Conway, John 1a

Birth Name Conway, John
Gender male
Age at Death between 8 years, 8 months, 20 days and 108 years, 8 months, 26 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth estimated between 1872-12-03 and 1872-12-09 Boherload, Cahirnorry, Limerick, Ireland
1a
Baptism 1872-12-10 Cahirnorry, Limerick, Ireland
2a
Education St Munchin's, Limerick, Limerick, Ireland St Munchin's College
3a
Ordination 1896 Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland
3a
Occupation from 1926 to 1931-08-29 Glenroe, Limerick, Ireland Parish Priest
Event Note

According to "Roman Catholic Clergy in St. Munchin's Parish" (in Winter 2014 Vol 48 of "The Old Limerick Journal") Patrick Conway, a cousin of Rev. John Conway of Carnane and brother of another Rev. John Conway, was P.P. of Glenroe for five years until his death in 1931. That appears to be an error.

According to the death notice of Rev. John Conway (Patrick's brother), John Conway was P.P. of Glenroe when he died in 1931. This evidence is supported by the Limerick Diocesan Heritage Project which compiles it's data on priests from the Catholic Directories.

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Death 1931-08-29
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Parents

Relation to main person Name Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Conway, Patrick
Mother Hayes, Ellen
Sister Conway, Mary
Sister Conway, Helen
Conway, John
Sister Conway, Anne
Brother Conway, Patrick
Brother Conway, Laurence Francis
Sister Conway, Bridget

Narrative

Rev. John Conway disambiguation

There were four John Conways in this family tree who were priests in Limerick around the same time. Three were cousins (of each other), the other was an uncle (of the cousins).

The uncle was:
P.P. of Feenagh-Kilmeedy, b1830 - d1898

The cousins were:
P.P. of Mahoonagh, from Carnane, son of Thomas Conway & Bridget Hannon, b1852 - d1929

P.P. of Glenroe, from Boherload, son of Patrick Conway & Ellen Hayes, b1872 - d1931

C.C of Shanagolden, from Fanningstown, son of Michael Conway & Margaret Moran, b1856 - d1905

John Conway from Boherload had a brother Patrick who was also a priest.

Pedigree

  1. Conway, Patrick
    1. Hayes, Ellen
      1. Conway, Mary
      2. Conway, Helen
      3. Conway, John
      4. Conway, Anne
      5. Conway, Patrick
      6. Conway, Laurence Francis
      7. Conway, Bridget

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Civil Birth Records, Ireland
      • Date: 1872-12-16
      • Page: John Conway b1872 - Group Registration ID: 11928612, SR District/Reg Area: Limerick
      • Web Page:

        https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/civil-perform-search.jsp?na...

      • Citation:

        18 72 Births Registered in the District of Caherconlish in the Count y of Limerick

        No.: 130
        Date and Place of Birth: Tenth December 1872 / Boherload
        Name (if any): John
        Sex: Male
        Name and Surname and Dwelling Place of Father: Patrick Conway / Boherload
        Name and Surname and Dwelling Place of Mother: Ellen Conway Formerly Hayes
        Rank of Profession of Father:
        Signature, Qualification and Residence of Informant: John Carmody / Present at Birth / Boherload
        When Registered: Sixteenth Dec 1872

  2. National Library of Ireland: Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI
  3. Limerick City Council: Limerick Chronicle - Obituaries, death notices, etc.
      • Date: 1931-09-01
      • Page: Rev. John Conway - Death notice - 1 Sep 1931
      • Source text:

        DEATH OF REV. J. CONWAY, P.P., GLENROE

        The death took place at St. John's Hospital on Sunday evening of the Rev. John Conway, P.P., Glenroe, after an illness of about three months.
        He was a native of Boherlode, Donoughmore, was educated at St. Munchin's College, Limerick, and ordained in Maynooth in 1896. He was 57 years of age. He spent two years in the Dunboyne establishment. He was a curate in Glin and also in Bruff, and was appointed parish priest of Glenroe five years ago on the death of Rev. Father Ambrose. A brilliant scholar, the late Father Conway was beloved of his flock, and his death will be sincerely regretted.

      • Web Page:

        https://www.limerickcity.ie/Library/LocalStudies/Obituariesdeathnoticesetcfromth...

  4. Matthew Tobin and Lisa O'Connor, students of Mary Immaculate College, Limerick. : Limerick Diocesan Heritage Project