The theory that our George Cashel is (biological or adopted) child of the Stephen Cashel family.

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Coroner's inquest into death of Agnes Noonan, 18 Dec 1847.
Inquest before Henry Edward Jones, Coroner, Cork. With a jury. Inquest held at 94 Douglas St, Cork.
Do original records exist? (Not just newspaper reports.)
If any records existed they were probably burnt in 1922:
- See Coroners' records at PROI, in index of [Wood, 1919]
- See p.182 of the previous, showing a collection of Coroners' inquests records was burnt in 1922.
NAI
- Legal research
- Court records pre-1922
- Circuit Court records. Including Coroners records.
- For records of Quarter Sessions and County Courts, see finding aids for Offices of Crown and Peace. Blue folders in NAI RR.
- DONE: Searched Crown and Peace finding aids. Nothing found for this time period for Cork.
Did policeman George Cashel write to anyone official about the suspicious death of his mother?
- DONE: First pass of CSORP 1847-1848. CASHEL / CALLAGHAN / O'CALLAGHAN
To do: Exhaustive search for all newspapers.
To do: Did Henry Edward Jones leave private papers anywhere? Sometimes Coroners had their own collection of papers about their inquests, and some survive.

Legal case about insurance of Agnes Noonan, 1849.
Kerry Summer Assizes. Record Court. 27 July 1849.
Civil case. Plaintiff: William Chute. Defendant: The India and London Life Assurance Company.
Do original records exist? (Not just newspaper reports.)
NAI
- Legal research
- Court records pre-1922
- See finding aids for Offices of Crown and Peace. Blue folders in NAI RR.
- DONE: Searched Crown and Peace finding aids. Nothing found for this time period for Kerry.
To do: Exhaustive search for all newspapers.

The Catherine Blennerhassett theory says:
- Catherine may be our link to the Blennerhassett Baronets.
- Our George is George, biological son of Stephen.
DNA search:
- Therefore we should DNA match some Cashels. But none have been found so far.
- To do: Find any living relation of Agnes Noonan and Stephen Cashel to DNA compare with.

Someone in the Ballyseedy family?
- Could explain the 1788 deed with William Blennerhassett of Elmgrove (Ballyseedy). Blennerhassett are helping out the natural child.
- See Ballyseedy family on p.140 of [Burkes Irish, 1976].
- See Ballyseedy family on p.692 of [Foster's Royal Descents, 1887].
- Find 1788 deed.
- Search for deeds around 1760.
- DNA test Ballyseedy descendants.
Re-examine 1st Baronet life around 1760.
- 1st Baronet natural daughter around 1760.
- Have to go back to Blennerhassett sources and read older material, around 1760. Not around 1806.
Re-examine O'Connell/Tuohy family around 1760.
- Examine sisters of Thomas O'Connell, MD. Seems to be only one.
- Have to go back to O'Connell sources and read older material, around 1760. Not around 1806.