Michael2 Sheridan (Michael1 Sheridan) was born on 07 Nov 1855 in Drumada, River Moye, Killasser Parish, County Mayo, Ireland. He died Aug 1946 in Dromada (Duke) townland, Swinford, County Mayo, Ireland; and buried at Killasser Church (All Saints Church), Swinford, County Mayo, Ireland.
Notes for Michael Sheridan:
From Living Henry: [Note: email dtd. 4/4/2014 6:25 PM "Baptism records that you obtained from the Killasser Church are just as good as birth records in Ireland - just subtract 3 days"]
Mayo, Ireland Genealogy Records. Official Genealogy Records of County Mayo, Ireland:
• Baptism Record: Michl. Sheridan christened on 10 November 1855 at Fross, Killasser Parish, North Mayo; Denomination Roman Catholic, Father: Michl. Sheridan, Mother: Mary Gallagher, Sponsor 1: Thady Sheridan, Sponsor 2: Mary Mullyan.
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Ancestry.com. Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Catholic Parish Registers, National Library of Ireland, Ireland. Published under the National Library of Ireland's Terms of Use of Material made available on registers.nli.ie.:
• Baptism Record: Michl. Sheridan baptised on 10 November 1855 at Fross Townland, Killasser Parish, Denomination Roman Catholic, Achonry Diocese, Father: Michl. Sheridan, Mother: Mary Gallagher, Sponsors: Thady Sheridan and Mary Mullyan.
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Rosanna Sheridan Henry (5 siblings)
• Sisters: Celia (Sheridan) Meaney, Mary Ellen (Sheridan) Ganley, Belinda Sheridan
• Brother: Pat Dan Sheridan
[Notes: Rosanna, Celia, and Mary Ellen came to the USA; Belinda and Pat Dan did not per Mary Henry Roderick. Also, 1911 Irish census of the family indicates Sarah gave birth to 8 children with 5 living].
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Per a letter we have from a woman who sent information to Brian Henry: Rosanna's father, Michael Sheridan died in August 1946; and his wife Sarah died in July 1925. And Rosanna had a sister Belinda Sheridan and a brother Pat Dan Sheridan.
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Letters and Correspondence
(1) April 1907 letter to Rosanna Sheridan in Salem Mass. from her sister Belinda “Baby” Sheridan with an end note from her father MJS (Michael J Sheridan).
(2) Dec 1908 letter to Rosanna Sheridan in Salem Mass. from her father Michael Sheridan and her sister Belinda sent from Fross, Killasser, Co. Mayo.
(3) March 17 1912 letter to Rosanna in Salem Mass. from her father in Fross “highly congratulate you in your marriage.”
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Living Roderick email of 10/21/2008 Subject: "Report #2: Sheridans" with 6 attached pictures:
Dear Family,
I've labeled this "Report #2: Sheridans". You may be wondering where is Report #1: Sheridans?
I consider the email titled "Nana Henry's Siblings" (dated 10/17/08) as Report #1.
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On 10/3/08, Walter Henry Jr. took me to the homesite of the Sheridans located as follows:
Fross (the townland)
Killasser (the village)
Swinford (the large town)
County Mayo
Ireland.
Fross is located approximately 4 miles from Carns & Tobberoddy. Although Nana and Grandpa Henry lived in different counties (Mayo and Sligo respectively), the Henry and Sheridan families were quite close in proximity. Both locations are north of the River Moy.
There is a "new" house built on the Sheridan homesite; a German couple and their new baby live in the home. Although I did not meet them, Father Dan O'Mahoney (the priest at the Killasser church) told me that he was baptizing that baby on 10/4/08. The abandoned Sheridan "cottage" was difficult to photograph for two reasons: (1) it is covered by a great deal of brush; and (2) the day we drove in there, two huge dogs were in the driveway barking at us (and I am terrified of dogs), so although Walter was willing to stop the car for me to get out, I could not do so because I was fearful.
I have attached the following photos:
(1) A sign that we were entering County Mayo.
(2) The "new" cottage on the Fross property.
(3-6) Four shots of the old Sheridan homestead.
Love, ___
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Living Roderick email of 10/21/2008 Subject: "Report #3: Sheridans" with 5 of the 6 attached pictures:
I wanted to share with you photos of the Sheridan's church -- All Saints -- now known as the Killasser Church. This is where Nana Henry and her seven siblings were baptized. It is about a ten minute drive (on back roads) from the town of Swinford to the village of Killasser. At the present time, the village has the church, the rectory, an elementary school, a community center, and a pub along with homes.
