Walsh of Streamsfort, Co Galway

Walsh's in Streamsfort

Our great grandmother was Honoria Walsh from Streamsfort 

who was born in 1856 to Timothy Walsh and we think Mary O'Brien. 

She married our great grandfather, James Cloonan of Clough in 1875. She died in December 1941 and the discussion at her funeral was the happenings at Pearl Harbour. James died in 1900 aged 50 from flu, he had been at a fair in Athenry and got wet and it is believed was a contributing factor.

Their only child was John Joe Cloonan (d. 1959) who married in 1909 Julia Tarpey (d. 1968).

https://irishheraldry.blogspot.com/2018/08/tarpey-family-of-cloncagh-cloonan.html

Marriage of Timothy Walsh and Mary Brien 1842

The marriage record of who we think Honaria's parents Timothy Walsh and Mary O'Brien in January 1842 in the parish of Bullaun/Grange. 

The O'Brien was also mentioned by my mother, who recalled the story to her by her grandmother from her mother about the night of the 'big wind'.

"Oiche na Gaoithe Moire"

Honoria's mother was an O' Brien from Kilconnell who remembered "the night of of the Big Wind". The roof was blown off the house that night and she remembered going out to the barren and hiding under stones used for corn. The next morning they thought it had snowed again but it was foam from the sea.

On the evening of Saturday 5th January 1839 heavy snow fell throughout Ireland. The morning was completely calm and the sky was covered with motionless dense cloud. As the morning progressed the temperature rose well above the January average. The snow quickly melted. Unknown to all a deep depression (estimated to have been 918 Millibars at its minimum) was then forming in the north Atlantic. The rain commenced before noon in the west. At dusk the wind speeds increased, conditions got colder and alternate showers of rain and hail began to fall. By nine o'clock at night the wind had reached gale force and continued to increase. By midnight it had reached hurricane force and remained at that level until five o'clock in the morning when it reduced again to gale force

Death of Timothy Walsh in 1883

Walsh

Thomas (?) Walsh m =

died 1855

Timothy Walsh = Mary O' Brien

died 1883

Children:

1. Fr Patrick Walsh LUSMAGH

  1850 - 1901                 

https://www.offalyhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/The-Lusmagh-Herb.pdf
         

            Fr Patrick Walsh died on 4 May 1901

2. Honoria Walsh m. 1875 James Cloonan    CLOUGH                      

1852-1941   married 1875     

                                                 

  Honoria Walsh-Cloonan (1852-1941) {thanks to my cousin Jarlath for the photo}

3. Sarah Walsh m. 1879  Owen Flannery  ATTIMONMORE

b. 1860 married 13/9/1879, 

their children:        

Thomas (1883-1952), Bridget (1887), Sarah Anne (1889),

Mary Agnes (1895-1961), Margaret (1900-1922)

John Joe (1898-1973) P.P. Tynagh 1960-1973 

Patrick (1885-1971) married in 1924 Margaret (Maud) O'Brien from Turloughmore.

Flannery Gravestone at Killiomardaly

4. Thomas Walsh m. 1881 Kate O’Dea (Day/Gay)  STREAMSFORT

1845-1921 

their son                       Timothy Walsh (1884-1966)  =  1920 Margaret Creaven 

Timothy & Margaret's son Tommie Walsh died in 1994 aged 71

Headstone at Clonkeenkerrill

their younger son                       Thomas Walsh (1888-1946)  =  1931 Kathleen Kenny of Cloncah

 

Thomas Walsh died Feb 1^st 1946 age 58, his wife Kathleen Kenny died Dec 16^th 1985.

Thomas sadly died before the youngest family member, Sean was born in April.

A colourised photo of Thomas with two of his children.

(Thanks to Keith and Daryl for these)

Thomas and Kathleen's family include:

            Paddy Walsh   

            Sean (John J.) born in April 1946

            Nora born in January 1944 married to Tom Moran (New Inn) (d. 2018).

            Mary born in January 1935 married to Mattie Maher (Loughrea).

            Tommy Walsh

            Jimmy Walsh born in 1940

their daughter              Mary Anne Walsh (1882-1954)  =  1912 Martin Kenny of Cloonbennis, New Inn

Kenny Gravestone at Grange Cemetery

The family of Mary Anne & martin Kenny included:

Stephen born in 1913

Kathleen born in 1915

Bridget 1917-1985

Hanoria born in 1919

Martin 1920-1997 married to Nora d. 1998 age 75

Their family Des, Imelda, Carmel, Betty, Jean

Patrick 1922-1984

Also Also buried at Clonkeen are the sisters of Mary Anne, Thomas & Timothy  

Sarah Walsh died August 14^th 1972 age 80

Norah Walsh died January 20^th 1985 age 91

Walsh's home house then went to Tommie's first cousin on his mother's side after 1994.

Creaven Headstone at Grange 

see:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/555977884943692/user/796282763/

Jan 2 2022

The Walsh Family, Streamsfort 1911 Census     

The house built by Thomas and Kathleen when they married in 1931

                  

5. Mary Walsh unmarried, she was recorded in 1901 and 1911 at Attymon

6. Margaret Walsh = Martin Monaghan (marriage in Jan 1867)   LENAMORE

b. 1844 She died Feb 1869, 

We know Martin Monaghan married secondly to Jane Coen parents of his other children

Michael Monaghan was born in 1875

Martin's second wife, Jane died in 1882

Patrick Monaghan born 1873, he died in 1947 at Tiaquin. He married Catherine Grady in 1906

Marriage of Patrick Monaghan and Catherine Grady in 1906

Their son Martin Monaghan was born in 1910, he married in 1942 Mary Glynn

Marriage of Martin Monaghan and Mary Glynn in 1942

Glynn and Monaghan gravestone at Templemoyle

Returning finally to this later Martin's grandfather who was married twice, first to Margaret Walsh and second to Jane Coen

The only child, Mary Anne of Martin and Margaret:

Mary Anne Monaghan = Edward Murphy  Corrantarramud

born in Dec 1867          c. 1890

The Murphy Children:

Michael (1892), Thomas (1893), Martin (1895), Margaret (1896),

Patrick (1897) Edward (1902), Annie (1905), William (1907),

John (1911)

Bridget (Bridie) (b. 1909) m. Richard Kilgarriff (d. 1969) of Galway, he was born in Tuam.

 Their daughters were Kay married Frank Burke

Marie who married Brendan Keane in 1970.

Edward Murphy was recorded in the 1911 census at Clough with his grand-aunt Honoria Cloonan.