McCarthy of Ardfert, Co.Kerry
Mary Barrett
in
[P102/207(29-30)]
writes it "McArthy".
We assume that is just an error,
because her
spelling is very bad.
She writes "grate gran mother",
and "Abby" for "Abbey",
and "maid" for "made", and so on.
--- McCarthy,
of
Ardfert, NW of Tralee, Co.Kerry.
[P102/207(29)]
says:
"the McEllistrems, McArthys and Scollards are from Ardfert".
He
had issue:
-
Mary McCarthy.
She
mar pre-1805 to
Richard McEllistrem [born est c.1780]
and had issue.
Richard ran business at Ballylongford, Co.Kerry.
- (dau) McCarthy.
She
mar --- Scollard [of Ardfert].
Mary Barrett
in
c.1907
[P102/207(30)]
says there are some Scollard relations then living in Ardfert.
Mary McCarthy mentioned in
[P102/207(29)].
"Big Mamma your father used call her".
See
full page.
- Could be relevant:
- Patrick Schollard, child of Gerard Schollard and Johanna McCarty,
of Dromthacker, Ratass par
(NE side of Tralee, see map)
was bapt in
1817
at Tralee.
- John Scollard, child of James Scollard and Honora McCartie,
of Knockawaddra, Ratass par
(NE side of Tralee, see map)
was bapt in
1821
at Tralee.
- Ardfert
parish
in
[Tithe Survey, 1823]
has:
- McCarthys
-
No McArthys
-
No McEllistrems or Scollards
- None of these surnames are found in
Ardfert
in
[Census, 1901].
Fr. Dan McCarthy
Wonder if Fr. Dan McCarthy of Ballylongford is some relation:
- Fr. Dan McCarthy,
Daniel, born 1799.
He was ordained 1822.
Curate or assistant to
Fr. Daniel O'Sullivan,
P.P. of Tarbert and Ballylongford,
who he eventually succeeded.
Listed as Curate under Tarbert in
[Pigot's Directory, 1824].
He started the building of Tarbert church in 1830.
Fr. Daniel O'Sullivan
died 1832.
He was RC parish priest of Tarbert and Ballylongford
(united parish of Kilnaughtin and Aghavallen)
from 1832 until his death in 1859.
He built St.Mary's church, Chapel St, Tarbert,
the first permanent Catholic church in Tarbert after the ending of Penal Times.
Building started 1830.
Church consecrated by
Bishop Cornelius Egan
on 20 July 1833.
See his Famine
appeal of 1846 in
[Lynch, 2008].
He is
listed
in
[Slater's directory, 1846]
as P.P. at Tarbert.
He is listed in
[Slater's directory, 1856]
as P.P. at Tarbert.
Lived in the priests' house adjoining
Lislaughtin Abbey.
He died 17 July 1859, age 60 yrs.
He was bur St.Mary's, Tarbert, with a monument.
Rev. Dan McCarthy, Curate,
listed under Tarbert in
[Pigot's Directory, 1824].
Monument to Fr. Dan McCarthy (died 1859), St.Mary's church, Chapel St, Tarbert.
Photo 2013.
See larger
and full size.
Another Fr. Dan McCarthy
There is a later Fr. Dan McCarthy:
-
Richard Rahilly
says in
[P102/29]:
"I got ill on May 1, 1866 - and was not able to go to business again
until after my return from Dingle with Fr. Dan McCarthy
- June 18, 1866".
This cannot be Fr. Dan McCarthy the parish priest who died 1859.
