My ancestors - O'Rahilly - Contents
Morgan O'Rahilly
Morgan O'Rahilly,
Murtagh, born est c.1680,
of Raheen, Kilcummin parish, Co.Kerry (see map),
he is poss "Morrough O'Rahilly" of Annaghilymore [neighbouring townland, Aghadoe parish], "the mensal land of Mac Carthy More", named as a farmer with wife and children, Exchequer Bill, O'Rahilly v Bevill, filed 26th May 1701,
mar Julia O'Donoghue "Mourney",
[King] says he mar dau of Donal O'Sullivan of Meentogues, but think this is swapped with next generation,
think she is NOT Mary, Rev. Florence's parents are listed as "Morganus Rahilly and Julia O'Donoghue, par Sancti Cumini" (Kilcummin parish),
had issue:
- Dónall 'ac Murchadha ó Rathaille, poet,
Domnall Ac Murchadha, ('ac short for Mac), Dónall mac Murchadha ("Daniel son of Morgan"), Donal O'Rahilly,
of Raheen, Kilcummin parish,
had big farm at Raheen and a stage house - all the traffic from Killarney to Kanturk used go that way in those days [Julia Sheehan], along what are now just minor roads, (todo) any records of stage house?,
also said to have held Lisbaby (Lisbabe, Aghadoe par, Co.Kerry, see map), "he had the whole of Lisbaby to himself", think renting from Mac Carthy, "Lisbaby was one of the ploughlands that belonged to Eoghan Mac Carthy",
he may be "Daniel Rahily" of Lisbaby, who wit the will of Eoghan Mac Carthy of Lisnagaun (Headfort, nr Lisbaby, Aghadoe par, see map), 6th Nov 1724,
poet, author of Cois Brice ("Beside the Bric", refers to River Bric or Brick, which runs past Lixnaw town, NW Co.Kerry, see map), and other verses,
he is said to have erected the memorial slab in the nave of the church at Muckross Abbey,
died without issue, c.1784 [Fitzelle, 1986],
"buried in Muckross in the grave of his uncle Egan",
Lisbaby inherited by his brother Fionn's family.
- Fionn O'Rahilly, of Lower Lisbaby, Co.Kerry,
born est c.1710.
- Eoin O'Rahilly, John.
and they must be the parents of:
- Rev. Florence O'Rahilly, born c.1715,
[Archivium Hibernicum 15 (1950) 127-8, n.29] lists "Florentius Rahilly, son of Morganus and Julia O'Donoghue, par Sancti Cumini" (Kilcummin parish),
educ Bordeaux, SW France,
ordained priest 19th Sept 1739, at the height of the Penal Laws.
