Terrance, I haven't seen any other question. The O'Dwyers are mighty people for asking questions !! ----- Riobard. On 23 March 2013 12:19, Riobard O' Dwyer <[email protected]> wrote: > In answer to Terrance's question: "Is Timothy a McCarthy from Rohane ?" The > answer is "No". Tradition has it that this section of McCarthys in Beara > came originally from the district of Carrigrohane, which is very close to > Cork City. The surname McCarthy in Gaelic, Mac Carthaigh, means son of > Carthach {Mac in Gaelic means SON]. Carthach, from whom the name > originated, was King of Cashel [Co. Tipperary] around 1040 A.D. > ----- Riobard. > > On 23 March 2013 01:25, terrance <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > AoB volume 2 chronicles the various McCarthy lines. One citation is very > > puzzling: > > see page 1145 volume II > > MCCARTHY (WEAVER) > > > > (BALLYCROVANE) > > > > Back in the 1840’s there were two brothers: Denis Rohane and Timothy > > Rohane. Denis went “cliamhain isteach” to a small part of the Hanley farm > > when he married Mary Hanley, daughter of Timothy Hanley, Ballycrovane. > > Timothy Rohane married Catherine O’Sullivan. They were parents of Denny > > (the Weaver) McCarthy. > > > > > > > > The query is: how did the McCarthy name arise from the marriage of > Timothy > > Rohane and Catherine O’Sullivan.... is Timothy a McCarthy from Rohane? > > > > > > > > > > > > GRMMA, > > > > > > > > Terrance O’Dwyer > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > -- > *Riobard (O'Dwyer)* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > -- *Riobard (O'Dwyer)*