Annals of Beara Vol II, West Foromanes: Jack O'Leary & Catherine O'Sullivan (Seer), marked 'Your Relative' by Emma Verling; Emma's own O'Leary line

--- newspaper: Annals of Beara Volume II (Riobard O'Dwyer) date: unknown page: unknown (no running header visible) --- Transcribed 2026-09-26 by an Opus agent from Emma Verling's photographs of 21 Feb 2025 (source-1.jpg = the full page; source-2.jpg = the end of the Jim O'Leary entry on the next page). Full agent read-out: research/docs/beara-kin-thread-2026-09-26/attachments-emma-2025-02-21.md. ## Image 3: 3B0740E2 (email "Family of Catherine O'Sullivan Seer and Jack O'Leary") ### (a) What it is A photograph of a whole **printed book page** (portrait, 1796 x 4000 px), in the same typeface and heading style as images 1 and 2. **No running header and no page number are visible.** Blank margin sits above the section heading; below the last line there is only a short printed or inked dash at the far bottom-left, which cannot be read as a number. The page is a right-hand page. At the left edge the line-ends of the facing page are clipped: "garet / chael / shire, / now, / , Co. / … / son / ces / am, / d in / rig / tsy / o a / … / n. / h. / gh / s. / er / to / ) / d / s / n / d / n" [clipped: facing page, unreadable as text]. The outer (right) edge of the page is torn and brown-stained but cuts no text. It holds: 1. A surname-section heading **O'LEARY (WEST FOROMANES)** with an introductory paragraph on Jack O'Leary and his wife Catherine O'Sullivan (Seer). 2. **(A) JACK O'LEARY & CATHERINE O'SULLIVAN**, complete (10 children). 3. **(B) JIM O'LEARY & CATHERINE HARRINGTON (WEST FOROMANES)**, children (1) to (9) only; the text runs on past the foot of the page. **Handwritten annotations**, several inks. **Inference:** the owner or sender of the book added them. They are not printed: - A black ink star left of the "O'LEARY" heading. - A large red ink tick right of "(WEST FOROMANES)". - In blue ink in the top-right margin: **"Dan / Norr"** [second word uncertain: "Norr"/"Norc"/"Nork"?], then a circled **"NB"** and a blue star beneath it. - A black ink line from the dash before "Jack O'Leary" (first line of the paragraph) curving down the left margin to a star beside "(A)". - In black ink above the (A) heading: **"Your Relative"**, with a small star under "Your" and another star at the right end of the heading. - Wavy dark-ink underlining beneath "Johanna" (child 5), "Jerry Murphy, son of John Murphy" and "Mary Harrington, Kilmacowen". - A dark-ink bracket in the right margin, with a small hook or "?"-like mark at its top, alongside the lines from "(6) \*Jim (Jan. 29th" to "(7) Denny". - A black ink **"NB"** in the right margin beside "(8) Mary Ann ... married Con O'Sullivan,". - Heavy blue ink strokes in the right margin beside the "(10) Katie ... Curly O'Leary ... Pat Murphy, carpenter" lines. - In red ink above the (B) heading: **"Mick Saddlers"** [first word uncertain], with a red arrow pointing right. A small ink mark also sits over the "n" of "Catherine" in the first paragraph. ### (b) Verbatim transcription (printed text) > **O'LEARY** > **(WEST FOROMANES)** > Jack O'Leary came down to West Foromanes > from nearby Lack (See O'Leary, Lack). His wife, > Catherine O'Sullivan — sister of Jimmy Thaidhg Seer > O'Sullivan (Patie Jimmy's father, Droumbeg), of > Mary (Jack Flor Harrington's mother, Inches), of > Biddy (Dan O'Neills mother, the Road, Coulagh), of > Flor, Droumbeg etc. was daughter of Tadhg Seer > O'Sullivan (Keagh) and Mary O'Connor, Droumbeg, > Ardgroom Inward. > > **(A) JACK O'LEARY & CATHERINE O'SULLIVAN** > Jack and Catherine had 10 children: — (1) Flor > (Jan. 1867) went to Butte, Montana; (2) Mike (Sept. > 1868) was saved when Sean Harrington (Duve), The > Strand, Eyeriesbeg, John Riney, Foromanes etc. > were drowned fishing off Carrigeel, Cahirkeem, > around 1891. He later emigrated to Butte, Montana; > (3) Johnny (Nov. 1869) worked in the gold mines of > Johannesburg, South Africa; (4) Tady (June 10th > 1873) went to Butte, Montana; (5) Johanna (May 31st > 1877) married Jerry Murphy, son of John Murphy and > Mary Harrington, Kilmacowen; (6) \*Jim (Jan. 29th > 1880) settled down in the home farm and married > Catherine Harrington, daughter of Jer Harrington and > Catherine Harrington, The Strand, Eyeries (Lower > Dreenagh side, bordering Eyeriesbeg); (7) Denny > (July 29th 1882 — was still alive at 92 years in Aug. > 1974) went to Butte, Montana, and married Bridgie > (Suvane) Houlihan — sister of Dan Suvane — > daughter of Jack (Suvane) Houlihan and Kate > McAuliffe, Inches; (8) Mary Ann (born on Mar. 20th > 1885 and died in Jan. 1965) married Con O'Sullivan, > son of Doncha (Shileen) O'Sullivan and Johanna > Lowney, Eyeries Village; (9) Patrick (Feb. 3rd 1888) > died at about 5 years of age; (10) Katie (May 3rd 1890) > dressmaker in Eyeries Village. Living in house > originally owned by Curly O'Leary (who also owned > Donie O'Sheas pub) and later occupied by Pat > Murphy, carpenter, and his wife Julia McCarthy. > > **(B) JIM O'LEARY & CATHERINE HARRINGTON** > **(WEST FOROMANES)** > Jim and Catherine (who were 2nd and 3rd > cousins) had 11 children: — (1) Mary (Feb. 28th 1911) > married Connie (Batt) O'Sullivan, son of John > O'Sullivan and Mary O'Sullivan, Droumlave, > Adrigole. Connie and Mary lived near Bank Place, > Castletownbere. Connie a mechanic, had motor works > garage in Castletownbere; (2) Kitty (Dec. 30th 1912), > a National Teacher, married Patrick Flanagan, > Glengarriff; (3) & (4) were twins, Annie and > Margaret (Oct. 1st 1914). Annie lives in the home > farm. Margaret went to Toronto, Canada and married > Peter O'Halloran. Came back to live in Cork City > later; (5) Jack (Apr. 26th 1916) lived in the home > farm; (6), (7) & (8) Julia (Oct. 28th 1917), Michael > (Jan. 29th 1919) and Eileen (May 28th 1920) all died > young; (9) Josephine went to New York and married > Albert Connolly, son of Bill Connolly and Brigid [clipped: continues on the next page, not photographed] Spellings are kept as printed: "Thaidhg", "Keagh", "Droumbeg", "Coulagh", "Kilmacowen", "Carrigeel", "Foromanes", "Dan O'Neills" and "Donie O'Sheas" (no apostrophe before the s), and "Lack)." (full stop after the bracket). The asterisk before "Jim" is printed; Ó Dwyer marks the child who settles in the home farm this way. Dates were checked at 1.4-2x zoom. ### (c) Names of interest Murphy: - **Jerry Murphy**, "son of John Murphy and Mary Harrington, Kilmacowen". Married **Johanna O'Leary** (b. May 31st 1877). No marriage date is printed. - **John Murphy** and **Mary Harrington**, Kilmacowen: Jerry's parents. No dates. - **Pat Murphy**, carpenter, and his wife **Julia McCarthy**: later occupants of the Eyeries Village house where Katie O'Leary lived. No