'Mahony03'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Mahony of Dromore Castle, Mahony of Dunloe Castle, Mahony of co. Kerry, Mahony of Knockavony

                               
Sean Mahony of Dunloe Castle, Killarney, co. Kerry
1. Donagh (Denis) Mahony of Dunloe Castle
  m. Honora McCarthy (dau of J. McCarthy of Cosmayne)
  A. John Mahony of Dunloe Castle (d 16.01.1706)
  m1. Honora O'Connell (dau of Maurice O'Connell of Cahernarnah)
  i. Denis Mahony of Dromore Castle (a 1699)
  m. Alice O'Connell (dau of Maurice O'Connell of Dunmaniheen)
  a. John Mahony of Dunloe Castle (d 1746)
m. Catherine Peirce
  (1) Denis Mahony of Dromore Castle
  (A) John Mahony of Dromore Castle (d 1817, Colonel)
  m1. (1794) _ Higginbotham of Bath (dsp 1795)
  m2. (20.11.1796) Margaret Day (d 1817, dau of Edward Day of Beaufort House, Archdeacon of Ardfert)
  (i) Denis Mahony of Dromore Castle (b 1797, cleric) had issue
  m1. (25.09.1826) Lucinda Catherine Segerson (d 02.1828, dau/heir of John Segerson of West Cove)
  m2. (1829) Jane Margaret Blake (d 09.03.1843, dau of Sir John Blake of Menlo Castle, 7st Bart)
  (ii) Richard Mahony (d unm 21.06.1827)
m3. Margaret Godfrey (dau of Sir William Godfrey of Bushfield, 1st Bart)
  (iii) Agnes Mahony (dsp 30.12.1833)
  m. (01.08.1831) Robert Conway Hickson of Fermoyle (d 04.11.1878, m2. ??)
  (B) Catherine Mahony probably of this generation
  m1. Dermid (Darby) Magill of Dunkerron Castle
  m2. Francis McGillycuddy of The Reeks (b 17.08.1751, d 06.04.1827)
(2)+ other issue
  b. James Mahony of Cloghane
  m. Catherine Conway (dau of Thomas Conway by Anne, dau of John FizGerald, Knight of Kerry)
  (1) Kean Mahony (MD)
  m. Elizabeth Cotter (dau of James Cotter of Anngrove)
  (A) John Mahony
  (i) Sarah Mahony (d 11.07.1866)
  m1. (26.07.1826) Sir Arthur Blennerhassett, 3rd Bart (d 22.04.1849)
  m2. (16.05.1850) Frederick Randall of Highbury
  c. Julia Mahony
  m. James, Count Conway (d 1787)
  d. Clara Mahony probably of this generation
  m. Geoffrey O'Connell
  The foillowing Timothy is not listed in the main pedigree under this generation but is identifed in a secondary pedigree (given in BIFR1976's article on the family) as "said to be son of Denis Mahony, of Dromore". It is possible that he was illegitimate.
  e. Timothy Mahony (d 1769)
  m. Catherine Reardon
  (1) Timothy Mahony (d 1782)
  m. Catherine Doyle
  (A) Timothy Mahony had issue
  m. (21.10.1799) _ McCarthy of Millstreet
  (B) Francis Mahony
  (C) Martin Mahony of Cork (b 1764, d 15.11.1834)
  m1. (15.01.1791) _ Hynes (d 14.07.1794)
  (i) William Hynes Mahony (b 1794, d unm 27.12.1817)
  m2. (10.11.1802) Maria Reynolds (dau of M. Reynolds of Roscreg)
  (i) Martin Augustus Mahony of Levenagh, Blackrock, co. Cork (b 1803, d 10.08.1875) had issue
  m. Elizabeth Ronayne (d 09.01.1900, dau of George Ronayne of Ronaynescourt)
  (iii) Nicholas Mahony (b 1806, dsp 1891, 4th son of this marriage)
  m. Ellen Woodlock
  (iv) Timothy Mahony of Blarney, co. Cork (b 1814, d 07.03.1892) had issue
  m. Margaret Eliza Hennessy (dau of James Hennessy of Ballymacmoy)
  (v) Michael Joseph Mahony of Harden Hall, Ilkley, Yorkshire (b 1820, youngest son) had issue
  m1. Honor Newmarch (d 1860)
  m2. Marya Haggas
  (vi) Catherine Mahony
  m. (25.01.1833) Mathew Byrne of Johnstown
  (vii)+ other issue - Francis Sylvester (b 1804, d 1866, poet, cleric), John (b 1806, d 1809), William (b/d 1818), Mary, Clare, Ellen (b 1811, d unm 12.07.1884), Sarah (b 16.06.1817)
e.+ other issue - Daniel (had issue), Denis
  ii. Daniel Mahony of Dunloe Castle (b 1676, d 04.1747)
  m1. (1704) Elizabeth Gould (dau of Garrett Gould of Knockraha)
  m2. Maria McCarthy (dau of Denis McCarthy of Spring House)
  Not clear which wife was mother of ...
  a. John Mahony of Dunloe Castle
  m. (19.04.1757) Elizabeth Haly (d 1817, dau of William Haly of Bally Haly by Mary, dau of John O'Grady of Kilballyowen)
  (1) Daniel Mahony of Dunloe Castle (d 29.10.1832)
  m. (01.1787) Elizabeth Creagh (d 14.11.1840, dau of Patrick Greagh)
  (A) Daniel Mahony of Dunloe Castle, Sheriff of co. Kerry (d 14.05.1871) had issue
  m. (14.04.1836) Frances Mahony (dau of John Mahony of The Point, Killarney)
  (B) Margaret Mahony
  m. John Shea Lawlor
(C)+ other issue - John, Patrick, William, Denis, Darby
  (2) Maria Mahony
  m. Thomas Galway
  (3) Elizabeth Mahony
  m. Daniel O'Sullivan of Rindonagan
  (4)+ other issue - William, Denis, Demetrius, Lucinda
  m2. Gillen O'Sullivan (dau of O'Sullivan More)
  iii.+ other issue - John James, Philip
  Possibly of this generation, but (if so) by which marriage is not known, was ...
  v. daughter (d 1706)
  m. Daniel ('Donal Buidhe') McCarthy (b c1640?, d 1752?!)

