Miscellaneous Flanagan
Miscellaneous families
of surname Flanagan,
that are possibly related to our Flanagan family.
John Flanagan of Kilnamanagh, Co.Dublin, seems to be related to our family:
The John Flanagan farm highlighted on
1829 to 1842 map.
John Flanagan listed at Greenhills, Tallaght, in
[Thom's, 1854].
This is a fascinating early Flanagan in 1750 on the
Corkagh
estate on the W side of Dublin.
He has the name "Edward", which is an early name in our family.
Too early to be
our Edward Flanagan.
But could be his father or uncle.
Corkagh Demesne
(townland) is in Clondalkin parish,
the neighbouring parish to Tallaght parish (where our Flanagan farm was, in Kilnamanagh townland).
About 5 townlands away, across the parish border.
3 miles away as the crow flies.
Maybe when Corkagh was sold in 1750, our Flanagan moved to Kilnamanagh.
It is interesting that the Flanagan farm here is 8 acres, the exact same size as our farm at Kilnamanagh.
We are assuming the Flanagan farm is in Corkagh townland or maybe the next townland,
but estates were often discontinuous.
Is it possible that this Flanagan farm, owned by the Corkagh estate,
is in fact the Kilnamanagh farm?
- References:
- Sources yet to be consulted:
Sale of Corkagh House and estate, W Co.Dublin, in 1750.
From
Dublin Journal,
March 24, 1750.
See
transcript.
The sale includes
"Flanagan's Farm", 8 acres, occupied by
Edward Flanagan.
At this time, Corkagh was owned by the
Chaigneau family and rented out.
Henry de Grangues
is living in Corkagh House.
Here, David Chaigneau is selling Corkagh.
It was bought in November 1750 by Thomas Finlay.
Corkagh and Kilnamanagh on Taylor's map of 1816.
Not too far apart.
From
South Dublin Historical Mapping.
Corkagh is to the W side here, off the Dublin-Limerick road.
Our Flanagan farm was close to "Gayfield" in Kilnamanagh, on the E side here.
Corkagh after 1750
-
The Finlay family lived at Corkagh for generations after 1750.
- A Finlay heiress married
Colley in 1909.
The Colley family
lived at Corkagh.
- Corkagh House was sold 1960. It was demolished in early 1960s.
- See Corkagh in:
Flanagan - Stubbs marriage
These could be related because there is a later
Flanagan - Stubbs marriage in 1866.
Flanagan of SW Co.Dublin
-
William Flanagan,
mar Mary Eagan [or possibly Eagar]
and had issue:
- Margaret Flanagan, bapt 1781
[Rathfarnham RC par records],
sp James Seery.
- Michael Flanagan, bapt 1783
[Rathfarnham RC par records],
sp James Byrne and Catherine Malone.
- John Flanagan, bapt 1786
[Rathfarnham RC par records],
sp John Fogarty and Christian Barvet.
- James Flanagan, bapt 1787
[Rathfarnham RC par records],
sp William Nowlan and Catharine Roe.
- John Flanagan,
mar Jane Ferly and had issue:
- William Flanagan,
bapt 8 Sept 1786
[Clondalkin RC par records].
- William Flanagan, born 1775,
of Thomas St, Dublin,
mar Ann ----,
died 12 Apr 1803, age 28 yrs,
she erected grave
[St. Maelruain's graveyard, Tallaght].
-
John Flanigan.
He is
listed
in
[Tithe Survey, 1826]
as holding 110 acres
of "Meadow, Pasture and Tillage"
at Templeogue,
Tallaght parish.
- Michael (poss.Flanagan),
mar Elizabeth --- and had issue:
- Catherine (poss.Flanagan), bapt 1st Jan 1831 [Rathfarnham parish records],
sp (poss.Rourke) and Margaret Doyle.
Vicars' index of wills
All entries for Flanagan (and variants)
in
[Vicars' index of wills 1536-1810].
Note
William Flanagan,
"gardener", Rathfarnham, Co.Dublin,
will pr 1760.
(Similar profile to our family.)
All of these wills were burnt in 1922.
Eoin O'Mahony,
the scholar, traveller and
amateur genealogist,
and friend of
Frank Flanagan,
claimed that Eamon de Valera's wife was a relation
of these Flanagans.
Liam Cosgrave says this is not true:
"As far as I am aware the views of Eoin O'Mahoney are based on his vivid imagination
which had great flights of fancy".
Think
W.T. Cosgrave said
"That was the only thing that Dev and I ever had in common,
was that we both married Flanagans.".
John Flanagan
remembered hearing as a child that De Valera was somewhere in the family tree.
Laurence Flanagan,
of Carbery, Co.Kildare, had issue:
- Sinéad Flanagan,
born 1st June 1878 [grave],
born Jane or Janice Flanagan, Balbriggan, Co.Dublin.
She
mar Eamon de Valera
and had issue.
See DE VALERA
in [Burkes Irish, 1976].
See
their grave, Glasnevin
(and here
and here
and here).
The singer
Sinead O'Connor
was named after her.