dates. Leary / O'Leary: - **Jack O'Leary**: "came down to West Foromanes from nearby Lack (See O'Leary, Lack)". Married Catherine O'Sullivan (Seer). No dates. - His children, family (A), West Foromanes: - (1) **Flor** (Jan. 1867) went to Butte, Montana. - (2) **Mike** (Sept. 1868) was saved when others drowned off Carrigeel, Cahirkeem, "around 1891"; later emigrated to Butte, Montana. - (3) **Johnny** (Nov. 1869) worked in the gold mines of Johannesburg. - (4) **Tady** (June 10th 1873) went to Butte, Montana. - (5) **Johanna** (May 31st 1877) m. Jerry Murphy of Kilmacowen. - (6) **Jim** (Jan. 29th 1880) had the home farm; m. Catherine Harrington. - (7) **Denny** (July 29th 1882; "still alive at 92 years in Aug. 1974") went to Butte, Montana; m. Bridgie (Suvane) Houlihan. - (8) **Mary Ann** (b. Mar. 20th 1885, d. Jan. 1965) m. Con O'Sullivan, Eyeries Village. - (9) **Patrick** (Feb. 3rd 1888) died at about 5 years of age. - (10) **Katie** (May 3rd 1890), dressmaker, Eyeries Village. - **Curly O'Leary**: original owner of Katie's house in Eyeries Village; "also owned Donie O'Sheas pub". No dates. - Family (B), **Jim O'Leary & Catherine Harrington**, West Foromanes, "2nd and 3rd cousins", 11 children: - (1) **Mary** (Feb. 28th 1911); (2) **Kitty** (Dec. 30th 1912); (3)-(4) twins **Annie** and **Margaret** (Oct. 1st 1914); (5) **Jack** (Apr. 26th 1916). - (6)-(8) **Julia** (Oct. 28th 1917), **Michael** (Jan. 29th 1919) and **Eileen** (May 28th 1920) all died young. - (9) **Josephine** (no date), New York. Children (10) and (11) are off the page. Harrington: - **Mary**: "Jack Flor Harrington's mother, Inches". She is a sister of Catherine O'Sullivan. **Inference:** she was born an O'Sullivan (Seer) and married a Harrington. - **Jack Flor Harrington**, Inches. - **Sean Harrington (Duve)**, The Strand, Eyeriesbeg: drowned "around 1891". - **Mary Harrington**, Kilmacowen: wife of John Murphy. - **Catherine Harrington**: wife of Jim O'Leary (b. 1880); daughter of **Jer Harrington** and **Catherine Harrington**, The Strand, Eyeries (Lower Dreenagh side, bordering Eyeriesbeg). - No "Uonhi" on the image. **Inference:** the red "Mick Saddlers" note may point to the Harrington (Saddler) family of The Strand. The Annals pages already transcribed in this thread mention "Jer Harrington (Saddler) who settled in the Strand" (see `annals-verification.md`). The image itself does not make this link. O'Sullivan (Seer): - **Catherine O'Sullivan**: wife of Jack O'Leary. Daughter of **Tadhg Seer O'Sullivan (Keagh)** and **Mary O'Connor**, Droumbeg, Ardgroom Inward. Her siblings: **Jimmy Thaidhg Seer O'Sullivan** ("Patie Jimmy's father, Droumbeg"), **Mary** (Jack Flor Harrington's mother, Inches), **Biddy** (Dan O'Neill's mother, the Road, Coulagh), **Flor** (Droumbeg) "etc.". The page gives no dates for any of them. - Other O'Sullivans (not Seer): **Con O'Sullivan**, son of **Doncha (Shileen) O'Sullivan** and **Johanna Lowney**, Eyeries Village. **Connie (Batt) O'Sullivan**, son of **John O'Sullivan** and **Mary O'Sullivan**, Droumlave, Adrigole. No **Croumhane/Crounhane** and no **Uonhi** appear on this image. Inferences, not printed: - **Inference:** "Your Relative", written above the (A) heading, is the annotator's message to Luke that this O'Leary/O'Sullivan (Seer) family is kin. The page does not say through whom. Two routes appear in this thread's other transcriptions. First, Jim Murphy of Ballycrovane married Julia O'Sullivan (Seer), "daughter of Daniel (Seer) O'Sullivan and Mary Goggin, Scrahan, Urhan" (`annals-verification.md`). Second, Annals p. 271 gives a Mary O'Leary as mother of a Patrick Murphy. **This image names no Mary O'Leary and no Patrick Murphy.