IN LOVING MEMORY OF
JOHN BROWNE ,
KNOCKARRON ,
DIED JAN 3RD 1951,
AGED 42 YEARS
AND HIS SON , JOHN
DIED JAN 6TH 1941.
THOMAS HOULIHAN ,
CLOUGHREADY ,
DIED JAN 8 1970.
CATHERINE HOULIHAN
DIED MARCH 30 1973.
KATHLEEN BROWNE
DIED FEB 9 1983.
MARY BROWNE, NEE HEFFERNAN ,
MOTHER OF
JACK BROWNE
AND CATHERINE HOULIHAN ,
DIED 4 - 3 – 1938, AGED 54 YEARS.
R.I.P.
Knockarron , Knocklong parish, Co. Limerick
NB. The Jack Browne referred to and the John Browne who died in 1951 are one and the same person.
Michael Browne , son of John Browne , married Mary Heffernan (1880-1938), daughter of Edmond Heffernan ( 1838 -1909 ) & Catherine Kelly ( 1855 - 1924 ) of Monemore , Emly in Hospital RC , Co. Limerick on the 23-10-1904.
Children born to them included , Catherine Browne (1905-1973 ) , born at Ballinard, Herbertstown , Co. Limerick on the 21-12-1905 and John Browne (1907-1951), born at Monemore , Emly on the 01-07-1907.
Catherine Browne (1905-1973) married Thomas Houlihan ( 1896 -1970), son of Patrick Houlihan & Hannah O’Brien of Darnstown, Emlygrenan, Co. Limerick in Emly RC in 1923.
Their children included Patrick Houlihan 1923, Edmond 1926, Joseph 1928 , Mary 1929, Thomas (Tommy) 1931-2000, Michael 1933, Johanna 1935, Philomena 1936, William P ( Philly ) 1937-2025, James ( Jimmy ) 1941 & Christopher ( Christy ) 1943-2008. Both Tommy and his brother Christy were interred in Emly's new cemetery. Their brother Philly died on the 2nd Sept 2025 and was cremated in Shannon crematorium on Fri 6th Sept. Jimmy Houlihan was the last surviving member of this family on the 2nd Sept 2025. He resides in the UK.
John Browne (1907-1951) married Kathleen Farrell (1911-1983), daughter of Thomas Farrell & Kate Deely of Rathany, Hospital, Co. Limerick on the 24-08-1930 in Hospital RC.