Fahy Family of Sunhill or Sunnhill, Menlough, Co Galway
My grandmother was Mary Reilly-Bellew and her grandmother was Mary Fahy-Reilly (c. 1822-79).
Mary Fahy's father was Martin Fahy of Sunhill. My grandaunt Magaret Reilly-Noone says that Mary just had one brother named John Fahy of Sunhill. We look at John's Family after a brief look at Mary's family.
My great great grandmother, Mary Fahy married in 1854 to Michael Reilly of Guilka.
Mary Fahy-Reilly (c. 1822-79) died in 1879 aged 57
Michael Reilly m. in 1854 Mary Fahy
Mary and Michael had ten children, only two who remained in Ireland and eight went to U.S.A. The two who remained in Ireland were John Reilly who married Mary Finnerty and Mary Reilly who married Sean Costello. The marriages of these ten children are summarised as follows:
[1] Mary Reilly married in 1882 Sean Costello
[2] John Reilly married in 1890 Mary Finnerty
[3] Thomas Reilly married Cecilia Boyle
[4] James Riley (Reilly) married Mary Tiver
[5] Winifred Reilly married John Egan
[6] Michael Riley (Reilly) married Anna Tiver
[7] Kate (Catherine) Reilly married Edward O'Brien
[8] Bridget Reilly married John Stafford
[10] Margaret Reilly married Patrick Burns
The details of all the Reilly descendants are to be found at:
Mary Reilly married Sean Costello who purchased the shop at Skehana. Their son, James Costello married Mary Naughton.
Costello's Pub in Skehana, now closed.
A daughter of Mary Reilly & John Costello, Ellen, married Thomas Clancy and their daughter, Mollie died in 2018 aged 101 years (R.I.P.).
http://irishheraldry.blogspot.com/2018/10/reillys-of-guilka.html
We turn now turn to Mary Fahy's brother John Fahy, son of Martin Fahy.
John Fahy died in 1903 aged 63 years at Sunhill
John Fahy (c. 1840-1903) married 1865 Margaret Byrne (1845-1923). She was daughter of John Byrne (1803-73) of Ballagh and Mary Crehan.
Margaret Byrne-Fahy died in 1923 aged 78 years at Sunhill
The children of John Fahy & Bridget Byrne were:
[1] Martin Fahy (1866-1871) died young
[2] Mary Fahy born in 1867 and went to New Jersey. She married in 1886, Patrick Reilly and they had about ten children. Patrick was the son of Marci (in Latin, may be Mark?) and Bridget Gibbons.
Catherine Reilly
John Reilly
Delia Reilly
Mary Reilly
Helen Reilly
Thomas Reilly
Joseph Reilly
[3] Thomas Fahy (1868-1956) of Sunhill married Mary Morris
children are below
[4] Catherine Fahy born 1870, her age later differed on a US Census She married first John Lally in 1900 and second Harry Sudsbury in 1909 both in Boston
John H. Lally was son of Michael Lally and Margaret Murray, Ireland.
John died in 1906, and in 1910 census, Catherine and Harry Sudbury were listed but with no children at that stage, so perhaps Catherine did not have any children from the first marriage.
Children of Catherine and Harry were Walter and David.
[5] Martin Fahy born 1871, likely called after his older brother
[6] Bridget Fahy born 1873
[7] John Fahy (1875-1923) of Ballagh married Ellen Lawless
children are below
[8] Patrick Fahy born 1877, a member of the R.I.C.
Patrick seems to have been present at Sunhill in 1903 when his father died. He was stationed in Cork and a grand nephew remembers visiting him with his mother. He likely married a lady from Cork and then they later went to Blackpool in England. They unlikely had family. A reference from 1909 in the Examiner refers to Constable Patrick Fahy.
[9] Ellen Fahy born 1879 married Michael Dolan of Ryehill, Monivea
children are below
Their sister Bridget Fahy, and brother, Martin Fahy also went to the U.S.A. and likely settled around New York New Jersey or Boston
I would be grateful to hear from any U.S. cousins, at
secretaryclahs@gmail.com
thanks.
[3] Thomas Fahy (1868-1956) of Sunhill married Mary Morris (1880-1966) in 1904.
She was from Mullaghmore.
