Matthew and his family

Matthew Keane was born in 1814 and lived to the age of 76 years as certified in (1890) death certificate – in the absence of medical attendance, the cause of death was certified as old age!. As noted before (see up) when married in 1848 to Margaret Sexton from Ballinacally (related to Keatinge’s, later national teachers, Kilnamona) Matthew received one third proportion of the Ballyashe(e)a farm from his father Jack and built a new house. Margaret died perhaps in the late 1870s (see Michael below). They had three sons and four daughters as follows:

Bridget:- born 1849, married Tom Killeen (b. 1853), Ivyhill, Inch, Co. Clare More

Mary:- born 1850, emigrated to the USA

Katherine:- born 1851, known as Aunt Loriet, USA More

John:- known locally as Johnny Matthew, born July 1852, received the home farm. He married twice as his first wife, Susan McMahon from Dysart, died at the birth of their 1st child; subsequently he married Margaret Morgan from Knocknagraga, Ennistymon* more

Matt:- born May 1854, died, Swords, Co. Dublin, in 1948 More

Michael:- born December 1855 (per transcribed parish records) or 1858 (see as follows), emigrated to Australia died while young there. According to the South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 – 1889) Thursday 15 March 1883 p 4 Family Notices KEANE.—’On the 10th March, at Jamestown, of consumption, Michael, third beloved son of Matthew and the late Margaret Keane, Kilnamona, Ennis, County Clare, Ireland, aged 25 years. Home papers please copy. R.I.P.’

Margaret:- born 1860 (as per 1901 census), married John Morgan of Knocknagraga, Ennistymon. This led to a family saying: A Margaret went up (to Knocknagraga, Ennistymon) and a Margaret came down (to Kilnamona). Go now to Morgan

At the time of Matthew’s death on May 16th 1890, his wife Margaret had predeceased him and their son John had yet to marry (see John Junior (i.e. Johnie Matthew)). Matthew’s much younger brother John was alive for the 1901 census (see John (Fady))