Individual Details
Winifred MORAHAN (caution: relationship to brother Bernard not verified)
(Abt 1805 - 1857)
Winifred appears to be related to the Morahan family of my husband, Joe Gordon. However, I have been unable to determine how she might be connected. She was of roughly a similar age to Joe's great-greatgrandfather John Morahan but it appears unlikely she was a sister of his. Perhaps she was a first cousin.
I discovered Winifred's existence from a public family tree on the Ancestry website as my husband, Joe Gordon, was DNA-matched by Ancestry to a great-great-granddaughter of Winifred's.
The family that owned B. J. Morahan's shop and pub in Bellanagare (which I have also seen spelled as Ballinagare) appears to be connected to Winifred's family as a member of that family has told me they are definitely related to the family of a Patrick Mannion from Knockroe, Ballinagare. This ties in with Winifred's marriage to a Patrick Mannion from Ballinagare. I was also told the Knockroe property was inherited by a Bridget Morahan sometime between 1890 and 1910. Could this may have been Bridget Morahan (née Clarke), widow of Winifred's probable nephew Bernard James Morahan, a shopkeeper in Bellanagare who died in 1903. However, I could find no Bridget Morahan - or indeed any Morahans - in the townland of Knockroe, Ballinagare in either the 1901 or 1911 census. It is surprising the Knockroe farm was not inherited by one of Winifred and Patrick's children. It does appear that most of Winifred and Patrick's grandchildren emigrated to the United States, which may account for the property ending up outside the immediate family.
Given the gap between the births of Patrick and Mary below, it is likely Winifred and Patrick had more children than those listed.
I discovered Winifred's existence from a public family tree on the Ancestry website as my husband, Joe Gordon, was DNA-matched by Ancestry to a great-great-granddaughter of Winifred's.
The family that owned B. J. Morahan's shop and pub in Bellanagare (which I have also seen spelled as Ballinagare) appears to be connected to Winifred's family as a member of that family has told me they are definitely related to the family of a Patrick Mannion from Knockroe, Ballinagare. This ties in with Winifred's marriage to a Patrick Mannion from Ballinagare. I was also told the Knockroe property was inherited by a Bridget Morahan sometime between 1890 and 1910. Could this may have been Bridget Morahan (née Clarke), widow of Winifred's probable nephew Bernard James Morahan, a shopkeeper in Bellanagare who died in 1903. However, I could find no Bridget Morahan - or indeed any Morahans - in the townland of Knockroe, Ballinagare in either the 1901 or 1911 census. It is surprising the Knockroe farm was not inherited by one of Winifred and Patrick's children. It does appear that most of Winifred and Patrick's grandchildren emigrated to the United States, which may account for the property ending up outside the immediate family.
Given the gap between the births of Patrick and Mary below, it is likely Winifred and Patrick had more children than those listed.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1805 | possibly Bellanagare, Co. Roscommon | |||
| Marriage | Patrick MANNION | ||||
| Death | 1857 | Bellanagare, Co. Roscommon |
Families
| Spouse | Patrick MANNION (1800 - 1898) |
| Child | Thomas MANNION (1822 - 1908) |
| Child | Patrick (Pat) MANNION (1828 - 1908) |
| Child | Michael MANNION (1828 - 1900) |
| Child | Mary MANNION (1846 - 1919) |
| Father | 'unknown' MORAHAN ( - ) |
| Sibling | Bernard MORAHAN ( - ) |