Hello
My great grandparents were Dominick Sharkey and Mary Healy of of Cloonfad. My grandfather was Patrick Sharkey who married Madge Callaghan around 1906 in the village church.
Patrick was the second child and first born son of Dominick and Mary. Dominick Sharkey was my grandfather's younger brother. He was a stone mason, according to a brief history written by my aunt. He lived for a time with my grandparents and their children, including my mother, in the Oranges in New Jersey.
I don't have a lot of information. I haven't done research. But I have seen your posts. My aunt wrote they were from Cloonfad and Tibohine. But according to Google maps, those two villages are some 7 kilometers apart.
So it seems that your grandmother married my grand uncle...yes?
We visited who I believe was your Aunt Evelyn (Gilligan) for a couple of hours 12 years ago on a trip to Ireland.
Evelyn told us that her mother and my maternal grandmother were best friends.
Evelyn told us both of my grandparents lived on their parent's farms across from each other, just up the hill, on the lane from her home
By any chance, in your research have you come across the names of my maternal great grandparents -- the parents of Margaret (Madge) Callaghan?
Thanks for any help you can share.
Bob