Daniel Sheehan

Rank:	Private
Street:	Richmond Street
Townland:
Town/Village:	Longford
Civil Parish:	Templemichael
Catholic Parish:	Templemichael
Country:
Alternative Address:	Chapel Lane, Longford / Sandy Row, Longford / Ballymacthomas, Co. Cork (in 1919)
Census 1901:	Resident at Chapel Lane. www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Longford/Longford_No__1_Urban/Chapel_Lane/1555648/
Census 1911:	Resident at Sandy Row, Longford www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Longford/Longford_No__1_Urban/Sandy_Row/651586/
Regiment/Unit:	Connaught Rangers, 4th Battalion, 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion
Regiment Number:	4156
Date of Death:
Cause:	Survived WW1
Memorial:	Unknown
Information:	Daniel was born in Longford on or around the 23 August 1892 in Chapel Lane. His father, also named Daniel, was a blacksmith. Daniel enlisted in Boyle in 1909, entered the war on 7th of November 1914. He was discharged on 6th of January 1916, and secured in addition to the Victory Medal and British War Medal, the 1914 Star and the Silver War Badge which was worn by soldiers on leave. During his time at the front, he was wounded in the left side, and was discharged in January 1916. Some of Daniel's brothers, including John and Charles, also served in the Great War.
Parents Names:	Son of Daniel Sheehan and Margaret (née Murphy), Richmond Street, Longford
Notes:
Links:	Link to Civil Record of Birth;

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