Photos of Fanning gravestones in Moycarkey Old and New Cemeteries Co Tipperary Ireland.
Tipperary Studies has many Graveyard transcriptions on their site and they are adding more. They have Moycarky Cemetery transcriptions. They also have a lot of other interesting genealogical documents.
Moycarky New Cemetery Ellen Fanning Ballytarsna CoTipperary IrelandMoycarky Old Cemetery Fanning-Rush of Thurles Co Tipperary IrelandMoycarky Old Cemetery Fannings of Cabra Co Tipperary Ireland
Gravestone inscription for JOHN FANNING of Cloughmartin, who died age 78, 17 Apr 1986. Brother of Elizabeth Fanning, son of Michael and Johanna Fanning and the nephew of Kate Ryan. Buried in Moycarky Old Graveyard.
Gravestone inscription for THOMAS FANNING of Skehana, died 14 Dec 1922. Husband of Margaret Fanning, father of Martin Fanning, brother of Joseph Fanning & uncle of William & John Fanning. Buried in Moycarky Old Graveyard.
Gravestone inscription for JOSEPH FANNING of Skehana, died 15 Jul 1941. Brother of Thomas Fanning. Father of William & John Fanning. Buried in Moycarky Old Graveyard.
Gravestone inscription for MARTIN FANNING of Skehana, died 7 Mar 1951. Son of Thomas & Margaret Fanning, nephew of Joseph Fanning & cousin of William & John Fanning. Buried in Moycarky Old Graveyard.
Gravestone inscription for MARGARET FANNING of Skehana, died 21 Aug 1957. wife of Thomas Fanning, mother of Martin Fanning. Buried in Moycarky Old Graveyard.
Gravestone inscription for WILLIAM FANNING of Skehana, died 4 Oct 1977. Son of Joseph Fanning, brother of John Fanning, nephew of Thomas Fanning & cousin of Martin Fanning. Buried in Moycarky Old Graveyard.
Gravestone inscription for JOHN FANNING of Skehana, died 28 Apr 1982. Son of Joseph Fanning, brother of William Fanning, nephew of Thomas Fanning & cousin of Martin Fanning. Buried in Moycarky Old Graveyard.
Moycarky Old Cemetery Hogans of Coolkip Co Tipperary Ireland
Mary Hogan nee Sheehan was Big Bill’s niece, her mother was Sally Sheehan nee Fanning.
Moycarky Old Cemetery Hogans of Coolkip Co Tipperary Ireland
Patrick T Hogan’s sister Bridget married Michael O’Sullivan of Cattaganstown. She is buried in Moyglass Cemetery. Her death was reported in the Clonmel Nationalist:
Death Notice for Bridget O’Sullivan nee Hogan in the Clonmel Nationalist 11 July 1928
Mrs Ed Fanning of Shanbally was her sister Johanna Mrs John Fanning of Clondoty Loughmore was her sister Mary. Mrs O’Donnell of Fethard would have been her aunt Johanna nee Sheehan and Mrs Fanning of Thurles was most likely her aunt Ellen nee Sheehan who was a shopkeeper and publican in Quarry St Thurles.
The Bridget Hogan who died in 1982 may well be the Bridget Hogan of Coolkip mentioned in the paper, probably the niece of the Bridget who died in 1928.
Sarah Fanning 1816-1888 born Thurles Parish,Co Tipperary Ireland and married John Sheehan 1815-1881. She lived in Quarry St Thurles Co Tipperary Ireland and worked as a grocer and publican. She was my gggrandfather’s sister.
Sarah Fanning born 1816 was my gggrandfather’s sister.
After a puzzling lack of DNA matches with a known Sheehan descendant I checked Sarah’s Baptism record and discovered the priest had placed a cross next to the entry. This usually meant the priest did not believe the father married to the mother was actually the father of this child. Sarah’s brother Patrick’s entry also had a cross.
Sarah Sheehan is buried in St Mary’s Church graveyard Thurles Co Tipperary. She and her husband John Sheehan had a grocery/pub in Quarry St Thurles.
Site of John and Sarah Sheehan nee Fanning’s Grocery Shop and Pub in Quarry St (renamed Mitchel St) Thurles Co Tipperary Ireland 2012Sarah Sheehan’s Shop in Quarry St, now Michel St, Thurles in 2018 looking worse for wear.