 

 

Fineen (or Finin) Mahony, Sheriff of co. Desmond (a 1565)
m. Bridget O'Donoghue (dau of Geoffrey O'Donoghue)
1. Demetrius Mahony, Sheriff of co. Kerry (a 1609)
  m. Mary O'Daly
  A. Daniel Mahony, Sheriff of co. Kerry (d Knochbrach 26.07.1652)
  m. _ O'Sullivan (dau of Daniel O'Sullivan of Kenneagh)
  i. Demetrius Mahony
  a. Thadeus Mahony, Sheriff of co. Kerry (d Aughrun 12.047.1691)
  m. Helena Mahony (dau of Florence O'Mahony son of John, descended from Donal O'Mahony)
  (1) Eugène Mahony
  m. Eleanor FitzMaurice (dau of Thomas FitzMaurice of Cosseal, son/heir of John of family of Kerry)
  (A) Michael Mahony
  m. Helena Hollen (dau of Francis Hollen by Anne, dau of Walter FitzGerald)
  (i) Eugène Mahony (dsp)
  m. _ de Courcy
  (ii) Barthelemy Mahony (Lt. General in French Army)
  m. (1787) Marie-Louise Henriette Monique (dau of Lt. Gen. Louis, Marquis of Gouy, widow of Marechal Louis Antonie Gustave, Count de Salles)
  (a) Marie-Yves Arsene Barthelemy Danuel, Count of Mahony (b 1787, a 1814, dsp)
  m. Augustine Fortunee Pasquier (d 05.12.1846, dau of Anselme Florentin Marie Pasquier, Baron of Franclieu)
  (B) Bartholomew Joseph Mahony (a 1750, d unm MD)

 

 

Donogh Mahony (a c1565)
1. Conor Mahony (d unm, in Netherlands)
2. Maolmuadh Mahony
  A. "a number of sons (most of whom settled in Spain)"
3. Kean Mahony
  A. David Mahony
  i. Cornelius Mahony
  a. David Mahony of Knockavony, co. Kerry
  (1) Cornelius Mahony of Knockavony (a 09.1722)
  The following comes from MGH (NS4 vol 2 (1908), 'Mahony Pedigree', p294).
  m1. ??
  (A) John Mahony of Knockavony (d 1739)
  (i) Cornelius (or Connor) Mahony of Knockavony (b 1719, a 1757)
  (ii)+ other issue - Dennis, James, Margaret
  (B) Dennis Mahon of Mount Collins (b c1676, d 10.03.1764, Constable of co. Limerick)
  m. Honoria
  (i) Cornelius Mahony of Knockavony & Kilcarahbegg (d 17.02.1740)
  m. Mary Fitzmaurice (dau of Garrett Fitzmaurice of Kilecarahmore)
  (a)+ issue (a 1746) - Cornelius, Clifford, Mary, Honoria, Ellen, Margaret
  (ii)+ other issue - John, James, Dennis, Philip, Ellen, Honoria, Mary, Catherine
  One of Honoria, Mary or Catherine married ...
  m. Henry Duggan of Kncknaseed
  (C) James Mahon (dsp 03.1740)
  m. Honoria Cronin
  (D) Honoria Mahon
  m. Thomas FitzGerald
  (E) Margaret Mahon
  m. Richard Barry
  m2. Mary FitzGerald (dau of Gerald FitzGerald, 17th Knight of Glin)
  (F) David Mahony of Carrigeen, co. Kerry (b 1712, d 1779, presumed of this marriage)
  m. (1743) Catharine de Lacy (dau of General Peirce de Lacy of Dromada by Annabella, dau of Robert Goold of Knocksaun)
(i) Cornelius Mahon (dsp)
  (ii) Peirce Mahony of The Castle, New Castle (co. Limerick) & Wood Lawn (co. Kerry) (b 1750, d 1819)
  m1. Catharine Sheehy (dau of Bryan Sheehy of Gardenfield)
  (a) Cornelius Mahon (dsp, Captain, 2nd son)
  m. Mary Arhur (dau of Francis Arthur)
  (b) Mary Mahon
  m. Philip Hunt of Loughborough (Captain)
  (c)+ other issue - Bryan (d Guadeloupe), Philip (d unm)
  m2. (21.02.1792) Anna Maria Maunsell (dau of John Maunsell of Ballybrood House)
  (e) Peirce Mahon of Wood Lawn & Kilmore (b 19.12.1792, d 02.1853, MP) had issue
  m. (10.01.1815) Jane Kenifeck (d 16.07.1860, dau of Edmund Kenifeck of Seafort by Mary Creagh)
  (a) David Mahon of Grange Con, co. Wicklow (b 22.02.1795, dsp 1845)
  m. (10.1824) Margaret Perry (dau/coheir of William Perry of Gambonstown)
  (G) Ellen Mahony
  m. Daniel Duggan of Knocknaseed
  (2)+ 5 other sons

Main source(s): BIFR1976 ('Mahony') with support for the lower section from BLGI1912 ('Mahony of Kilmorna') and as reported above
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