I visited Killasser twice, first with Walter Henry Jr. on 10/3/08 and then with Gene McLoone on Sunday, 10/5/08 where we attended 11:30 am mass. After mass we adjourned to the Killasser Community Center (down the hill) for a bake sale. We had a lovely visit with members of the parish along with the priest, Father Dan O'Mahoney who had helped me on Friday with the baptismal records in the rectory.
The attached photos:
(1) Signposts for Killasser and for the church.
(2) Walter Henry Jr. and Father Dan in front of the Killasser church.
(3) Living with the back of the church in the background.
(4) The altar in the church.
(5) The baptismal font in the church.
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Living Roderick email of 10/21/2008 Subject: "Report #4: Sheridans" with 3 of the 4 attached ictures:
Dear Family,
Just as I wanted to locate the grave of my Henry great grandparents, I wanted to find the Sheridan grave site. But I have no photo and I have no evidence that there is a gravestone. Living Henry had done some preliminary investigations prior to my arrival. Killasser has one cemetery that contains older sections and newer sections. While meeting with Father Dan at the Killasser church rectory, he informed us that the church does not have death records or records of where people are buried in the Killasser Cemetery. He told me that death records would be located for County Mayo residents at the courthouse in the county seat -- the town of Castlebar.
I did not have the opportunity to travel to Castlebar and research the death records but that is on my list for my next visit. I really want to find the records for the Sheridan family. It appears that Nana Henry's three youngest siblings all died as babies or young children because none of them appear in the 1901 census records that Jim Carlberg has documented.
I have attached photos of the Killasser Cemetery. Living Henry and I walked around the cemetery looking at some stones. The older sections were down over a hillside and many of the gravestones were turned over. So it was just impossible to do serious searching in that cemetery for the limited time we had that Friday. Oh well, a goal for my next visit.
More to follow.
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Census Data:
[Ref: The Leitrim-Roscommon 1901 Census Search Output, http://www.genealogybranches.com/irishcensus.html]
- 1901 Ireland Census of Mayo County, Barony: Gallen, Parish:Killasser, Townland: Dromada (Duke):
Residents of a house 19:
• MICHAEL SHERIDAN, Head, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Male, age 40, Male, Farmer, Married, born Co. Mayo.
• SARAH SHERIDAN, Wife, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, age 40, Female, Farmers wife, Married, born Co. Sligo.
• CELIA SHERIDAN, Daughter, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, age 20, Female, Farmers daughter, Not married, born Co. Mayo.
• PAT SHERIDAN, Son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, age 18, Male, Farmers son, Not married, born Co. Mayo.
• BELINDA SHERIDAN, Daughter, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, age 16, Female, Farmers daughter, Not married, born Co. Mayo
• ROSANA SHERIDAN, Daughter, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, age 14, Female, Farmers daughter, Not married, born Co. Mayo.
The following adjacent Sheridan and Walsh familys - probably relatives.
Residents of a house 20:
• MARY SHERIDAN, Head, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, age 48, Female, Farmer, Married, born Co. Sligo.
• AUSTIN SHERIDAN, Son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, age 20, Male, Farmers son, Not married, born Co. Mayo.
• JOHN SHERIDAN, Son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, age 17, Male, Farmers son, Not married, born Co. Mayo.
• MARY SHERIDAN, Mother-in-Law, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Female, age 82, House Keeper, Widow, born Co. Mayo.
Residents of a house 21:
• SABINA SHERIDAN, Head, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Female, age 40, Female, Farmer, Not Married, born Co. Mayo.
• MARY SHERIDAN, Sister, Roman Catholic, Cannot Read, Female, age 70, Housekeeper, Not Married, born Co. Mayo.
Residents of a house 22:
• ANDREW WALSH, Head, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Male, age 31, Male, Farmer, Married, born Co. Sligo.
• BEE WALSH, Wife, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Female, age 25, Farmers wife, Married, born Co. Mayo.
• PATRICK WALSH, Son, Roman Catholic, Cannot Read, Male, age 4, Farmers son, Single, born Co. Mayo.
• JOHN WALSH, Son, Roman Catholic, Cannot Read, Male, age 2, Farmers son, Single, born Co. Mayo.
