Clan Mullaney

Michael Mullaney from Lancashire, England has sent the following information on Clan Mullaney, for which we are very grateful.

The Mullaney Clan was very active from 1992 through 2004. The first gathering was held in 1992 in Tipperary by Noreen (Mullaney) Higgins. This was a small affair at which, amongst others, Thomas Mullaney from Boyle and Brian Mullaney from Naas attended. Thomas and Brian knew each other but not Noreen so it came as a bit of a surprise that there were Mullaneys in Tipperary?  It still remains a bit of a mystery how they came to be there, as the name originates in the Lough Gara area of North West Roscommon / Sligo / Mayo.

 
Enthused by Noreen's efforts, Thomas returned to Boyle and held a gathering the following year (1993) with Brian and Noreen, which was a huge success, with around 80 Mullaneys from around the world attending. I attended the next gathering, in 1996, again in Boyle which was the traditional homelands of the Clan. Thomas had by now got the bit between his teeth and it was a good gathering spread over three days.
 
A further gathering was held in 1999 in Boyle in which the Clan took part in the "Return of the Wild Geese" celebration, which also celebrated the 400th anniversary of the Battle of the Curlieus in August 1599, in which the Mullaneys would have taken a very active part. Thomas also launched his book "Chronicles of the 19th Century: Roscommon and Leitrim Gazette". Again a very successful gathering spread over a three day weekend.
 
In 2004 a fourth gathering was called in Boyle, but also including Kiltimagh in Mayo - Brian's home territory, although this part was organized by Nancy Reeb from America who has carried out a great deal of Mayo Mullaney research. There were plans for a gathering in 2010 but due to circumstances, it was not to be.
 
As for the Newsletters etc. Noreen published issue #1 in May 2000, following the 1999 gathering.  This was a small two page newsletter which she sent out to all those who attended in 1999. For my sins I thought that "the faithful" perhaps justified something a bit more elaborate and whilst, heaven forbid, I have no literary talent whatsoever, I took it upon myself to produce something which gave them a record of their Mullaney heritage  - and so I produced newsletters 2 through 9.  I also produced a souvenir booklet for the gathering in 2004.
 
Sadly, there were not enough contributions forthcoming and eventually my own material began to dry up and I decided to call it a day in 2004. 
 
Noreen has since married and is busy with her new family. Brian is still very active. Thomas is still into all things Mullaney, as well as Roscommon history, and was very big in the GAA. Nancy Reeb is also active and about to move home to Kiltimagh. For myself I continue to research my family history however I doubt that I will get any further back than their Mullaney origins in Tuam in 1775.  But I still compile a great deal of data on Mullaney and its variants from census and other records.
 
There are no plans to produce any more newsletters or reprint the old ones. Perhaps Thomas will hold another gathering in the future, but just when is not known.
 
Good luck with your Roscommon interest.

Michael

19 September 2010.

(If you want to contact Michael about this family, click on his name at the top of the page).

This is a series of publications that we found in Boyle a few years ago. We are missing Issue 1 (2000)? If you have this issue please contact us. The series culminates in the Clan Mullaney Gathering in Boyle in 2004. We would welcome further information.

Issue No. 1. (2000)

Required.

Issue No. 2. Spring / Summer 2001.

Issue No. 3. Autumn / Winter 2002 (sic).

Issue No. 4. Spring / Summer 2002.

Issue No. 5. Autumn / Winter 2002.

Issue No. 6. Spring / Summer 2003.

Issue No. 7. Autumn Winter 2003.

Issue No. 8. Spring / Summer 2004.

Issue No. 9. Autumn / Winter 2004.

Left: "Heritage of the old & ancient Irish Name Mullaney". Celebrating fourteen hundred years association with the Province of Connacht.

 

Souvenir Issue. Clan Mullaney Gathering, Ireland 2004.

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