Looking for any relatives of John & Anne (Mahon) Horan still living in Tullamore, Offaly. They lived and farmed in Silverbrook, Ballynamire, Tullamore, Offaly with a lot of children including Bridget, Anna, James, Matthew, John, Patrick, Mary, Margaret, Mark, Catherine, Luke, Joseph, Teresa.
Anne Mahon Horan was from Killurin and her father was James and her mother was Anne McEvoy. Her brother Hugh Mahon immigrated to Austrailia and became a political figure there.
According to Irish census in both 1901 & 1911, John & Anne Horan lived in Ballynamire with their children & sometimes grandchildren. Except for Bridget, who may have been the oldest, I have found all of their birth records through Familysearch showing Tullamore as their home.
John & Anne's daughter Anna Horan (my great grandmother), born in 1865, immigrated to New York and married Peter Coffey (great grandfather), who was born in Kilcormac. According to Peter's death certificate, his father was Thomas Coffey and his mother was Anne Rigney. I think Peter's sisters were Catherine, Bridget and Anne. I don't know if anyone from Peter's family ever left Ireland.
John & Anne's daughter Catherine immigrated to New York and settled in Brooklyn marrying John Belton and welcoming many of her relatives who came over after her from Tullamore with her Brooklyn address and their father John Horan included on the passenger list document.
I would like to find out if I have Horan/Mahon/Coffey relatives still living in Offaly.
dolcoff1956
Saturday 23rd Mar 2013, 07:06AMMessage Board Replies
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Hello,
thank you for your message - as our programme has only begun to roll out across the island of Ireland, volunteers for this area are not yet organised but we will get to you.
Please post as much information as you can with regard to the people you are researching. The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to advise or assist you. Also include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search.
I will see what I can find out in the meantime.
Kind regards,
Dolores O?Shea
IrelandXO - Co. Offaly
Monday 25th Mar 2013, 09:29AM -
According to the 1901, 1911 census, my GGgrandfather John Horan, born around 1840, was living in Ballynamire, Silverbrook, Kilbride, Ballycowan, King's. Going back to 1854, I am finding Matthew, Edward, Peter, Patrick and Thomas Houghran living on different sections of Ballynamire with the landlord George Cooke. I am assuming one of these men is my GGGgrandfather, father of John. How can I find out?
There is also a Dorah Coffey living in Ballynamire in 1854. My Ggrandmother Anne Horan (born 1864), John's daughter, married Peter Cofffey whose father was Thomas (my GGgrandfather). Is Dorah a sister/sister-in-law to Thomas?
I know these families were Roman Catholics but I don't know the churches.
Jean Walsh
dolcoff1956
Thursday 16th Apr 2015, 02:29PM