Please be advised that the two forms of the townland name will be used interchangeably depending how the record in question spells the location.
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Per Google maps, it appears that Dunsallagh/Doonsallagh is relatively close to Cloonlaheen West where my Lardner family was from:
In the Tithe Applotment records for the year 1833, there are two Sullivan listed as living in Dunsallagh: John Sullivan and Tim Sullivan. A short distance away, to the south, there is also listed a Lawrence Sullivan who is listed as residing in Killarnon (aka Killernan).
On the Clare Library's website there is a list of the 1834, "Recapitulated Tithe Applotment Book for the Parish of Kilmurry Ibrickan," where a John and Tim Sullivan are listed in Doonsallagh.
The next appearances in Dunsallagh come with my family's baptism sponsorships of Patrick O'Sullivan in 1840 and then Peter and Mary Sullivan in 1841.
In the 1854/55 the Griffith Valuation records, a person can still find Sullivans in Doonsallagh and surrounding locations. In fact a Peter Sullivan is still listed there, this time in Doonsallagh West more specifically.
Looking at the 1901 Irish Census a Sullivan family is shown as residing in Doonsallagh East, the head of this family of seven is Thady Sullivan. Included along side him in this group is his mother, the widow, Mary Sullivan. It is possible that the Mary Sullivan is the wife of the aforementioned, Peter Sullivan, who together they could have been the couple from Dunsallagh that were recorded as sponsors of John Lardner. At the approximate age of 80, Mary would have been in her early twenties when John was born.
Also listed in the 1901 Census is two O'Sullivan children, Norah and Thomas, who were living with their uncle Thomas Burke and their cousins in Doonsallagh East.
Ten years later, the 1911 Irish Census shows another Sullivan family of seven in Doonsallagh East, this time headed by a Timothy Sullivan (aka Thady?, his age and his wife Anne's age correspond to the 1901 census).
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If anyone has any connection to this Sullivan family let me know! It would be interesting to see if we can't piece together how this branch of Sullivans are connected to the Lardners.
Until Later,
Jessica
