Sullivans/O'Sullivans of Derrymore East,Co. Kerry, Ireland- some of whom came out to Westfield , Holyoke, & Taunton, MA, & poss. Newport, RI , Waterbury, CT & New Haven, CT- note these are not my people as attempting to help a gentleman in Co. Kerry locate a trace of his Great-uncles. Any knowledge of any of them, let me know. Thanks, Mary tmlein@insightbb.com out of O'Briens, Foleys, Bartons, Flahertys of the Parish of Keel, Castlemaine, Co. Kerry, Dalys of Caherpierce, Inch, Annascaul , Co. Kerry and O'Connor/Connor further west on the Dingle http://groups.msn.com/BeautifulOldIrishPhotographs 1. Thomas O'Sullivan /Sullivan, of Clasheen Derrymore East, Co. Kerry, Ireland was born Abt. 1840 in Derrymore East, Co. Kerry, Ireland, son of John O'Sullivan and Bridget O'Shea, Thomas died 24 March 1912, buried Annagh, Co. Kerry, they had 9 sons, some of whom were in Westfield, MA He married Mary Murphy 13 February 1866 in daughter of James Murphy and Elizabeth Wyles. Mary was born 09 February 1846 in Derrymore West, lived Derrymore East, Co. Kerry, Ireland, when the third child was born Mary put her foot down and had him named James after her own father, and died 27 November 1911, buried Annagh,Co. Kerry, daughter of James Murphy, and Elizabeth Wyles, siblings unknown. Children of Thomas Sullivan and Mary Murphy are: 2 i. John O'Sullivan/5 Sullivan, born 24 February 1867 in prob. Derrymore East, Co. Kerry; died Unknown in ?, soon after birth, buried Annagh, though there is a place called Killeen lourn looscan in Derrymore for burial of unbaptized babies. 3 ii. John O'Sullivan Sullivan, born Abt. 1868 in prob. Derrymore East, Co. Kerry; died Unknown in ?, soon after birth, buried Annagh, though there is a place called Killeen lourn looscan in Derrymore for burial of unbaptized babies. 4 iii. James O'Sullivan/ Sullivan, born 01 May 1870 in prob. Derrymore East, Co. Kerry, Ireland, lived Derrymore West, Co. Kerry, Ireland, bought farm, named after his grandfather James Murphy, died 16 March 1945 in St. Catherine's Hospital, Tralee, Co. Kerry of Heart Failure, buried Annagh, Co. Kerry, Ireland, had 3 sons & 2 daughters. He married Margaret Dennehy 16 February 1904; born 10 February 1878 of Derrymore West, Co. Kerry, Ireland, lived Derrymore West, Co. Kerry, Ireland; died 12 February 1914 in of a heart complaint, buried Annagh with O'Sullivans, daughter of Terence Dennehy of Derrymore West and Johanna Dineen of Tullig, Castlegregory. 5 iv. Thomas O'Sullivan/ Sullivan, born 07 August 1872 in prob. Derrymore East, Co. Kerry, poss. emigrated to Westfield, MA,had emigrated before 1901 census, no known descendants, in May 1901 may have worked at the Solar Paper Co., Westfield, MA when his brother Denis O'Sullivan immig.on Saxonia, landing Boston; died Unknown in ?, buried ? His brother Denis O'Sullivan emig. with their 1st cousin John O'Connor, John's mother Ellen was a sister of Thomas & Denis O'Sullivan's mother, Mary Murphy O'Sullivan. 6 v. Michael 'Mike' O'Sullivan/ Sullivan, born 24 September 1874 in prob. Derrymore East, poss. emigrated to Westfield, MA, returned home to Ireland bought a farm at Curraheen, his 3 brothers remained in the US & were joined by the youngest member of the family Jeremiah O'Sullivan who worked at St. Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, CT; died 18 September 1938 in Curraheen, Co. Kerry, buried Annagh, Co. Kerry, Ireland, emigrated to US before 1901 census, returned in 1920's buying a farm at Curraheen, never married. 