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Jack Hourigan, of Annagh

The 1805 attack on the livestock of John Hourigan of Annagh.
From Finns Leinster Journal, December 28, 1805.

Jack Hourigan,
John, born maybe 1760s,
of Annagh, Abington par, Co.Limerick (on border with Co.Tipperary).
He was living at Annagh in Dec 1805, when there was an attack on his livestock. Six of his sheep were killed.
See report in Finns Leinster Journal, December 28, 1805, about the attack on the livestock of John Hourigan of Annagh, "an honest and industrious man".
See report in Dublin Journal, December 28, 1805.
There are two entries for John Hourigan at Annagh in [Tithe Survey, 1826]. Must be Jack and his son Jack. The properties are 40 acres (probably the father) and 27 acres (probably the son).
Jack had issue:

Jack Hourigan,
John.
He married before 1816.
He inherited Annagh. He must be eldest son.
Pat Hourigan,
Patrick.
He married before 1818.
He inherited The Hill from his uncle before 1818.
Margaret Hourigan,
of Annagh.
Also written as "Peggy" in Newport RC par records.
[Hourigan Tree] has her as "Peg".
She mar pre-1814 to Tim Ryan and had issue.
Four other daughters, Hourigan.

The other daughters must include:

Catherine Hourigan.
"Catherine Hourigan" sp the bapt of (must be her niece) Catherine Ryan 1814.
"Catherine Hourigan" of Annagh mar 1 Mar 1818 to John Ryan [of Newport].
They mar at [Murroe and Boher RC church]. Mar wit by Timothy Ryan and Patrick Hourigan.
Judy Hourigan.
"Judy Hourigan" sp the bapt of (must be her nephew) Patrick Hourigan 1816.
"Judy Hourigan" sp the bapt of (must be her niece) Biddy Ryan 1818.
"Judy Hourigan" sp the bapt of (must be her niece) Honora Hourigan 1821.
"Judy Hourigan" mar 20 Feb 1827 to John Smith.
They mar at [Murroe and Boher RC church]. Mar wit by John Hourigan and David Bourke.
[Obituary of Nora Humphrys, 1919] mentions her relative "the late Dean Smith, S.M." (S.M. is Society of Mary.)

Two entries for John Hourigan at Annagh in [Tithe Survey, 1826].
Must be Jack and his son Jack.
From here.

Proof of our link

Our family (Ryan and Humphrys) descends from a Margaret Hourigan, but had lost knowledge of who she was. No one connected her to Hourigan of Annagh.
Here is the proof that our family descends from the Hourigan family of Annagh as above.

Extract from my offline Ryan tree in 1992.
Our family thought that our Hourigan was related to Hourigan who married Lane, which is true, but we were wrong about where both came from.

Extract from my online Ryan tree in early Dec 2022.
I still know almost nothing. And I am wrong about where the Hourigans are from.

Extracts from the [Hourigan Tree].
In Dec 2022, I was sent this tree and it proves the link.
Some things are inaccurate, but this clearly refers to the family of our Tim Ryan and Margaret Hourigan.
And we also have the following:

Tim Ryan in 1818 witnesses the marriage of (would be his sister-in-law) Catherine Hourigan of Annagh above.
Margaret Hourigan in 1827 sponsors the baptisms of (would be her nephew) Edmond Hourigan of The Hill.
Various of the Hourigan siblings above and their spouses sponsor the baptisms of various Ryan children (their nieces and nephew).
Finally, the DNA matches totally prove it.