Descendants of Patrick Dargan/Dorgan and Johanna/Ann/Nancy/Anstice Flynn - Person Sheet
Descendants of Patrick Dargan/Dorgan and Johanna/Ann/Nancy/Anstice Flynn - Person Sheet
NameWilliam AHERN (AHEARNE/AHERNE) AHERNE) 
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, MO MemoFarmer: Ballybraher, Kilmahon, East County Cork. I think it is Ballintowtas, Midleton, East County Cork, the residence of his daugter, Elizabeth, at the time of her marriage.
OccupationFarmer: Ballybraher, Kilmahon, East County Cork. I think it is Ballintowtas, Midleton, East County Cork, the residence of his daugter, Elizabeth, at the time of her marriage.
Notes for William AHERN (AHEARNE/AHERNE) AHERNE)
There are only three Ahearns and one Ahearne listed on the 1855 Griffiths Valuation of East Cork: Johanna Ahearn (Shanagarry, Kilmahon, East Cork), John Ahearn (Ballybraher, Kilmahon, East Cork), and John Ahearn (Monagurra, Kilmahon, East Cork). Finally, James Ahearne (Shanagarry, Kilmahon, East Cork) is there. I originally believed that John Ahearn of Ballybraher was the father of Elizabeth Ahearne. But the marriage record of David Dorgan and Elizabeth Ahern has William Ahern as her father. He was a farmer in Ballintotis, Midleton, East County Cork. Ballintotis is about 7 miles from Carrigkilter.
The marriage between Elizabeth Ahearne and David Dorgan was arranged. Their parents were farmers, each with their own property: the Dorgan property in Carrigkilter and the Ahearn property in Ballybraher. When Elizabeth Ahearne and David Dorgan did not have their own children, they brought to their farm Margaret Grahame, the niece of Elizabeth Ahearne, and John Healy, the nephew of David Dorgan. The marriage of Margaret Grahame and John Healy was also arranged, and they were married before they went to live with Elizabeth Ahearne and David Dorgan. These arranged marriages kept the properties of Carrigkilter and Ballybraher in the family until the present day. Ironically, none of the five children of Elizabeth Ahearne and John Healy married, and none had children. The ancestral Dorgan property at Carrigkilter has been sold twice; only the ancestral Ahearne property at Ballybraher remains, which has extensive land holdings.
There are 104 “Ahearne” in all of County Cork listed on Griffith’s Valuation.
There are 50 “Ahearn” in all of County Cork listed on Griffith’s Valuation.
William Ahern appears in the Tithe Applotment Books, 1805-1837, specifically the 1833 and 1834 books:
Name
William Ahern
Residence Date
1833 and 1834
Residence Place
Ballybraher, Ballintemple, Cork, Ireland
The marriage between Elizabeth Ahearne and David Dorgan was arranged. Their parents were farmers, each with their own property: the Dorgan property in Carrigkilter and the Ahearn property in Ballybraher. When Elizabeth Ahearne and David Dorgan did not have their own children, they brought to their farm Margaret Grahame, the niece of Elizabeth Ahearne, and John Healy, the nephew of David Dorgan. The marriage of Margaret Grahame and John Healy was also arranged, and they were married before they went to live with Elizabeth Ahearne and David Dorgan. These arranged marriages kept the properties of Carrigkilter and Ballybraher in the family until the present day. Ironically, none of the five children of Elizabeth Ahearne and John Healy married, and none had children. The ancestral Dorgan property at Carrigkilter has been sold twice; only the ancestral Ahearne property at Ballybraher remains, which has extensive land holdings.
There are 104 “Ahearne” in all of County Cork listed on Griffith’s Valuation.
There are 50 “Ahearn” in all of County Cork listed on Griffith’s Valuation.
William Ahern appears in the Tithe Applotment Books, 1805-1837, specifically the 1833 and 1834 books:
Name
William Ahern
Residence Date
1833 and 1834
Residence Place
Ballybraher, Ballintemple, Cork, Ireland