Wallace of Ballylongford

Hi

Have you had a look at this website :http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/

Good Luck

Maureen NZ

Thank you so much Maureen...I had not heard of the site and it is very well organized...tried some searches and got some ideas on families of the time period I am looking at....although my Great Grandfather is not shown there are others that may be family so I will pursue that...thanks so much !

If you are one of the Wallace family from Ballylongford I believe I am a cousin of yours.  I have pasted a copy of some of the family records here for you to read.

Ivanalla

Wallace

Rusheen, Ballylongford, Co. Kerry

Generation #1
Thomas Wallace

There are two Thomas Wallis mentioned in the Ballylongford parish records during the first half of the nineteenth century.

The first is mentioned in the baptism record of a James Wallis, son of Thomas Wallis and Mary Lynch of Rusheen, baptised 24th November, 1824. This is the only mention of this family in the Ballylongford records

The second Thomas Wallis mentioned married a Margaret Kean on 1st January 1824. The following children are recorded for this couple:

John Wallis: Born Rusheen, Ballylongford, 28th March 1827
Mary Wallis (i): Born Rusheen, Ballylongford, 23rd August 1829
Margaret Wallis: Born Rusheen, Ballylongford, 24th May 1836
Mary Wallis (ii): Born Rusheen, Ballylongford, 1st May 1841

More about John Wallis
Baptised: 28th March 1827. Sponsors were Jeremiah Foley and Bridget Kean

More about Mary Wallis (i)
Baptised: 23rd August 1829. Sponsors were Michael Kenelly and Joana Lynch

More about Margaret Wallis
Baptised: 24th May 1836. Sponsors were Patrick Keane and Catherine Keane

More about Mary Wallis (ii)
Baptised: 1st May 1841. Sponsors were Michael Kean and Ann Enright

While it is impossible to say conclusively what the relationship of William Wallace was to either of the two Thomas detailed above it is virtually certain that he was related to one or both of them. One could speculate that William was the son of Thomas Wallis and Margaret Keane – this would certainly seem the more plausable scenario because the last recorded child of Thomas Wallis and Mary Lynch was James, baptised in 1824, and William was not born for a further 23 years, whereas there are baptism records for children born to Thomas Wallis and Margaret Keane right up to 1841,

Generation #2
William Wallace Born 1847 (approx)

More about William Wallace
Occupation: Land Steward
Married: Margaret Molyneaux 12th Feb 1873
Civil Marriage record of William Wallace and Margaret Molyneaux
William Wallace and family, 1901 Census

Generation #3
Children of William Wallace and Margaret Molyneaux
John Wallace: Born Rusheen, Ballylongford, 27th January, 1875
Michael Wallace: Born Rusheen, Ballylongford, 26th March, 1878
Margaret Wallace: Born Rusheen, Ballylongford, c.1880
Mary Wallace: Born Rusheen Ballylongford, 22nd July, 1881
James Wallace: Born Rusheen, Ballylongford, 20th April, 1883
Norah Wallace: Born 1887 (approx)
Julia Wallace: Born Rusheen, Ballylongford, 5th February 1889
Bridget (Delia) Wallace: Born Rusheen, Ballylongford, 21st August, 1893

More about John Wallace
Baptised: 30th January 1875. Witnesses were James Keane & Margaret Keane
Occupation: National School Teacher, Farmer, Surveyor, Shopkeeper, Publican
Married: Lizzie Deenihan, 18th Feb, 1912
Died: 1941
Photo of John Wallace
Civil Marriage record of John Wallace and Lizzie Deenihan

More about Michael Wallace
Baptised: 27th March 1878. Witnesses were Thomas Archer and Mary Jones
Drowned accidentally at Ballylongford on 20th September, 1898
Michael Joseph Wallace memorium card

More about Margaret Wallace:
Died: Perished with sister Bridget (Delia) when the Lusitania was torpedoed off Kinsale, 7th May 1915
Photo of Margaret Wallace (i)
Photo of Margaret Wallace (ii)
Memorial card for Margaret and Delia