** Its only Patrick is Patrick O'Leary (Feb. 3rd 1888), who died at about 5. - **Inference:** the Seer named here (Tadhg Seer O'Sullivan (Keagh), Droumbeg, Ardgroom Inward) is not the same person as Daniel (Seer) O'Sullivan of Scrahan, Urhan. Any kinship between the two Seer lines is not stated on this image. - **Inference:** the underlined Jerry Murphy (son of John Murphy & Mary Harrington, Kilmacowen) is a Murphy link for this family. The image gives him no connection to Patrick Murphy, to Eyeries Village or to Gorth. ### (d) Confidence **High** for the printed text: sharp throughout, every word legible, dates checked at zoom. **Medium to low** for the handwritten notes: "Your Relative" and both "NB" marks are clear, but "Norr" and "Mick" are uncertain readings. No page number is recoverable. --- ## Image 4: B6856250 (email "Family of Catherine O'Sullivan Seer and Jack O'Leary") ### (a) What it is A photograph of part of a **printed book page**, taken close up and in landscape (3715 x 906 px). It shows seven lines of text in the same typeface as images 1-3, with blank margin to the left. **No running header, no family heading and no page number are visible.** A **red/pink ink line**, handwritten, runs beneath the last printed line, from under "Co. Cork." to the right edge of the frame. **Inference:** it marks the end of the family entry. **Inference:** this is the continuation of **(B) JIM O'LEARY & CATHERINE HARRINGTON (WEST FOROMANES)** from image 3. Image 3 breaks off at "Albert Connolly, son of Bill Connolly and Brigid", and this image opens "Hanley, Castletownbere. (Brigid Hanley ...". The children numbered (10) and (11) complete the "11 children" stated in image 3. The printed text here names neither family. ### (b) Verbatim transcription > [clipped: preceding text not in frame] Hanley, Castletownbere. (Brigid Hanley was > formerly of Bawnard and was a sister of Dan Hanley, > carpenter, Croumhane); (10) Agnes (Sept. 16th 1924) > married John Ahern in Cork City; (11) Nan (May 23rd > 1928) married John Keating of Gurrane South, > Drimoleague, Co. Cork. Every word was checked at full resolution. "Croumhane" is printed with an M, as in image 1. ### (c) Names of interest - **Croumhane**, here as a **place**: "Dan Hanley, carpenter, Croumhane". Brigid Hanley, "formerly of Bawnard", was his sister, and she is of Castletownbere. - **Inference:** in this Annals text "Croumhane" is used both as a place (here) and as an O'Sullivan branch epithet (image 1, "MARGARET (CROUMHANE) O'SULLIVAN"). The 1858 baptism's "Margaret Crounhane" could reflect either use. - **[O'Leary]**, surname inferred from the continuation, not printed: (10) **Agnes** (Sept. 16th 1924) married John Ahern in Cork City. (11) **Nan** (May 23rd 1928) married John Keating of Gurrane South, Drimoleague, Co. Cork. - No Murphy, Harrington/Uonhi or O'Sullivan (Seer) is named on this image. ### (d) Confidence **High.** The type is large and sharp, and every word is legible. The only limit is the tight frame: there is no heading or page number, so the family attribution above is an inference. ---