Annals of Beara Vol II, p.270: 11-children family + Jer Harrington & Katie Murphy + PADDY (TAILOR) O'SULLIVAN & KATE MURPHY (Ardgroom Village)

Riobárd Ó Dwyer, "Who Were My Ancestors? Annals of Beara," Volume II · Beara peninsula, Co. Cork, Ireland

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Three-family page. The load-bearing third entry confirms the **Paddy (Tailor) O'Sullivan + Kate Murphy** household at Ardgroom Village — the family central to the Hyp B "sibling-web" argument. Per the text: Paddy O'Sullivan was a tailor, son of Sean (Philip) O'Sullivan (tailor) and Nora Rahilly, Reenavaude North. **After returning from Butte, Montana**, Paddy first built a house across the road in Ardgroom Village, then a second house in which he settled down. His wife **Kate Murphy — aunt of Dan Murphy — was daughter of Seamus Mor Murphy and Peig Uonhi, Ballycrovane**. They had 8 children: John Dec 1884, Mary May 1886, **Nora Mar 1888** (= the Nora Sullivan who later lived with our Pat in Butte per 1910 census), Phil June 1890 (went to Butte), Patrick May 1892, Denny Sept 1893 (NY), Katie Apr 1897 (Cincinnati OH), Dan May 1900. **Significance for Pat's parentage**: Under Hyp B (Pat = son of Seamus Mor Murphy + Peig Uonhi), Kate is Pat's sister and Nora Sullivan is Pat's true niece. The 1884 Eyeries civil marriage cert (separately documented) confirms Kate's father as James Murphy (= Seamus Mor in Irish) — corroborating O'Dwyer's account directly. Under Hyp A, Kate would be a more distant cousin and Nora a first-cousin-once-removed; the "aunt of Dan Murphy" phrase would still need to be reconciled. The earlier section's 11 children list and the second section's Jer Harrington / Katie Murphy family provide contextual Ardgroom Village neighbors — not directly family-relevant but valuable for understanding the social network around Pat's home village.

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  • Kate Murphy (= person_kate_murphy_sister_of_pat_per_hyp_b) · pat_sister_under_hyp_b

    Under Hyp B, Pat's sister. The 1884 Eyeries civil marriage cert separately attests this Kate's father as 'James Murphy' (Fawnkil/Slieve Eyeries) — corroborates O'Dwyer's account directly. Person record pending.

  • John Sullivan (Dec 9 1884) · kate_paddy_child_1
  • Mary Sullivan (May 28 1886) · kate_paddy_child_2
  • Nora Sullivan (Mar 30 1888) · kate_paddy_child_3

    = person_nora_sullivan_jjm_niece_b1888; lived with our Pat in Butte per 1910 census. Under Hyp B, Pat's true niece; under Hyp A, first-cousin-once-removed.

  • Phil (Philip) Sullivan (June 15 1890) · kate_paddy_child_4

    Went to Butte, Montana. Possibly the same Philip Sullivan named in the April 2026 briefing as living with Pat's Butte household.

  • Patrick Sullivan (May 18 1892) · kate_paddy_child_5
  • Denny Sullivan (Sept 1 1893) · kate_paddy_child_6

    Went to New York.

  • Katie Sullivan (Apr 14 1897) · kate_paddy_child_7

    In Cincinnati, Ohio.

  • Dan Sullivan (May 28 1900) · kate_paddy_child_8
  • Sean (Philip) O'Sullivan + Nora Rahilly, Reenavaude North · paddy_tailors_parents

    Paddy Tailor's parents.

  • Jer (Denny) Harrington + Katie Murphy, Ardgroom Village · neighbor_family_section_b

    10 children including Timothy 1916 → Southampton; Padraig 1920 → Australia → Southampton; etc.

  • Katie Murphy (Jer Harrington's wife) · separate_kate_murphy_dont_confuse

    Daughter of Sean Sheamuis Murphy + Maire (Rohane) McCarthy, Carrig, Dirrivore. Different Kate Murphy from the one who married Paddy Tailor. Disambiguation matters.

