliaP]

Sarah Leahy was born in County Cavan on 22 February 1877 in County Cavan. She was the daughter of Jane nee Higgins and Robert Leahy a farmer of Belfast, County Antrim . She died in Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand. Does anyone know more about her family in Ireland?

[aghadowey]

If this is the same family then it looks like an older sister named Sarah might have died. However, I can't, at the moment, see a birth in 1877 in Cavan to match the details you posted.
Sarah Leahy born 1 Mar.1869 Bailieboro, Co.Cavan district, parents Robert Leahy & Anne Jane Higgins
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPTB-2ZS

Same couple had a son William George born 1866-
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F5LS-MLP

Sarah Leahy was born in County Cavan on 22 February 1877 in County Cavan. She was the daughter of Jane nee Higgins and Robert Leahy a farmer of Belfast, County Antrim .
Do you have her birth certificate or is that date of birth from a N.Z. record? and where does the father being a farmer of Belfast come from? very few farmers in Belfast but might he have farmed in Cavan and later moved into Belfast?

[rathmore]

on family search name is spelt LAHEY

also say she was christened on same day she was born at 452 Balieborough 1.3.1869

http://familysearch.org

[aghadowey]

on family search name is spelt LAHEY

also say she was christened on same day she was born at 452 Balieborough 1.3.1869

http://familysearch.org

The "452 Balieborough" indicates this is an extracted birth not a christening record- 452 is the page number in the birth register.

That's actually the record I posted earlier-

If this is the same family then it looks like an older sister named Sarah might have died. However, I can't, at the moment, see a birth in 1877 in Cavan to match the details you posted.
Sarah Leahy born 1 Mar.1869 Bailieboro, Co.Cavan district, parents Robert Leahy & Anne Jane Higgins
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPTB-2ZS

[JuliaP]

Sorry I was locked out and couldn't reply. All of this record is from information that was provided by a professional genealogist nearly a decade ago

[aghadowey]

Surely the genealogist provide source details along with the information?

[lahylahey]

She had 8 siblings - Father Robert Laghy b: 1827, mother Anne Jane Higgins b: 1827 married in Carrickmacross 1851 Co Monaghan. Robert's father was James - from Enagh / Mullagh.

I've written a history of Leahy family in Co Cavan. Available here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cavan-Leahys-Origins-1/dp/0995663009/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480530297&sr=8-1&keywords=leahy+cavan

Regards

David Leahy

[JuliaP]

Thanks David for that information

Kind regards
Julia