Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry




Catherine Heenan 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1824 - Tipperary, Munster, Ireland
    Christening: 
          Death: 12 Oct 1869 - Tipperary, Munster, Ireland ( about age 45)
         Burial: After 12 Oct 1869 - Kilcomin, Shinrone, Offaly, Leinster, Ireland
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: Patrick Heenan 4102
         Mother: Mary Ryan
Spouses and Children 
1. *Patrick Quinlisk 4136,4138 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Hannah Mary Quinlisk
                2. Kate Quinlisk
                3. Rosanna Quinlisk
Notes
General:
130714:

The gravestone or rather memorial (since not all those names are buried in this location) reads:

"ERECTED BY PATK. QUINLISK of Roscrea in Memory of His Wife CATHERINE alias HEENAN Who Died Octr 12th 1869 Aged 45 Yrs. Also His Father PATK. Who Died May 13th 1861 Aged 75 Years. His Mother JOHANA Died in A.D. 1825 Aged 36 Years. His Brother MICH. and Sister Anne and Nine Children. And Also His Two Daughters Hanna Mary Died 4 Feby 1881 Aged 23 Yrs. Kate Hawley Died Octbr 31 1885 Aged 22 Yrs. They [sic] Above Named Patk. Quinlisk Died Oct. 4 1888 Aged 62 Years.

John Quinlisk Silverstream, Cloughjordan Died 4 July, 1927. His Son Pat Died 10 Jan. 1984. R.I.P."

240124:
In the book "Kilcomin Graveyard County Offaly" written by Stephen Callaghan in 2023 and referred to me by Tommy Quinlisk, this is how the memorial reads:

QUINLISK

20 [the Monument number in the book)

ERECTED BY

PATK QUINLISK ofRoscrea
IN MEMORY OF HIS WIFE
CATHERINE alias HEENAN
WHO DIED OCTR 12th 1869 AGED 45 YRS
ALSO HIS FATHER PATK WHO DIED
MAY 13th 1861 AGED 75 YEARS
HIS MOTHER JOHANA
DIED IN A. D. 1825, AGED 36 YEARS
HIS BROTHER MICHL AND SISTER ANNE
AND NINE CHILDREN
AND ALSO HIS TWO DAUGHTERS
HANNA MARY
DIED 4 FEBY 1881 AGED 23 YEARS
KATE HAWLEY
DIED OCT 31 1885 AGED 22 YRS
THE ABOVE NAMED PATK QUINLISK
DIED OCT 14 1888 AGED 68 YRS

JOHN QUINLISK
SILVERSTREAM, CLOUGHJORDAN
DIED 4 JULY, 1927
HIS SON PAT DIED 10 JAN 1984
R. I. P.

MAY THEY REST IN PEACE
AMEN

Biographical Details
Catherine Quinlisk (née Heenan), died 12 October 1869, aged 45 years.
Patrick Quinlisk, died 13 May 1861, aged 75 years.
Johnna Quinlisk, died 1825, aged 36 years.
Michael Quinlisk.
Anne Quinlisk.
Hanna Mary Quinlisk, died 4 February 1881, aged 23 years.
Kate Hawley Quinlisk, died 31 October 1885, aged 22 years.
Patrick Quinlisk, died 14 October 1888, aged 68 years.
John Quinlisk, died 4 July 1927.
Pat Quinlisk, died 10 January 1984.

Description
Headstone with incised inscription. Pediment top with wrought iron cross. Centre of pediment contains a lamb resting on a recumbent cross. Ornate brackets beneath pediment. Style is similar to headstones produced at the time at Glasnevin, Dublin. Made of limestone.

Dimensions
H: 7' W: 2' 7 1/2" T: 4"

94 [The page in the book]

Note that I have made minor corrections to the above epitaph based on a careful reading of several photos of the stone which were taken previously and may have been clearer and easier to read than in 2022 when Callaghan did his transcript.

Patrick Heenan 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1747 - Ireland 4102
    Christening: 
          Death: 8 Aug 1843 - Ireland ( about age 96) 4102
         Burial: After 8 Aug 1843 - Kilcomin, Shinrone, Offaly, Leinster, Ireland 4102
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Interesting: St. Cuimin's Bell was found by Patrick Heenan and preserved by his son-in-law, Patrick Quinlisk, 1810-1830, Kilcomin, Shinrone, Offaly, Leinster, Ireland. St. Cuimin's Bell:
Within the lands of Kilcomin, in the early 1800s, a poorly preserved bell, around 25 cm tall with soldering and riveted ends was found by Patrick Heenan. Upon his death on 8 August 1843 the bell was passed on to his relative [son-in-law] Patrick Quinlisk, who susequently gave the bell to Thomas Lawlor Cooke, a solicitor and antiquarian.

In 1854, the bell was presented to the British Museum, where it is still in their collection today. The bell, which is thought to date to 7th - 9th century is believed to be from the original monastery founded by St. Cuimin.

During the course of the graveyard survey [in 2022-2023], the headstone of the original finder, Patrick Heenan, was located, along with thae grave of Patrick Quinlisk (memorial numbers 60 [acually 62] and 20).
.
Spouses and Children 
1. *Mary Ryan
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Catherine Heenan
Notes
General:
130714:

I am making a huge stretch here by assigning Patrick Heenan and his wife Mary, née Ryan, as the parents of Catherine Heenan, the wife of Patrick Quinlisk. The dates don't really add up. But the epitaph on their gravestone, dedicated by a Patrick Quinlisk, whose wife's maiden name would have been Heenan, makes the possibility credible with some allowance made for incorrect dates. I will change this later if further information is found.

Here is the epitaph as it is transcribed on Historicgraves.com:

ECCE Agnes Dei
Erected by Patk Quinlisk
of Kilcommon in memory of
Patrick Heenan who
Departed this life August
8th 1843 Agd 96 years
Also his wife Mary Heenan
Alias Ryan who departed
March the 3rd 1841
Agd 85 years May they
rest in peace
Amen

180920:

I'm thinking now that they must have been her grandparents rather than her parents given the age difference, but again this will be difficult if not impossible to prove given the paucity of church records during those years.

Living 
      Sex: M
Spouses and Children 
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
                3. Lucy Heffernan
                4. Alphonsus Heffernan
                5. John Heffernan
Alphonsus Heffernan 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 
    Christening: 
          Death: Bef 17 Feb 2011 2800
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother:
Spouses and Children 
1. *Anna Norah Carew 2800,2801 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
                3. Living
                4. Living
                5. Living
                6. Living
Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Alphonsus Heffernan 2800
         Mother: Anna Norah Carew 2800,2801
Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother: Living
Living 
      Sex: M
Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother: Living
Living 
      Sex: M
Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother: Living
Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother:
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother: Living

Home | Table of Contents | Surnames | Name List

This website was created 9 Apr 2026 with Legacy 10.0, a division of MyHeritage.com; content copyrighted and maintained by cjmorry@ncf.ca