Sullivan, Whelan, Arundel of Rossnacaheragh (Glenlough) Cork, Ireland

Hi,

I am looking for information on Andrew and Mary (Whelan) Sullivan born in the Rossnacaheragh (Glenlough) Cork, Ireland area about 1840. Andrew and Mary (Whelan) Sullivan were married about 1860 and they had 10 children;

Name                                                 Birth           Birthplace

John A. Sullivan                                1861           Rossnacaheragh

Timothy F. Sullivan                           1862           Rossnacaheragh

Patrick Sullivan                                 1863           Rossnacaheragh

Catherine Sullivan                            1864           Rossnacaheragh

Julia Sullivan                                    1865           Rossnacaheragh

Andrew Sullivan                               1866           Rossnacaheragh

Dennis Sullivan                                1868           Rossnacaheragh

Michael Sullivan                               1873           Rossnacaheragh

Maria Sullivan                                  1875           Rossnacaheragh

Archilbald Sullivan                           1892           Rhode Island, USA

Andrew and Mary (Whelan) arrived on 24 May 1886 in New York City with their sons Andrew Jr. and Dennis then made their way to Lincoln, Rhode Island where their last child Archilbald was born in 1892. I have the childrens birth dates as accurate as I could using American documentation i.e naturalization cards, marriage and death records with Andrew and Mary's first child being born in 1861 I have estimated the marriage year to be 1860 and if they were 20 yrs old when married they would be born in 1840. Andrew's parents were Timothy Sullivan and Catherine ? there was no maiden name on the death certificate. Mary (Whelan) Sullivan's father was listed as Daniel Holland on her death certificate, but no mother was given. I believe that Whelan can be translated as Houlihan, Holland and a third name I don't remember at the moment, but most in my family only remember great, great grandma Mary spoken of as Mary (Whelan) Sullivan not Holland; therefore, it is my belief that whomever filled out the death certificate took it upon themselves to translate the father's last name, so I'm looking for Daniel Whelan and an unknown spouse at this time. Mary's son Timothy had 2 relatives named John Whelan and Francis Whelan as witnesses to his naturalization card which could be great, great, grandma Mary (Whelan) Sullivan's brother's haven't been able to break into this branch of the family here in Rhode Island, hoping for some information from the Rossnacaheragh area that may help me do this.

The Arundel's are related by marriage, Julia Sullivan received a letter in 1926 from her cousin Mrs. Harry Arundel and we have no idea who this relative is; however, I have just located a census from 1901 for a Patrick and Mary Arundel house 7 Rossnacaheragh (Glenlough) Cork, Ireland who have a son Harry Arundel and I believe this to be his family as he is 8 yrs old at the time of the census and would have been 25 yrs old at the writing of the letter which would be the right age to be "newly" married as this was the main purpose of the letter to inform my great, Aunt Julia that her cousin had married the boy "next door" which Aunt Julia should remember; therefore, it appears that the Arundel's and either the Sullivan's or the cousin's family lived next door to each other or very close by.

Any information on the Sullivan or Arundel family especially the son Harry and his marriage to Aunt Julia's cousin will be most appreciated!

Thanks! Maria