Another possibility regarding Bridget comes about because of a letter from a Mrs. Owen Considine to her brother John Shannon (then living in Chicago). The letter was dated Jan. 21, 1907 from Knockaskeheen, Lisdoonvarna, Ireland. Knockaskeheen is a townland near the town of Lisdoonvarna in Co. Clare. The 1901 Irish census has a Considine family in the town of Lisdoonvarna where the wife's name is Bridget, but the husband is Michael. The census listing includes Michael Considine, 41, general labourer; his wife Bridget, 50; and sons Michael, 16, and John, 11. The Bridget of the census is of about the right age to be this Bridget (a little young, perhaps), but of course the husband is Michael, not Owen as in the letter writer, and not Thomas, which is what Mary (Shannon) Flood's records name this Bridget's husband. Michael and Bridget also live in the town of Lisdoonvarna, not Knockaskeheen townland, and there is a Mrs. Considine in Knockaskeheen who fits better. So I'm back to the original hypothesis that Bridget Shannon Considine came to the US. See the explanation under Bridget's sister Margaret for more details.
Sources for this individual: @S1@ @S8@
