Individual Details
Johanna TREACY
(Abt 1834 - 16 Jul 1874)
Johanna, who may also have been known as Julia, was shot dead in the bedroom of her home in Milltown, the murderer having fired from outside the house through the window. The killing took place in the middle of the night; her husband, Michael, and an eight-year-old daughter (identity unknown) were present. It was thought the target had been Michael but, due to an unusual change in the family’s sleeping arrangements that night, Johanna was shot instead.
Johanna's brother Thomas, his father-in-law, Ned Carey, and a brother-in-law, Edmond Carey, were taken into custody but were later released. They had come under suspicion because of a long-running legal dispute between Thomas and his brother Denis over their mother's will, which Denis eventually won. A year before the murder, Denis had fired a gun at Thomas's mother-in-law, Mary Carey (Ned's wife) and was later imprisoned for a violent assault on Thomas's wife, Mary (Ned's daughter). Johanna and her husband, Michael, had taken Denis's side in the case and Michael was running Denis's farm (the subject of the dispute) while Denis was in prison. Johanna's murder was never solved.
Johanna's brother Thomas, his father-in-law, Ned Carey, and a brother-in-law, Edmond Carey, were taken into custody but were later released. They had come under suspicion because of a long-running legal dispute between Thomas and his brother Denis over their mother's will, which Denis eventually won. A year before the murder, Denis had fired a gun at Thomas's mother-in-law, Mary Carey (Ned's wife) and was later imprisoned for a violent assault on Thomas's wife, Mary (Ned's daughter). Johanna and her husband, Michael, had taken Denis's side in the case and Michael was running Denis's farm (the subject of the dispute) while Denis was in prison. Johanna's murder was never solved.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1834 | probably Soloheadbeg, Co. Tipperary |  | ||
| Marriage | 4 Mar 1862 | Solohead, Co. Tipperary - Michael HAYES | | ||
| Death | 16 Jul 1874 | Milltown, Soloheadmore, Co. Tipperary | |||
| Burial | Kilfeacle Cemetery, Co. Tipperary |
Families
| Spouse | Michael HAYES (1820 - 1878) |
| Child | Ellena (Ellen) HAYES (1863 - ) |
| Child | Mary HAYES (1864 - ) |
| Child | Jeremiah HAYES (1865 - ) |
| Father | John TREACY (1787 - 1848) |
| Mother | Mary LOOBY (1795 - 1865) |
| Sibling | Catherine TREACY (1818 - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas TREACY (1821 - 1895) |
| Sibling | Ellen TREACY (1824 - ) |
| Sibling | John TREACY (1827 - 1848) |
| Sibling | Mary TREACY (1831 - 1844) |
| Sibling | Denis TREACY (1832 - 1899) |
| Sibling | Bridget TREACY (1838 - ) |