Thomas Curneen

[TonyMcGartland]

Thomas Curneen was a sergeant in the RIC who was born in Leitrim and died in Drumquin, Co.Tyrone where he lived in 1916. His death was witnessed by a McMorrow and his estate willed to a Michael Curneen, his nephew.

I have researched this family for almost 20yrs and am baffled about this man's existence.

I wonder what Curneen branch he came from?

[heywood]

Is this the man?
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Tyrone/Drumquin/Leganvy/870982/

[heywood]

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1916/05230/4448252.pdf

The death certificate shows Thomas McMorrow as a nephew too.

[TonyMcGartland]

I take it from that certificate that a sibling of Thomas Curneen married a McMorrow and Thomas was their son?

[heywood]

Do you have this woman in your research?
Margaret Curneen - father Thomas?
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1894/10579/5853972.pdf

There is a son, Thomas born 1896
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1896/02150/1815644.pdf

Do you have details of the will?

[TonyMcGartland]

My Curneen connections were all Drummans and Keelogues area of Glenade, North Leitrim and a majority of their births etc were recorded in Ballyshannon

[heywood]

These are likely to be Kilmakerrill
https://www.townlands.ie/leitrim/drumahaire/cloonclare/munakill/kilmakerrill/