| [Index] |
| Daniel HERLIHY (1835 - 1905) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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Mary HERLIHY (1866 - 1888) Cornelius J HERLIHY (1867 - 1915) Margaret HERLIHY (1869 - 1957) Amorah HERLIHY (1871 - 1871) Walter James HERLIHY (1872 - 1895) Daniel Lane HERLIHY (1874 - 1964) Thomas HERLIHY (1876 - ) |
Daniel HERLIHY (1835 - 1905) + Anne LANE (1830 - 1915) |
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| b. abt 10 Nov 1835 at Macroom, Co Cork, Ireland |
| m. 1865 Anne LANE (1830 - 1915) at Cooma, New South Wales, Australia |
| d. abt 03 Nov 1905 at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia aged 69 |
| Grandchildren (2): |
| Leo Lane HERLIHY ( - 1949), Wallace Daniel HERLIHY ( - 1980) |
| Events in Daniel HERLIHY (1835 - 1905)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| abt 10 Nov 1835 | Daniel HERLIHY was born | Macroom, Co Cork, Ireland | 63 | ||
| 1858 | 23 | Immigration | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 63 | |
| 1865 | 30 | Married Anne LANE (aged 35) | Cooma, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1866 | 31 | Birth of daughter Mary HERLIHY | Cooma, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1867 | 32 | Birth of son Cornelius J HERLIHY | Cooma, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1869 | 34 | Birth of daughter Margaret HERLIHY | Cooma, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1871 | 36 | Birth of daughter Amorah HERLIHY | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1871 | 36 | Death of daughter Amorah HERLIHY | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1872 | 37 | Birth of son Walter James HERLIHY | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1874 | 39 | Birth of son Daniel Lane HERLIHY | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1876 | 41 | Birth of son Thomas HERLIHY | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1888 | 53 | Death of daughter Mary HERLIHY (aged 22) | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1895 | 60 | Death of son Walter James HERLIHY (aged 23) | |||
| abt 03 Nov 1905 | 69 | Daniel HERLIHY died | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 63 | |
| Personal Notes: |
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The Tumut and Adelong Times 10 Nov 1905
OBITUARY. In last Tuesday's issue we briefly announced the death of one of the oldest pioneers (Mr. D. Herlihy senr.) of this district. The deceased was born in the year 1836 at Green-Villa, close to the town of Macoom, County Cork, Ireland, from whence he was induced by the brlliant accounts of the enormously rich and extensive gold resources that were, at the time of his departure from his native land, being readily won in Australia .He accordingly sailed to the land of the Southern Cross, arriving in Melbourne in 1858. After four and a half years of probationary work in Victoria, he travelled to Kiandra gold field, which at the time was probably the richest gold producing field in Australia, yielding in the year 1861-2 over 75,000 ozs of gold from within an area of less than 300 acres. This enormous return caused a big influx of population, with the result that the shallow ground carrying these heavy deposits of gold was soon exhausted. The late Mr. Herlihy then sought, with the assistance of Mr. J. W. Lane— whose sister afterwards became the devoted and loved wife of our much regretted departed friend— to develop a second Kiandra at what is now known as the "Nine Mile,", where he purchased from Messrs. Anthony Graham & Co., then storekeepers of Adelong, a valuable mining race; but, like many other mining specs, Mr. Herlihy found that he was allured with much "that glittered and was not gold." After a few years assiduous toil in the Alpine goldfield of Australia, he removed to Micalong, where he carried on storekeeping and butchering, in which business he had been associated with the late Mr. M. Tuohy, J. P. He combined with business, mining adventures, alas! and as has been in general experience, to his cost. He removed from Micalong to Sandy Creek (Argalong), in the parish of Cooleman, where in 1874 he took up forty acres of land, and continued adding to it till he had an area of some 2000 acres of selected land and 6000 acres of A L land. As a man on the land Mr. Herlihy was one who had striven with some degree of success to make ten blades of grass grow where he only found one at first. Notwithstanding that he was one whose tireless energy, practical honesty and hardihood were worthy of emulation by the best of men, the dire financial depression of 1893 subsequently proved too much for him. Merchants who had been assisting him in expanding his land possessions were similarly situated, and with the pressure from their own creditors, passed their difficulties on to their constituents. In this way Mr. Herlihy's property passed to Mr. Newman, who recently resold to Mr. Pearce, Hobart. However, in Mr. Herlihy's case, and many other cases, the main attribute of his financial position was the unjust and unworkable uniform selling basis of land at £1 per acre, at a time when railways were practically an unknown quantity. The unimproved land in question was not worth 5s per acre on a freehold basis. During the last few years Mr. Herlihy travelled through northern portions of Manaro, and reported to the Mines Department on the existence of mic (which has of late years become so valuable as an insulator for electric instrument and machinery making) and other resources of that locality. Right up to a few months prior to his decease Mr. Herlihy led an active life, and took a keen interest in the politics of the States and Irish politics as well. Like his pre-deceased friend, the late Alderman Bourke, he was an ardent Home Ruler. But death is the law of our nature that we must all submit to. When he learned that his last tribute was due, he expressed pleasure in this God's blessing either for an early release from his bed of suffering to the hoped for haven of heavenly rest or prolonged life. He leaves to mourn his loss a loving wife, three sons— Messrs. C. J. Herlihy and D. L. Herlihy of Cooleman, and Thos. Herlihy, of the firm of Falkinham and Herlihy, of Clifton Hill, Melbourne— and one daughter, Sister Syra, of the good Samaritan's Convent, Sydney; whilst two daughters and one son predeceased him. As previously mentioned, a large and well represented concourse of people, including representatives from every house in the neighbourhood where he and his wife have extended their hospitality as host and hostess for nearly forty years, attended the funeral on Monday last. May the good old pioneer, possessed as he was of a large and brave heart, now rest in peace. He truly has done his share towards reclaiming land that none but were possessed of pluck, perseverance and energy of a superior kind would have dared to tackle, in the rural retreat that Sandy Creek was in the early days of settlement, and where he and his two enterprising hard working sons have established what may, comparatively speaking, be termed an oasis. Our most sincere sympathy is extended to the grief stricken widow and sorrowing members of the family in the bereavement they have sustained. Death certainly did not come unexpeetedly, for deceased had been a patient sufferer for many months, his ailment being heart failure, which, at his advanced age of within nine days of 70 years, left but small hopes of recovery. The very best of attention was given to the case by Dr. Mason, and all that love and affection would prompt was attended to by members of the family to make the old man's declining days as pleasant as possible. |
| Source References: |
| 63. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Trove, Title: Trove National Library of Australia, Locn: http://trove.nla.gov.au/ |
| - Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 10 Nov 1905 (Immigration) |
| - Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 10 Nov 1905 (Birth) |
| - Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 10 Nov 1905 (Death) |
| - Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 10 Nov 1905 (Name, Notes) |