Phelan Gaffney of Boley (near Shanahoe) Laois

[PJB]

Looking for any information on my recently discovered Phelans, they lived in Boley near Shanahoe Laois

Parents

Michael Phelan
Catherine Gaffney

Phelan Children

William born 1868
Michael born 1870
Catherine born 1872 married John Nolan moved to Dublin
Margaret Born 1875 married Patrick Butler moved to Dublin
Bridget born 1881 twins
Nannie born 1881 twins

There may be further children I am still researching the family, there also seems to be a link to a family called Kinnerney.

Regards

Peter

[gortonboy]

hi,,have you found any of these people in the irish 1901/1911 census? 

[PJB]

I searched the Irish 1901 and the 1911 census but I think they are gone from Boley by that time

 There is one Phelan family in the 1901 census that nearly matches my Phelans

The fathers name is correct
The mother is correct
The oldest son is correct

the father, who is 93 in 1901 census, has 22 and 26 year old daughters, both of the who's christian names I don't recognise, I just may not have found these girls in the records yet.

There were quite a few Phelan's in Boley in earlier times according the Griffiths Valuation.

I read the other day that there were only around 100 christian names used in Ireland, when you combine that in a place like Laois where every other person is a Phelan or a Delaney etc finding the right person is difficult

[Jack2227]

William Phelan-b.1868 is in the Irish Civil Register, with parents, Michael & Catherine Gafney,

Perhaps some others are there also, if born after 1864.

http://www.familysearch.org/#form=advanced-records

Jack

[PJB]

Jack

I've been through Family search, see the first post, and already have the birth certs for William and Margaret I suspect that there maybe other children, or perhaps the Twins born in 1881 put a stop to all that

Michael Phelan
Catherine Gaffney

Phelan Children

William born 1868
Michael born 1870
Catherine born 1872 married John Nolan moved to Dublin
Margaret Born 1875 married Patrick Butler moved to Dublin
Bridget born 1881 twins
Nannie born 1881 twins

[Jack2227]

The below Phelan headstones are in Shanakill cemetery Lower Boley Abbeyleix, and may not be your line, but.....

Honor Phelan; March 1747 (69)

William Phelan; 30/5/1973 (Boley)

Phelan family & Breen babies (Shanahoe)

William Phelan; 3/11/1912
Margaret (w); 5/5/1944

James Phelan; 13/2/1893 (70) Clontyglass
Catherine; 5/5/1911 (82)
Fitzpatrick Catherine; 26/11/1888 (24) sis-in-law
Kilbride Catherine; 4/4/1908 (45) sis-in-law
James Phelan; 10/10/1914 (57)

Michael Phelan; 30/7/1948 Kileaney
Patrick/Bridget; parents
Bridget; sis-in-law
Cullen Larry; bro-in-law

Denis Phelan; 2/1/1970 (86) Stradbally, late Glenbower Mountrath

Slyvester Phelan; 15/1/1913 (76) Crannah
Julia (w); 29/9/1935 (92) (nee Campion)
Slyvester (son); 14/3/1947 (68)
Mary (w); 25/4/1951 (74) (nee Maher)

Roger Phelan; 1743.
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Jack

[PJB]

Jack

Thanks for the information this is the second time you've hepled me out you gave me some Delaney info in the Y-IRL forum


Cheers Peter

[PJB]

Looking for any information on a Catherine Gaffney probably born around 1848 she married a  Michael Phelan and lived in Boley, Laois they had


Moderator note : Merged with existing topic

[shanew147]

another possible child for Michael & Catherine located using the free index with a parent match on RootsIreland pay-website - an Eliza or Elizabeth baptised in 1865 in Abbeyleix RC parish. There also appears to be civil birth transcript for her. The date means that her parents could possibly have married before the start of civil registration of RC marriages.

The extracted civil records on FamilySearch are not complete so gaps are to be expected, and they only cover up to 1880 or 1881, so there could also be children after the twins.