Hi Maureen, I didn't have any luck when I tried to search for John or Honora--0 matches! I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I haven't made my reservations yet but will be traveling from London to Shannon, unless I can fly into Killarney for a reasonable amount. I will get there on a Saturday evening and have through Tuesday to find my family and explore! Thanks, Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: <mchicoine@linkline.com> To: "Donna Russell" <donnarussell5@comcast.net> Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 9:39 AM Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] Killarney Sullivans > Hi Donna - I am waiting for the crowd to clear before I read Harry - love > the books myself > > Which airport are you landing at Shannon or Dublin? If you are landing in > either a car can be rented at airport but it would be a bit of a drive > from Dublin depending on when you land - we used Dan Dooley but there are > other companies. (automatic cars are pricey) You might need to stay the > night in Dublin. There is a bus from Dublin airport into town but I would > recommend staying in something outside of town as it will be easier to > leave if you are driving. Traffic is HORRIBLE in Dublin. I have never > landed at Shannon - it is near Limerick - a bit closer to Killarney and a > little less in a congested area - near a very good road and the trip to > Killarney would take less time on main road - there is an airport at > Killarney but I don't know anything about how you get there - Killarney or > Irish tourist board website might help. I went on google and researched > that way for B and B - the one I stayed at in Killarney last time I didn't > think was great - farmhouse B and B - adequate but a little out of the > way. I have stayed at Garnish house which was nice - rooms tend to be a > little small especially the showers! - you can research on line, try > googling Irish B and B's - email the place directly - sometimes see > pictures of the house and rooms - if you are traveling with family they > have what they call 'family rooms' with three and sometimes four beds - > bathrooms are common unless the place says "ensuite" - Killarney is full > of B and B's some in town and some outside - Countess road has lots and > they are a bit quieter than the ones in the center. Some will give you a > special rate for a 3 day stay. In Killarney if you have a car or not would > depend on choice of B and B. There are hotels but I have never stayed in > one - chains like US. I would recommend the Ring of Dingle tour - > absolutely beauful and you can get a pickup at your B and B or in town for > that - don't drive - you won't see anything and will be totally terrified > the whole time - same thing for the Ring of Kerry. The other sites are > very accessible by car - Muckross House - the Lakes - Ross Castle - old > ruins etc. > > If you go to www.familysearch.org and click on advanced search - then > click on left side on International Geneological Index - put in your name > Timothy Sullivan or John Sullivan with Timothy or TY as father and then > scoll down to baptism, and then put in batch number C700902 or C700903 for > later records - I think you need to put in Britsh Isles for region and > Ireland and Kerry in drop down boxes - that should give you all the > Sullivans extracted from the Killarney records from 1790's to 1870's - If > I remember correctly putting an M instead of a C will get you the marriage > records. When I did it I found 116 Johns between 1840 and 1875 - I didnt' > try the earlier ones - the trick would be to find a John and sister Hanora > with same parents - remembering that Hanora can be Anne, Anna, Hannah > depending on the priest who recorded it. You might want to sort the > Timothy's with wife and children to see if you can match them. > > Good luck - Maureen in Southern California > > > > 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 >> >> >> > > > >