September 2008, Muriel Tinnany Cudby and her husband
Nick of Helensburgh, Scotland visited previously unknown
Tinneny cousins in Counties Cavan and Monaghan, Ireland.
Muriel is the great granddaughter of Robert Tinneny who
was raised in Belturbet and spent his working life as a
carpenter and boat builder on Castle Sanderson in
Belturbet.
Muriel’s grandfather Patrick, who immigrated to
Helensburgh where he married and raised his
family, changed the spelling of his name to Tinnany
while his siblings and parents used the traditional
Tinneny spelling. During their trip, Muriel and Nick
visited Hubert Tinneny and his family, and his sisters
Maisie and Josie and their families. They also
took a sentimental journey to Goladuff where they
explored the ruins of the “Tinneny Homeplace.”