Paternal grandmother's parents Sheehan and Barry

Dear Andi, I am a little confused... can you let us know what you are looking for? Do you have a townland of origin?

Looking forward to helping if I can.

Martine

Hello Martine,

According to my great grandfather, Daniel Sheehan's naturalization record; he was from County Limerick.  I have no exact town origin, and I have no idea whether all of this information is true.  There are many different birthdates for him on many legal documents. 

My great grandmother's origins in Ireland is unknown; she had no naturalization record that I know of.

There are no marriage records for them in White Plains, New York, so I don's have more information on them. 

My grandmother's name was Mary; who was born in NY.  I also don't know if her baptism sponsor was a relative?  Her name was Bridget Moran.        

I have also not been able to find a passenger list for my great grandmother in 1888. 

Maybe, you could also check parishes on the border of Co. Limerick, for their birth records and families? 

Thank you.  I appreciate your desire to help me. 

- Andi

Dear Andi, the map enclosed shows you the civil parishees which border Limerick http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/civparlist.html

You can then go to the church website at and search using the placenames like this http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/search.jsp?namefm=&namel=&exact=&name2fm=&name2l=&location=Duagh&dd=&mm=&yy=&diocese=KERRY+(RC)&parish=&century=&decade=&sort=&pageSize=100&ddB=&mmB=&yyB=&ddM=&mmM=&yyM=&ddD=&mmD=&yyD=&locationB=&locationM=&locationD=&member0=&member1=&member2=&member3=&member4=&member5=&member6=&member7=&member8=&member9=&namef0=&namef1=&namef2=&namef3=&namef4=&namef5=&namef6=&namef7=&namef8=&namef9=&namel0=&namel1=&namel2=&namel3=&namel4=&namel5=&namel6=&namel7=&namel8=&namel9=&keyword=&submit=Search

If you then add the name of the person for whom you are searching you can match the details against what you already know.

I know that this is painstaking work but by a process of elimination you may be able to find a connection.

Have you also posted your information on the Limerick boards since that is the clearest direction that you have?

Martine

Dear Andi, the map enclosed shows you the civil parishees which border Limerick http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/civparlist.html

You can then go to the church website at and search using the placenames like this http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/search.jsp?namefm=&namel=&exact=&name2fm=&name2l=&location=Duagh&dd=&mm=&yy=&diocese=KERRY+(RC)&parish=&century=&decade=&sort=&pageSize=100&ddB=&mmB=&yyB=&ddM=&mmM=&yyM=&ddD=&mmD=&yyD=&locationB=&locationM=&locationD=&member0=&member1=&member2=&member3=&member4=&member5=&member6=&member7=&member8=&member9=&namef0=&namef1=&namef2=&namef3=&namef4=&namef5=&namef6=&namef7=&namef8=&namef9=&namel0=&namel1=&namel2=&namel3=&namel4=&namel5=&namel6=&namel7=&namel8=&namel9=&keyword=&submit=Search

If you then add the name of the person for whom you are searching you can match the details against what you already know.

I know that this is painstaking work but by a process of elimination you may be able to find a connection.

Have you also posted your information on the Limerick boards since that is the clearest direction that you have?

Martine