They are buried in Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY. Her burial record says she was born 20 June 1909. Nora's civil birth record, Dingle, Ireland, dated 25 October 1909, gives her first name as Hanoria and her birth date as 17 August 1909 corrected from 17 October 1909. Michael and Nora lived in New York and had no children. Listen to Mary describing what her life was like in Kilshannig. His Kilshannig burial record said he was 69 when he died of cancer and that he was single, not widowed, and a retired pensioner. He died in Kilshannig at 98 years of age.īuried: Kilshannig Cemetery on 30 November 1975. He married Lillian Kemp and had one son, John Michael, Jr.īaptism sponsors were James Kenney and Mary Spillane. in 1923 and settled in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Julia had seven children: Frances, Henry, Lewis, Alfred, Doris, Eileen, John. in 1922, entered at the port of Boston, lived in South Hadley until her death. Julia was baptized on 30 September 1899 in Castlegregory with Maurice Connor and Catherine Spillane as sponsors. Pob: Kilshannig, Castlegregory, Kerry, Ireland Please e-mail additional information or corrections!Ĭhildren of (2) Michael Flynn and (3) Mary Browne of Kilshannig (My grandparents) The birth, marrriage, and death certificates simply don't exist in Ireland. This six-generation pedigree chart will never be completed. The numbered lines in the chart are 'clickable'. Information about families other than the Flynns will appear on pages dedicated to each family. They will also be numbered as in the pedigree chart below. Names appearing in bold green indicate my direct line of ancestors. They were the offspring of Michael Flynn and Mary Browne of Kilsahannig. The ancestors listed on this web page begin with my parent's generation of County Kerry Flynns which I will call Generation 2. You will also find some Irish recipes on that site. More Flynns, Connors, and O'Connors who are from County Kerry but are not in my family tree. Ireland Reaching Out - Naming and baptism traditions that could help your search for ancestors.īaptism and marriage records from 1828 to 1864) - decrepit records with terrible handwriting and Latin names but still worthwhile.ĭiary of Timothy O'Flaherty, a teacher at the National School at Fahamore in Maharees, holds valuable information about that area (1846 - 1909. Irish Genealogy, Civil and Church Records Since all of my Irish ancestors were Catholic, I am not familiar with Protestant records but assume that they are just as useful. Catholic baptismal and marriage records offer clues about family relationships. They are not always male and female, either, but will likely turn out to be either brothers and sisters of the the parents or brothers and sisters in law. The practice was not so strictly adhered to when naming daughters but when followed, first-born daughters were named after the maternal grandmother second daughters were named after the paternal grandmother third daughters after the mother the fourth after the mother's oldest sister and the fifth after the father's oldest sister.īaptism records generally name two sponsors or godparents but not always. First-born sons were named after the paternal grandfather second sons after the maternal grandfather third sons after the father fourth after the father's oldest brother and the fifth after the mother's oldest brother. Until the middle of the last century, many but not all Irish families named their children in a traditional manner. There is also a Kilshannig in County Cork, so be sure to select right town.Ĭlick here to enlarge Kerry map Then click on the map.īrosnan, Browne, Brown, Connor, Cournane, Finn, Fitzgerald, Flynn, Fynn, Guiel, Hussey, Kemp, Kenney, Martin, PetersenĬlick on the family name you want to investigate - if it's highlighted. Parish records will be found in Castlegregory. It's important to know these divisions when searching civil records. Fahamore is in the Electoral Division of Castlegregory, Civil Parish of Stradbally, Barony of Corkaguiny, County of Kerry. Kilshannig and Magherabeg are in the Electoral Division of Castlegregory, Civil Parish of Killiney, Barony of Corkaguiny, County Kerry. It's bordered on the north by the bay, on the south by Magherabeg, and by Fahamore on the west. Kilshannig Townland is a small village of less than one square mile located on the north shore of the Dingle Peninsula above Castlegregory on the point jutting into Tralee Bay. Flynn Ancestors from Kilshannig, County Kerry, Irelandįlynn Ancestors of Kilshannig, County Kerry, Ireland

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