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Front left to right: Norrie ,Theresa, Bernie, Joan, Joe

Middle L -R James (Sunny) Parents : Molly and Jim

Back L-R Annie,Tommy, Madge, Bridie, Patrick, Cissy(Sheila)

12 of 14 children in this photo

Missing are May and Kitty

Jim and Molly Tangney and 12 of their 14 children  
         
Gortacoppul Tangneys: House Built circa 1760,    This is the home of my mother's ancestors.       

THE TANGNEY FAMILY

BY LEONARD TANGNEY 1984

         

JOHN TANGNEY

B 1828 

D 1908

Evicted from farm in Tylough,Ballymacelligot Co Kerry.These were terrible times for small farmers with many evictions by unscrupulous landlords and agents . He and his wife then moved to Castleisland circa 1880

     

married

MARY MAC  ELLIGOTT

 

       
6 Children JIM TANGNEY      
  Born 1878      
  Died 13 Aug 1953 aged 75      
    Married
Molly Corcoran
   
  PADDY      
  Born 02/05/1857      
  Worked as a mason/builder Married a French lady No Children They lived in Boston USA
         
  TOM Married Ann Mac Auliffe
12 June 1894
One Child Nellie Nellie married Pa Fitzgerald
         
  JOHN      
  Born 01/03/1870 married Kate Bastible from Novohil 3 children

Tom (Roman) married Nora Crimmins no children

James (Junior) caretaker clogher married Delhia one daughter Marie

John married ? lived in Clare 2 daughters

         
  BRIDGET      
  Born 1875 married Pat Kearney from Ballygree, Castleisland    
         
  MARGARET (ANNIE) 1862-1914      
    married Jack Fitzgerald (04 July 1862 -08 May 1940) Drumulton/Scartaglen 8 Children

Mary Agnes (1890-1913) , James Joseph( 1892-1942), Delia (1894-1922) Anna (1896-1900)John (1898-1890)

Daniel (1901-) Margaret Theresa (1903-1904) Helena Margaret Lauffenberger(1905-1997)

         
Jim Tangney and Molly Corcoran 14 children ,
9 girls and 5 boys
     
         

1. PATRICK

Died 11/10/1977

Married Lou O'Connor

from Kilcussin Cordal

4 Children    
    1. Mary DonalO'Shea  
        Michael
        Louise
         
    2. Noreen    
    3. James Nina O'Connell  
        Ciara
        Patrick
    4. Patricia    
2. MARY (May)

Married David Barry

From Poles Road

     
  2 Children      
  1. Marie Charles Butler    
    7 Children    
    1.Katherine Richard Mattson Theresa,
Kristen
    2.David   Shauna married to Tony Pena
    3.Charles    
    4.Paul Linda Casey Maura,
Tommy
    5.Maureen Grant L'Hereux Kaityn
    6.Sheila    
    7.John Carolyn Hilliard Shannon
Rose
         
  2. Joan Dennis Murphy    
         
3. MADGE (Peg -Margaret)

Married Jack Mullen
from Kildare .

6 Children

     
  1. John Barbara Jacqueline  
  2. Tom Erlinda Ronel, Christine, Tommy Jr.  
  3. Bernard Donna Shannon, Scott.  Devon  
  4. Mary Lou Leo Mulcahy Laura.  
  5. Nance      
  6. Kevin Kathy Shawn  
         
4. TOMMY Married Eileen Kelliher,
from Clonough
2 Children
     
  1. Marie. Tom Kenny    
  2. Josephine Dan Murphy

John,
Elaine
Denise
Ciara

Lisa

 

 
         
5. ANNIE
B:Aug 7th 1908
D:Dec 8th 1996
Married Bill Doherty
from Donegal
7 children
     
    Bill, Joean Taschner  
    Betty-Ann. Jack Walsh

John married to Laura 2 Children Sarah and Ryan

Chris married to Dawn-3 children  Amanda.  
Macayla, and Jack
Keith married to Stephanie 2 children Derek and Caroline
    Eileen. Jim Donohoe 3 children  Cara, Leah and Colin
    Carol Tom Dunphy   2 children Jennifer and Sean
    Cathy Stephen Smith 1 child Kristin  
    Joan   1 daughter Janine and 1 granddaughter Ciara.
    Maureen Felix McGowan Felix, Mara  Hersh

Caitlin, Michael , John
       

Maureen, 

Chuck Hill

Ronan James,
       

Michael

Chrissy daughter Evelynn-- born 4/28/06
6. KITTY Married Paddy Kelly
4 Children
     
    Patsy    
    Kathleen,    
    Marguerita    
    Antony    
         

7.BRIDIE

(d.1989)

Married Dennis Moran
8 Children
     
    Paddy Moya Berkley  
    Norma, Billy Browne Denise, Billy, Trudy ,Emma
    Frances,    
    James, (d. 2004) Marie Suicru  
    Helen, Ciaran Harris Ciaran, Aimee , Louise, Elaine
    Tima, John Browne  
    Oige, Ann Moyles Brian,David,Denise
    Marguerita Jenny  
         
8. CISSY Married Liam Foley
from Bansha Killorglin
     
Died
10 Jan 1997
4 Children Cormac Kathleen Ciaran, Deidre,
         
    Fintan Kay Tuan, Fion
         
    Ainne, Willie O'Driscoll  
         
    Fergus, Delhia Barry  
        Fiola,Cian,Ultan,Liam
         
9. JAMES
(SONNY)
Married Rita Greaney      
    Mary David Costello Bill, Seamus ,Norma , Rita
         
    Renee    
         
    James
(Died at birth 1956)
   
         

10. JOE

B 1917 D1995

 

Married Mary Fitzgerald
from Laccabawn
6 Children

 

     
    Brenda Colm Kirwan  
         
    Helen John Lyons James, Miriam, Elaine, Joseph .
         
    James
(Died aged 6 months)
   
         
    Joseph Elizabeth Slattery David, James, Ronan, Ciaran, Joseph and Aoife
         
    Bernard Ann-marie
O Shea
Emma
         
    Ann Marie Philip Gammell Cian, Ailbhe and Connor
         
11 JOAN Married Sean Callanan
From Galway
     
    Angela Fergus  Hennessy  
         
    Mary Brendan Mangan  
         
    Pat,    
         
12. NORRIE Married
Donal Gilligan (Limerick)
     
    Agnes, Michael Walker  
         
    Joseph, Died 10/10/2010 in New York  
         
    Mary John Kirwan  
         
13. THERESA Married Frank O'Sullivan
from Galway
     
    Padraig Mary Miriam,Cian
         
    James, Breda Brosnan Joyce, Michelle
         
    Maureen, Kevin O'Mahoney 5 Children
         
    Pronsias. Gene O'Connell 2 children
         
14. BERNARD Married Pam Prendiville
from Tobermaing
James
(died at birth 1958)
   
         
         
         
         
         
         

 

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