THE O
MAHONY SOCIETY
Genealogy Queries &
Postings
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As a service to O’Mahony Society members, we publish their genealogy
queries and postings with email addresses in hopes they will be contacted by
others seeking or providing similar information. They are listed in order of
the member name with all member names and any Mahony/Mahoney names in bold.
Members wishing to add, edit or delete a posting should email webmaster James Castellan.
James Castellan (jameswcastellan@comcast.net)
welcomes contact with family and researchers of the extended John O’MAHONY family of
Ballydague near Ballyhooly, Co. Cork,
circa 1800. In 1860s grandson Patrick
went to Australia and later
married and settled in New
Zealand. Grandson Edmond/Edward married Kate (nee McAuliffe) Mulcahy in 1880 and
farmed in Ballinaglough West near Whitecross, Co. Cork. Edmond’s son Bartholomew, my grandfather, went to the US in 1912 and settled in
Highwood near Chicago, IL, and Edmond’s daughter Catherine/Kate went to the US in 1909 and settled in Yonkers, NY,
marrying Patrick J. Byrnes. See family tree posted at:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=jameswcastellan&recno=119
Jean
Mahoney Eustis’ (je301@aol.com) Mahoney line is from Prescott, Ontario.
Grandpre, Alexandra (Sandy) (grandpre@adelphia.net) Great
Grandmother was Catherine Mahony,
born 12/23/1820, who was married to John McCarthy of Prescott, Ontario.
Kathleen Jones (KJJones1@aol.com) of Southfield,
Michigan, is looking for any information
regarding Mort Mahoney, wife Sarah
McInnis (sp.) of Farrelton,
Quebec. Arrived in Quebec approximately
1850.
Barbara Mahoney (mahon@rcn.com) of Wakefield,
MA, is looking for information on Philip Mahoney, born before 1838, who
lived in Coornacaragh, Gleninchiguyn, Tuosist, Co. Kerry, Ireland.
Was Philip the son of Timothy Mahoney
who leased part of a mountain in Dromaclaurig from the Marquis of Lansdowne.
Was Philip brother to Timothy, who married Mary Shea, and Denis?
Bill Mahoney (bill@ladytek.com)
believes he is the great-grandson of John O'Mahony (1855-1936) of
Ballyloughran, County
Kerry. John was
married to Johanna (Kennedy) (d. 1924). John and
Johanna had nine children, Edmund (Edward?) (1874), Ann (1876), Mary (1878),
Catherine (1881), Ellen (1883), Margaret (1885), John (1887), Delia (1890) and
Bridget “Bridie” (1894). Edward (Edmund?) Mahoney came
through Ellis Island on April 24, 1900 and settled in Waterbury, Connecticut.
In 1903, Edward married Mary Lynch who also immigrated in 1900 from County Kerry.
Mary’s parents were Daniel Lynch and Margaret (Murray)of County
Kerry. Edward and
Mary had seven children: Helen, Johnny, Danny, Mae, Margaret (Peggy),
Eddie and Frank.
Brian Mahoney (BMaho6654@aol.com) is interested in Mahoney's from Kerry region in Ireland.
I've been communicating with others around the world seeking information
related to the Mahony surname.
Brian J. Mahoney (Mahoneybrianj@aol.com) of Leicester,
NC, is the Great Grandson of James F.
Mahoney of Brooklyn, NY, born 1865 and Great-Great Grandson of Timothy Mahoney (1841-1921) and Ellen (1835-1910) who were born in
Ireland, came over between 1841-66, and lived and died in the New York City
area. Brian is looking for any info on Timothy or his children Ellen (1869-1946), Eugene (1872-1937), or Timothy
Jr. (1880 1937).
David Mahoney (DJMahony@aol.com) has information on and is
interested in research on other Mahonys,
especially those from Kilworth,
Ireland.
Mahoney, Francis and Kathy (mahoney@mahoney-estate.com) Francis
is a first generation American whose parents came over from Cork in the early 1920’s.
Francis’ parents met and married in San
Francisco. (Website Carneros Creek Winery)
Mahoney, Fr. James M (jmm92@comcast.net)
is a Priest of the Archdiocese of Boston and
Pastor of Saint Bridget Parish and School in Abington,
MA, as well as Saint
Patrick Cemetery
in Rockland, MA. His family comes from Lowell, MA,
for three generations. Before then, from Co. Cork,
Dublin and Waterford,
Ireland.
