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About the National Covid Memorial Wall
Created in 2021, in an audacious collaboration between bereaved families from the campaign group Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice and the activist group Led By Donkeys, the National Covid Memorial Wall in London is a visual representation of the UK's catastrophic loss to Covid-19.
The Wall stretches for 500 metres alongside the River Thames, directly opposite the Houses of Parliament. There are more than 220,000 individually hand-painted red hearts, each representing a person who died in the UK with Covid-19 as a direct cause of death.
https://www.nationalcovidmemorialwall.org/
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Saturday, April 11, 1953 THE ADVOCATE
Sister M. Casimer (McAuliffe) died at St. Elizabeth's , Dingle
Mrs. Norah O'Connor, widow of the late Patrick O'Connor, died at her residence, Keylod, Moyvane.
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Listowel Graves Connor Family (School nearby);Fr P J O’Connor St Louis Mo, UDA.
Sr Mary Brendan O Connor Convent of Marcy Brentwood Eng. Died 16 Dec 1936.
Rev M McCarthy O Connor PP Ballymacelligott born Derrindaff 1851 died 1913.
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The death has occurred of Sr. Annie ENRIGHT
Feenagh, Limerick .Late of Pallas, Feenagh, Co. Limerick.
Peacefully at Villa Marie Convent, Hythe, Kent, UK in the wonderful care of the Marist Sisters & Staff, on 3rd March 2023.
Mourned and sadly missed by her sister Kitty Murphy (Feenagh) brother Matt (Kilkenny) and sister Betty Heffernan (Patrickswell), brother-in-law Paddy, sisters-in-law Margaret, nephews, nieces, other relatives and friends.
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The death has occurred of Cecilia (Sr. Claire) Keating
Castletroy, Limerick and formerly of Lower Fierd, Cross, Clare / Kilbaha, Clare / Castletroy, Limerick
Sisters of St. Joseph of The Sacred Heart, Australia and Ireland, Castletroy, Limerick
and formerly of Lower Fierd, Cross, Co. Clare. Daughter of the late Bernard and Mary Keating
and sister to deceased brothers Thomas, Bernard and Patrick and sisters Mary, Johanna, Philomena, Sr. Joan, Margaret, Sr. Mary and Bridget. Cecilia will be greatly missed by her loving brother Seán, sister Jenny (Keating), sister-in-law Maura, her many nephews and nieces, grand-nephews and grand-nieces, her Religious Community, cousins, relatives, neighbours and many friends.
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Cork
The death has occurred of SR. M. FELICITAS O'SULLIVAN
Ahilnane, Enniskeane, Cork
Mercy University Hospital and St Maries of the Isle) On February 22nd 2023. SR. M. FELICITAS beloved daughter of the late Jack and Margaret O’Sullivan, loving sister of Mary O’Donoghue, the late Con O’Sullivan and Margaret Collins, loving aunt of the late John O’Donoghue. Sadly missed and fondly remembered by her loving sister, nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, great-grandnieces, great-grandnephews, cousins, friends, colleagues at the Mercy University Hospital and Mercy Sisters, Southern Province.
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Grave Lisselton
"Here lies in the hope of the blessed resurrection of Laurence Mangan Missionary Rector for seven years of the churches of Middleton of the Diocese of Hartford North America, who returned his soul to God in Queenstown in Ireland
the 2nd day of August in the year of the restoration of salvation 1863 in the sixty-sixth year of his life,
in whose memory Patrick ??? PP, of Keelmachedor had me make this monument. R.I.P.".
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Saint Andrew Community
The Saint Andrew Community started their mission in Scotland on 10 March 2013. Since 2019 they
have been recognised by the Church, as a Public Association of the Faithful under Bishop Hugh Gil-
bert of Aberdeen Diocese, Scotland. The Saint Andrew Community came together in Ireland on 13
October 2012.
