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Descendants of William Hanrahan

Thanks to John Sullivan for supplying all the information and photos concerning the Sullivan clan.

Generation No. 1

1.  WILLIAM² HANRAHAN  (MICHAEL¹) was born Abt. 1860 in Kilbaha, Co. Kerry., and died February 10, 1918 in Barnaderg, Co. Galway..  He married BRIDGET AGNES RYAN July 24, 1893, daughter of PATRICK RYAN and CELIA HAVERTY.  She was born September 15, 1873 in Abbey, Co. Galway, and died April 1, 1962 in Barnaderg, Co. Galway.

Notes for WILLIAM HANRAHAN:

William joined the Royal Irish Constabulary at the age of 20 in December 1880. In February 1881 he was posted in Galway and was promoted to sergeant while serving in Barnaderg station in 1896. He retired from the RIC in 1912.

More About WILLIAM HANRAHAN:

Baptism: June 3, Godparents: William Kennelly and Brigid Cunningham

Children of WILLIAM HANRAHAN and BRIDGET RYAN are:

              i.     FR. MICHAEL³ HANRAHAN, b. May 2, 1894, Barnaderg, Co. Galway; d. 1960.

              ii.     PATRICK HANRAHAN, b. January 10, 1896, Barnaderg, Co. Galway; d. 1952.

2.          iii.     MARY MARGARET HANRAHAN, b. June 14, 1897, Barnaderg, Co. Galway; d. October 10, 1981.

3.          iv.     JOHN HANRAHAN, b. March 4, 1899, Barnaderg, Co. Galway; d. June 26, 1988.

             v.     WILLAM HENRY HANRAHAN, b. September 22, 1900, Barnaderg, Co. Galway; d. 1979.

             vi.     ELLEN JANE HANRAHAN, b. November 24, 1901, Barnaderg, Co. Galway; d. 1923.  

            vii.     CELIA AGNES HANRAHAN, b. November 19, 1903, Barnaderg, Co. Galway; d. 1976.

           viii.     THOMAS GERARD HANRAHAN, b. November 17, 1905, Barnaderg, Co. Galway;  d. June 23, 1943.

             ix.     JAMES WALTER HANRAHAN, b. November 15, 1908, Barnaderg, Co. Galway; d. 1909.

4.          x.     JULIA GERTRUDE HANRAHAN, b.  Barnaderg, Co. Galway.

5.          xi.     LOU HANRAHAN, b. 1911, Barnaderg, Co. Galway; d. January 29, 1990.

6.         xii.     VINCENT HANRAHAN, b. May 18, 1913, Barnaderg, Co. Galway; d. October 26, 1988.

7.        xiii.     TESSIE HANRAHAN, b. Barnaderg, Co. Galway.

Generation No. 2

2.  MARY MARGARET³ HANRAHAN (WILLIAM², MICHAEL¹) was born June 14, 1897 in Barnaderg, Co. Galway, and died October 10, 1981.  She married JOHN SULLIVAN July 24, 1919 in Killererin, Co. Galway.  He was born January 1, 1891 in Dromid, Co. Kerry, and died April 14, 1960 in Brighton, Boston.  

Children of MARY MARGARET HANRAHAN and JOHN SULLIVAN are:

                        8.    i.     GERALD⁴ SULLIVAN, b. November 7, 1922; d. August 30, 1995.

              ii.     JOHN SULLIVAN, b. July 25, 1937, Boston; m. PATRICIA MCLAUGHLIN, February 9, 2002, St. Joseph's Church, Boston (West End); b.  Philadelphia.

3.  JOHN³ HANRAHAN (WILLIAM², MICHAEL¹) was born March 4, 1899 in Barnaderg, Co. Galway, and died June 26, 1988.  He married KATIE ANN SHANLEY, daughter of JOHN SHANLEY and MARGARET DONLON.  She was born November 6, 1905 in Derryadd, Killashee, Co. Longford, and died January 9, 1987.  

  Hanrahans and in-laws

Children of JOHN HANRAHAN and KATIE SHANLEY are:

9.           i.     MICHAEL⁴ HANRAHAN, b. Clondra, Co. Longford.

10.         ii.     EVELYN HANRAHAN, b. Clondra, Co. Longford.

             iii.     RITA HANRAHAN, b. Clondra, Co. Longford.  

11.        iv.     BREEDGE HANRAHAN, b.  Clondra, Co. Longford.

12.        v.     PADDY HANRAHAN, b.  Clondra, Co. Longford.

             vi.     CLAIRE HANRAHAN, b. Clondra, Co. Longford;  

            vii.     AGNES HANRAHAN, b. Clondra, Co. Longford.  

        Rita                    Claire     Breedge and Evelyn

4.  JULIA GERTRUDE³ HANRAHAN (WILLIAM², MICHAEL¹) was born  in Barnaderg, Co.  Galway.  She married PADDY HOGAN. 

Child of JULIA HANRAHAN and PADDY HOGAN is:

              i.     DESMOND⁴ HOGAN,  m. CATHERINE KING.

5.  LOU³ HANRAHAN (WILLIAM², MICHAEL¹) was born 1911 in Barnaderg, Co. Galway, and  died January 29, 1990.  She married TOM GILL.  He was born 1908, and died May 10, 1975 in Newcastle, Galway.

