I have been following the discussion by Margaret and others regarding Sheehan family with some interest. My great grandmother was a MARGARET SHEEHAN who married Daniel Spillane from Glen Flesk sometime before 1860, as she came to London and appears in the 1861 census aged 20, with Daniel and baby son Thomas, aged 1. I do not know where she was from, but supposing that she lived not too far away from where Daniel was from in Lough Guitane ( Dromdiralough ), it would be most likely from the parishes of Killarney, Aghadoe, or Kilcummin. I have looked on IGI ( with a bit of scepticism ) and only found two possibilities; One in Killarney to a William S. and Margaret Sullivan, one in Currow to Patrick S. and Mary Connor. There was another Margaret listed but she was born in 1845 - too late to be our Margaret. I cannot believe that there were not rafts more Margaret Sheehans born around 1840/1841, it's such a common name, but where to look??? Also, it's rather difficult using the names of her children as a guide to her parent's names as unfortunately most of them died as infants, and I suspect that the gaps when there were no children, she may have had miscarriages ( I have checked the deaths in the registers ) There were - Thomas 1859/60, Daniel, Mary Anne ( both died ), Patrick 1871, Michael 1873, Denis, Maurice, John, all died, and Stephen 1882. There may also have been children born after Thomas who also died - Catherine, John, Honora, Ellen. So it is all a bit tricky....... Thomas was the name not of Daniel's father, who was Edmund, but his grandfather. Anybody have any bright ideas? Mary