David Sheahan

Agnes Cashel.
Photo in Limerick. See full size.

David Sheahan,
he is listed as shopkeeper (his father's business), living Buttevant, NC Co.Cork, at mar,
mar 1870 to Agnes Cashel [bapt 21 Sept 1838],
apparently he was involved in running of Limerick Mental Hospital,
they went to England,
children grew up England,
their children stayed very much in contact with their 1st cousin Agnes O'Mara and her family, Eithne O'Mara recalled the unmarried Sheahan daughters as ending up rather dependent on their Cashel / O'Mara relations,
had issue:

Cis Sheahan [Mary Agnes], born 1874,
housekeeper, 39 Parnell Square (formerly Rutland Square), Dublin,
died unmarried, 36 Eccles St, Dublin, 16th July 1925, age 51 yrs [grave, Glasnevin].
Elizabeth Sheahan [Elizabeth C., Bessie, Bess, "Bee"], born 1876,
worked in England,
after WW2 she came to her 1st cousin Agnes O'Mara's house in Killiney, Co.Dublin and stayed on,
she outlived her cousin Agnes, who died at Killiney in 1958,
Bee was confined to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Rochestown Ave, Dun Laoghaire, at time of death,
died unmarried, 6th [mass card] or 7th [grave] Mar 1960, age 84 yrs,
bur with her cousin Agnes in Glasnevin.
Agnes Sheahan [Agnes Gertrude, "Ag", "Agg", "Aggie"],
worked in big London store, poss. Selfridges,
came home when retired,
also lived with the O'Mara's at Killiney,
died unmarried, 8th May 1964 [mass card], bur Glasnevin.
There is poss. some Sheahan connection with the von Trapp family, poss. one of them went over as a governess.
George Sheahan, "lost".
David Sheahan, went to America, disappeared,
going off to gold fields, "When I come back I'll be either rich or I'll be dead", never heard of again,
wrote to his 1st cousin "Aunt Katty" (Riordan), said was going to Alaska (where their uncle lived).

Elizabeth Sheahan ("Bee").
(Left) From mass card.
(Right) Pre-1948. From this picture.

Elizabeth Sheahan ("Bee") with Nuala Duggan.
See full size.

Ag Sheahan, Killiney, 1927. See full size.

Elizabeth Sheahan ("Bee") on the grave of her 1st cousin Agnes O'Mara (née Cashel), Glasnevin.
In later years she had lived with Agnes and her family.
Photo 2006. See full size and original.
Photo courtesy of Richard Humphreys.

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