Their children:
[i] Margaret (Aggie) Fahy b. 1904 m. Frank McMahon, Scarriff, Co Clare, no family
[ii] Teresa Fahy b. 1906 m. Anthony Lynam, Roscrea - 4 children
[iii] Ellen (Nellie) Fahy b. 1907-1995 m. James Murphy of Derrylissane, Menlough,
5 children including John who now lives in Galway married to Peggy.
I'm indebted to John for much help and enjoyable conversation in connection with the Fahy family history.
(iv) Mary (Bibby) Fahy 1910-2000 married Tim Devaney, Menlough 7 Children
(v) John (Sonny) Fahy Sunhill, 1911-1967 married Kathleen Laheen (born 1918) 9 Children
Kathleen Laheen-Fahy celebrates 100 years, May 2018 along with her family.
Mrs Fahy died peacefully on 29th October, surrounded by all her family at home in her 102nd year after a brief illness.
May she rest in Peace.
(vi) Patrick Fahy Vermount 1915-2001 married Bridget Laheen, sister of Kathleen, 8 children
(vii) Bridget Fahy b. 1914 married John Gardner, Knockbrack, Athenry, 2 children
(viii) Thomas Fahy 1920-2008 m Heather Lowden, Ivybridge, Devon, no family
(ix) Kathleen Fahy 1922-2003 m. John Bannerton, Mountbellew, 12 children.
including Helen Thompson (Menlough) and the late Triona Kenny (d. 1998),
Triona and her husband Des ran the pub in Castleblakeney.
Thompson's Pub, Menlough
(x) Gerard Fahy 1923-2006 married Brenda Bartrup, Brighton, 1 son.
[3] Thomas Fahy & Mary Morris on the Fahy Headstone at Menlough
The children of John Fahy & Bridget Byrne continued ...
[7] John Fahy (1875-1923) of Ballagh married Ellen Lawless (1880-1923) their children:
(i) Margaret Fahy 1903-4
(ii) Nora Fahy 1906-37
(iii) Michael Fahy (1908-78) single
(iv) Ellen Fahy b. 1911
(v) Bridget Fahy died young
(vi) Mary Fahy b. 1905 married James Flynn, Menloughbeg 9 Children
among their family are
Moira Flynn m. Martin Devilly, Glasslough, Moylough
Kathleen Flynn (died 1976) married Tom Kitt, Lehenagh
{She was my neighbour, a kind lady}
Pat Flynn, Menloughbeg, his son runs the pub
Flynn's Pub Menlough
(vii) John (Jack) Fahy 1915-82 of Ballagh, married to Maureen Rohan, 9 children
(viii) Martin Fahy, Skehana, married Julia Grady 9 children
[7] John Fahy & Ellen Lawless, on the Lawless Headstone at Killoscobe
The children of John Fahy & Bridget Byrne continued ...
[9] Ellen Fahy born 1879 married in 1907 Michael Dolan of Ryehill, Monivea
Their 11 children:
(i) Margaret (Aggie) Dolan 1908-1998 m. 1931 Bernard Ryan, Montpelier, Athenry, 6 children
(ii) Michael Joe Dolan 1909-1980 m. Nora Kelly, Camerlissakill, Monivea, 5 children
(iii) Mary Dolan 1910-1996 m. 1935 Vincent (John?) Canney, Tuam, 3 children
(iv) John Dolan 1912-1991 m. Elizabeth Leonard, Bray, Co Wicklow, 9 children
(v) Laurence Dolan 1913-93 m. Maureen Whelan, England, 9 children
(vi) Bridget Dolan 1914-1988 m. 1940 John O'Shaughnessy, Larasel, Ballyglunin 5 children
(vii) Thomas Dolan 1915-96 m. Catherine Taggart, Dungarven, Co Waterford, 5 children
(viii) Gerard b. 1917 d. young
(ix) Patrick Dolan 1918-68 single
(x) Martin Dolan b. 1920 m. Nell Loftus Ryehill, 8 children
(xi) Eileen Dolan 1924-94 m. Anthony Quinn, Athenry 5 children
[9] Headstone of Ellen Fahy b. 1879 & Michael Dolan & son Paddy at Tober Padraig
For further Reilly Information please see:
For further Laheen Information please see:
Fahy-Reilly DNA Chart
Further information on how the DNA numbers work can be found at the bottom of the Laheen Page.
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