Hi Riobard Was this Captain Murtogh O'Sullivan, the same famed Morty Oge who shot Puxley.   As Murtogh is a common name with the O'Sullivan Clan, could there be many that were Captains as well, thus many Captain Murtogh O'Sullivan.   The reason for asking in my family history we have a Captain Murtogh O'Sullivan, family lore states he was the very Morty Oge as he was killed about 1754-56 and share many aspect of Morty life ie served French, frought at Culloden, as well as trading in illegal items.   My Murtagh had a son born 24 December 1749, far as known no other children.   many thank Terry       --- El mié, 24/9/08, Riobard O'Dwyer <beararesearchodwyer@eircom.net> escribió: De: Riobard O'Dwyer <beararesearchodwyer@eircom.net> Asunto: [BEARA] Captain Murtogh O'Sullivan. Para: beara@rootsweb.com Fecha: miércoles, 24 septiembre, 2008 2:16 Captain Murtogh O'Sullivan of Coulagh (or Quoilogh), Eyeries Parish, had the following family:- John (who went to Cametringane, Castletownbere; died May 1817, aged 71), Captain Dan O'Sullivan (died on Jan. 4th 1814 in his 57th year; unmarried), Philip, Marcus, Jerh, Owen, Morty, James, Margaret, Ellen, Mary, Anne, and Abigail. Mary Ann Baldwin (who was married to John who went to Cametringane) was a granddaughter of Mary O'Connell (an aunt of Daniel O'Connell, the Liberator). In 1815, following on the death of the last Mac Finin Dubh ( or Mc Finnan Duff) of Dirreen, Lauragh, Co. Kerry, in 1809, Murtho O'Sullivan of Coulagh put in a claim for the Chieftainship and inheritance (over Mac Finin Dubh's territory). To help support his claim, he presented Lord Lansdowne with a gift of. 7 Japanese deer. However, the Chieftainship went to Peter Mac Sweeney, son-in-law of the last Mac Finnan Duff's sister, Mrs. Browne. Sylvester O'Sullivan (interred in St. Finian's Lower Cemetery, below North Road, Castletownbere), a direct descendant of the Mac Finin Duff, was born in Collerus, Lauragh, Co. Kerry; served in the Royal Navy in the Baltic Russian War; retired in 1887 as Senior Officer, Coastguard, died on March 20th 1911, aged 78. His sister Elizabeth was the last to be buried in the grave of the Mac Finin Dubh at Kilmackillogue, near Lauragh. His wife Elizabeth died on 29/7/1909, aged 67; his sister Catherine died in 1911. His daughter Elizabeth died on 25/6/1938, aged 65. His son Richard died on 19/7/1944, aged 69. His niece Helena O'Sullivan Dolan died in Fermoy, Co. Cork, in 1946. A Mick Dolan, Fermoy, was Chairman of the Cork Co. Board G.A.A. this year. ---- Riobard. -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for home users. SPAMfighter has removed 1713 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear Terry, The best person you could get in touch with is Connie Murphy who has a Degree in History and who has done an in-depth study of all the those Chieftains, etc., who lived back before Church Records came into being here in Beara. He lives in Derrymihan, Castletownbere, and his email address is :- CJMUR1803@eircom.net Regards, Riobard. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Curran" <terrycur16@yahoo.es> To: <beara@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 8:26 PM Subject: Re: [BEARA] Captain Murtogh O'Sullivan. > Hi Riobard > Was this Captain Murtogh O'Sullivan, the same famed Morty Oge who shot > Puxley. > > As Murtogh is a common name with the O'Sullivan Clan, could there be many > that were Captains as well, thus many Captain Murtogh O'Sullivan. > > The reason for asking in my family history we have a Captain Murtogh > O'Sullivan, family lore states he was the very Morty Oge as he was killed > about 1754-56 and share many aspect of Morty life ie served French, > frought at Culloden, as well as trading in illegal items. > > My Murtagh had a son born 24 December 1749, far as known no other > children. > > many thank Terry > > > > > --- El mié, 24/9/08, Riobard O'Dwyer <beararesearchodwyer@eircom.net> > escribió: > > De: Riobard O'Dwyer <beararesearchodwyer@eircom.net> > Asunto: [BEARA] Captain Murtogh O'Sullivan. > Para: beara@rootsweb.com > Fecha: miércoles, 24 septiembre, 2008 2:16 > > Captain Murtogh O'Sullivan of Coulagh (or Quoilogh), Eyeries Parish, had > the > following family:- John (who went to Cametringane, Castletownbere; died > May > 1817, aged 71), Captain Dan O'Sullivan (died on Jan. 4th 1814 in his 57th > year; unmarried), Philip, Marcus, Jerh, Owen, Morty, James, Margaret, > Ellen, > Mary, Anne, and Abigail. Mary Ann Baldwin (who was married to John who > went to > Cametringane) was a granddaughter of Mary O'Connell (an aunt of Daniel > O'Connell, the Liberator). > In 1815, following on the death of the last Mac Finin Dubh ( or Mc Finnan > Duff) > of Dirreen, Lauragh, Co. Kerry, in 1809, Murtho O'Sullivan of Coulagh put > in > a claim for the Chieftainship and inheritance (over Mac Finin Dubh's > territory). To help support his claim, he presented Lord Lansdowne with a > gift > of. 7 Japanese deer. However, the Chieftainship went to Peter Mac Sweeney, > son-in-law of the last Mac Finnan Duff's sister, Mrs. Browne. > Sylvester O'Sullivan (interred in St. Finian's Lower Cemetery, below > North Road, Castletownbere), a direct descendant of the Mac Finin Duff, > was born > in Collerus, Lauragh, Co. Kerry; served in the Royal Navy in the Baltic > Russian > War; retired in 1887 as Senior Officer, Coastguard, died on March 20th > 1911, > aged 78. His sister Elizabeth was the last to be buried in the grave of > the Mac > Finin Dubh at Kilmackillogue, near Lauragh. His wife Elizabeth died on > 29/7/1909, aged 67; his sister Catherine died in 1911. His daughter > Elizabeth > died on 25/6/1938, aged 65. His son Richard died on 19/7/1944, aged 69. > His > niece Helena O'Sullivan Dolan died in Fermoy, Co. Cork, in 1946. A Mick > Dolan, Fermoy, was Chairman of the Cork Co. Board G.A.A. this year. > ---- Riobard. > > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for home users. > SPAMfighter has removed 1713 spam emails to date. > Paying users do not have this message in their emails. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for home users. SPAMfighter has removed 1721 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len