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--- newspaper: Annals of Beara Volume II date: unknown page: 270 --- 270 *Annals of Beara Volume II* 11 children: — (1) Nano (Nora) (May 27th 1881) married Jerry Crowley, coastguard, Castletownbere, son of Jackessy Crowley and Margaret O'Shea, Ardgroom Village. She was Jerry's second wife. They later lived in Cork City; (2) Tim (Oct. 8th 1882) went to the U.S.A.; (3) Kate (May 2nd 1884) had a shop three houses further down the village. She married Mark Murphy, son of Jack Murphy and Fanny Healy, Reenavaude. Mark died, and Kate remarried. Her second husband was Michael O'Hara, a ganger from Loughrea, Co. Galway, who was working in Ardgroom; (4) Michael (Sept. 28th 1886); (5) Denis (Nov. 23rd 1887); (6) *Jer (Jan. 5th 1890) settled down in the house (and shop) and married Katie Murphy, daughter of Sean Sheamuis Murphy and Maire (Rohane) McCarthy, Carrig, Dirrivore. Jer had the first old-type threshing set in Ardgroom and also had a hackney car; (7) Daniel (May 3rd 1892); (8) Patie (Sept. 1st 1894), a National Teacher, married a Co. Meath girl Catherine Lambe in Dublin. He was Principal Teacher in Robertstown N.S., Naas, Co. Kildare, and later came to live in Mrs. Katie Morley's house, The Bridge, Ardgroom, when he became Principal Teacher in Kilmacowen N.S. He died in 1954; (9) Cornelius (Mar. 21st 1896); (10) Mary (Mar. 12th 1899); (11) Alice (Feb. 9th 1901). **(B) JER (DENNY) HARRINGTON & KATIE MURPHY (ARDGROOM VILLAGE)** Jer and Katie had 10 children: — (1) Timothy (June 26th 1916) married Margaret Gregory in Woking, Surrey, England, and moved to Southampton; (2) Peggy (July 17th 1917) was in Woking, Surrey, and later in Southampton; (3) Helena (Mar. 1st 1919) died young; (4) Padraig (Apr. 11th 1920) went to Woking and from there to Perth, Australia. He then spent some time in the Island of New Guinea before coming back to settle in Southampton, England. He married Ann Dunford in Southampton. They came to Ardgroom for a short while. Their first child Marie Bernadette was born in Castletownbere Hospital on Apr. 6th 1958, but they returned to Southampton; (5) Katty (June 9th 1921) married Donald Edward O'Sullivan in Woking, Surrey; (6) Jeremiah (Mar. 30th 1923) died young; (7) John (May 24th 1927) went to Perth, Australia; (8) Noreen (July 8th 1928) married Joseph O'Brien in Woking, Surrey, and afterwards went to live in Southampton; (9) Vincie (Apr. 16th 1931) married Barbara F. Keane in Southampton; (10) Josie (Joseph) (Mar. 29th 1933), a carpenter, went to Southampton. Worked in the Saudi-Arabian oilfields later. **PADDY (TAILOR) O'SULLIVAN & KATE MURPHY (ARDGROOM VILLAGE)** There is a narrow passage between this house and the house formerly lived in by Johnny O'Shea, connecting the front road and the back road of the village. Paddy O'Sullivan, a tailor, was son of Sean (Philip) O'Sullivan (tailor) and Nora Rahilly, Reenavaude North. After returning from Butte, Montana, Paddy first built the house across the road in the village which is now occupied by Mrs. Bridie Coughlan. Then he built a second house in which he settled down. His wife, Kate Murphy — aunt of Dan Murphy — was daughter of Seamus Mor Murphy and Peig Uonhi, Ballycrovane. Paddy and Kate had 8 children: - (1) John (Dec. 9th 1884); (2) Mary (May 28th 1886); (3) Nora (Mar. 30th 1888); (4) Phil (or Philip) (June 15th 1890) went to Butte, Montana; (5) Patrick (May 18th 1892); (6) Denny (Sept. 1st 1893) went to New York; (7) Katie (Apr. 14th 1897) was in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.; (8) Dan (May 28th 1900). Paddy (Tailor) O'Sullivan owned a farm a few ## Peripheral items - Page number and volume header: "270 Annals of Beara Volume II" — running header at top of page. - Text appears to continue beyond the bottom of the visible page scan.

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Reference: Vol. II, p. 270; covers 11 children of an upper section, then (B) JER (DENNY) HARRINGTON & KATIE MURPHY (ARDGROOM VILLAGE), then PADDY (TAILOR) O'SULLIVAN & KATE MURPHY (ARDGROOM VILLAGE)

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