John Conway (bef. 1852 - 1929)

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Died 12 Sep 1929 after age 76 in Castlemahon, Limerick, Ireland

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Biography

Died Myocardial degeneration, cardiac failure. 12 SEP 1929. Castlemahon, Limerick, Ireland. Map: Latitude: N52.429314. Longitude: W9.010038. ^[1]

Baptism: 29 DEC 1852. Fedamore, Limerick, Ireland. Map: Latitude: N52.544828. Longitude: W8.598886. ^[2]

Residence Carnane, Fedamore, Limerick, Ireland. Map: Latitude: N52.571. Longitude: W8.587. ^[3]

Education: Matriculation. 29 AUG 1872. Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland. Map: Latitude: N53.381. Longitude: W6.591. ^{[4] [5]}

Occupation: Parish Priest of Mahoonagh. FROM FEB 1919 TO 1929. Castlemahon, Limerick, Ireland. Map: Latitude: N52.429314. Longitude: W9.010038. ^{[6] [5]}

Note: #N0300. #N0622. #N0610.

Notes

Note N0190 Parish: Manister and Fedamore Date: 29 Dec 1852 Name: John Conway Parents: Thomas Conway & Bridget Hannan Sponsors: John Hunt & Johanna Hannan

Note N0225 Deaths registered in the District of: Newcastle in the county of: Limerick

No.: 353 Date and place of death: 1929 September Twelfth / Castlemahon, Newcastle Name and Surname: Reverend John Conway Sex: M Condition: Bachelor Age last birthday: Yrs 84 Profession or occupation: Parish Priest Certfified Cause of Death and Duration of Illness: Myocardial Degeneration Cardiac Failure Certified Signature, Qualififcation, and Residence of Informant: Nora O'Brien Present at death Dromcollogher Newcastle R.D. When Registered: August Fourtheenth 1930

Note N0226 http://www.limerickdioceseheritage.org/MahoonaghtextMahoonagh.htm#priests

Note N0300 Rev. John Conway disambiguation

There were four John Conways in this family tree who were priests in Limerick around the same time. Three were cousins (of each other), the other was an uncle (of the cousins).

The uncle was: P.P. of Feenagh-Kilmeedy, b1830 - d1898

The cousins were: P.P. of Mahoonagh, from Carnane, son of Thomas Conway & Bridget Hannon, b1852 - d1929

P.P. of Glenroe, from Boherload, son of Patrick Conway & Ellen Hayes, b1872 - d1931

C.C of Shanagolden, from Fanningstown, son of Michael Conway & Margaret Moran, b1856 - d1905

John Conway from Boherload had a brother Patrick who was also a priest.

Note N0383 https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecordscivil-perform-search.jsp?namefm=john&namel=Conway&location=Newcastle&yyfrom=1930&yyto=1930&type=D&submit=Search&sort=&pageSize=100¢ury=&decade=&exact=&ddBfrom=&ddMfrom=&ddDfrom=&ddPfrom=&mmBfrom=&mmMfrom=&mmDfrom=&mmPfrom=&yyBfrom=&yyMfrom=&yyDfrom=&yyPfrom=&ddBto=&ddMto=&ddDto=&ddPto=&mmBto=&mmMto=&mmDto=&mmPto=&yyBto=&yyMto=&yyDto=&yyPto=&locationB=&locationM=&locationD=&locationP=&keywordb=&keywordm=&keywordd=&keywordp=&event=&district=

Note N0407 http://www.limerickcity.ie/Library/LocalStudies/ObituariesdeathnoticesetcfromtheLimerickChronicle/1910

Note N0436 http://www.limerickcity.ie/Library/LocalStudies/BooksJournals/TheOldLimerickJournal

Note N0490 http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000634982#page/113/mode1up

Note N0610 Curacy in the Limerick diocese:

27 Sep 1877 - Templeglantine 22 Oct 1878 - Tournafulla 1880/1881 - Manister, Parteen Jun 1881 - Knockaderry 06 May 1884 - Glenroe 05 Mar 1887 - Glin Sep 1887 - Croom 1892 - Effin 02 Apr 1895 - St. Munchin's 1889 - Tournafulla 1903 - Croagh-Kilfinny 1908 - Tournafulla 11 Oct 1918 - Bulgaden-Martinstown, until Feb 1919

Note N0622 The article "Roman Catholic Clergy in St. Munchin's Parish" mentions that there were four related Reverend John Conways and lists most of the appointments of one of those John Conways as curate, and his appointment as Parish Priest of Mahoonagh.

