Individual Details
Johanna LYONS/LYNES
(Abt 1794 - 1 Mar 1879)
Unfortunately very little is known of Johanna or the Lyons/Lynes family (the names Lyons and Lynes are interchangeable) although I have been told thay may have come from Knockbrane in Lixnaw, Co. Kerry or Newtownsandes (now Moyvane), Co. Kerry.
However, Heather Olson, a descendant of Johanna and her husband, Myles Cunningham, tells me she has an uncle who is a DNA match with the following people with Lyons/Lynes connections:
1. A descendant of Edmund Dineen from Glenalappa, Moyvane and Honora Lynes from Shronagragra, Moyvane who were married in Moyvane in 1858. Honora was baptised in Duagh, Co. Kerry in 1835 and her parents were Daniel Lynes and Honora Shine who would have been contemporaries of Myles and Johanna. Honora Shine was from Kilbaha.
2. A descendant of Margaret Lynes and Richard Woulfe. It appears Margaret was a sister of Honora Lynes and was baptised in Kilbaha in 1844. She emigrated to the United States, married Richard, and they had a daughter named Aileen.
3. Mary Stack, a daughter of Catherine Lynes and Michael Stack. Catherine was a daughter of Dermot Lynes and Mary Sullivan and was baptised in Kilbaha in 1839. This DNA match is also a shared match with the descendant of Margaret Lynes and Richard Woulfe.
It appears, therefore, that our Johanna above was related to Daniel Lynes and Dermot Lynes. Could they have been siblings?
Given that Johanna's husband, Myles Cunningham, was from Newtownsandes (now called Moyvane), it is possible that Johanna may also have come from this parish. In case Johanna's family came from the same townland in Newtownsandes as Myles, i.e., Kilbaha, here are details from marriage and baptism records located on the Irish Genealogy website, www.irishgenealogy.ie, for a number of people with Lynes connections who lived in Kilbaha. Note that the Lynes surname is interchangeable with Lyons.
Children of Cornelius Lindon and Bridget Lyne:
Patrick Lindon, baptised on 6 June 1813
Children of Dermot Lynes and Mary Sullivan:
Catherine Lynes, baptised on 30 October 1839
Children of Daniel Lynes and Honora Shine who were married in Moyvane on 10 February 1834 (Honora was from Kilbaha but Daniel's address wasn't recorded on the marriage record):
Margaret Lynes, baptised on 26 September 1844
Patrick Lynes, baptised on 20 January 1853
Children of Michael Hanrahan and Bridget Lyons:
Michael Hanrahan, baptised on 24 May 1866
Daniel Hanrahan, baptised on 28 July 1867
John Hanrahan, baptised on 26 November 1868
Patrick, baptised on 18 November 1869
Denis Hanrahan, baptised on 19 January 1871
Children of Patrick Lyons and Julia Lyons:
Daniel Lyons, baptised on 15 December 1871
Mary Lyons, baptised on 29 May 1873
Honora Lyons, baptised on 25 April 1875
Lynes is a variant of Lyons and is most numerous in counties Kerry, Cork, Limerick and Tipperary. It is an anglicisation of the Irish surname "Ó Laighin" from the word "laighean" meaning lance or spear. The Lyons surname is one of the commonest surnames in Ireland, particularly in the three southern provinces. In Ulster it is usually a variant of the English and Scottish surname "Lyon", but elsewhere it is virtually always the anglicised version of one of two Irish names, Ó Laighin, or Ó Liathain which possibly derives from the Irish word "liath" meaning grey. The Ó Laighin name originated in two areas, Co. Kerry and east Co. Galway. In Kerry the name was almost invariably anglicised as "Lyne". The Ó Liathain family is reputed to have originated in Co. Limerick but the Ó Liathain name is now more common in Co. Cork, particularly in the north of the county.
However, Heather Olson, a descendant of Johanna and her husband, Myles Cunningham, tells me she has an uncle who is a DNA match with the following people with Lyons/Lynes connections:
1. A descendant of Edmund Dineen from Glenalappa, Moyvane and Honora Lynes from Shronagragra, Moyvane who were married in Moyvane in 1858. Honora was baptised in Duagh, Co. Kerry in 1835 and her parents were Daniel Lynes and Honora Shine who would have been contemporaries of Myles and Johanna. Honora Shine was from Kilbaha.
