Ballycahill Cemetery – Fanning Family History

Catherine Morrissy nee Fanning c1817-1856 Co Tipperary Ireland

Catherine Morrissey nee Fanning was born about 1817 in Co Tipperary Ireland. She died in 1856 and is buried in Ballycahill Cemetery Co Tipperary. She married Daniel Morrissey in 1838 in Drom Parish.

Grave of Catherine Morrissy nee Fanning 1816-1856 Ballycahill Cemetery Co Tipperary

Catherine was the daughter of William Fannin and Hanera Cormack or Macormack. She would have been born and raised at Lissaroon.

Lissaroon, Fanning ancestral homestead and farm, Co Tipperary Ireland

Her siblings that I know of were: Michael who married Catherine Ryan and took over the farm at Lissaroon, Patrick who married Margaret Cantwell and farmed at Lisdonowley, William “Billy” who lived at Clondoty and was married to Catherine Fogarty and Mary who was married to Thomas Evaston of Clonomocogue.

Catherine Morrissey nee Fanning was married to Daniel Morrissey in Drom Parish on 22 Feb 1838. The witnesses at their wedding were Thomas Cormack and Catherine Fanning. Her address was given as Lissaroon.

Tipperary Family History Research found records of eight children all born in the parish of Loughmore or Loughmoe in Co Tipperary.

Bridget Morrissey was baptised on 17 Mar 1841 and her sponsors were Patrick and Sally Fanning.

Judy (Johanna) Morrissey was baptised on 21 May 1843 and sponsored by Michael and Judy Fanning. She married Michael Burke in Loughmore Parish in 1861.

Honora Morrissey was baptised on 26 Dec 1844. Her family address is given as Kill. Her godparents were Edmund Fogarty and Mary Fanning.

Their next child, Mary was baptised on 28 Dec 1846. The address listed is Kill. Sponsors were William and Johanna Fanning.

Catherine Morrissey was baptised on 17 April 1849. Address is Kill and Catherine MacGrath was the only sponsor.

The baptismal date for Margaret Morrissey was 11 June 1851 and the address was Kill. She was sponsored by Tom Fanning and Margaret Eviston.

Daniel Morrissey was baptised on 8 Aug 1853. His sponsors were Patrick Eagan and Judy Ryan. The home address was Kill.

William Morrissey was baptised on 22 March 1856. James Morrissey and Catherine Fanning were sponsors. Catherine died shortly after giving birth to her last child William.

I looked to see if I could find any marriage records for Daniel after Catherine died. He was left with a baby and a number of young children. In this situation the father often remarried fairly quickly. I couldn’t find any evidence of a second marriage.

Daniel Morrissey was baptised in Loughmore Parish on the 28th of August 1800. His parents were James Morrissey and Johanna Maher. His godparents were David Doyle and Margaret Fogarty.

His father James is in the Tithe Applotment Books for Kill in 1827.

On Dec 9 1845 Daniel Morrissy of Kill was listed on the Rate for the Relief of the Poor of Thurles Union for Loughmore West. Comparing this list with Griffiths Valuation it seems that Kill was an abbreviation used for the townland of Kilkillahara.

Daniel is also listed in The Poor Law Rate Books for Kill from 1845-1849.

In Griffiths Valuation Daniel Morrissey (spelled Morrissy) is listed as living in Kilkillahara in West Loughmore.:

Danial Morrissey in Grifiths Valuation for Kilkillhara Loughmore West Co Tipperary Ireland.

Lot 11 in Kilkillahara leased to Daniel Morrissy and John Ryan

I have been unable to find any marriages or death records for Daniel or any of his children. I suspect that the girls emigrated.

Just found the marriage of Judy to Michael Burke. They had one child John Burke.

There are also no Morrisseys listed in the townland of Kilkillahara in Loughmore West in the 1901 Census.

If anyone knows where they all ended up or has any more info on this Morrissey family please contact me.

Fanning Graves in Ballycahill Cemetery Co Tipperary Ireland 2011 Photos

Ballycahill Cemetery in Co Tipperary Ireland is where my earliest Fanning/Fannin ancestors are buried. These photos were taken in 2011. The cemetery is close to Thurles to the north.

These recent photos of Fanning and Fannin graves were taken in June 2011 at Ballycahill Cemetery which is close to Thurles city in North Tipperary.

