Category Archives: Fenor

For St Patrick’s Day- another Patrick Sheehan turns up (and two more Johns…)

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Brian Sheehan

It seems appropriate on St Patrick’s Day to add another Patrick to the family tree. I’ve also found two more John Sheehans- one of whom was the (presumably) proud father of seven daughters!

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A tree sculpture for the Fenor graveyard

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Brian Sheehan

Just happened to come across this news video from RTE about a chain saw sculpture that now graces the Fenor churchyard. This is the church Grandfather Sheehan would have attended before he emigrated. It’s also the final resting place of … Continue reading →

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More on Patrick Sheehan and the Machine Gun Corps

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Brian Sheehan

I posted a while back about some additional information I’d found on our grand-uncle, Patrick Sheehan, who is buried in the Sheehan family plot in the Fenor Churchyard. Patrick was the brother of Ellen Sheehan, and of my grandfather, Nicholas … Continue reading →

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