Nash / Leahy

A brief history of LEAHY/NASH family (my dad would have loved this)!

CATHERINE NASH, daughter of MICHAEL NASH of KANTURK, Cork married DANIEL LEAHY,
ROYAL IRISH CONSTABLE, 15th November 1892 at St Peters and Paul Church, CORK.

DANIEL LEAHY was born Townland Kilbronoge SCHULL, Cork 1858 .

His parents were ELLEN MINEHAN and DENIS LEAHY.
He had 2 siblings MARGARET b. 1866 and DENIS born 1868.

There was an ELLEN LEAHY, a widow, living in KILBRONOGE dying about 1878.
Possibly mother of Denis.

Griffiths Valuation lists only one LEAHY family as a leaseholder in Kilbronoge.
This was JAMES LEAHY. Possibly father of Denis?

NASH were C.I and LEAHY R.C.

Passenger Record Ellis Island

DENIS LEAHY, IRELAND April 11 1892 age 23 years.
Ship “ARIZONA” Depart port Liverpool and Queenstown.

JAMES NASH Ireland .
Date Arrival Jan.19 1895. Age 22 years.
SHIP LUCANIA . Port Depart. Liverpool and Queenstown.

Uniting NASH/LEAHY/RADLEY/EGAN families.

Miscellaneous…. Further connections to RADLEYS OF CORK.

MICHAEL NASH of CLASH KANTURK. Return of Owners of Land 1876. 13 acres. Married ELLEN
LYONS.

Daughter CATHERINE NASH (my grandmother) born about 25 Oct 1865 Kanturk

Son JAMES NASH born 15 Oct 1870 ? Other children??

Catherine Nash married Daniel Leahy of Schull (R.I.C) Date of marriage about 1894(?) Cork.. A
son of Cath and Daniel married into RADLEY family, who were early settlers in Australia.
Descendents are NASH/LEAHY/RADLEY.

Please email me with any information on NASH/LYONS. These NASH are related to people on
Nash Family Ireland website. I will alter as I obtain further information.

Source History of Bandon by George Bennett.

CAPTAIN JOHN NASH, PROVOST, BANDON MILITIA. 1691 was given strong powers by Governor
Cox. He was known as “SHANE DEARG” or Red Jack, for the number of executions he
authorised. Apparently he terrorised the native population. “SHANE DEARG” is a reference to all
the blood he spilt. Others say it was a reference to his red hair. He served the corporation for 36
years.

NOTES ON NASH FAMILY CORK - Source Surnames DB.

This surname is Medieval English and describes a person who lived at an Ash tree hence “atten
asche” The first recorded spelling of this name was Agnes Ate Nasse, 1273 in” Hundred Rolls” of
Oxfordshire in Reign of Edward 1st 1272/1307.

From BURKES LANDED GENTRY……..

Marriage of NICHOLAS PHILPOT LEADER, 3 x times great grandson of THOMAS RADLEY and
MARGARET CHINNERY to MARGARET daughter of ANDREW NASH, NASHVILLE, CORK (abt 1790).

Related families……… Leader/Radley/Nash/Leahy/Egan

More NASH’s related to above families

Source BURKES LANDED GENTRY

OLIVIA HERBERT married Rev.A.PEARDE NASH 1850s.(Herberts of Muckross, related Radleys.and
Leaders)

HERBERT EVANS md ELIZABETH NASH, daughter of Andrew NASH of NASHVILLE (related to
Radley/Leader)

SIMON PURDON of TINERANA High Sheriff Limerick(Purdons are gt gps of Radleys) md MARY
ANNE NASH

Children of Nicholas Leader and MARGARET NASH …. Nicholas Philpot Leader MP Dromagh
Castle died 1880……..William Leader Rosnalee Kanturk died 1860

NASH CONNECTIONS……..Some of the names connected to Radley/Leader/Nash

CHINNERY, JERVOIS, CROOKE, BECHER,BERNARD, FRENCH,FREKE, HARMAN, HERBERT,HERON,
JAGOE, LEADER, MAUNSELL, PURDON. WISE,.WARREN ,WARE, WALLIS, TWISS, TRAVERS.

All these names appear on Radley/Leader/Nash family tree.

NASHs were Puritan settlers at Bandon, Cork early 1600s.

Their name is on list of same.

LEAHY/NASH information.

Daniel and Catherine Leahy, along with their children, emigrated to Australia, arriving on the
“CARPENTARIA” about April, 1909. Daniel was formerly a Royal Irish Constable stationed at
Clonmel, Tipperary. It was customary not to have these policemen serving in the province they
were born in. Daniel was R.C. and presumably, Catherine (Nash) was C. of I. as her father was a
landowner. She may have converted to R.C. They came out to be with their cousins, John &
Patrick.Leahy. However, on reaching Queensland they found that the cousin who sponsored them
had died. They settled in Brisbane, where Daniel’s occupation is noted as CABINET MAKER. One
of their sons went on to marry into RADLEY family.

SOURCE PARLIAMENT LIBRARIAN, PARLIAMENT HOUSE, BRISBANE QLD.AUS.

JOHN LEAHY (First Cousin to Daniel) Merchant and Company Director. B.July 1854, Schull ,Cork,
Ireland .Parents PATRICK LEAHY and MARY COGHLAN Arrived in Qld 1874 worked as farm
Labourer, eventually became Speaker in House of Parliament. John is featured in Australian
Dictionary of Biography

PATRICK JAMES LEAHY (cousin of Daniel) Entrepreneur Born 1860 Schull.Cork.
Came to Brisbane in 1887. Grazing Speculations.