Cranney/Cranny families of Donaghmore, Co. Down

I found the following at RootsIreland. Patrick and Rose seem to have married twice, 12 days apart, once in Dromore RC church and once in Donaghmore RC church. I have seen double baptisms for infants—once in the Protestant church, once in the RC church—but I haven’t seen two weddings in the RC church for the same couple.

Remember that RootsIreland provided transcriptions, not the actual register, which would be worth looking at.

Patrick Craney and Rose   Ohare

Marriage:       13-Feb-1844 in Dromore Catholic Church         

Parish              Banbridge     , Co. Down

Both lived in Aughaderg, both were Catholic.             

Church:  Dromore Roman Catholic

Mgr;Dispensation In Banns.

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Patrick Cranny, Rose          Ohare

Marriage:       01-Feb-1844               

Parish of Newry & Mourne, Co. Down

Witnesses: Edward Ohare , Ann  Cranny

Church:  Donaghmore Roman Catholic

Thank you for your response to my first posting, much appreciated! I think it might be sacreligious for a Catholic couple to married twice in separate RC Churches. In researching my Cranney roots over the years, I have found that the Cranney and O'Hare families were very close....not only in the geographical or social sense, but also in the "biblical" sense! Many, many from each of two families married and indeed sponsored their marraiges and subsequent baptisms. Having said that, I believe that the two marraiges you discussed, were in fact cousins marrying cousins (or second cousons). Given that they were all Irish Catholics, the naming patterns within each of the families was similar and loosely based on the Scottish traditional naming patterns. When looking at the birth registrations for each of these families one mother is referred to as "Rose" and one as "Rose Ann"......sometimes the only way of distinguishing between cousins who had the same names, was to include a middle name for one of them. Anyway, I live in hope that there is a living Cranney out there who has the whole convuluted familiy elucidated and will reveal the truth at some point.......Cheers, Kieran.

Hi! I just saw this post regarding Crannys/O'Hares of Donoughmore....I am descended from O'Hares from this area - my 3rd great-grandmother is Ellen O'Hare who married Patrick Hayes.  Their daughter Ellen (my 2nd great-grandmother married Robert Hamilton and some of their children were born in Donoughmore before they came to the US, where a few more children were born.  Ellen O'Hare and Patrick Hayes daughter Mary Hayes married Edward Craney/Cranny (I've seen the name spelled both ways).  They also came the US, settling in New Jersey just as Ellen did.  Mary and Edward were married 29 Jan 1844 in Donoughmore, witnesses John Hayes (Mary's brother) and Bridget Cranny (possibly a sister to Edward?).  Edward died in Harrison/East Newark, New Jersey on 31 Oct 1888.  I obtained a copy of his death certificate, but no parent information was provided.  There was a Margaret Cranny, born about 1815 in Ireland, who also came to the US and lived on the same street as Edward in East Newark...she died 16 Oct 1892 and I obtained her death certificate also, and parents were listed as Patrick Craney/Cranny and Susan Lichlen or Lechlen?  I am not sure if Edward and Margaret are siblings, and not sure if any of this information will help you, but if you'd like to pursue further, let me know.

Susan

Susan, Thanks you so much for your reply. I was aware of the Edward Cranny/Mary Hay(e)s marraige and children: Patrick, Justin, Anna Eliza and Edward from info I transcribed from the Co.Down Davies site. Unfortunately I haven't been able to link this family to the initial two Cranney families I have been investigating. However I have added your information to what I knew previously. For such a small parish, it is amazing how many Cranney's, O'Hares etc. lived in such close proximity. Many thanks again for sharing.......Cheers, Kieran.

My mother was Helen O'hare. Her father was HM O'hare (Henry Michael). His parents were Peter (born 1835) and Anna McGill. Peter's parents were Patrick O'hare and Margaret Craney. I don't have any genealogical information to add but am trying to add info (especially locations) to my Ancestry.com family tree. 

Regarding the comment about two marriages for the one couple. I doubt very much that this happened. The marriage took place in Donaghmore which is in the DIOCESE of Dromore. I think some records would refer only to the DIOCESE and not name the parish. The record states that the marriage of Patrick Cranny and Rose OHare took place on 14 February 1844 and the witnesses were Edward OHare and Ann Cranny.

On the same page the record of the marriage of James Cranny to Mary OConnor on 18 August 1843. Witnesses were William Cranny and Ann OHare.

I looked up the licenses issued in Newry for all local marriages but did not see either of these as I had expected. Both brides were probably from Donaghmore but I wanted to see if the husbands were from Donaghmore or Aghaderg parish. 

I did see a license for Edward Cranny and Mary Hayes in the Newry register which indicated that both were from Donaghmore and would be married there on 26 Janury 1844. I then checked the Donaghmore records and they ere there.

On 29 January 1844 Donaghmore register records the marriage of Edward Cranny to Mary Hayes. John Hayes and Bridget Cranny were witnesses. 

The same register records a marriage in Feb or March 1841 for Edward Cranny to Anne Hues. Witnesses Patrick Doyle and Mary Ann OHear. On checking the Newry licenses issued I noted one for Edward Creany to Ann Hughes, both from Donaghmore, for 20 February 1841.

Immediately below this was a license for Felix Creany to marry Catherine McEvoy on the same date. 20 Feb 1841. Again both were from Donaghmore.

I rechecked the Donaghmore register and just before Edward Crannys record is another record which is illegible although I could make out Catherine McAvoy.

It would be worth visiting Familysearch website  and doing some searches with the Creaney/ Cranny/ Cranney names for husband and spouse. Hope some of this is useful.

My great grandmother was Mary Cranny Aghaderg who married Thomas Mackin from Donaghmore in 1839. I recall that a William Cranny was mentioned as a sponsor.

Would love to have anyone related to this family take a DNA test on Ancestry.com. I have taken it as have my sister Patty and both of our daughters, Alison and Kim and my nephew, Brian who is the son of my half-brother and is also a descendant of O’hare. 
 

if anyone has already taken that text, would love to know if Inshow up as related to you.

Margaret Rummens.

My mom grew up in Evanston, Illinois. Her dad was from Kenosha, WI.

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Search family trees on this and you will get an entry for James Cranney and Rose McMahon who lived in the townland of Corgary in the parish of Donaghmore beside Newry Co. Down. It would appear that they married in the 1820s.

For Susan's information.

Donaghmore parish records Edward Cranny marries Mary Hays on 29 Jan. 1844.

Children born in Donaghmore to this couple.

1844 Patrick

1846 Susan

1849 Ann Eliza

1851 Ellen

1854 William

1858 Robert

1861 Margret.

Hi my Great Grandmother was Catherine Cranney married to Patrick Mc Atamney. Patrick was killed in 1908. Shortly after this Catherine emigrated leaving my Grandmother with her paternal grandmother. I have been trying to find her we were led to believe she went to Australia but have not been successful bin finding her.