Katherine Mahoney (rainbow28@earthlink.net) is looking
for information on her Father, Harry
James Mahoney, born June 1 1897, died Sept 3, 1953. Had one brother Daniel and two sisters Mary & Catherine. Mary was a government worker in Wash.,
D.C. and Catherine lived in Va.
and had a son named Tom. They may have had more children.
Mahoney, Michael A. (mmahoney@brittenford.com )
gggg-grandfather, James Mahoney of County Cork,
settled in Wilkinson County,
Mississippi in the 1820's. There
he married Rebecca Phipps, purchased
320 acres from President Andrew Jackson and began a plantation farm. His sons
both fought in the 21st MS Infantry Regiment; one was killed in action. Most of
my family has remained in Mississippi in the
years since, living in Natchez and in Vicksburg.
Mary McCarthy Simpson
(mary@msimpson.demon.co.uk) of Dorset, England,
is the gggranddaughter of Charles
MAHONEY and Bridget Rahilly/Reilly, who farmed in Knockagallane, parish of Kilmoe,
Co. Cork, and
the ggranddaughter of their son Denis
Mahoney. Denis was born 1846-50
and had siblings Charles, Mary, and Johanna. Denis went to London just before 1870
and had a daughter Johanna, my
grandmother. Denis’ sister Johanna appears in the 1901
Knockagallane, Crookhaven, census as wife of a farmer (not listed) with son
Charley, age 21, and daughter Kate, age 22.
Mahoney, Stephen (sjm@mbay.net) is a composer/performer and has
released a CD entitled “For The Changing Of The Leaves.” The music
is adult contemporary and all original. He offers this CD album to members of
The O’Mahony Society at a 20% discount.
Mahoney,
Stephen (stephen.mahoney@verizon.net) is
interested in the following Mahoney families from Maryland: The father’s name of his
ancestor John Smith Mahoney b~1760 who married Elizabeth Moore ~1785. The names
of the sons of John Smith Mahoney b~1730 who lived in St. Mary's County, MD.
The sons of Dennis Mahoney b~1685 who also lived in St. Mary's County, MD, and
Dennis’ parents Timothy Mahoney and Elizabeth Smith who married ~1685.
Virginia Mahoney (vmahon@juno.com) is seeking family of Joanna Mahony Hogan, daughter of James Mahony and Catherine McNamara born 1830-32 in Ireland. Possible sister or cousin
of Edward Mahony born 1835 in Ireland.
Emigrated in 1837 according to 1900 US Census. A possible area location
for Edward was Lockport NY in 1850. Listed in 1871 Census in
Goderich, Huron Co. Ontario,
Canada. Both in
Minnesota in
1875. Some connection to Brooklin, Ontario, just east of Toronto. Have land information in Canada and Ireland
from Boston
newspaper column "Search for Missing Friends.” Edward’s
brother Daniel wanted to contact
them. The last time he knew of them 1850-51. Daniel gave their arrival location as Toronto. Origin in Cork:
Fanlobbus Civil Parish, Moreagh Townland, Dunmanway Poor Law Union,
Carbery East W.D. Barony. Family lore: Daniel
was coming to join them in Minnesota, in Chicago area he sold into
the Civil War for someone, lost a leg. He never arrived as far as we know. Also interested in finding information on
descendents of James Mahony born
1792, wife Nancy (Ann) born 1794.
Children: Denis born 1810, James born 1812, Julia born 1815, Nancy
born 1819, Daniel born 1820 and Jeremiah born 1824. Their Ireland site is
listed as Knockacapell, Kerry. Emigrants to Canada in 1825 with Peter Robinson
Emigration with over 400 others. Have information on two other Mahony families
headed by Henry and William with land information in Ireland and Ontario.
Séamus Shortall (rapidresults2006@shortall.info)
is co-author with Maria Spasova of the Bulgarian/Irish Association of the book
'Pierce O Mahony' an Irishman in Bulgaria.
He is interested in learning new details of the life of Pierce Charles de Lacy O Mahony (1850-1930) and also of the lives
and decendants of the orphans of the St. Patrick orphanage in Sofia, Bulgaria,
which closed in 1915.
Tanner, Margaret Oudsema (oudsemam@aol.com) is the great granddaughter of John
& Julia Harris Mahoney. They arrived in NYC June 20, 1847 on the maiden
voyage of the Irish Bark “Free Trader” having departed Cobh about May 15, 1847.
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