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O'Sullivan

• Sources yet to be consulted:
  • Eugene O'Sullivan career - RIC records
  • Eugene O'Sullivan grave - Bantry gravestone inscriptions - IGRS Collection, 77, 101 & 393, [NLI] GO.

William O'Sullivan, farmer,
of Kilmeany, nr Listowel, Co.Kerry,
mar Johanna Dowd,
had issue:

1. Eugene O'Sullivan,
   born 19 Oct 1872, Listowel district, Co.Kerry,
   policeman, he joined RIC 2 Jan 1895, age 22, no. 56869, see RIC record, listed as "farmer", Catholic,
   allocated to Co.Limerick, 14 Aug 1895, would have started as Constable,
   listed as living Castleconnell, Co.Limerick, at mar,
   mar 1903 to Margaret McCoy [born 13 Dec 1874],
   transferred to Co.Cork, daughter born Co.Cork (West Riding) 1905,
   living Timoleague, nr Clonakilty, Co.Cork, as at 1911,
   wife and children are listed at 5 Main St, Timoleague, Co.Cork, in [Census, 1911],
   he is listed as "E. O'S." on the (semi-anonymous) return for the RIC barracks, Main St, Timoleague, he is listed as Constable,
   living Timoleague, Co.Cork, at Ursula's birth 1912, he is listed as Constable,
   he was promoted to Acting Sergeant 1 Oct 1913,
   RIC records say transferred to Co.Cork (West Riding) 1 Feb 1914, but we can see they were there before that,
   promoted to Sergeant 1 July 1916,
   RIC disbanded 7 Apr 1922, he received compensation allowance,
   they lived Glengarriff Rd, Bantry, Bantry Bay, Co.Cork (see map), NOT Glengarrif Terrace, living there at time of Margaret's death 1942,
   Margaret died Nov 28, 1942, Cork Mental Hospital, W side of Cork city, age 67 yrs, of Hemiplegia, and Mitral Endocarditis,
   bur Bantry Abbey graveyard, Bantry,

   Eugene was still living Glengarriff Rd, Bantry, at time of his death 1946,
   he died of a heart attack in church while attending mass in Bantry, Sun 20th Jan 1946, age 73 yrs,
   he died in "Bantry Catholic Church" [GROI] or in "the Convent Schools", Bantry [newspaper report],
   cause of death was noted as "probably coronary thrombosis" in [GROI],
   funeral Tue 22 Jan, bur Bantry Abbey graveyard, Bantry,
   see report in Southern Star, Saturday, January 26, 1946,
   had issue:

   
   

   1. Johanna O'Sullivan [or Joanna, Jo],
      born 1905, Co.Cork (West Riding),
      "Johanna Mary" in 1911 census,
      (todo) try birth of Johanna O'Sullivan, [GROI], Clonakilty, 1st qr 1907, vol 5 p 49,
      moved to Tarbert, NE Co.Kerry,
      mar 7 Nov 1933, St Joseph's, Limerick, to Matthew Kelly [Matt, born c.1900],
      they are both at her father's funeral 1946, described as of Tarbert,
      he died 24 Mar 1956, age c.56 yrs,
      she died 31 Jan 1977, age 72 yrs,
      had issue:
      1. Rosaleen Kelly, mar Robert Pain and had issue:
         1. Annette Pain.
         2. Matthew Pain.
      2. Owen Kelly, mar Elizabeth Ryan and had issue:
         1. Matthew Francis Kelly.
         2. Patrick Kelly.
         3. Eugene Martin Kelly.
         4. Colm Gerard Kelly.
         5. Lisa Maria Kelly.
         6. Joanne Catrina Kelly.
      3. Maeve Kelly.
      4. Franko Kelly.
      5. Noel Kelly.

      
      

   2. Marjorie O'Sullivan [or Margery],
      born 1907, Co.Cork (West Riding),
      "Margaret Mary" in 1911 census,
      (todo) try birth of Margaret O'Sullivan, [GROI], Clonakilty, 1st qr 1907, vol 5 p 55,
      (todo) try birth of Margaret Oona O'Sullivan, [GROI], Clonakilty, 3rd qr 1905, vol 5 p 51,
      emig to America (probably pre-1946 since not at father's funeral),
      mar Denis Woods,
      lived in Detroit, Michigan,
      had issue:
      1. Denis Woods,
         mar ---- [think she was from Astee, Aghavallen par, Co.Kerry],
         he died young.

      
      

   3. William O'Sullivan,
      Willie, born 1909, Co.Cork (West Riding)
      "William Joseph" in 1911 census,
      can't find birth in [GROI],
      mar pre-1946 to Nora ---- [thought to be a Midwifery Nurse and did her training in Dublin],
      he reported father's death 1946, he is listed as of Glengarriff Rd, Bantry, though newspaper report shows he is married,
      they are both at his father's funeral 1946,
      went to England,
      he died 13 Mar 1967, Hayes, W side of Greater London, age 58 yrs, bur Bantry Abbey,
      she died 28 Jan 1986, bur Bantry Abbey,
      had issue:
      1. Aelred O'Sullivan.
      2. Cathal O'Sullivan.
      3. Marjorie O'Sullivan.
      4. Nuala O'Sullivan, mar P. Brett.

      
      

   4. Ursula O'Sullivan,
      Elizabeth Ursula, or Ursula Elizabeth,
      born Timoleague, Co.Cork, 20 Mar 1912 [GROI],
      partner of --- Fitzpatrick [or Fitzgerald] and had issue:
      1. (dau) ----,
         given up for adoption.
         Think she is unnamed female, born 27 May 1946, 14 Rostrevor Terrace, Rathgar, Dublin (practice of Dr. James P. O'Neill),
         to "Nellie O'Sullivan", "domestic", of Bantry, Co.Cork, no father listed [GROI],
         birth reported by Dr. James O'Neill.

      mar Bob Jarvis [son of George Arthur Jarvis and Harriet Skeates (or poss. Jane)] and had issue:

      1. Sandra Jarvis,
         mar Robert Fogden,
         she is researching family tree.

Special note: If the adopted daughter of Ursula O'Sullivan (or anyone in her family) is reading this, please contact me for an urgent message.

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• Google search by the adopted daughter should find this page:
  • "Nellie O'Sullivan" Bantry 1946
  • "Nellie O'Sullivan" Rostrevor 1946

• Adoption Authority of Ireland (and search)