Fitzgibbons from Gurrane
Jim Regan
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THREE SPECIAL WOMEN FROM BALLYHAUGHT
By Jim Regan Several years ago, I began a journey to learn more about my Irish ancestors, and along the way I met three special women from Ballyhaught, Effin Parish, County Limerick. This meeting was not in person but rather through the warm letters and reflections of people who came in contact with my great-aunt … Continue reading THREE SPECIAL WOMEN FROM BALLYHAUGHT -
Shanahan Family, Killeedy to Effin
A brief history of our ancestors Our ancestors were exiled to the Sliabh Luachra area in the late 17th century after their farms were lostto the Adventurers Act and the Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652. Earlier migrations of people tothis region happened after the Desmond Rebellions of the late 16th century. Killeedy is … Continue reading Shanahan Family, Killeedy to Effin -
Effin – where did the name come from?
Many questions have been asked about the name Effin. Where did it come from? There have been numerous spellings and variations on the spelling until we reached the current name. Logainm.ie listed the following variations for Effin – https://www.logainm.ie/en/1414039 Eimhin – Joyce III 345 (Cilleimhin in Allod) Eifing De Bal Eifinn – NMAJ 1945p.158 Effyne … Continue reading Effin – where did the name come from? -
Mount Blakeney
Associated Families Fitzgerald (Corkbeg) (Baronet) Stewart (Whitegate) Blakeney (Mount Blakeney) Description ”Burke’s Irish Family Records” states that this family claim descent from the Blakeneys of Norfolk. William Blakeney was granted lands at Thomastown, parish of Kilbreedy Minor, barony of Coshma, county Limerick by patent of Charles II in 1666/7. His son William Blakeney of Mount Blakeney … -
Audio Recording of Opening of Hall in Effin 1958
Recently a 60 yr old audio reel recording of the opening of the Hall in 1958 came to light thanks to John Upton who found a collection of audio recordings of Fr. Browne. He got the Follow this link to listen to that night, sadly many of those voices have now passed on to their …Continue reading Audio Recording of Opening of Hall in Effin 1958
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Religious Sites in Effin
Effin Parish has two Churches still in use today, Our Lady Queen of Peace in Effin, and St Patricks in Garrienderk, but one time it had up 3 or 4 churches and a couple of graveyards. According to Lewis in 1937, when Effin was united with the parish of Kilquane and Kilbreedy Minor, there were two … -
Effin During the 1840’s and Famine Times
I came across this very interesting piece last week written by Desmond Norton while doing some research on Effin, it is called Distress and Benevolence on Gertrude Fitzgerald’s Limerick Estate in the 1840s, WP02/14, April 2002 It gives a fascinating insight into social and economic conditions in Effin particularly around Mound Blakney/Thomastown area in the 1840s … -
Effin Hurling Team – Songs
Effin has always had great pride in its hurling teams and often songs where written about their feats on the playing pitch. One of the first songs is about the 1937 South Winning Team right up to the last winning team in 2011. 1937 South Winning Team (Composed by Dan O’Brien, Ballymack and remembered by … -
Songs about Effin
Many places have had songs and poetry written about them, many are exiles who have left their native home and the various townlands and places of interest. there has been a lot of Poetry written by Poets from Effin, Brother Stephen Russell, Thomas Power, Rambling Tady or Tom Hannon. I will deal with the poetry in another article. … -
Tracing your Ancestors in Effin
For the year of the gathering 2013, I finally completed my family tree on the Kennedys of Effin. I am very proud of my ancestry as they have fought and died for our rights and the rights of our country. Our ancestors have lived through some of Ireland’s darkest hours, from the famine and survived … -
Brother Stephen Russell from Thomastown,
I recently came across this article below written about Brother Russell. He was born and reared in Thomastown, Effin and is one of our parishes colorful and well known citizens. His work and advocacy for the homeless men of limerick was recognized after his death by the naming of a homeless shelter after him. It … -
Tobernea Manor
Effin had a Norman manor, located in the town land of Tobernea, it was in a field near Leos farm near Macs cross. Nothing remains now of the castle except what’s documented on ordinance survey maps. It appears to have been an important place in its time around the area, In the Thirteenth century the Manor … -
Muinter na Tire in practice and concrete –
by ceolgraCanon Gerard Wall, Canon Hayes Memorial Hall, community, Local History, Muintir na Tire, Syndicated, Tire Parish HallApril 16, 2014Muinter na Tire in practice and concrete – The building of the Canon Hayes Memorial Hall in Effin 1955- 1959’ The above quote comes from an photographic scrapbook kept by Canon Gerard Wall whose first raised the idea of building a parish hall in Effin at the first annual general meeting of the local Muintir … -
Edmund Spenser, The Fairie Queen and the Effin connection
Edmund Spenser (1552 – 13 January 1599). the old English poet who was famous for writing the Fairie Queen may have had connections with Effin and it is unsure if he lived there for a while. How was this possible? Spenser acquired his main estate at Kilcolman, near Doneraile in North Cork and was appointed …Continue reading Edmund Spenser, The Fairie Queen and the Effin connection
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Effins Holy Wells
In the first photograph above you will see a Stone with carving on it, there appears to be a spout for water to pour through just above the carved cross, this stone in now by the side of the bank. the well is located in the Ballyhouras, on the following link http://goo.gl/maps/0TXR1 There appears to […]
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Effin, its Landscape and History
by ceolgra April 16, 2014The Modern Parish of Effin combines three older religious parishes of Effin, Kilquane and Kilbreedy Minor. To understand the local history of Effin, we need to examine these old parishes which today form the civil and religious parish of Effin. As part of the course on local history I conducted some research on the Effin’s, boundaries … -
About
Welcome to my blog on the Parish of Effin Parish and its History. During my study for the the Local History Programme in University of Limerick I had to do a lot of research and came accross a lot of interesting facts on Effin. My ambition some day is to write a history of Effin […]
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