There are currently 6 members: one from the Czech Republic, two Americans, and 3 Irish
(all from Limerick! and two of whom are from Abbeyfeale parish,
Sr. Kelly and Sr. Eleanor Collins)
The Saint Andrew Community has a real focus on evangelisation, especially teenagers, and also serv-
ing the poor. They have worked hard to develop youth ministry in the diocese,
teaching catechism, organising youth pilgrimages, and running weekly youth groups. As well as this,
they have helped many to grow in an appreciation for, and understanding of,
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Through their prayers and work, many young people, and others,
have had their faith kindled and strengthened.
The sisters ask for the support of your prayers and Sr. Kelly and Sr. Eleanor especially wish to thank
those in the Parish of Abbeyfeale who have been so faithful to Daily Mass,
Adoration and praying the rosary. They say that you are a great witness of faith and the
graces from your prayers are many!
Sr Kelly and Sr Eleanor said this week that “With good St Joseph may we always be all for Jesus
through Mary! May we do all things for the glory of God and salvation of souls,
knowing that this life is a pilgrimage to heaven. Let us help each other to reach the glory which has
been prepared for those who love God”. The priests and parishioners of
Abberyfeale parish congratulate Sr Eleanor and Sr Kelly on their final profession and pray God’s
blessing on their work and ministry
March 2023 Abbeyfeale Newsletter.
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Michael O’Connor, Evening Herald 1966
Here is my story in a nutshell. One Saturday in 2020 I had a phonecall from a man who introduced himself as Stephen Rynne. Stephen was sorting through his late father, Etienne Rynne’s, papers when he came upon a folder of correspondence and artwork. Stephen recognised that the artwork was of an exceptional quality. It was by Michael O’Connor, an artist whose name he had never heard. A quick Google of Michael O’Connor brought Stephen to Listowel Connection and there I entered the story.
Fr. Brendan O’Connor, Mary Cogan, David Brown and Stephen Rynne, Sept. 2021
Michael O’Connor grew up in No. 24 The Square.
From Listowel Connection
https://listowelconnection.com/2023/02/
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FR. TIM GALVIN RIP: Timothy Galvin, popularly known as Tim, was born on the 3rd. of July 1952 at Kilmanihan, Brosna, Co. Kerry to John Galvin and his wife Birdie(nee O’Connor). He attended Feale View NS from 1956 to 1964 and had his secondary education in St. Brendan’s, Killarney, from 1964 to 1970. In September 1970 he joined the Spiritual Year in Kiltegan. From 1971 -1974 he studied for his B.A. in University College, Cork and then proceeded to Kiltegan for theology studies from 1974 – 1978. He was ordained with his classmates for St. Patrick’s Missionary Society by Bishop John Mahon on June 10, 1978.
After ordination, Tim was appointed to Kitui Diocese, Kenya where he ministered in the parishes of Migwani and Kavisuni. In 1983 the Society opened a new Mission in Sudan, in the diocese of Torit. Tim was one of a team of 6 who entered Sudan via Lokichoggio Northwest Kenya on August 15 just as civil war came to Kenya for a 2nd time. Initially Torit Diocese was unaffected by the war and Fr. Tim with the others immersed themselves in the language and culture of the people. The war however did soon spread to the diocese. Tim was determined to stay on with the people come what may and went wherever the Bishop sent him. Road travel was always treacherous with mines, ambushes and the bad state of the roads made it physically very demanding. From 2009 until his death Fr. Tim worked in the ‘Toposa West’ area moving from Narus, to Kapoeta and then to his final parish in Riwoto. Over his almost 40 years in South Sudan the provision of high quality education for both boys and girls was an important focus of his Mission . Fr. Tim was a proud Kerry supporter and was particularly proud of his nephew Anthony who played with Kerry for 12 years. He also had a great interest in spirituality and poetry with a favourite poem being Patrick Kavanagh’s ‘The One’in which Kavanagh writes that “God is down in the swamps and marshes, That beautiful beautiful God was breathing His love by a cut away bog”.( Abridged from the Mass booklet.) The memorial Mass for the late Fr. Tim took place on last Friday night in the Church of the Assumption, and was concelebrated by 20 plus priests from Kiltegan, the Bishop of Kerry and priests from the neighbouring parishes so in total there were approx. 35 priests on the altar. His first cousin Fr. Tom O’Connor the chief celebrant, gave the eulogy and talked about how Fr. Tim had such a deep and unshakable faith –the centre of his life, the driving force of all he achieved . Threats of violence, rumours of war, wars, disappointments, setbacks, sickness did not deter him, his daily time spent with the Blessed Sacrament gave him the spiritual strength to continue his mission. As Mass drew to an end the beautiful Recessional Hymn “Go, Tell Everyone” told the story of Fr. Tim –“ God’s Spirit is in my heart. He has called me and set me apart, this is what I have to do, What I have to do. He sent me to give the Good News to the poor, tell prisoners that they are prisoners no more, tell blind people that they can see, and set the down trodden free’ and go, tell everyone the news that the kingdom of God has come, and go, tell everyone the news that God’s Kingdom has come.” Farewell Fr. Tim and until we meet again may you rest in peace.