Children of LOU HANRAHAN and TOM GILL are:

              i.     LOUIS⁴ GILL, b. 1952; d. 1971.

              ii.     SHEILA MARY GILL, b. 1939; d. May 18, 1999, 7, Lower Newcastle, Galway.

             iii.     TOM GILL, m. YVONNE MULVEY.

13.        iv.     BREDA AGNES GILL.  

6.  VINCENT³ HANRAHAN (WILLIAM², MICHAEL¹) was born May 18, 1913 in Barnaderg, Co. Galway, and died October 26, 1988.  He married MADGE MERRIMAN. 

Children of VINCENT HANRAHAN and MADGE MERRIMAN are:

14.         i.     BRID⁴ HANRAHAN.

15.         ii.     PEGGY HANRAHAN.

16.        iii.     DEIRDRE HANRAHAN.

17.        iv.     VINCENT HANRAHAN.

18.        v.     WILLIAM HANRAHAN.

19.        vi.     MICHAEL HANRAHAN.

20.       vii.     NOEL HANRAHAN.

7.  TESSIE³ HANRAHAN (WILLIAM², MICHAEL¹) was born in Barnaderg, Co. Galway.  She married MICHAEL HANNON. 

Children of TESSIE HANRAHAN and MICHAEL HANNON are:

21.         i.     MICHAEL⁴ HANNON.  

22.         ii.     VINCENT HANNON.

23.        iii.     JOYCE HANNON.

24.        iv.     GABRIEL HANNON.

             v.     MAURICE HANNON.

25.        vi.     MARY HANNON.  

Generation No. 3

8.  GERALD⁴ SULLIVAN (MARY MARGARET³ HANRAHAN, WILLIAM², MICHAEL¹) was born November 7, 1922, and died August 30, 1995.  He married MARY BARRETT.  She was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, and died August 26, 1997.  

Children of GERALD SULLIVAN and MARY BARRETT are:

26.         i.     GERRY⁵ SULLIVAN, b. September 19, 1947, Boston.

27.         ii.     PAUL SULLIVAN, b. April 19, 1953, Boston.

9.  MICHAEL⁴ HANRAHAN (JOHN³, WILLIAM², MICHAEL¹) was born in Clondra, Co. Longford.  He married EILEEN AHERN.   

Michael and Eileen

Children of MICHAEL HANRAHAN and EILEEN AHERN are:

28.         i.     NIAMH⁵ HANRAHAN, b. March 11, 1972.

              ii.     JANE HANRAHAN, b. February 23, 1973.

10.  EVELYN⁴ HANRAHAN (JOHN³, WILLIAM², MICHAEL¹) was born in Clondra, Co. Longford.  She married JOHN CREAMER July 17, 1967.  He died April 15, 1983 in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath..

Children of EVELYN HANRAHAN and JOHN CREAMER are:

              i.     ENDA⁵ CREAMER, b. June 18, 1968.

                                                                                        Enda with Dara and Niall Morahan.   

29.         ii.     CLAIRE CREAMER, b. February 8, 1970.

11.  BREEDGE⁴ HANRAHAN (JOHN³, WILLIAM², MICHAEL¹) was born  in Clondra, Co. Longford.  She married LEO KENNY August 20, 1964 in Raheny, Co. Dublin.  He was born July 2, 1936 in Ballymahon, Co. Longford, and died March 8, 2000 in Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim.

Children of BREEDGE HANRAHAN and LEO KENNY are:

30.         i.     ORLA⁵ KENNY, b. December 24, 1965, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon..

              ii.     CAITRIONA KENNY, b. September 6, 1967, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon.

             iii.     PADRAIG KENNY, b. December 4, 1969, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon..

             iv.     OISIN KENNY, b. April 7, 1973, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon..

12.  PADDY⁴ HANRAHAN (JOHN³, WILLIAM², MICHAEL¹) was born in Clondra, Co. Longford.  He married MARY KELLY. 

Child of PADDY HANRAHAN and MARY KELLY is:

              i.     AIDEN⁵ HANRAHAN, b. July 19, 1979.

13.  BREDA AGNES⁴ GILL (LOU³ HANRAHAN, WILLIAM², MICHAEL¹).  She married GEORGE CULLEN. 

Child of BREDA GILL and GEORGE CULLEN is:

              i.     MICHAEL⁵ CULLEN, b. May 7, 1971.

14.  BRID⁴ HANRAHAN (VINCENT³, WILLIAM², MICHAEL¹).  She married BILLY DUNNE. 

Children of BRID HANRAHAN and BILLY DUNNE are:

              i.     KEITH⁵ DUNNE.

              ii.     ERIC DUNNE.

             iii.     STEPHANIE DUNNE.

             iv.     PHILIP DUNNE.

15.  PEGGY⁴ HANRAHAN (VINCENT³, WILLIAM², MICHAEL¹). She married DAN RYAN. 

Children of PEGGY HANRAHAN and DAN RYAN are:

              i.     DANIEL⁵ RYAN.

              ii.     NATASHA RYAN.

             iii.     HAZEL RYAN.

             iv.     ANITA RYAN.

16.  DEIRDRE⁴ HANRAHAN (VINCENT