Irish ancestors

[Trish0930]

Hi, I have been trying to help my mother trace her ancestors from Ireland, but it's been really difficult. My grandmother, Anne McCarthy, was born in 1881 in County Clare, Ireland and I believe that her father's name was James and her mother's name was Anne Sheedy.  That's as far back as I can go on my my mother's mother's side. On my mother's father's side, my great grandfather was Simon Hehir, who died in 1889 and his father's name was Martin. His mother's name may have been Ellen Casey.  My great grandmother's name was Ellen McMahon and she died in 1928.  Her father's name was Michael and her mother's name was Bridgit Casey.  Does anyone know anything about any of these families?  Thank you!

[aghadowey]

Here's a start-

Children of with parents named James McCarthy & Anne Sheedy-
- Patrick (1873) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FPBG-9Y9
- John Joseph (1874) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FP98-G49
        marriage (1903 Brookline, Mass.) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N441-TXM
        death (1921 Providence, RI) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F84C-YRH
- Thomas (1876) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGFT-X35
        and a marriage (1902 Boston, Mass.) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N4QY-FJQ
- Mary (1877) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FPQK-GX3
- Annie (c1882) m.(1913 Boston) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N462-DBC
- Delia (c1884) m.(1912 Boston) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N467-726
- Margaret m.(1890 NY) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FDBW-6SH

[Manchester Rambler]

If you haven't already done so, a good way to make surname connections with other members is to enter your surname interests in the Surname Interests Table (SIT), and to check there whether others are researching these names. 

This can be found at http://surname.rootschat.com/ , there is a link to it under "Your Tools" at the bottom of each Rootschat page.

The more people who enter their surnames, the more chance there will be of making a connection!

In the meantime, I will move this thread to the Ireland board