Coughlin's - Part 3

When using a Census to do research, it is recommended that you also look at all of he people listed on the same page and even look at the page before plus the page after.  There you will find the neighbors, community members, and sometimes, relatives.

The transcribed information for the area of Ballyvannan where I find my Coughlin's and McMahon's in the 1901 Census, also indicates several Minogues.  I have to then question if there is any connection to the Hickey's and Minogues living near Mountshannon.  I further wonder if Johanna Coughlin of Ballyvannan, Clare, had any passing knowledge of her husband, Patrick Hickey of Derrycon before they immigrated to the U.S. where they were later married. 

One big clue to this is the two generations indicated in Bodyke RC Church records of this family line from Revail who's children have Minogue sponsors for their baptisms.   Now, I have to wonder if the name Minogue in this part of County Clare is like the name Smith in the U.S., or am I onto something.
Maybe someone knows........?

Coughlin's - Part 2

The Bodyke RC Church Records have two generations of families indicated in the research that they provided about the Coughlin's.  In actuality, even the church records are more about the McMahon's living in "Revail".

I tried to pinpoint the Coughlin’s location on a map with the “Revail” name listed in the research.  Based on my experience in researching Irish genealogy and locations, Revail may have been the title/name of the property at which they lived.   I am getting that based on my Flanagan’s property address in Louth, Ireland (even today).  It looks like the researcher in Ireland thought and noted the same thing.

The more I map things and look the information over, I am beginning to think that the Coughlin’s address might have been Revail, Caherhurly, Ballyvannan, Clare, Ireland, or something like that, in the Parish of Taumgraney/Tomgraney.  I am thinking that the Coughlin’s were related to their McMahon neighbors, Anna McMahon Coughlin’s family.   The neighbor’s before and after the Coughlin’s are McMahon’s in the Census headed by Daniel McMahon and Patrick McMahon.  They, or McMahon relatives, are found in the 1855 Griffith’s Valuation for Ballyvannan, Tomgraney Parish, Scariff Union, County Clare.  This is stretching things a bit but I think I am on the right track if I try to find the McMahon’s.  

I found this other old map online at Link to Ballyvannan Townland Info, that I need to spend more time looking at.  I can clearly see the Bodyke RC Chapel on the map.  I’m still working on getting my bearing in this area.  I wonder how many generations of McMahon's lived in "Revail", Ballyvannan, Clare, Ireland?

I think that I am off and running.....................To be continued.............