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time — to Nance Dhoncha Eoin O'Sullivan, Cantie—a sister of Phil Dhoncha Eoin O'Sullivan, Canfie (who was married in Canfie to Maria O'Mahony) and of Cait Dhoncha Eoin O'Sullivan who married in Faunleave to Jack O'Sullivan — grandparents of Jack (0'Shea, Faunleave and later Canfie. The Malveys of Barrakilla were said to have come originally from around Tahilla, near Sneem, Co. Kerry. (Al) TADHG 0G MALVEY & MARY (PHADRAIG) O'SULLIVAN Children: — (1) Mary (Nov. 1859); (2) Jim (May 1864) went to live in Ardgroom Village next door to, and below, Mrs. Kate O'Hara's shop. He had a horse ‘and sidecar to bring people to Castletownbere before motorcars became popular in the area. Jim married. Julia O'Sullivan, daughter of Mort O'Sullivan and Mary O'Shea, Canfie — a sister of Quinlan, who settled in Ardgroom Village, and of Katie (Mrs. Con Healy, Canfie); (3) Nora (July 1869); (4) Patsy (Feb. 1873) went to New York and married Joan O'Shea, daughter of Timothy O'Shea and Joan O'Shea, Glenbeg. (A2) TADHG 0G MALVEY & NANCE (DHONCHA EOIN) 0’SULLIVAN ‘This was Tadhg Og's second marriage. He and Nance were ard cousins, They had two children: — (1) ‘Tady (Mar. 1st 1883) lived for some time in a house between Nano Shea’s (Mrs. Patsy O'Sullivan) and Johnny (Jude Eoin) O'Sullivan’s in Western Cantie, close to Ardgroom Village. He died later in Nano Shea's, Nano was married to Tady's Ist cousin, Patsy Phil Dhonacha Eoin O'Sullivan; (2) Kate (Feb. 20th 1887) emigrated to the U.S.A. O'SHEAS: (BARRAKILLA) (A) SEAN O'SHEA & JANE HAMPSTON Sean O'Shea was the great-great grandfather of the present Sean O'Shea. Jane Hampston was of the same family as the Hampstons of Barrakilla who ‘went to Cuhig later. Of the family of Sean O'Shea and Jane Hampston, we can trace six: — (1) Mary married Donal Sheehan (Tim Jer Sheehan's grandfather), Eskadower — between Colleros and Lauragh; (2) Kate married Timothy Lehane, son of ‘Tadhg O Liathain and Mary Harrington, Claondaire, Kate was mother of Paddy Lehane etc.; (3) Ellen married Jerry Phadraig O'Sullivan, Gortalassa, Barrakilla; (4) *Morty married in the home farm to Mary O'Neill, daughter of Daniel O'Neill and Mary Harrington, Direenavogig, Ardgroom; (5) Julia (Sepi. 1844); (6) Johanna (Aug. 1845) went to New Haven, Conn, U.S.A. j (B) MORTY O'SHEA ‘& MARY O'NEILL (BARRARILLA) Morty and Mary had 7 children: — (1) Julia (June 1860) went to Enfield, near Hartiord, Connecticut, U.S.A. and married Danie! O'Donovan; (2) Mike went to Springfield, Mass.; (3) Patsy (Feb. 1867) was a shoemaker and lived at home; (4) *Johnny (Jan 1870) settled down in the home farm and married Margaret (O'Mahony, daughter of Dan O'Mahony, Glenmore; (5) Mary (Nov. 1872) wert to Enfield, near Hartford, Conn., U.S.A. and became Mrs. Ames; (6) Mort (July 10th 1876) died young; (7) James (Apr. 2nd 1878) died young. (C) JOHNNY O'SHEA & MARGARET O'MAHONY (BARRAKILLA) ‘There were § girls and a boy in this farnily: — (1) ‘*Mike (Jan. 1st 1692) settled in the home farm and married Joan O'Sullivan, daughter of John O'Sullivan and Maire McCarthy, Fay, Kileatherine — a sister of Dan (Mhaire) McCarthy; (2) & (3) Mary (June 2tst 1894) and Brigid both went to Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A; (4) Margaret went to Hartford, Con., and matried