More about Mary Wallace
Baptised: 23rd July 1881. Witnesses were Paul Jones and Helen Jones

More about James Wallace
Baptised: 21st April 1883. Witnesses were Edmond Molyneaux and Elizabeth Molyneaux

More about Norah Wallace

More about Julia Wallace
Baptised: 6th Feb 1889. Witnesses were Richard Wallace and Elizabeth Wallace

More about Bridget Wallace
Baptised: 22nd August 1893. Witnesses were Thomas Wallace and Margaret Wallace
Died: Perished with sister Margaret when the Lusitania was torpedoed off Kinsale, 7th May 1915
Photo of Margaret and Delia in a car

Generation #4
Family of John Wallace and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Deenihan

Paddy Wallace
Jim Wallace
Mick Wallace
Joe Wallace
Frank Wallace: Born Ballylongford, 31st May 1919

More about Frank Wallace
Married Alice Teresa Culhane, Liverpool, 1942

Generation #5
Family of Frank Wallace and Alice Culhane

Elizabeth Wallace
Pat Wallace
John Wallace
Denise Wallace: Born Longford, 22nd April 1948
Frank Wallace
Gerard Wallace
Dolores Wallace

Hi,

My Grandmother Nora Wallace was born in Ballylongford and later moved to New York. Her Father was William Wallace and her mother was Margaret Molyneaux. She watched her sisters Delia and Margaret board the Lusitania. She had three children.

I live in New Jersey. I’ve been to Ballylongford  about 3 times.

Thanks for all of the great information on this site.

I did the Ancestry DNA test and North Kerry shows up a lot.

Thanks,

              Charlie Capouet

Hi, 

     My aunt Mary (Chrissie) Hanlon married a Michael (Mickeen) Wallace and they used to run the irnmongers also pub in Ballylongford. They had 2 daughters one Noreen and the other I cannot recall the name, but Noreen took over and ran the pub in Ballylongford. Mickeen also did a bit of sheep farming and fruit collection I believe off land around the nearby castle.

Has anyone any details of this family?

Ken

Thanks for all this information.  My father was Jim Wallace, son of John and Elizabeth.  He was born in 1914, and immigrated to US at the age of 16.  This info fills in some of t’he blanks.   Thanks again,   Mary Anne (Wallace) Coleman 

To Charlie Capouet    

Good afternoon , I know you met my sister Nora when you called to visit in Ballylongford, she is still running the pub. Her husband died 2 years ago after a long illness & our sister Liz died 4 weeks ago.  Hope you & yours are well. It was good to hear from you & I will let Nora know you were in touch.

Maura 

To Mary Anne 

My father Michael Wallace spoke often about his brother Jimmy & really missed not seeing him again. Good to hear from you.  

Maura 

Hi Charlie, I'm a cousin as Michael Wallace married Chrissie Hanlon my mum's sister from Asdee so she was my aunt and Michael (Mickeen) Wallace was the uncle I mentioned. Have you some some details of Jimmy's life in the US? Maura is a 1st cousin that I recently have made contact with after searching my Kerry Hanlon/Stack family tree.

Great to hear from you again,

Ken

I have uploaded a number of items that may be of interest.

Photographs: Margaret and Delia Wallace (killed on the Lusitania)

Memorial cards: Margaret and Delia Wallace 1915, James Wallace 1959, Michael Wallace1898 ( I believe he drowned  in the Shannon),                                             

The web links to photographs from earlier posts do not seen to work.

Charlie Capouet

I have uploaded a memorial card for Elizabeth Welsh (Wallace). Elizabeth died in childbirth. The standing girl in the photograph was her daughter Marguerite Welch. Marguerite died of a childhood disease.
I notice that the names seem to repeat frequently generation to generation. My sister’s names are Marguerite, Elizabeth and Bernadette.
I have a number of additional photographs that I can upload. The photographs are not labeled. I don’t know if they are of Margaret, Delia, or my grandmother Nora.
Please feel free to post a reply to this site or E-mail me at ccapouet@aol.com.

