McKeons from Cloone

[mfjcase]

My ggf Patrick McKeon (McEwan/McKeown, and other variations) was born in Cloone/Clun Leitrim around 1856 (the town has been confirmed via his life insurance application in Massachusetts). Oddly, he listed Roscommon as his place of birth when he reported the birth of one of his children, but other documents point to Leitrim. They might have lived near the border and moved or his family might have moved after he left. Patrick's father was Michael McKeon and his mother was Catherine Dignan/Duignan. I believe Patrick had 4 siblings: James, John, Anna, and Carol (possibly a Michael as well). Patrick moved to Edinburgh, married my ggm Ann Coyne and moved to Boston around 1881.

There were several McKeons in his neighborhood in Massachusetts who were relatives, but it's unclear how they were related. A Daniel McKeon (b. 1840, Leitrim) had several children that were involved with Patrick's family, and Daniel's father was named Harry/Henry. I believe Patrick and Daniel were either cousins or half-siblings. I have several relatively close DNA matches (2nd and 3rd cousins) but no names match our ggps, so there could have been a death and remarriage somewhere along the line. Any info would be appreciated.

[gaffy]

There is the following baptismal entry in the registers of Cloone-Conmaicne RC parish for a son Patrick baptised on 10 May 1852 for parents Michael McKeon and Catherine Duignan (left page, 3rd entry up from bottom):

https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632400#page/96/mode/1up

The location name looks like 'Anaughbranahan' and the sponsors look like Patrick McKeon and Anna Gourley?/Gormley?  The whereabouts of the location is stumping me for the moment,  I notice it crops up in other baptisms for this couple, spelt the same or similarly, eg. as 'Anaugbranahan' in the following example, the entry for the couple's daughter Ann(a/e) baptised on 7 September 1856 (top of left page):

https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632400#page/112/mode/1up

The closest I could find was a townland called Annaghbradican in the civil parish of Kiltoghert, but I'm not overly happy with that. Griffiths Valuation shows several Michael McKeons in the ball park (Cloone and Kiltoghert civil parishes), but nothing like the location in the baptismal records. Maybe fresh eyes will tie it down.


Edited to add:  Here's another example of the location from the Cloone-Conmaicne registers, it's the entry for a son Michael baptised on 20 November 1850, this time the location is at the end of the line... 'Anaughbranahan' (right page, 2nd entry down):

https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632400#page/91/mode/1up

[gaffy]

The following looks like the marriage of Patrick's parents in the Mohill RC parish registers, on 15 February 1843, (left page, 8th entry down), no location, just the names of the groom, bride and two witnesses:

https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632448#page/158/mode/1up

[heywood]

With reference to ‘Carol’ born 1857.
Is the baptism register written in Latin? I would think this would be Charles.

[gaffy]

Agreed, probably 'Carolus" or an abbreviation of same.

[Sinann]

There is a death notice for a Sarah O'Donnell in 1954 at her residence Annaghbranahan, Cloone. her brother was Tom, living in Mohanagh, maybe follow her back to find the place.
Her cert, she was 75.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1954/04449/4164208.pdf
Possible for 1911
http://census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Leitrim/Cloone/Drumharkan_Glebe/659008/

Don't think you can post direct links from GeoHive https://webapps.geohive.ie/mapviewer/index.html
on the 6in first edition in the townland of Drumharkan Glebe there is a group of buildings/houses with the name Annaghbrannaghan.

[gaffy]

Brilliant, that was doing my head in, Drumharkan Glebe looks right on the money, Griffith's Valuation shows a Michael 'McOwen' leasing a couple of acres there, in the entry above him, a Patrick 'McOwen' is also leasing 2 acres. I also see a Henry Gormley there, which suggests that the uncertain sponsor's surname in Patrick McKeon's 1852 baptismal record at reply #1 is probably Gormley.

Drumharkan Glebe:
https://www.townlands.ie/leitrim/mohill/cloone/cloone/drumharkan-glebe/

[heywood]

Ancestry has Tithe Applotment Books 1805-1837. I can’t find the record elsewhere. There is no image.

Henry McKeen
Residence date 1834
Annaghbranahan Glebe, Cloone, Leitrim

[Kiltaglassan]

Great find, Sinann

...on the 6in first edition in the townland of Drumharkan Glebe there is a group of buildings/houses with the name Annaghbrannaghan.

From OSi National Townland and Historical Map Viewer https://osi.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=bc56a1cf08844a2aa2609aa92e89497e
MapGenie 6 Inch First Edition (in Colour)

Annaghbrannaghan
https://arcg.is/0j0nDm0