Hello Listers, Several kind folks have responded for my inquiry as to how to find my Daniel NIHEN family (variety of spellings) who emigrated to Wales (Abervaon) c. 1851. I pretty well have the surname located in the Dunmanway-Bandon region of Cork. I particularly like the possibility of the 1826 Fanlobbus Tithe appointment Index for August 31, 1826: Daniel NEHANE, Gurtnamuckla. He seems to be the right age and at the right location ... but, now to find his specific family, hoping to find the names of wife and children. Joe

Joe, do you have any Mahonys in your family? Gortnamucklagh is one of the townlands I am looking at for my Mahonys. Jan

Hello Jan, The simple answer to your question is, "I don't know"; however, there is a Nihen - Mahoney connection in Lewis County, West Virginia. Let me explain: The Census Index for VA, WV, 1870, showed a Mary Ann NIHEN, age 55, with a birthplace listed as Ireland. Having so few NIHENs on the planet, I did some further investigation. A cooperative librarian at the Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library did some further digging at my request and found Mary Ann Nihen, a widow, living in the household of one Jeremiah Mahoney, a single man, during the 1870 Census. The 1860 Census for Lewis County included the household of Michael Nihen, age 60, and Mary, age 45, both born in Ireland. With them was a Michael Lordan (?), age 40. The 1880 Census found Jerry Mahoney, now married with an infant son, in the household of his AUNT, Mary A. Nihen. (The abstract of the census reports Mary's age as 47, when it should be near 67 ... if this is the same Mary.) Lewis County death records show that a Mrs. Mary NIHON, age 97 (much too old) died on December 15, 1895, in the community of Ireland, W. VA, and was to be buried in the vicinity of Red Lick Run of Oil Creek. Michael Nihen and Michael Lordan (Lordin) were buried in St. Bridget's (Roanoke, W.VA) churchyard, a few miles south of the county seat of Weston. Again, there is a problem with ages and dates - this Michael Nihen is said to have died at age 55 on September 5, 1856, but we have "him" in the 1860 Census. The stones state these men were born in the parish of "Kannoigh" (Kinneigh?) in County Cork. (I have verification of the stone of the stones from the Hacker's Creek Pioneer Descendants.) A summary: Mary Ann Mahoney married Michael Nihen and wound up living with her nephew, Jeremiah Mahoney. Everybody was born in Kenneigh, County Cork, and they were in West Virginia by 1860 ... and I cannot connect to any of them. So, do I have any Mahoney's in my Tree? ... I wish I knew! Maybe you can help me. If you'd like more details or have any to share, please contact me. Thanks ... and good luck! Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Fortado" <janfortado@comcast.net> To: <irl-cork@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 8:26 PM Subject: Re: NIHEN - Gurtnamuckla, info wanted > Joe, do you have any Mahonys in your family? Gortnamucklagh is one of the > townlands I am looking at for my Mahonys. > > Jan > > >

Jan, I was digging through some older e-mails this evening and found a John NYHAN and Anne MAHONY who were parents of three children, as recorded in Civil Registration for Ireland. The birthplace of all three children was Ballyneen, Cork: 16 Jun 1867 - Julia 5 Apr 1869 - Ellen 4 Jun 1870 - John Hope this helps. Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Fortado" <janfortado@comcast.net> To: <irl-cork@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 8:26 PM Subject: Re: NIHEN - Gurtnamuckla, info wanted > Joe, do you have any Mahonys in your family? Gortnamucklagh is one of the > townlands I am looking at for my Mahonys. > > Jan > > >