Michael Hanrahan/Bridget Cunningham

Chuck:

I went to www.askaboutireland.ie to look at the 1852 Griffiths Valuation records for Co. Kerry. I assumed that Michael Hanrahan was still living in 1852.

 I searched for Michael Hanrahans in Co.Kerry and got the response in the link below. I got 10 replies but in reality I only focused on four records where a Michael Hanrahan was a tenant. Look at records 1, 3, 5 and 7. Hit the Details icon for thos four records to see the townland and civil parish where these four Michael Hanrahans lived. For those four records, look at the next column (Original page). I looked for other farmers with the surname Cunningham. Only the last record (number 7) had Cunninghams listed in a nearby townlands (Kilbaha Middle and Kilbaha North). Possibly one or more of the three listed Myles, Daniel or Timoth Cunningham were related to Bridget Cunningham.

Just a theory but I would focus on Gortdromasillahy townland in Murher civil parish as the location where your Hanrahans lived.

Roger McDonnell

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=doNameSearch&familyname=hanrahan&firstname=michael&baronyname=&countyname=KERRY&unionname=&parishname=&Submit.x=56&Submit.y=13

Roger:

Appreciate your effort.  Trying to nail things down next few months since my oldest son and I are going to Ireland for a couple weeks this summer.

Chuck Allen

I was informed that there is a Kilkenny record of a Patrick Hanrahan born 1833 (4 years earlier than record in his U.S. docs) to a Michael Hanrahan and Bridget (no last name).

Wonder if this is the one?  What city?  What RC parrish?

Chuck Allen

Chuck:

I checked Roots Ireland www.rootsireland.ie and there is an 1833 baptismal record for a Patrick Hanrahan born to Michael and Bridget in the Urlingford RC parish. By the way, I inserted Cunningham and that is not the mothers surname.

Roots is a pay site to view a transcription of a church record.

Roger