Trish, through Google, I found this information. It was on Radio Kerry.ie, posted in 2004. I'll bet Doon Church may be the church you are looking for: A CALL HAS BEEN MADE TO RE – EXAMINE THE PROPOSED SALE OF DOON CHURCH IN BALLYBUNION.THE BARN CHURCH WHICH DATES BACK TO 1830 HAS FALLEN INTO DISREPAIR AND THE COUNCIL HAS SERVED A DERELICT BUILDINGS NOTICE ON THE OWNERS BALLYBUNION DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.AN AGM OF THE COMPANY VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO PROCEED WITH THE SALE BUT MEMBERS WILL BE CONSULTED AGAIN BEFORE ANY SALE CAN BE CONCLUDED.HOWEVER ACCORDINGTO PADRAIG O SULLIVAN THE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY IS SELLING PART OF THE TOWNS HISTORY. ~Patsy ----- Original Message ----- From: irl-kerry-request@rootsweb.com To: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, April 3, 2013 3:00:02 AM Subject: IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 53 --------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2013 06:04:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Trish and Dan Andrae <dtandrae@sbcglobal.net> Subject: [IRL-KERRY] Church in Ballybunnion To: Kerry List <irl-kerry@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <1364907857.43771.YahooMailRC@web181201.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii All this talk of churches reminded me to ask about the church where my great-grandfather, Michael Sullivan, was baptized on June 14, 1839. (I found this information on the webpage: http://www.irishgenealogy.ie) St. John's church is the current church in Ballybunnion, but it is a newer church -- late 1800s. Would it have been the church in 1839? And would there be any records at the present church going back that far? I plan to visit the area in Sept. of this year. The four Sullivan "children" -- Daniel, Michael, Mary and Patrick -- came to the U.S. when they were young -- about 1862. The family stories are vague -- either the rest of the family died in the famine or were cleared off their land and could no longer make a living. They never went back to Ireland. Any help on the Church? Thanks, Trish To contact the IRL-KERRY list administrator, send an email to IRL-KERRY-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the IRL-KERRY mailing list, send an email to IRL-KERRY@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ 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 email with no additional text. End of IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 53 ****************************************

Patsy, I think you are right. I have looked at it on Google Earth and have been directed to some pictures taken in the last year, so I believe it didn't fall victim to the wrecking ball! I will definitely search it out when we are there in September. Interesting that Padraig O'Sullivan was quoted in your article. My gr grandfather's father was Patrick O'Sullivan (mother was Mary Kiely)! I've been told though that "Sullivans are thick on the ground in Kerry." Thanks for your help! Trish ________________________________ From: "n2genealogy@comcast.net" <n2genealogy@comcast.net> To: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, April 3, 2013 11:11:43 AM Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 53 Trish, through Google, I found this information. It was on Radio Kerry.ie, posted in 2004. I'll bet Doon Church may be the church you are looking for: A CALL HAS BEEN MADE TO RE – EXAMINE THE PROPOSED SALE OF DOON CHURCH IN BALLYBUNION.THE BARN CHURCH WHICH DATES BACK TO 1830 HAS FALLEN INTO DISREPAIR AND THE COUNCIL HAS SERVED A DERELICT BUILDINGS NOTICE ON THE OWNERS BALLYBUNION DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.AN AGM OF THE COMPANY VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO PROCEED WITH THE SALE BUT MEMBERS WILL BE CONSULTED AGAIN BEFORE ANY SALE CAN BE CONCLUDED.HOWEVER ACCORDINGTO PADRAIG O SULLIVAN THE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY IS SELLING PART OF THE TOWNS HISTORY. ~Patsy ----- Original Message ----- From: irl-kerry-request@rootsweb.com To: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, April 3, 2013 3:00:02 AM Subject: IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 53 --------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2013 06:04:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Trish and Dan Andrae <dtandrae@sbcglobal.net> Subject: [IRL-KERRY] Church in Ballybunnion To: Kerry List <irl-kerry@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <1364907857.43771.YahooMailRC@web181201.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii All this talk of churches reminded me to ask about the church where my great-grandfather, Michael Sullivan, was baptized on June 14, 1839. (I found this information on the webpage: http://www.irishgenealogy.ie) St. John's church is the current church in Ballybunnion, but it is a newer church -- late 1800s. Would it have been the church in 1839? And would there be any records at the present church going back that far? I plan to visit the area in Sept. of this year. The four Sullivan "children" -- Daniel, Michael, Mary and Patrick -- came to the U.S. when they were young -- about 1862. The family stories are vague -- either the rest of the family died in the famine or were cleared off their land and could no longer make a living. They never went back to Ireland. Any help on the Church? Thanks, Trish To contact the IRL-KERRY list administrator, send an email to IRL-KERRY-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the IRL-KERRY mailing list, send an email to IRL-KERRY@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ 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 email with no additional text. End of IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 53 **************************************** _______________ --------------- Policies of the IRL-Kerry List: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/mailing.html 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. To subscribe to the Digest version of the list, please send an email to IRL-KERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'subscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message. To visit the County Kerry Research and Resources Page go to: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ Share your stuff! If you transcribed research data, share it with the Irish genealogy community. Contribute it to the Kerry website to reach a wide audience. Contact Ann Hammer, data maintenance. Her contact info is at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ contrib.html ------------------------------- 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