David Browne, a native of Scotland; (5) Julia (Apr. 10th 1902) went to Hartford, Cono., and married Dan Scanlon, a native of the Killarney’ District; (6) Noreen (Oct. 30th 1905) marriea Micnael O'Shea, son of Thomas O'Shea and Mary Casey, Derrimihan, Castletowabere (D) MIKE O'SHEA & JOAN O'SULLIVAN (BARRAKILLA) Mike and Joan hed three children: — (1) Mary (July 28th 1933) married ‘Tim O'Donoghue, son of Geoffrey O'Donoghue and ‘Abbey O'Mahony, Cubig — on the Kerry side of the boundary river to the east of Gurteen and Barrakilla; (2) Margaret (Mar. 12th 1937) married Terence Connolly, a native of Cork ity. They live in Ballincoltig; (3) *Sean (Sept. 4th 1940) setiled down in the home farm and married Sheila O'Sullivan, daughter of Dannie O'Sullivan, Eyeriesbeg & Agnes (Roger) O'Sullivan, Barrakilla. (E) SEAN O'SHEA & SHEILA O'SULLIVAN (BARRAKILLA) Children: —- (1) D. J. (Daniel Joseph) born Nov. ard 1972; (2) Sean (John Michael), born,Nov. 14th 1973, HARTNETT (GORTALASSA, BARRAKILLA) ‘The Hartnett (Bawns) came from Ardea, Co. Kerry, We can trace two brothers and two sisters of those who came first in the 1860's. Paddy (Bawn) Hartnett was married to a Catherine O'Sullivan, in Gorteen, Ardgroom — just at the back and about 50 yards to the south of Mike (John D.) O'Sullivan’s house; Nell (Bawn) Hartnett. married Jack McCarthy, Cappacluherane, Ardgroom — grandparents of the present John McCarthy. Peig (Bawn) Hartnett married Mike O'Shea, Gortalassa, Barrakilla — parents of Patsy O'Shea; Tadhg (Bawn) Hartnett settled down in Gortalassa, Barrakilla, and married a Catherine O'Sullivan. (A) TADHG (BAWN) HARTNETT & CATHERINE O’SULLIVAN (GORTALASSA, BARRAKILLA) ‘Tadhg and Catherine had 7 children: — (1) John (May 1870) emigrated to the United States. Married first to a Co, Cavan girl, Katie Baxter. Later married Rose Williams in Ohio, U.S.A.;(2) Michael (Sept. 1872) also emigrated to the U.S.A.; (3) Julia (Feb. 2ist 1875) became the 2nd wife of Quinlan O'Sullivan (shoemaker), son of Mort O'Sullivan & Mary O'Shea, Canfie. They lived for a while in Gorteen, Atdgroom. Alter Julia died, Quinlan later married for the third time — to Mary Leahy, Reenavaude — and moved to ‘Ardgroom Village; (4) *Pat (eb. 4th 1877) settled in the home farm’ and married Katie O'Sullivan (Shearhig), daughter of Tade O'Sullivan (Sheathig) and Mary Power, CoulaghArd; (5) Margaret (Oct. 3rd 1882) went to the U.S.A. ; (6) Tim (Aug. 5th 1885) had a public house in Castletownbere (now Paddy Harrington's pub). He married Johanna McCarthy, daughter of Jim McCarthy and Peig O'Sullivan, Kileatherine — near John Leahy's and John (Con) O’Sullivan's. When Tim died, his wife came out to live in the eastern end of Eyeries Village; (7) Daniel (Dee. 2nd 1888) went to the U.S.A. (B) PAT HARTNETT & KATIE O'SULLIVAN (GORTALASSA, BARRAKILLA) ‘There were 11 children in the family: — (1) Mary (Jan. 18th 1906) went to New York, and married a Co. Clare man Martin Moloney; (2) Julia (Mar. 21st 1907) went to New York and married a Waterford man, Pat Cullen; (3) Tade (Nov. 3rd 1908) went to New York and married Anna O'Neill, daughter of Connie O'Neill and Mary MeCarthy, Coulagh; (4) ‘John (Oct. 18th 1911) seitled down in the home farm and married Agnes Harrington (Causkey), daughter of Patsy Harrington (Causkey) and’ Mary Harrington, Kileatherine