• ANDREW WALSH, Son, Roman Catholic, Cannot Read, Male, age 9/12, Farmers son, Single, born Co. Mayo.
- 1911 Ireland Census of Mayo County, Barony: Gallen, Parish:Killasser, Townland: Dromada (Duke):
Residents of a house 22:
• MICHAEL SHERIDAN, Head, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Male, age 61, Occ: Farmer, Married for 35 yrs, 8 children/5 living, born Co. Mayo.
• SARAH SHERIDAN, Wife, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Female, age 63, Female, Occ: __, Married, for 35 yrs, 8 children/5 living, born Co. Sligo.
• PATRICK D SHERIDAN, Son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Male, age 29, Occ: Farner, Single, born Co. Mayo.
• BELINDA SHERIDAN, Daughter, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Female, age 28, Occ: __, Single, born Co. Mayo.
The following adjacent Sheridan and Walsh familys - probably relatives.
Residents of a house 21:
• AUSTIN SHERIDAN, Head, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Male, age 34, Farmer, Married, born Co. Mayo.
• BRIDGET SHERIDAN, Wife, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Female, age 32, __, Married for 6 yrs, 2 children born/ 2 children living, born Co. Mayo.
• MARY KATE SHERIDAN, Daughter, Roman Catholic, Cannot Read, age: 5/12, Female, ___, Single, born Co. Mayo.
• JOHN SHERIDAN, Son, Roman Catholic, Cannot Read, age: 3, Male, ___, Single, born Co. Mayo.
Residents of a house 20:
• MARY ANNE HANDLY, Head, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Female, age 52, Farmer, Widow, born Co. Mayo.
• JAMES HANDLY, Son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Male, age 16, Farmer son, Single, born Co. Mayo.
• MARK HANDLY, Son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Male, age 14, Scholar, Single, born Co. Mayo.
• DELIA HANDLY, Daughter, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Female, age 12, Scholar, Single, born Co. Mayo.
• MARY HANDLY, Daughter, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Female, age 10, Scholar, Single, born Co. Mayo
• SABINE SHERIDAN, Aunt, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Female, age 68, __, Scholar, Single, born Co. Mayo.
Residents of a house 19:
• ANDREW WALSH, Head, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Male, age 60, Farmer, Married, born Co. Mayo.
• BRIDGET WALSH, Wife, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Female, age 40, __, Married for 16 yrs, 10 children born/ 9 children living, born Co. Mayo.
• PATRICK WALSH, Son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Male, age 14, Scholar, Single, born Co. Mayo.
• JOHN WALSH, Son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Male, age 13, Scholar, Single, born Co. Mayo.
• ANDREW WALSH, Son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Male, age 12, Scholar, Single, born Co. Mayo.
• LIZZIE WALSH, Daughter, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Female, age 11, Scholar, Single, born Co. Mayo.
• BRIDGET WALSH, Daughter, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Female, age 10, Scholar, Single, born Co. Mayo.
• KATIE WALSH, Daughter, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Female, age 9, Scholar, Single, born Co. Mayo.
• MORTIN WALSH, Son, Roman Catholic, Cannot Read, Male, age 5, __, Single, born Co. Mayo.
• ANNIE WALSH, Daughter, Roman Catholic, Cannot Read, Female, age 1, ___., Single, born Co. Mayo.
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Sarah Mary Walshe, daughter of Michael Walsh and Sally Lehany, was born abt. 1860 in Swinford, Fross-Killasser, Drumada, County Mayo, Ireland. She died on 09 Jul 1925 in Ireland, and buried on 12 Jul 1925.
Notes for Sarah Mary Walshe:
• Birth place Source: Henry 040807.ged from Joe and Carla Henry.
• Death Source: Thomas Henry's Black Book of notes bottom of page 15, "Mrs. Sarah Sheridan Died July 9th 1925 buried July 12th 1925."
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An Oct 8th, 1925 letter from Belinda in Ireland to her sister Rosanna in Peabody, Mass. about the death of their mother: “Nice letters of sympathy since mother died. I hope poor mother is in heaven. She suffered a hard life on this world. No one came from Aclare to our funeral but B. Leehany (or Feehany or Teehany), W.[Walter] Henry and J. Sheridan's. But still they were not ??? We had all the Swinfords. And Uncle John's friends and connections.”
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Michael Sheridan and Sarah Mary Walshe married abt. 1875. They had 8 [see 1911 census] children.