Quarry St was later renamed Mitchel St. Quarry St ran parallel to Pike St which was renamed Kickham St. The two streets were linked together by Lime Kiln Lane later called Ikerrin Rd. Pudding Lane also known as Jail St is now known as O’Donvan Rossa St. Quarry, where Sarah Sheehan lived, refers to a small area east of the town of Thurles. It was also known locally as The Pike.
St Mary’s Protestant Church was erected in 1820. The original entrance to the church was in Lime Kiln Lane. Both Protestant and Catholics were buried in St Mary’s graveyard.
Thurles St Mary’s Graveyard Sarah Sheehan’s GravestoneThurles St Mary’s Graveyard Sarah Sheehan’s Gravestone
Below is the inscription on the grave:
Erected by Sarah Sheehan of Thurles in memory of her beloved husband John Sheehan who died 3rd August 1881 aged 66 years. Also to the memory of their dearly beloved daughter Sarah Sheehan who died on the 31st May 1886 in the 24th year of her age sincerely regretted Here also are deposited the remains of the above Mrs Sarah Sheehan who died 10th Oct 1888 aged 72 years Also Mary Ellen Ryan nee O’Donnell died 21st Dec 1916 aged 34 years.
The Sheehan gravestone has been updated and Johanna O’Donnell nee Sheehan added.
James Dwyer was married to Ellen Sheehan, daughter of Sarah Sheehan nee Fanning, sister of William Patrick Fanning, my great great grandfather. (Sarah and Sally are used for each other.) She would have been his niece.
James Dwyer 1859-1888 Thurles Co Tipperary Ireland
James Dwyer and Ellen Sheehan were married in Thurles Parish on 23/01/1883. He was a shopkeeper and his father William a farmer. Ellen’s father John Sheehan was a shopkeeper and her address is given as Quarry St Thurles. James Dwyer lived in Main St Thurles. Witnesses were Michael Dwyer and Sarah Sheehan. James Dwyer died young of Phthisis (consumption or tuberculosis), after being ill for four months. (The death record has him being 30 at time of death.)
James Dwyer probate 1889 from The Calendar of Wills and Administration 1858-1920
A few years later Ellen married her second cousin, Tom Fanning of Clondoty, Loughmore. They were married on 1/02/1891. Thomas Fanning was a farmer and Ellen Dwyer nee Sheehan a shopkeeper at 112 Quarry St Thurles. Witnesses were Michael Fanning and Ellen’s sister, Josie Hogan.
Tom Fanning died in 1897 and is buried in Loughmore Cemetery.
Obituary for Thomas Fanning The Nationalist 18 Sept 1897 page 6
Ellen is listed on the 1901 Census at Quarry St Thurles as a grocer. She is age 45. In the household there are her nieces Sarah Hogan age 14 and at school, Josephine Hogan age 24 and a scholar and Mary O’Donnell age 20 and also a scholar. She has a son William Fanning aged 6. On the 1911 Census she is living with a servant who is a shop assistant. Ellen is described as a widow with one living child and her marriage as lasting five years.
1901 Census Quarry St Thurles Co Tipperary Ireland Ellen Fanning1911 Census Quarry St Thurles Co Tipperary Ireland Ellen Fanning
Ellen died in 1943.
Ellen Fanning nee Sheehan death Irish Press 23 Oct 1943William Fanning Quarry St Irish Examiner 10 Nov 1915William Fanning Mitchel St Thurles death notice Irish Press 30 Dec 1947William Fanning Mitchel St Thurles premises sale Irish Press 10 Jul 1948
Johanna O’Donnell nee Sheehan
Johanna was the daughter of Sally Sheehan nee Fanning. She was born in 1853 and died in Thurles in 1932. She married Thomas O’Donnell in Thurles on 8 Feb 1880.
Thomas O’Donnell Fethard 1856-1924An older Johanna O’Donnell nee Sheehan 1853-1932
James Ryan & Mary Ellen O’Donnell
Mary Ellen O’Donnell, 1881-1916, was the daughter of Thomas O’Donnell and Johanna Sheehan of Fethard. She was the granddaughter of Sally Sheehan nee Fanning. She married James Ryan, 1881-1923, on 5 Oct 1909 in Thurles.
A mystery photo. Told it was Patrick Mary O’Donnell with a Hogan cousin and his wife. Not sure exactly who the couple are but struck by the woman’s resemblance to the above O’Donnell/Sheehan women.
Obit of Bridget O’Sullivan the daughter of Thomas Hogan died age 86. She was the sister in law of Mary Sheehan daughter of Sarah Sheehan nee Fanning.
