Individual Details
Mary LOOBY
(Abt 1795 - 5 Feb 1865)
Given that rural people in 19th century Ireland tended to marry locals, it is likely that Mary Looby came from the parish of Soloheadbeg, and it is a possibility that she was from the townland of Newtown because the only Loobys listed in Griffith's Valuation (1850s) for the parish of Soloheadbeg occupied land in Newtown. Or, given that the burial plot for Mary and her husband, John Treacy, was in Kilfeacle cemetery ratther than Solohead churchyard, which was closer to where they lived, Mary may have come from Kilfeacle (John had no obvious family connections in Kilfeacle).
Among the sponsors at the baptisms of the children of John Treacy and Mary Looby were Eliza Looby and John Looby (siblings of Mary?).
In the space of five weeks in 1848 Mary lost her husband, John (21 February), her 20-year-old son John (21 March) and her brother-in-law Nicholas Treacy (25 March).
Not long before her death in February 1865, Mary made a will which was to lead to a lengthy and very bitter legal dispute between her sons Thomas and Denis. See notes below for Denis for details of the case.
Looby (also spelled Luby) is a common surname in the Tipperary/Waterford/Limerick area. It is derived from the Irish name Ó Lúbaigh which comes from the word 'lúbach' meaning 'cunning'.
Among the sponsors at the baptisms of the children of John Treacy and Mary Looby were Eliza Looby and John Looby (siblings of Mary?).
In the space of five weeks in 1848 Mary lost her husband, John (21 February), her 20-year-old son John (21 March) and her brother-in-law Nicholas Treacy (25 March).
Not long before her death in February 1865, Mary made a will which was to lead to a lengthy and very bitter legal dispute between her sons Thomas and Denis. See notes below for Denis for details of the case.
Looby (also spelled Luby) is a common surname in the Tipperary/Waterford/Limerick area. It is derived from the Irish name Ó Lúbaigh which comes from the word 'lúbach' meaning 'cunning'.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1795 | probably Soloheadbeg area, Co. Tipperary | |||
| Marriage | 2 Feb 1818 | Solohead, Co. Tipperary - John TREACY | |||
| Death | 5 Feb 1865 | probably Soloheadbeg, Co. Tipperary | |||
| Burial | probably Kilfeacle Cemetery, Co. Tipperary |
Families
| Spouse | John TREACY (1787 - 1848) |
| Child | Catherine TREACY (1818 - ) |
| Child | Thomas TREACY (1821 - 1895) |
| Child | Ellen TREACY (1824 - ) |
| Child | John TREACY (1827 - 1848) |
| Child | Mary TREACY (1831 - 1844) |
| Child | Denis TREACY (1832 - 1899) |
| Child | Johanna TREACY (1834 - 1874) |
| Child | Bridget TREACY (1838 - ) |