An American Family History

The Limerick Treahy Family

The Trehy family was in Limerick from the time of the 12th century Norman invasions of Ireland according to The Families of County Limerick, Ireland by Michael C. O'Laughlin.

Treahy is also spelled O'Trehy, Trahey, Trehy, Trehey, Trihy, Trohy, Troy, Tuohy

Bartholomew Treahy was born in 1782 in Askeaton, Limerick, Ireland. He married Briget Moran. His children were included

Eliza Treahy Griffin (1826, married Edward Griffin),
Catherine Elizabeth Treahy Cleveland Copley Armstrong (1827),
John Bartholomew Treahy (1829, married Sarah Healy)
Helen Treahy Flynn (1830, married Owen Flynn)
William Treahy (1832)
Ann Treahy (1834, became a nun)
Patrick Joseph Treahy (1834, married Eliza Thomas)

County Limerick, is in the Mid-West Ireland and is part of the province of Munster.

Patrick Treahy was born about 1793

Patrick Treahy was born about 1796

Thomas Treahy was born in 1803.

Patrick Treahy was born about 1805. He married Bridget Setright. Their children were

John Treahy April 22 1829
John Bartholomew Treahy April 22 1832 in Ballynort, Askeaton
Ellen Treahy February 15, 1834
Patrick Treahy May 29, 1836

Thomas Francis Treahy was born in 1806 he married Ellen Cannane

Denis Treahy was born in 18o8. He married Judith Ryan. Their children were

John Treahy 1830

Denis Trehy was in Ballynort, Askeaton in 1827.

In 1821 Terence Moran led a Whiteboy raid on the local tithe proctor. It was a general time of unrest. There were faction fights between towns over seaweek collection.

William Trehy born about 1822 from Limerick was put in Smithfield prison in Dublin for sheep stealing in 1845 and in 1849

Denis Trehy born about 1831 was put in Limerick prison in 1863 for Malinjury To Propy Of Hymalone

John Treahy (Tuohy was born about 1810. He married Joana Keefe (Keife)

Ellen Treahy April 12, 1830
Catherine Treahy February 26, 1834 in Askeaton.

John Trehy was born about 1815. He married Bridget Carroll. Their children were

Patrick Treahy December 29, 1839
Honora Treahy Decmber 12 1841
Denis Treahy January 16, 1844
Thomas Treahy February 25, 1846
Catherine Treahy April 17, 1848 (name is Tuohy in record.

Thomas Treahy was born about 1820. He married Hannah Costello. Their children were

William Treahy 1840 married Bridget Gleason
Mary Treahy 1843

James Treahy was born about 1820. He married Bridget Carroll

James Treahy born about 1828 was put in Limerick prison in 1858 for assault.

James Treahy born about 1831 was put in Limerick prison in 1860 for Drunk &C

Anne Trahey born 1831 was put in Naas prison in Kildare in 1860 for drunkeness (she ended up there quite a few more times.)

In 1833 a serious faction fight broke out over the collection of seaweed at a fair in Askeaton.

James Treahy born about 1841 was put in Limerick prison in 1870 for being drunk.

In Askeaton, a famine Hospital was set up to care for the dying and very ill. During the famine, Askeaton had two auxiliary workhouses one was located in the main street, and the other in brewery lane. The population of the town in 1841 was 1862 people. the population in 1891 was 804 people.

Thomas Treahy January 9, 1848

James Treahy was born about 1821. He married Mary McDonaugh. Their children were

Patrick Treahy March 12, 1838
James Treahy March 17, 1834
Michael Treahy June 9, 1848
Thomas Treahy June 9, 1848
David Treahy January 13, 1849

John Bartholomew Treahy son of Patrick Treahy and Bridget Setright. was born April 22, 1832 in Ballynort. He married Bridget Nevill on August 9, 1853 in the Roman Catholic Parish Church in Askeaton. Their children were

Margaret Treahy May 17 1855
Anne Treahy May 1857
Jacobum (James) Treahy Febrary 14, 1859
Michael Treahy February 20, 1861
John Treahy March 12, 1863
Bridget Treahy February 4, 1865
Ellen Treahy December 12 1866
David Treahy January 11, 1869

Irish customary naming patterns regarding given names:

First born son named after his father's father
Second born son named after his mother's father
Third born son named after his father
Fourth born son named after his father's oldest brother
Fifth born son named after his father's 2nd oldest brother
or his mother's oldest brother

First born daughter named after her mother's mother
Second born daughter named after her father's mother
Third born daughter named after her mother
Fourth born daughter named after her mother's oldest sister
Fifth born daughter named after her mother's 2nd oldest sister
or her father's oldest sister

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