2. A descendant of Margaret Lynes and Richard Woulfe. It appears Margaret was a sister of Honora Lynes and was baptised in Kilbaha in 1844. She emigrated to the United States, married Richard, and they had a daughter named Aileen.
3. Mary Stack, a daughter of Catherine Lynes and Michael Stack. Catherine was a daughter of Dermot Lynes and Mary Sullivan and was baptised in Kilbaha in 1839. This DNA match is also a shared match with the descendant of Margaret Lynes and Richard Woulfe.
It appears, therefore, that our Johanna above was related to Daniel Lynes and Dermot Lynes. Could they have been siblings?
Given that Johanna's husband, Myles Cunningham, was from Newtownsandes (now called Moyvane), it is possible that Johanna may also have come from this parish. In case Johanna's family came from the same townland in Newtownsandes as Myles, i.e., Kilbaha, here are details from marriage and baptism records located on the Irish Genealogy website, www.irishgenealogy.ie, for a number of people with Lynes connections who lived in Kilbaha. Note that the Lynes surname is interchangeable with Lyons.
Children of Cornelius Lindon and Bridget Lyne:
Patrick Lindon, baptised on 6 June 1813
Children of Dermot Lynes and Mary Sullivan:
Catherine Lynes, baptised on 30 October 1839
Children of Daniel Lynes and Honora Shine who were married in Moyvane on 10 February 1834 (Honora was from Kilbaha but Daniel's address wasn't recorded on the marriage record):
Margaret Lynes, baptised on 26 September 1844
Patrick Lynes, baptised on 20 January 1853
Children of Michael Hanrahan and Bridget Lyons:
Michael Hanrahan, baptised on 24 May 1866
Daniel Hanrahan, baptised on 28 July 1867
John Hanrahan, baptised on 26 November 1868
Patrick, baptised on 18 November 1869
Denis Hanrahan, baptised on 19 January 1871
Children of Patrick Lyons and Julia Lyons:
Daniel Lyons, baptised on 15 December 1871
Mary Lyons, baptised on 29 May 1873
Honora Lyons, baptised on 25 April 1875
Lynes is a variant of Lyons and is most numerous in counties Kerry, Cork, Limerick and Tipperary. It is an anglicisation of the Irish surname "Ó Laighin" from the word "laighean" meaning lance or spear. The Lyons surname is one of the commonest surnames in Ireland, particularly in the three southern provinces. In Ulster it is usually a variant of the English and Scottish surname "Lyon", but elsewhere it is virtually always the anglicised version of one of two Irish names, Ó Laighin, or Ó Liathain which possibly derives from the Irish word "liath" meaning grey. The Ó Laighin name originated in two areas, Co. Kerry and east Co. Galway. In Kerry the name was almost invariably anglicised as "Lyne". The Ó Liathain family is reputed to have originated in Co. Limerick but the Ó Liathain name is now more common in Co. Cork, particularly in the north of the county.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1794 | possibly Knockbrane, Lixnaw, Co. Kerry; or Newtownsandes (Moyvane), Co. Kerry | |||
| Death | 1 Mar 1879 | Kilbaha, Moyvane, Co. Kerry | |||
| Marriage | Myles CUNNINGHAM |
Families
| Spouse | Myles CUNNINGHAM (1777 - 1879) |
| Child | Bryan CUNNINGHAM (1822 - 1901) |
| Child | Ellen CUNNINGHAM (1825 - 1883) |
| Child | Hanora (Norrie) CUNNINGHAM (1826 - 1908) |
| Child | Johanna CUNNINGHAM (1830 - 1830) |
| Child | Mary CUNNINGHAM (1832 - 1911) |
| Child | Margaret (Peg) CUNNINGHAM (1835 - 1911) |
| Child | Johanna CUNNINGHAM (1840 - 1920) |
| Child | Brigid (Biddy) CUNNINGHAM (1840 - 1911) |
| Child | Ann (Nance) CUNNINGHAM ( - 1901) |