Children of Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna Flynn
Carrigkilter, Ballymacoda, Ladysbridge, and the Next Generation
This page gathers the known children of Patrick Dargan / Dorgan of Carrigkilter and Johanna / Anne / Nancy / Anstice Flynn.
Their baptism, marriage, land, cemetery, and later family records help connect the Carrigkilter household to the wider East Cork family network. The children’s records also help explain connections to Ballymacoda, Ladysbridge, Cloyne, Ballybraher, Churchtown South, Ballycatoo, Garryvoe, Rhode Island, and related families.
The names and spellings in these records vary. Dargan and Dorgan both appear in nineteenth-century sources, and Johanna Flynn may appear as Johanna, Anne, Ann, Nancy, or Anstice. These variations should be read carefully and compared with dates, places, sponsors, witnesses, and later family evidence.
This page is organized child by child, beginning with the earliest known baptism record.
Daniel Dargan / Dorgan
Daniel Dargan / Dorgan is the first known child currently documented for Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna Flynn.
Baptism evidence places Daniel in the Ballymacoda and Ladysbridge parish-register setting in December 1838, shortly before the Great Famine and before the later Carrigkilter land and valuation records for Patrick Dargan / Dorgan.
Known record:
Name: Daniel Dargan / Dorgan
Record type: Catholic baptism register
Date: 18 December 1838
Parish: Ballymacoda and Ladysbridge, County Cork, Ireland
Parents: Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna Flynn
Sponsors: John Motherway and Bridget Barry
Archive significance: Daniel’s baptism is important because it helps anchor Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna Flynn as a family unit in East Cork before the Famine years. The sponsor names, John Motherway and Bridget Barry, may also provide clues to neighbors, relatives, in-laws, or close associates in the Ballymacoda / Ladysbridge parish community.
Research caution: Daniel’s later life is not yet fully documented in the archive. His baptism should be used as confirmed evidence of the Patrick Dargan / Johanna Flynn family group, while any later Daniel Dorgan or Dargan records should be compared carefully before being attached to him.
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Baptism record for Daniel Dargan / Dorgan, baptized 18 December 1838 in Ballymacoda and Ladysbridge parish. His parents are recorded as Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna Flynn, with sponsors John Motherway and Bridget Barry.
Mary Dargan / Dorgan
Mary Dargan / Dorgan is the next known child documented for Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna Flynn.
Her baptism places the family again in the Ballymacoda parish-register setting, continuing the early evidence for Patrick and Johanna as a family group before the Great Famine.
Known record:
Name: Mary Dargan / Dorgan
Record type: Catholic baptism register
Date: 12 May 1840
Parish: Ballymacoda and Ladysbridge, County Cork, Ireland
Parents: Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna Flynn
Sponsors: Daniel Dorgan and Eliza Flynn
Archive significance: Mary’s baptism is important because it continues the documented child sequence for Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna Flynn. The sponsor names, Daniel Dorgan and Eliza Flynn, may be especially useful because they include both Dorgan and Flynn surnames, suggesting possible close family or community connections.
Later family connection: Mary Dorgan later married Jeremiah Healy. This connection links the Carrigkilter Dorgan family to the Healy family and should be compared with later marriage, baptism, land, and family records.
Research caution: Mary’s baptism is confirmed as part of the Patrick Dargan / Johanna Flynn family group. Later records for Mary Dorgan / Healy should be attached carefully and checked against date, place, spouse, witnesses, and family context.
View Mary Dargan / Dorgan Baptism Record: 1840-mary-dorgan-baptism-ballymacoda-ladysbridge.jpg
Elizabeth Dargan / Dorgan
Elizabeth Dargan / Dorgan is another documented child of Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna Flynn.
Her baptism is especially useful because the record helps connect the family to the Carrigkilter / Ballybraher area and preserves another form of Johanna Flynn’s name.
Known record:
Name: Elizabeth Dargan / Dorgan
Record type: Catholic baptism register
Date: 11 February 1842
Place / parish context: Carrigkilter / Ballybraher area, Ballymacoda and Ladysbridge parish context, County Cork, Ireland
Parents: Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Nancy Flynn
Sponsors: Patrick Savage and Bridget Savage
Archive significance: Elizabeth’s baptism is important because it continues the documented child sequence for Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna Flynn. The use of Nancy for Johanna / Anne Flynn is an important name-variant clue. The Savage sponsors may also help identify neighboring, related, or associated families in the East Cork parish community.
Later family connection: Elizabeth Dorgan later married John Shinnick. This connects the Carrigkilter Dorgan family to the Shinnick family and to later Ballycatoo / Cloyne-area records.
Research caution: Elizabeth’s baptism is confirmed as part of the Patrick Dargan / Johanna Flynn family group. Later Shinnick records should be compared carefully with date, place, spouse, witnesses, children, and related Dorgan family evidence.