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Well, Father Brendan fits nicely into these two prized principalities. His Mom Esther hails from Killarney and his Dad is from Knocknagashel, and the family owns Fitzgerald’s Pub on Third Avenue in Manhattan. ---------------------------------
Father Brendan was ordained in 2000 at St. John’s Cathedral Limerick. His first assignment was Meelick, Co. Clare, before being appointed diocesan advisor for education for the Diocese of Limerick.
The young priest spent five years in this role before returning to New York as a parochial vicar in St. Barnabas from 2006 to 2009. Then it was on to St. Margaret of Cortona in Riverdale before being appointed as priest secretary to Cardinal Egan.
Father Brendan’s last move was as pastor of Regina Coeli, in Hyde Park, before the peripatetic priest arrived in 2016 back to St. Barnabas, perhaps his favourite post, as pastor.
https://www.irishcentral.com/news/community/new-york-gaa-dinner-dance-2023
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Death of Elizabeth (Liz), Keane, Kerdiffstown, Sallins, Co. Kildare and formerly of Duagh, on February 13th 2023. Pre-deceased by her parents John and Margaret, brothers Con, Mick and Patsy, sisters Joan, Bridie, Nora, Mary and Sr. Margaret. Deeply regretted by her brothers Timmy, John and Tom, sisters-in-law, nieces, and nephews,
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[Sister Anne McCrohan obituary (sacbee)]
Sister Anne McCrohan (1931 - 2022)
... Sister Anne McCrohan September 22, 1931 - August 30, 2022 Auburn, California - Sister Anne McCrohan returned to God on Tuesday, August 30, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Denis McCrohan and Mary O'Donoghue, of Caherciveen, County Kerry, Ireland. One of eleven siblings, Timothy, John, Mary, Michael, Nora, Helen, Brid, Eugene, Denis and Joseph. Sr. Anne had a desire to give her life to God. As she put it, "I just had the desire to do
Published in The Sacramento Bee on Sept. 4, 2022
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[Michael James Lucid obituary (East Bay Times)]
Michael James Lucid
... of Vacaville, John Griffin and his wife, Joan of Daly City and their children, Greg, Kevin and the late Patricia, the late Gerald Griffin and his 3 daughters, Karen Hughes, Julie Puccinelli and Liza Ormond. Families of Mary Agnes Lucid and the families of Michael Meehan of County Kerry, Ireland. Monsignor Lucid was an avid reader, history buff and loved Irish humor. Visiting hours will be today at Church of the Assumption, 1100 Fulton Avenue in San Leandro
Published in East Bay Times on Feb. 4, 2004
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EUGENE LAWLOR OBITUARY
Rev. Eugene Francis Lawlor, who served as a priest of the Diocese of Sacramento for almost 49 years, died May 17, 2018. He was 73. He retired from active ministry on Sept. 4, 2009 and he had been residing since his retirement in Sacramento. A native of County Kerry, Ireland, Father Lawlor completed studies for the priesthood at St. Kiernan's Seminary in Kilkenny, Ireland. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 8, 1969 for service in the Diocese of Sacramento. Father Lawlor was assistant pastor of Holy Spirit Parish in Fairfield, St. John the Evangelist Parish in Carmichael, St. Joseph Parish in Sacramento, St. Joseph Parish in Lincoln, and St. Vincent Ferrer Parish in Vallejo. He was parochial administrator of St. Anthony Parish in Walnut Grove from 1987 to 1994 and was parochial vicar of St. Rose Parish in Sacramento for the 15 years prior to his retirement, from 1994 to 2009. Father Lawlor was preceded in death by his brothers, Richard and John Lawlor, and his sister, Noreen Lawlor, all of Ardfert, County Kerry, Ireland. He is survived by a brother, Brendan (Barbara) Lawlor, of Sacramento; sisters Christina O'Dea of Birmingham, England, and Philomena Nolan of Dublin, Ireland. He is survived by many niec-es and nephews. Bishop Jaime Soto will preside at a funeral Mass on Tuesday, May 29 at 11 a.m. in St. Robert Church, 2243 Irvin Way in Sacramento. A reception will follow the Mass. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Sacramento. A vigil will be held on Monday, May 28, at St. Rose Church, 5961 Franklin Blvd. in Sacramento, with viewing from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., rosary at 6:30 p.m. and vigil service at 7 p.m.
