Charles Joseph Coughlan

Alderman Cork City Council
Coughlan Bros. Builders
South Parish Cork

This site was started with the intention of learning more about Charles J Couglan as he was the easiest ancestor to find information on due to his involvement in politics in Cork. During this process more and more facts and information keep surfacing about the Coughlan and also Brosnan side of the family.

I hope to add as much information as I can to this site and will share with family members who can also add to it as we go along. Feel welcome to share with friends and family!

Thank you to everyone who has sent photos and given information so far. Anyone else that can contribute, please either register and add the photos or information you have, or email me sharon@charlescoughlan.info

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Charles J. Coughlan - Life and Politics

1920 A Year of Tragedy

The democratic victory in January led to a grim sequence of events for Cork’s leadership in 1920 The year that followed Charles’s election was savage. ...

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The Brosnan Line Kerry Tralee

Transcribed Francis Chute article – The Tralee Chronicle Friday Evening April 9th 1875

One of 272 Pedigrees from the History of Kerry Genealogical Tree of Chute This name and family (Chute) is military and martial, as the armorial ...

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The Coughlan Siblings

William Joseph Coughlan

File Reference MD15748 Name William J. Coughlan Address detail Street “Plemsloc”, The Lough, Cork County Cork Country Ireland Address detail Street 50 St. Patricks Street, ...

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The Coughlan Siblings

Cornelius Christopher Coughlan

File Reference MD3987 Name Cornelius C. Coughlan Address detail Street 4 Dundedin, Ballinlough Road, Cork County Cork Country Ireland Address detail Street 164 Bandon Road, ...

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The Brosnan Line Kerry Tralee

Chute/Brosnahan Loose Ends

Things to look into http://www.odonohoearchive.com/tullig-house-castleisland-the-small-mansion/ Castleisland connection links – https://www.irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/history-and-genealogy/ancestor-database/thomas-brosnan http://www.odonohoearchive.com/tullig-house-castleisland-the-small-mansion/The Chute family also owned Tullig House in Castleisland …. And interestingly brosnans were in ...

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The Brosnan Line Kerry Tralee

Chute/Brosnahan Connection

To read more on the Chute history and origins … this link gives an excellent synopsis https://sites.rootsweb.com/~chute/prot.htm Newspaper Article relating to Francis Chute (father of ...

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Charles J. Coughlan - Life and Politics

Coughlans & The War of Independence

IRA Activities The Coughlan family were very involved in the Irish Volunteers from at the latest 1918. We can presume their father was also a ...

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The Brosnan Line Kerry Tralee

Brosnahans/Brosnans of Castle St. Tralee

Michael Brosnahan lived at Chute Hall & Ballynahinch. In the 1848 Griffiths Valuation he is listed as a farmer with areas 1 & 2 in ...

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The Brosnan Line Kerry Tralee

Chute Hall and Spring Hill, Tralee

Bronze age finds at Chute Hall in 1875. Five/Six bronze age War trumpets discovered in a hoarde at Chute Hall close by Clogherclemin approx 3-4000 ...

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The Coughlan Line

Coughlans Bandon Road Cork 1910 -1952

Honorah Coughlan b. 2 Dec 1885 (died young between 1901 and 1910)Charles Coughlan b. 25 Jan 1887 d. 30 Aug 1952 [m. 24 April 1917 ...

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The Coughlan Siblings

Cornelius Christopher Coughlan

also known as Neilus b. 7 Nov 1902 d. 1 May 1960 [m. Jean Murphy] IRA Medal Record File Reference MD3987 Name Cornelius C. Coughlan ...

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The Coughlan Line

Coughlans Cork & Munster pre 1800

The Coughlan/Coughlin surname was first found in Munster where Dealbha, brother of King Blad of Thomond/ Munster, is the traditional ancestor of this family in ...

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Gallery

All of the photos on the site are included on the various posts with all the info about them added. To make it easy to view them, I have also included them on one page.