Notably he was 1) Curate of Croagh in 1905 whena another John Conway, C.C. of Shanagolden, died and 2) Curate of Tournafulla in 1910 when Thomas Conway of George St died

Thomas Conway's funeral report shows that one of the chief mourners Rev. J. Conway, C.C., was his brother, who was C.C. of Tournafulla at that time.

The funeral report also shows that three Carnane Conways, Mrs. O' Sullivan, Mrs. Geary, and Mrs. McAuliffe, were Thomas Conway's sisters.

This is evidence that both John Conway, C.C. of Tournafulla in 1910, and Thomas Conway of George St, were Carnane Conways, sons of Thomas Conway & Bridget Hannon.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S0016 John Conway 1930 - Group Registration ID: 1836797, SR District/Reg Area: Newcastle 14 AUG 1930 Note: #N0383 Note: #N0225
2. ↑ Source: #S0014 John Conway b1852 - Fedamore | Microfilm 02430 / 01, page 113 Note: #N0490 Note: #N0190
3. ↑ Source: #S0006
4. ↑ Source: #S0032 John Conway 1872 - 1876, index 1312 Name: CONWAY John Diocese: Limerick Matriculated: 28.8.1872 Class: Rhetoric Ordained: [blank] Index: 1312
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Source: #S0031 Vol. 48 Winter 2014 - pp. 7 - 11 2014 An excerpt from "Roman Catholic Clergy in St. Munchin's Parish" John Conway attended Maynooth and was ordained in the Presentation Convent, Limerick, on 23 July 1876. After ordination he served in Eskra in the diocese if Clogher, until 27 September 1877 when he was appointed C.C. of Templeglantine. On 22 October 1878 he took up curacy duties in Tournafulla until 19 April 1880. After brief periods in Manister and Parteen parishes, he was transferred to Knockaderry in June 1881 and remained there until 6 May 1884 when he was appointed to Glenroe. 0n 5 March 1887 he took up curacy duties in Glin and the following September was transferred to Croom. In 1892 he was appointed C.C. of Effin until 2 April 1895 when he took up duties in St. Munchin's parish, succeeding Fr. Bresnahan. In 1903 he was transferred to Croagh-Kilfinny and remained there until 23 June 1908 when he returned to Tournafulla. On 11 October 1918 he was traneferred to Bulgaden-Martinstown and the following February was appointed P.P. of Mahoonagh where he remained until his death on 12 September 1929. He was a nephew of Fr. John Conway who was P.P. of Feenagh-Kilmeedy from 1877 until 1898. Three of his first cousins, John, another John, and Patrick also served as priests in the diocese, with Patrick being P.P. of Glenroe-Ballyorgan at the time of his death in 1931. Note: #N0436
6. ↑ Source: #S0023 Mahoonagh Parish, List of Priests Note: #N0226

