http://www.independent.ie/national-news ... 26630.html
There appears to have been only one Deenihan family in Kilrush (or anywhere in Clare, for that matter).
The family appear in the transcription of the 1901 census as Deehan at
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/p ... t/1082254/
and in 1911 as Denihan at
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/p ... et/364157/
Here is a brief summary:
Maurice Denihan, d. Bef 1901, m. 1883 Kilrush Q3 v.4 p.132 Dora(h) Griffin, 40 in 1901, 56 in 1911, d. 1923 Q2 aged 64 (daughter of Mary Griffin, a widow aged 80 in 1901).
They had the following children:
- Judith (Julia) chr. Kilrush 20 Dec 1883, 17 in 1901
- John chr. Kilrush 21 Jan 1885, 16 in 1901, Leading Seaman, Royal Navy, WWI (see http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclar ... e_list.htm)
- Thomas chr. Kilrush 19 Oct 1886, 14 in 1901, 23 and married in 1911, presumably the Thomas from Kilrush who died at Gallipoli
- Maurice jr. chr. Kilrush 18 May 1888, 12 in 1901, 21 in 1911, d. 1914 Q4 aged 24
- Edmond chr. Kilrush 4 May 1890, d. 1891 Q1 aged 0
- Richard chr. Kilrush 24 Mar 1891, 10 in 1901, 19 in 1911
- Catherine chr. Kilrush 27 Jun 1893, 8 in 1901, 18 in 1911
Thomas's marriage was registered in 1910 Kilrush Q4 v.4 p.127. The following marriages are on the same page:Dinihan Thos Pte Burton Street Kilrush Army R M F Killed in action in France
- Patrick Blake D.M.P. m. 19 Apr 1908 Margaret Breene (This is a very late registration of a marriage to which I have referred on another thread here: http://www.ourlibrary.ca/phpbb2/viewtop ... f=1&t=2924 )
- Michael Houlihan D.M.P. m. Henrietta Kelly/O'Kelly
- Thomas Deenihan m. Mary Scanlan
- Patrick Hayes m. Delia Galvin
Thomas Deenihan and Mary Scanlan probably had three children, born as follows:
- Susanna Deenihan Oct-Nov-Dec 1910 Kilrush
- Mary Deenihan Oct-Nov-Dec 1911 Kilrush
- Thomas Deenihan Jan-Feb-Mar 1914 Kilrush
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/p ... ce/364854/
The CWGC entry for Thomas Deenihan at
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casua ... ,%20THOMAS
has no family details.
I suspect that Dora Griffin may have been Maurice Deenihan's second wife, something that could be easily confirmed by ordering a photocopy of the civil record of the marriage (oh, to have those available online!). There was an earlier marriage of a Maurice Deenihan further west ...
Murray Ginnane's transcript of the Carrigaholt marriage register at
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclar ... ptions.htm
includes:
The marriage is registered in Kilrush in 1871 v.4 p.459 as between Maurice Dunne and Catharine Brennan.[All three marriages may have been on December 30th 1870]
MAURICE DIM from Moneen, (as Mooneen)
married to KATE BRENNAN from KILTRELLIG
Witnesses: as Jas, James KEATING & BRIDGET BRADLEY
Revd Fr D Smyth [in the Minister’s column.]
This couple had at least three children:
- Transcribed by Murray Ginnane from the baptismal register as:
JANUARY 14th 1872 BRIDGET DUNNE from MOVEEN ? / Moneen
MAURICE DUNNE & KATE BRENNAN
KATE BRENNAN IWM = Mahon ???
but from civil records at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FP1H-8YD as
name: Bridget Denihan
gender: Female
baptism/christening place: CARRIGAHOLT, CLARE, IRE
birth date: 17 Jan 1872
birthplace: Carrigaholt, Clare, Ire
father's name: Maurice Denihan
mother's name: Catharine Brennan
indexing project (batch) number: C70254-3
system origin: Ireland-VR
source film number: 255845 - Transcribed by Murray Ginnane from the baptismal register as:
APRIL 22nd 1877 BARTHOLOMEW Dremlian from MONEEN / Moveen ???
MAURICE Dremlian ?? & KATE BRENNAN
BRIDGET Dremlian ??? Rev M Corry C.C.
but from civil records at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGD3-VQX as
name: Batt Dernihan
gender: Male
birth date: 05 Mar 1877
birthplace: Clare, Ireland
father's name: Maurice Dernihan
father's birthplace: Moveen
mother's name: Kate Dernihan Brennan
indexing project (batch) number: C00528-9
system origin: Ireland-EASy
source film number: 255983 - Transcribed from civil records at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGDD-LHJ as
name: Michael Denehan
gender: Male
birth date: 22 Jul 1878
birthplace: Moneen, Clare, Ireland
father's name: Maurice Denehan
mother's name: Kate Brennan Denehan
indexing project (batch) number: C00555-6
system origin: Ireland-EASy
source film number: 256012
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