Family of John & Margaret Brennan

Margaret & John Brennan

John Brennan was born 17 May 1876, son of Martin & Catherine (née Canavan) Brennan at the village of Develeash which in Irish is An Dubh Lois, meaning ‘The Black Fort’. The family farm (shown above) is a short distance from Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo, Ireland.

John Brennan married Margaret Moran (born on 25 December 1886) daughter of Patrick & Catherine (née Stanton) Moran. They subsequently had nine children:

  1. Kitty, born 8 Feb 1911
  2. Mary, born 12 Apr 1912
  3. Martin, born 8 Dec 1914
  4. John, born 12 May 1915
  5. Bridget, born 21 Apr 1917
  6. Margaret, born 2 Aug 1919
  7. Winifred, born 21 Jul 1920
  8. Michael, born 8 Sep 1924
  9. Thomas, born 2 Dec 1927
John Brennan, Luke Canavan, Margaret Brennan, in front of Develeash
Thomas Brennan & his mother, Margaret at Develeash
John Brennan
Bridie, Tom, Mother, Winnie, Margaret, John, & Mary
Grave of John, Margaret & Thomas Brennan Kilkenure Cemetery
The Brennan brothers & sisters, 1979, at Develeash l to r, John, Thomas, Margaret, Martin, Bridie, Mary, Winnie, Michael
Develeash, 1979
Develeash, 1996 (John Brennan in doorway)