• Source: S0003 Limerick Chronicle - Obituaries, death notices, etc. Limerick City Council Publication: http://www.limerickcity.ie/Library/LocalStudies/ObituariesdeathnoticesetcfromtheLimerickChronicle/ 29 MAY 2017 Time: 22:21:59Thomas Conway - Funeral report, 1910-02-22 22 FEB 1910 FUNERAL OF MR. THOMAS CONWAY On Sunday, at three o'clock, the remains of the late Mr. Thomas Conway, who death occurred under such distressing circumstances on Thursday night, were removed from St. Michael's R.C. Church for interment at Mount St. Lawrence Cemetery. The cortege was of immense proprtions, and representative of every class in the community. It was one of the largest funerals seen in the city for some time, and from every standpoint showed the esteem and respect in which the deceased gentleman was held in the city and county. The chief mourners were - Mrs. Conway (wife), Rev. J. Conway, C.C. (brother), T. Conway (nephew), Mrs. O' Sullivan, Mrs. Guiry, and Mrs. McAuliffe (sisters), L. Conway, Miss Conway, Mrs. Kennedy, J. Hannan, W. Hannan, W. Dunworth (Adare), Rev. P. Conway, C. C., Rev. J. Conway, C.C., (Bruff). The clergy present were - Rev. J. O'Connor, Adm. (St. Michael's), Rev. J. O'Shea, C.C., Rev. S. Connolly, C.C., (St. John's), Rev. T. Tierney, C.C. (Mungret), Rev. Fr Duhig, O.P., Rev. J. Lane, C.C. (Fedamore), Rev. W. Brosnahan, C.C. (Knockea), Rev. J. Carr, C.C. (Knockaderry), Rev. P. Conway, C.C. (Shangolden), Rev. M. Hannon, C.C. (St. Michael's), Rev. Fr. Anthony, O.F.M. The general public included: - The Mayor, E. J. Long, B.C. [Public list edited for brevity. For list see ink above] Carriages were sent amongst others by:- Mrs. O'Brien (South Hill), S. O'Mara, D. Garry, J. Gleeson, R. Gleeson, J. Hannan, J. Sheehy (Court), J. F. McDonagh, P. Fitzgerald, J. Byrne, M. O'Brien, Mrs. Kivlehan, L. Conway, T. O'B. Kelly, solicitor, J. O'Brien, M. Hannan, and J. Griffin. Many beautiful floral tibutes were laid on the grave. At a specially convened meeting of the Grocers' Assistants' Association the following vote of condolence was passed in silence. Proposed by Mr. Cornelius Gleeson, seconded by John Donovan - "That we, the members of the Limerick Grocers' Assistants' Association, beg to tender to the widow and relatives of the late Mr. Thomas Conway our deep and heartfelt sympathy in the sad bereavement that has befallen them through the premature demise of Mr. Conway, a gentleman of stainless character and spotless reputation, and sincere and kind friend. That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Mrs. Conway, and the Rev. John Conway, C.C., Tournafulla." Note: #N0407

• Source: S0006 Personal recollections from the family passed to Tomas Conway 1 DEC 2017 Time: 21:25:01Certainty: 3

• Source: S0014 Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI National Library of Ireland Publication: http://registers.nli.ie/ 26 DEC 2017 Time: 11:23:18

• Source: S0016 Civil Death Records, Ireland Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Publication: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/civil-search.jsp 8 DEC 2017 Time: 18:52:56

• Source: S0023 Limerick Diocesan Heritage Project Matthew Tobin and Lisa O'Connor, students of Mary Immaculate College, Limerick. Publication: http://www.limerickdioceseheritage.org/ 11 JUN 2017 Time: 11:08:47

• Source: S0031 The Old Limerick Journal Limerick City Council Publication: http://www.limerickcity.ie/Library/LocalStudies/BooksJournals/TheOldLimerickJournal/ 29 MAY 2017 Time: 22:48:20Vol. 48 Winter 2014 - pp. 7 - 11 2014 An excerpt from "Roman Catholic Clergy in St. Munchin's Parish" John Conway attended Maynooth and was ordained in the Presentation Convent, Limerick, on 23 July 1876. After ordination he served in Eskra in the diocese if Clogher, until 27 September 1877 when he was appointed C.C. of Templeglantine. On 22 October 1878 he took up curacy duties in Tournafulla until 19 April 1880. After brief periods in Manister and Parteen parishes, he was transferred to Knockaderry in June 1881 and remained there until 6 May 1884 when he was appointed to Glenroe. 0n 5 March 1887 he took up curacy duties in Glin and the following September was transferred to Croom. In 1892 he was appointed C.C. of Effin until 2 April 1895 when he took up duties in St. Munchin's parish, succeeding Fr. Bresnahan. In 1903 he was transferred to Croagh-Kilfinny and remained there until 23 June 1908 when he returned to Tournafulla. On 11 October 1918 he was traneferred to Bulgaden-Martinstown and the following February was appointed P.P. of Mahoonagh where he remained until his death on 12 September 1929. He was a nephew of Fr. John Conway who was P.P. of Feenagh-Kilmeedy from 1877 until 1898. Three of his first cousins, John, another John, and Patrick also served as priests in the diocese, with Patrick being P.P. of Glenroe-Ballyorgan at the time of his death in 1931. Note: #N0436

• Source: S0032 Maynooth students and ordinations index 1795-1895 Patrick J. Hamell Publication: Cardinal Press Ltd. (c) 1982; ASIN: B0006ED0QQ 18 NOV 2017 Time: 19:24:36