Tipperary Studies has many Graveyard transcriptions on their site and they are adding more. They have Ballycahill Cemetery transcriptions. They also have a lot of other interesting genealogical documents.

Delia Cullen nee Mullany in front of the Fanning Family Graves at Ballycahill Cemetery Co Tipperary Ireland June 2011

There are more photos and information on Fanning burials in this post “Fanning Family Grave Inscriptions and Photos Co Tipperary“.

Tipperary Studies in Thurles Library has just added a list of Ballycahill Cemetery gravestone inscriptions. They have a growing number of Tipperary cemetery inscriptions as well as other family history sources on their site.

Gravestones of William Fannin died 1802 and his wife Sarah Fannin died 1817 both of Lissaroon.

William Fannin and his wife Sarah Ryan are the earliest of my Fanning ancestors I have been able to trace. There are photos of Lissaroon in North Tipperary in this post. There is more on Sarah and William Fannin in this post “Descendants of William Fannin and Sarah Ryan”.

Michael Fanning Lisaroon died 1878 Ballycahill Cemetery Co Tipperary Ireland — Graves of Michael Fanning, his wife Catherine Ryan, Thomas Fanning and his wife Hanna Bannon, Ballycahill Cemetery Co Tipperary Ireland 2011

Hanoria (Nora) Fanning was married to Edmund Deavy 18 June 1879 in Thurles Parish. His father was Patrick Deavy and mother was Anne Campion. He was born in Derry Rathdowney Co Laois in 1846. He and Hanoria had three children, two were girls and not sure about the gender of the third. Anna Maria Deavy was baptised 10 May 1880 in Rathdowney. Her godparents were Michael Campion and Bridget Fanning. All of these children are said to have emigrated to America. Edmund remarried Mary Ryan in 10 Feb 1887 in Galmoy Parish Co Kilkenny and they had a daughter Johanna born about 1889. Edmund died before 1901.

John Fanning died 1824 Ballycahill Cemetery Co Tipperary

Ballycahill Cemetery William Fannin died 1802

Ballycahill Cemetery Sarah Fannin nee Ryan died 1817

INn with the Fanning family graves John & Ellon McGrath Ballycahill Cemetery Co Tipperary — In with the Fanning family graves are the graves of John & Ellon McGrath Ballycahill Cemetery Co Tipperary

Laurence Francis Fanning Bouladuff Co Tipperary Ireland 1874-1938

Laurence Francis Fanning (1874-1938) was the son of Michael Fanning and Catherine Ryan of Lissaroon Co Tipperary Ireland. He spent considerable time in America. He married Bridget Fanning of Clondoty. They had two children. He lived in Bouladuff working as a publican and farmer until his death in 1938.

Laurence Fanning Outside his pub in Bouladuff Inch Co Tipperary Ireland c1909 use — Laurence Fanning outside his pub in Bouladuff, The Ragg, Co Tipperary Ireland. The original photo is in a restaurant now on the site of his pub.

Larry Fanning behind the bar. Not sure if Bouladuff or New York. Think more likely Bouladuff Co Tipperary.

Laurence was the son of Michael Fanning (1811-1878) and Catherine Ryan and was born at Lisaroon on 27 Oct 1874. He spent some time in America and made a number of trips back to Ireland before permanently settling in Bouladuff Co Tipperary.

Bouladuff is a village five miles from Thurles. It is also known as Inch and The Ragg. It is bounded by the Silvermine Mountains on the north west and by the Slieveardagh Hills on the southeast.

On the records at Ellis Island.org Laurence F. Fanning, aged 30, from Thurles arrived on the “Teutonic” on 25 May 1905. He was a US Citizen, occupation clerk. His final destination was 4659 State St Chicago and reason for journey was “returning home”. Port of departure was Queenstown (Cobh), Co Cork, Ireland.

At some point, Laurence returned to Ireland and then eloped with his cousin Bridget Fanning. There was such outrage that they went to America where Laurence worked as a barman.

They did return to live at Bouladuff. On the 1911 Census he is married to Bridget Fanning and has two children, Kathleen aged 2 and Michael 11 mths. He is listed as a farmer and a publican at Bouladuff near Thurles. On his son Michael’s birth record he is listed as a shopkeeper in Bouladuff. Kathleen was born in 1909 and Michael on 6 July 1910 in Bouladuff.