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O'Sullivan of Meentoges, Co.Kerry

• References:
  • Papers of Aodogán O'Rahilly

Location of Meentoges, E of Lisbabe, NE of Killarney.
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O'Sullivan is one of the most common names in Munster.

Dónall O'Sullivan,
or Donal,
think NOT Dónall óg,
of Meentoges, Kilcummin par, N and E of Killarney, Co.Kerry,
had issue:

1. Mary O'Sullivan, poss. Nora,
   mar Fionn O'Rahilly [born est c.1710] and had issue.

Relationship to the above not clear:

---- O'Sullivan,
had issue:

1. Philip O'Sullivan, born est c.1740,
   of Meentoges, Co.Kerry.

   
   

2. Fr. Mark O'Sullivan,
   Rev. Marcus O'Sullivan,
   think educ Catholic University of Louvain (or Leuven), Belgium, (todo!) search Louvain records, will show his parents,
   P.P. of the RC par of Firies from 1797 to 1814 [Fitzelle, 1986],
   Firies (also Fieries) is in the civil par of Kilnanare (N of Killorglin and Killarney, S of Tralee), Co.Kerry (see map),
   [Julia Sheehan] described him as "PP of Currow", but this may be the same thing as PP of Firies,
   Currow is a small distance E of Fieries, in Farranfore townland, civil par of Molahiffe, Co.Kerry (see map), this is part of RC par of Firies,
   [Julia Sheehan] said he "was removed from Currow to Ballylongford",
   PP of Ballylongford, prob. 1814 on, (todo) find list of PPs of Ballylongford.

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• No known connection to:
  • Eoghan Ruadh Ó Súilleabháin, the Gaelic poet,
    born 1748 in Meentoges,
    he was penniless, his father a peasant, unlikely to be same family - these O'Sullivans were of some substance,
    "there is neither evidence nor tradition linking him to this family" [Fitzelle, 1986],
    died 28th June 1784, age 36 yrs.
    The O'Rahilly bapt his son Aodogán after him 1904.

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