To Ken:
I seem to remember that my grandmother and aunt Muriel visited uncle Jim frequently. I probably met him when I was very young. I somehow remember that he was a high official in a local union. Unfortunately my aunt Muriel died a few years ago. She would be the last to remember any details about him. As I go through the material left by my aunt, I will look out for anything about Jim.

To Maura:
I’m sorry to hear about your sister Elizabeth and Nora’s husband. I seem to remember that his name was Vincent. Please give Nora my best. I tried to stop by at Nora’s pub about 10 years ago while passing through Kerry. The roads were flooded that day and I was not able to get into Ballylongford.

I just found a letter from your sister Elizabeth to my aunt Muriel from 1963. She mentions you in the letter. I can post or send a copy or the original to you. My E-mail is above.

Do you know if Sheila O’Carroll still lives near Nora? She likes Oreo cookies. I can send her some more.

About 15 years ago I met Gerard Wallace in Salthill Galway. I was introduced to him by his nephew Sean O’Sullivan of Dublin. I have lost track of both of them. Do you know how they are doing?

I’m hoping to get back to Ireland within the year. I plan to make a stop in the Ballylongford/Listowel area. This will give me a chance to try out my new Irish passport that I was able to get based on my Irish born grandmother. My wife and I are leaving on a trip to Amsterdam, Malta and Bruges on Friday.
Charlie Capouet

There was a Thomas Wallace in Leanamore, Ballylongford, Co., Kerry during the famine years. The two records are from the "House Books", which were compiled into Griffiths Valuation of the area. There is a date of 6 Sep 1847 on one of the pages. https://search.findmypast.ie/record?id=IRE%2FCENSUS%2F1821-51%2F007246885%2F01017&parentid=IRE%2FCENSUS%2FVALUEBOOKS%2F1272809

https://search.findmypast.ie/record?id=IRE%2FCENSUS%2F1821-51%2F007246885%2F01105&parentid=IRE%2FCENSUS%2FVALUEBOOKS%2F1274171

My ancestors in this village were the Breen family. I also have a record of a baptism of Thomas Breen of Ballynoneen (~9 miles from Leanamore) 8 Nov 1876, son of Edmond Breen & Mary Breen, Wallace. 

If the links above do not work, contact me by email (j.p.sullivan602@gmail.com) and I will capture the images, turn them into pics and send them to you. 

John Patrick Sullivan

Annapolis, Maryland, USA

Maura,  I’m sorry for the loss of your sister and brother-in-law.  Please extend my condolences to Nora as well.  

Mary Anne 

To Charlie,  thanks so much for reaching roosting those photos and memorial cards.  I will share them with my sisters — they will enjoy seeing them.  Enjoy your trip.  

Mary Anne 

Hi I have descendants of Wallace in USA coming from Richard Wallace 1855 to USA death Illinois 1936 married Ellen Cregan 3 daughters in Glin were Anna my GG grandmother, Nellie, and Margaret..Richards father was Michael and I think mother was Ellen Moore

Then I have a GG grandfather Daniel Wallace from Tullyleague Glin sister Julia several brothers have dates on all of them father John mother Nora Meade..

michele O'Neill

micheleloneill@yahoo.com

I have a lot more information on the Julia born 1871 Rasheen your asking about brother Daniel Tullleague Glin Wallaces as well and not sure if 2 different familes or cousins or how it works all these names mentioned sound like Daniel's side of the family my grandmother's husband..

1872-1936 Daniel

1871 Julia

1875 Nora

1877 Michael

1885 Richard

these family members parents were John Wallace and Hanora/nora Meade 

Then there is Richard Wallace 1855 -1917 married Ellen Cregan 1861-1913 had 3 girls

1882-1964 Anna my grandma's mother then mary 1891-1938 Nellie, and Margaret  1893-1977

To John Patrick Sullivan  .... my great great grandmother was Mary Wallace married to Thomas Breen  they lived in Ballynoneen(where I'm from) Mary Wallace originally came from Glin  where she and her family were evicted and went up to the hills. How are you related to them  I have done a large family tree