View Elizabeth Dargan / Dorgan Baptism Record: 1842-elizabeth-dorgan-baptism-carrigkilter-ballybraher.jpg
Timothy Dargan / Dorgan
Timothy Dargan / Dorgan is a documented child of Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna Flynn.
His baptism continues the early family sequence in the Ballymacoda and Ladysbridge parish-register records during the years just before the Great Famine.
Known record:
Name: Timothy Dargan / Dorgan
Record type: Catholic baptism register
Date: 18 February 1844
Parish: Ballymacoda and Ladysbridge, County Cork, Ireland
Parents: Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna Flynn
Sponsors: Ned Millerick and Mary Boozane
Archive significance: Timothy’s baptism is important because it continues the documented child sequence for Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna Flynn. The sponsor names, Ned Millerick and Mary Boozane, may provide useful clues to neighboring families, parish associates, or possible kinship connections in the Ballymacoda / Ladysbridge and wider East Cork community.
Research caution: Timothy’s baptism is confirmed as part of the Patrick Dargan / Johanna Flynn family group. Later records for a Timothy Dorgan or Dargan should be compared carefully with date, place, residence, witnesses, land evidence, and family context before being attached to him.
View Timothy Dargan / Dorgan Baptism Record: 1844-timothy-dorgan-baptism-ballymacoda-ladysbridge.jpg
Michael Dargan / Dorgan
Michael Dargan / Dorgan is a documented son of Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna Flynn.
Unlike the earlier children, Michael’s baptism has not yet been firmly identified in the archive. His relationship to Patrick and Johanna is supported by his later marriage record, which names his parents.
Known record:
Name: Michael Dargan / Dorgan
Record type: Catholic marriage register
Date: 26 January 1869
Place / parish: Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland
Spouse: Johanna Garde
Parents recorded: Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna Flynn
Archive significance: Michael’s marriage record is important because it confirms him as a son of Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna Flynn. It also connects the Carrigkilter Dorgan family to the Garde family and to the later Cloyne Dorgan line.
Later family connection: Michael Dorgan and Johanna Garde became connected with the Cloyne branch of the family. Their descendants and related records should be compared with Cloyne parish records, civil records, census records, land records, and local family evidence.
Research caution: Michael’s baptism remains uncertain. Until a baptism record is found and confirmed, his placement in the family should rely on the 1869 marriage record and later supporting evidence.
View Michael Dargan / Dorgan Marriage Record: 1869-michael-dorgan-johanna-garde-marriage-cloyne.jpg
Patrick J. Dorgan
Patrick J. Dorgan was a son of Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna Flynn and became the emigrant ancestor who carried this branch of the family story from East Cork to Rhode Island.
He should be distinguished from his father, Patrick Dargan / Dorgan of Carrigkilter. In this archive, the older Patrick is usually referred to as Patrick Dargan, following the spelling used in land records, while the younger Patrick is identified as Patrick J. Dorgan.
Known record:
Name: Patrick J. Dorgan
Record type: Catholic marriage register / civil marriage context
Date: 26 November 1886
Place / parish: Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland
Spouse: Mary Catherine Hartnett
Father recorded: Patrick Dargan / Dorgan, deceased
Archive significance: Patrick J. Dorgan’s marriage record is important because it connects the Carrigkilter Dorgan family to the Hartnett family and confirms that his father, Patrick Dargan / Dorgan, had died before 26 November 1886.
Later family connection: Patrick J. Dorgan later emigrated from East Cork to the United States. His American records connect the Carrigkilter family story to Providence, Rhode Island, and the later Dorgan family archive.
Research caution: Patrick J. Dorgan should not be confused with his father, Patrick Dargan / Dorgan of Carrigkilter. Records should be checked carefully by date, spouse, residence, father’s name, and emigration context.
View Patrick J. Dorgan and Mary Catherine Hartnett Marriage Record: 1886-patrick-dorgan-mary-catherine-hartnett-marriage-cloyne.jpg
The known children of Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna / Anne / Nancy / Anstice Flynn help connect the Carrigkilter household to the wider East Cork family network.
Their records show repeated connections with Ballymacoda, Ladysbridge, Cloyne, Carrigkilter, Ballybraher, Churchtown South, Ballycatoo, and related families including Flynn, Barry, Motherway, Savage, Millerick, Boozane, Garde, Hartnett, Healy, and Shinnick.
Together, the children’s baptism and marriage records provide the strongest evidence for Patrick and Johanna as a family group. They also create the bridge from the early East Cork records to later branches in Cloyne, Ballybraher, Carrigkilter, Rhode Island, and the wider Dorgan family archive.
Research should continue carefully. Each later record for Daniel, Mary, Elizabeth, Timothy, Michael, or Patrick J. Dorgan should be compared by name, date, place, spouse, witnesses, sponsors, residence, and family context before being attached to the correct person.