The Dennigans of Tomiskey
Around the end of March 1889, another child, Elizabeth was born. Her baptismal record (see Page 19) shows she was baptised on March 31st 1889, in Killashee.27 The sponsors were Patrick Burke and Brigid Casey.
Finally, in December 1891, the last two children of the marriage were born. These twins were Bridget and Ellen, and their birth details, shown on Page 23, are as follows.
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Superintendent Registrar’s District |
Longford |
Date of Birth |
20/12/1891 |
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Name of Child (1)& Place of Birth |
Bridget Dennigan, Curragarrow |
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| Name of Child (1)& Place of Birth | Ellen Dennigan, Curragarrow | ||
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Name & Dwelling Place of Father |
Laurence Dennigan, Curragarrow |
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Name & Maiden Name of Mother |
Anne Dennigan, formerly Clyne |
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Profession of Father |
Farmer |
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Details of Informant |
Laurence Dennigan, Father, Curragarrow |
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Date of Registration |
29th January 1892 |
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Thus we
have a continuous trace of Laurence Dennigan and family living in Corragarrow
townland in Killashee from at least 1879 (birth of his son Bernard) through to
the end of January 1892. The next sighting of the family appears to be in
Tomiskey in 1901, which begs the question: when did they leave Killashee?
Unfortunately, the Cancelled Land Books for Corragarrow and Tomiskey are of
little use. No mention is made of Laurence in the Corragarrow books, while those
for Tomiskey give only the information shown on Page 25.
From this it can be seen that John Clyne was replaced in 1895 as landholder by
Thomas Clyne, and he was replaced in turn, in 1898, by Bernard Clyne. Bernard
was then replaced, in 1902, by Laurence Dennigan.
The
death of a John Clyne in 1894 was registered in Longford District. His stated
age was 57.28
On checking, it transpires that this
was a John Clyne of Tomiskey, and his death register entry is found on
page 25. It seems as if his sister Maria must have
lived with John in Tomiskey, and one can only suspect that his death brought
about her death, from a heart attack. See a copy of her death record on
Page 31. Sadly, no trace of a death of a Thomas
Clyne,
presumably between the years 1894 and 1898, has been found. But on this evidence
the Bernard Clyne in question was, as shall be seen shortly, surely the man
living in the Dennigan household on the 1901 Census. His stated age that year
was 62. On Bernard’s own death record, from 1904,
29 we learn that he suffered Heart
Disease for several years. It seems probably that he felt unable to cope with
the farm, which was over 117 acres, on his own, and invited Laurence and his
family to run it with him. On the basis of the dates of changes of occupier, it
is probable that Bernard came into possession of the Tomiskey lands sometime
around 1897 or 1898. We know that John Clyne was Anne’s brother; he was
succeeded by his probable older brother Thomas; and Thomas in turn was succeeded
by his younger brother Bernard.
27 Irish Family History Foundation, Longford Records. URL: www.brsgenealogy.com
28 GRO Death Register
29 Same
