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The
LOWNEY Family of C18th-C20th SW County Cork, Ireland
The descendant
family is present today in Clonakilty, Co. Cork, but not much
is known of the earlier family. Records suggest the majority of
the family name is focused around Castletown Bere, SW Co. Cork.
The surname of LOWNEY may
be derived from the Irish O'Luanaigh, a personal name meaning a
warrior or soldier. Early records of the name mention a
Gillacrist O'Luinigh who was documented in the year 1090, and an
Edward O'Luinigh was recorded in County Cork in 1300, suggesting
an early origin in the county. The name has variant spellings
including O'Luinigh, M'Lawney (?Maloney), Lownye, Loney and
O'Looney. The distribution of the name in Ireland today is shown
below:
Current C19th head is John
LOWNEY of Frilane, near Scart,
Bantry, County Cork and Mary
O'SULLIVAN also
of Frilane, probably born abt 1840. Two children are known:
unknown
son, whose un-named
son = ? MULLINS
had the following children in the C20th:
Joseph
LOWNEY; (1926 Castletown?)
Edward
LOWNEY aka Big Ted;
Frances
LOWNEY (1928 Castletown?);
Eileen
LOWNEY (c1922/23, Castletown?);
John
LOWNEY aka Jack, Carpenter &
Coachbuilder of Clonakilty, m. Ellen
O'SULLIVAN of
Whiddy Island, Bantry Bay. They were probably born c1875. Their
early C20th children in Cork (Clonakilty area) include:
Timothy
LOWNEY aka Ted, Coachbuilder of
Clonakilty, m. Edna Edith
O'CONNELL
of Ballydehob, Co. Cork;
Ellen
Mary LOWNEY aka Elma (12.3.1930,
m. Denis Joseph O'NEILL;
John
Anthony Pascal LOWNEY aka Tony
(Q3 1932, Cork), m. Joan QUINLAN.
Children:
Timothy
Daniel LOWNEY aka Teddy (1940,
Clonakilty), m. Pauline DINEEN.
Children:
Jean
LOWNEY;
Alan
LOWNEY;
Connor
LOWNEY;
Gertrude
Geraldine LOWNEY (Q4 1939-57);
Joseph
Patrick LOWNEY aka Paddy
(12.3.1947), m. Helen WALSH.
Children:
Mary
Kathleen LOWNEY aka Mary Kate, m.
John CUNNINGHAM
aka Jackie;
Rosie
LOWNEY, m. William
DWYER of Barryroe, Co. Cork;
Joseph
LOWNEY aka Joe, with family in
Wexford;
Margaret
LOWNEY aka Mollie, m. unknown
DWYER
of Drinagh, Co. Cork. Family in US;
John LOWNEY,
coachbuilder;
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