Last Update - 12 August 2014

Many Sweeney events were registered in Newtownards but actually took place in Kircubbin or Portaferry

Sweeney, Peter - 1851 - Later joined the British Military as soldier 1998

Sweany, Hugh Warnock - 23rd. September 1860 - {Father James Sweany} - {Mother Margaret Patterson}

Sweeney, Francis - 1881 - Reg.Newtownards - Suspect confused with Ards in Donegal

Sweeny, Samuel - 1884 - Reg.Newtownards

Sweeney, Female - 1886 - and died in infancy - Reg.Newtownards

Sweeney, Mary Susan - 1889 - Reg.Newtownards
Sweeney, Cathleen - 1892 - Reg.Newtownards
Sweeney, Francis John - 1893 - Reg.Newtownards
1901 living in Donegal with their Aunt Susan Campbell a shopkeeper and publican and what is possibly their mother Rose Anne Sweeney sister to Susan

Sweeney, Charles Francis - 1891 - and died in infancy - Reg.Newtownards

Sweeney, Annie - 1904 - Reg.Newtownards
1911 living wither her sister Jeannie grandparents @ Granshaw, Kircubbin

Sweeney, Dominic - 1914 - Reg.Newtownards

Sweeney, Rosaleen - 1918 - Reg.Newtownards

Sweeny, Margaret - 1919 -  - Reg.Newtownards

Sweeney, Annie Kathleen - 1920 - Reg.Newtownards

H = Headstone Image

Sweeney, Sarah - 1895 aged 77 - {b.c1818}

Sweeney, Margaret - 1905 aged 55 - {b.c1850}

Sweeney, Lizzie - 1914 aged 72 - {b.c1842} - Reg.Newtownards

Sweeney, Francis - 1919 aged 34 - [b.c1885} - Reg.Newtownards

Sweeney, Agnes - 18th. June 1958 - Wife to James - Movilla Cemetery

Sweeney, Eliza - 1857 - Married ................   - Reg.Newtownards

Sweeney, Samuel - 1913 - Married ................ - Reg.Newtownards

James Sweeney is somewhere in this pic of the Royal Irish Fusiliers
Pic and info below courtesy of Vernon Moore July 2014
Further Military Info courtesy of Stuart McClean
Although it's captioned Royal Irish Rifles, there isn't a "Stickie" a slang term" among them.
The majority are Royal Irish Fusiliers, one is an Inniskilling and others are either Munster or Dublin Fusiliers.
Still trying to find full details an James Sweeney, He was in the Royal Irish Rifles no 1/7212,
the 1 meaning the first Battalion. He was transferred to the Royal Irish Fusillers, No G/29086,
the G meaning Garrison Battalion, after a gunshot wound. he was a member of what was called the
Invalids Battalions and most Regiments had them as they could release fit men to fill in for killed or wounded soldiers.
The Moira Street is strange as to receive a pension he would have to give his correct details.

Stuart also came up with this partial document ... and the one below

© Derek Beattie