Point; (5) Margaret (Oct. 29th 1913), went to New York and married a Banter (Co. Cork) man, James O'Callaghan; (6) Catherine (Dec. 3ist 1916) married in New York to Irving Arras; (7) Pat (Apr. 4th 1918) went to Birmingham, England. Married Eileen Murphy, Gurranes, Cahermore, Allihies. Later moved to London; (8) Pete (June 28th 1919) went to London. Married a'Co. Offaly girl Lena Marum; (8) Nellie (Aug. 13th 1921) married Jim (Tade) ‘O'Sullivan, son of James O'Sullivan and Catherine Sheehan, Glenmore, Lauragh; (10) Anna (Dee. 2nd 1924) married Jackie O'Leary, son of Patrick O'Leary and Mary O'Sullivan, Ardea. They later went to New York; (11) Thomas (May 31st 1930) went to London and married a Co. Mayo girl, Teresa Gallagher. (©) JOHN HARTNETT & AGNES HARRINGTON (GORTALASSA, BARRAKILLA) John and Agnes had 9 children: — (1) Mary (Aug. 6th 1950), a nurse in Dublin; (2) Catherine (Aug. 27th 1851) works in the Telephone Exchange in Cahirciveen, Co. Kerry. She married Kieran Kelleher, Cahirciveen’ (2) Pat (June 22nd 1953); (4) Ann (Mar. 17th 1955); (5) Timmy (Oct. 26th 1956); (6) John Joe (May 23rd 1959); (7) Gerard (Sept. 17th 1960); (8) Paul (July 18th 1962) and (9) Thornas (June 7th 1964). O'SHEA (GORTALASSA, BARRAKILLA) The first of the O'Shea (Gortalassa) family was Dan O'Shea who came from Glengarriff and married ‘an O'Shea gir] {rom Barrakilla — a sister of old Sean ‘O'Shea who was married to Jane Hampston. Another brother of Dan O'Shea went to Barreeragh, above Bonane — between Kenmare and Glengarriff. This brother was the great-grandfather of Jack O'Shea (Faunleave & Canfie) and grandfather of Seamus O'Shea, Curragh, Droumard. Yet another brother wen’. to Glenmore and was greatgrandfather of Hannak O'Shea (Mrs, Tade O'Leary), Canfie. We can trace two sons of Dan O'Shea who came to Gortlassa. ‘They were Mike O'Shea and Batt O'Shea. Batt O'Shea martied Peig Crowiey, an aunt of Peier Crowley, Direenacappaire, Ardgroom, and moved down to live in Gorteen, Ardgroom Outward. Mike O'Shea settled down in the home farm in Gortalassa and married Peig (Bawn) Hartnett, Gortalassa — a sister of Paddy (Bawn) Hartnett who came from Ardea to Gurteen, and of Tadhg Bawn Hartnett who went to Gortalassa, and_of Nell (Bawn) Hartnett who married Jack McCarthy, Cappacluherane. (A) MIKE O'SHEA & PEIG HARTNETT (GORTALASSA, BARRAKILLA) Mike and Peig had 9 children: — (1) Mary (Nov. 1865) went to California; (2) *Patsy (June 1868) settled down in the home farm and married Brigid O'Shea, daughter of Dan O'Shea and Catherine Merwick, Pulleen, Ardgroom; (3) & (4) Michael (May 1870) and Batt (Mar. 1871) both went to Hartford, Conn., U.S.A. where Michael married Margaret O'Leary from Glengarriff; (5) Daniel (May 16th 1873) died young; (6) Margaret (June Sth 1874) went to New York and became Mrs. Cronin; (7) Jim (Apr. Ist 1876) died young; (8) Jim — the second Jim — born Mar. 26th i882, went to Springfield, Mass.; (9) Brigid (Jan. 6th 1885) went to Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (B) PATSY O'SHEA & BRIGID O'SHEA (GORTALASSA, BARRAKILLA) ‘There were 6 children: — (1) Mary (May 11th 1905) went to England; (2) Batt (Aug. 3rd 1906) lives on the home farm; (3) Peig (Aug. 21st 1908) married Dannie Sheehan, son of Mike Sheehan and Catherine

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