McCARTHY - SULLIVAN - SWEENEY - SHEA - HENNESSEE, all from Kenmare, Sneem and/or Tralee For years my nephew (Daniel C. McCARTHY - now deceased) and I have eyed unknown miles of microfilm, stacks of fiche, accessed everything on online that I can think of and left queries on BB's like a diarrhetic cat. Several years ago, I sent printouts and $$'s to the official Kerry site (and eventually received a reply from a Ms. SULLIVAN that there were no records of McCARTHY's or SULLIVAN's in County Kerry .. yeh, right). A couple of records and conversations establish the above lines to be from the said areas and the year of immigration to the U.S.A. to be 1854 (1865 for SWEENEY). But beyond that I have no record of entry, or of anything from Ireland. (I know they didn't swim!!). I would gladly hire a reputable person in County Kerry to pursue my interests. Patrick McCARTHY (c.1810 Kerry - 1873 IN) mar'd (est 1844 Kerry) Julia Bridget SULLIVAN (c.1825 Kerry - 1897 IL). Children: Daniel Webster McCARTHY (1847 Kenmare - 1934 IN) mar'd (1881 IN) Mary A. CUSICK (1853 OH - 1941 IN). (My grandparents). Anna (est 1849 - c.1854) Bridget McCARTHY (c.1850 Kerry - 1888 IN) Mary E. McCARTHY (1851 Kerry - 1904 IL) mar'd (1873 IN) Patrick Joseph SWEENEY (1845 Sneem/Tralee - 1928 IL). P.J. SWEENEY's parents were Timothy SWEENEY (est 1800 Kerry - bef 1880 IN) and Abigail CLIFFORD (c.1800 Kerry - 1892 IL). Patrick McCARTHY had a brother, Daniel F. McCARTHY (c.1820 Kerry - 1890 IN). Daniel F. was a successful farmer in Indiana, so he may have done the same in Kerry. Patrick was a RR track gang foreman (nothing surprising there). There were also two unnamed sisters of Pat and Dan: One married an unknown SHEA and the other an unknown HENNESSEE .. the latter had at least one child .. Thomas (est 1845 Kerry - after 1890 IL). Thomas was an heir to some of Daniel F.'s estate). I try to keep a positive, humorous attitude, therefore I am positive no one on this site has any knowledge of these families (no one has to date!), but I hope the joke is on me. Hope I haven't violated any of this site's rules, but I feel this old man is running out of time. William L. 'Mac' McCARTHY Panama City Beach, FL Kerryman@knology.net