7 vi. Dan "The Dipper" O'Sullivan/ Sullivan, born 03 April 1877 in prob. Derrymore East, Co. Kerry, he was from Derrymore, Camp, Co. Kerry, he used to come over the mountain from Derrymore to stay at Paddy Careys in Keel Parish to dip the sheep twice a year with his 2 dogs, died 09 March 1958 in Derrymore East on a Sun. morning, of Heart Failure,having been in Tralee on the previous day, his grandson Donal Ashe cycled to Tralee to fetch the priest & Dr. for him, buried Annagh, he lived at Derrymore East on the family holdings. He married Katharine 'Kate' Flahive 02 February 1915 in Tralee, Co. Kerry, Ireland; born 20 January 1880 in Curraheen,Kate in 1910 in Waterbury, with her aunt Mrs. Martin Casey at 89 Cole St., made a visit home in 1909 & returned to USA but came home again and got married, she had a relative in the fire service who was killed on duty, in poss. Waterbury, CT, his name unknown; she died 23 March 1934 in poss Derrymore East, bur Annagh d of John Flahive & Catherine Dennehy;Kate's Aunt Johanna Dennehy/ Mrs. Martin Casey emig. to Waterbury; also a cousin a daughter of her Uncle Dan Dennehy mar. a Richard Crean from Camp who was Fire Chief in Waterbury, CT when he retired. 8 vii. Denis O'Sullivan/ Sullivan, born 26 January 1880 in prob. Derrymore East, Co. Kerry, Ireland, in Derrymore East in 1901, but emigrated soon after the census, poss. emigrated to Westfield, MA, no known descendants, remained in USA; died Unknown in ?, buried ?, emig. May 1901 on Saxonia to Boston destination his brother Thomas O'Sullivan, Solar Paper Co., Westfield, MA, coming out with him to Boston was 1st cousin John O'Connor whose destination was Taunton, MA. 9 viii. Patrick O' Sullivan/ Sullivan, born 30 April 1882 in ?,was at Derrymore East in 1901,emigrated to USA, on Cymric arriving at Boston 20 May 1906, destination his cousin Kate O'Connor, Somerset Ave.,Taunton, MA, poss. later in Westfield, MA?, no known descendants, he remained in the USA; died Unknown in ?, buried ?, this cousin Kate O'Connor that he emig. to in Taunton mar. Henry Dent & had a child Jimmy Dent, Kate's husband left her, the child Jimmy died & she returned home to Co. Kerry, was Patrick O'Sullivan the Patrick in 1930 census of New Haven, CT as not certain he married? If so He married Mary ? Abt. 1911 in ?, not certain he ever married but from 1930 census of New Haven, where a Patrick O'Sullivan is spotted living 18 Webster St.; born Abt. 1895 in ? Connecticut, note not at all sure this wife is his or if he ever married or had children but dates are similar to his , so have put this here until more can be ascertained; died Unknown in ?, buried ?, poss.husband Patrick in 1930 18 Webster St., New Haven, CT, age 46, emig. 1905, NA, mar. 1st at 27, wife Mary age 35, mar. at 16, parents born IR, sons Thomas age 18 b CT, Electrician Street Railway, William age 16 b CT, not working or in school. 10 ix. Jeremiah "Jere T." O'Sullivan/ Sullivan, born 01 April 1885 in prob. Derrymore East, lived at Curraheen with his brother Michael, emig. 17 Oct. 1926 on Celtic to Boston, worked at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury when his niece Hannah O'Sullivan emig. in 1929, poss. later in Westfield,MA,1934-1940 in Newport, RhodeIsland; died Unknown in ?, buried ? no known descendants, he married his 1st cousin 1x rem, Catherine Murphy, he emig. with Paddy Murphy of Derrymore West to Paddy's Uncle a coal merchant on Dwight St., Holyoke, MA, a photo of Jeremiah with a 1st cousin 1x removed Pat Browne was taken in USA. He married Catherine Murphy 22 January 1922 in Co. Kerry; born 01 September 1900 of Derrymore West, daughter of James Murphy & Catherine Harrington, she was suffering from Tuberculosis when she married 22 Jan. 1922 & died soon after her marriage, widower prob. lived 47 Church St., Newport, Rhode Island 1934-1940; died Unknown in ?, buried ? Catherine marr Jeremiah O'Sullivan, a 1st cousin of her father; no known descendants,a Jeremiah T. Sullivan was found in the City Directories of Newport, Rhode Island in the late 1934-1940, the address matched an address his brother James O'Sullivan in Co. Kerry had in a sheep book. If anyone has any knowledge of any of the sons or descendants of Thomas O'Sullivan and Mary Murphy in the Northeast or elsewhere, please contact me. Thanks, Mary tmlein@insightbb.com