I haven't made the reservations yet. I'll be flying out of London and was thinking Shannon--what would you recommend? Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fintan Sheehan" <fintansheehan@yahoo.ie> To: "Donna Russell" <donnarussell5@comcast.net> Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2007 3:14 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] Killarney Sullivans Hi, what airport are u flying into? Regards, Fintan ----- Original Message ---- From: Donna Russell <donnarussell5@comcast.net> To: mchicoine@linkline.com Cc: IRL-KERRY@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, 21 July, 2007 9:18:00 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] Killarney Sullivans Hi Maureen, Thank you for looking that up for me! I was out late last night with the kids getting our Harry Potter book--I think we made it to bed about 1:00 AM... So all of those Timothy Sullivan's can be looked up through the Killarney Parish? My biggest obstacle is that I don't know Timothy's wife's name (my g-g-grandmother) and I don't know if they had more children than Honora and John (though I'd be surprised if they didn't). I tracked down a distant cousin whose grandmother was one of Honora's daughters. According to my cousin, on the night her grandmother died, all of her things were carried out of the house and burned!!! Have you ever heard of such a thing? Probably all of the information on our family in Ireland was destroyed that night...All I can think of is that they must have had way too much to drink at the wake. How do I get to the Casey Collection online? I went to the link but couldn't find it. I think I can order it from a nearby LDS library. Sorry for asking these questions but I am woefully uninformed I think. Also, Can you recommend a place to stay in Killarney? I am also wondering the best way to get to Killarney from the airport--is there a train or do I rent a car? Thanks! Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: <mchicoine@linkline.com> To: "Donna Russell" <donnarussell5@comcast.net> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 11:37 AM Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] Killarney Sullivans > Hi Donna - you are looking for one of the most common Irish names but I > see some possibilities in the Killarney records - if you search on family > search using the batch number for the Casey collection you can narrow it > down. It will give you all the Sullivan children born to a Timothy > Sullivan - so you have his wife's name - that would narrow it down > further.(don't go to the local parish looking for a sullivan - they won't > be able to help!) I found several Timothy's in the Griffiths index. Second > word is street or town land in the civil parish of Killarney which pretty > much corresponds to the Catholic parish. > > Sullivan Timothy Ballahacommane Killarney > Sullivan Timothy Fleming's Lane Killarney > Sullivan Timothy Green Lane Killarney Kerry > Sullivan Timothy Knockaninane West Killarney Kerry > Sullivan Timothy Teernaboul Killarney Kerry > Sullivan Timothy, Jr. Pound Row Killarney Kerry > Sullivan Timothy, Sr. Pound Row Killarney Kerry > Sullivan Timy. Knocknahoe Killlarney > > If you have the list of John's or Hanoras children and they had boys you > might want to run those names for other brothers - I didn't run TY which > is also used for Timothy - you might want to try that. Several of the > Casey records use Ty for Timothy - chances are Sullivans in same townland > or street are related - see above where a father and son are listed in the > same street. > > Some of these streets may still exist - I think there is a Killarney map > on line you can use - > > The church - St. Mary's R. C. Cathedral is one of the loveliest in Ireland > - designed by famour architect Pugin - built between 1853 and the turn of > the century - interior reminds me of the ancient stone work in early > Christian churches you see on Skellig Michael and Dingle. There is a > famine graveyard out front (children) (Other Catholic church in town is > later date) The Killarney records date from late 1700's so there was > probably an earlier Catholic Chapel before the 1825 law allowing Catholics > more freedom of religion in Ireland. > > Good luck > Once again - Maureen in Southern California > Researching Leary/Callahan/Walsh "near Killarney" (probably Rathmore - > about 5 miles away) > > > > Hi All, > I am going to London in October and have an opportunity to extend my trip > by a few days and make my first trip ever to Ireland (actually, it is my > first trip ever to the UK). I'd like to travel to Killarney where my > g-grandmother (Hanora) was born in 1847. All I know is that she had a > brother (John T.) born in 1849 and that their father's name was Timothy > Sullivan. They both (brother and sister) arrived in America in 1866--that, > and the fact that they were Roman Catholic, is about all I know. > So, if I only have a few days to dig up information, where should I start? > Any advice is greatly appreciated! > Thanks, > Donna > > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it now. http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/