More than 3,500 people lost their lives as a result of the conflict in Ireland between 14 July 1969 and 31 December 2001. Among them was Eugene “Paddy” (Patrick) Heenan, who was killed when a hand grenade was thrown into … Continue reading →
Another episode in a series of blog posts as part of the A to Z Blogging Challenge for 2019. I’m using this to write about some of the thousands of Heenans I’ve found in my research. The Heenan surname originated … Continue reading →
Another episode in a series of blog posts as part of the A to Z Blogging Challenge for 2019. I’m using this to write about some of the thousands of Heenans I’ve found in my researches. Today, for the first … Continue reading →
This week’s theme in the ” 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks” challenge is about large families. I covered this topic a little in my recent post “How Big Were the Heenan families?” so this week I am going to take a … Continue reading →
As much as I want to increase the number of people in my database of Heenans, it gets a bit tedious just adding factual information and source citations. It’s much more fun to delve into some of the stories about … Continue reading →
Over the years I’ve been researching my family and the surname Heenan I’ve encountered a wealth of records. None have been more unusual than those documenting Irish dog licenses. Who would have imagined that I would get to know what … Continue reading →