Published by The Sacramento Bee from May 26 to May 27, 2018.
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MICHAEL COLLINS OBITUARY
Collins, Father Michael passed away on May 6, 2010. He was born on June 29, 1918 in Abbeyfeale, County Limerick Ireland and was ordained a priest on June 3, 1943 at All Hallows, Carlow. Visitation will take place at Saint Ann's in Seal Beach on Wed., May 12th from 3pm to 5pm with Rosary at 5pm followed by a Vigil Mass at 7:30pm. On Thursday, May 13, 2010 there will be a Visitation beginning at 9:30am with a Funeral Mass at 11am at Saint Barbara Church in Santa Ana followed by interment at Good Shepherd Cemetery, Huntington Beach.
Published by Orange County Register on May 9, 2010.
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The death has occurred of Michael ( Mick) Kennelly
Croughcroneen, Dysert, Lixnaw, Kerry
On May 23rd 2015. Very peacefully in the tender and loving care of the matron and staff of Listowel Community Hospital. Michael ( Mick ) Kennelly. Very deeply regretted by his brothers Dan, Dennis, Gearoid and Paddy, sisters Kathleen, Mary and Margaret, brothers in law, sisters in law, cousins, nieces, nephews, relatives, very kind neighbours and large circle of friends.
Reposing at his home in Dysert Sunday evening from 5pm to 8pm. Funeral to arrive to St. Michael's Church, Lixnaw Monday for 2pm requiem mass. Burial afterwards in Kilfeighney Cemetery. Donations if desired to Palliative Care, Tralee General Hospital.
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The death has occurred of Fr. Gerard (Gerry) O'REILLY OFM
Pretoria, South Africa and late of, Limerick City, Limerick
Fr Gerard died on 21st June 2021, suddenly in Pretoria. Beloved brother of Miriam (d’Arcy), Willie, Dermot & Noel (predeceased by his brother in law Paddy d’Arcy). Gerard will be greatly missed by his loving and heartbroken family, nephews, nieces, cousins, sisters in law and many friends, especially by the Friars and his parishioners in his adopted homeland of South Africa, where he spent 52 years as a dedicated servant of God.
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John O’Halloran R.I.P. Remembered
Junior Griffin has been in touch to tell me of the passing of another old handballer.
John (also known as P.J.) O’Halloran was a neighbour of Junior’s in Bridge Road. He was one of the many young men who loved the handball alley and spent many happy hours there.
John lived in Killarney where he was a teacher in the Community College. Like Junior he went on to play badminton and was very involved with the Killarney club. Junior met him on an almost weekly basis during the badminton season. He says the chat was rarely about badminton, but about handball, Bridge Road and Listowel in general.
John passed away last September. May he rest in peace.
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Tribute to the late John McGrath by his good friend John Mulvihill.
To everyone that loved John and was lucky enough to have known him he has left a lasting impression.
John was a character and a loveable rogue full of fun and mischief. He always made time for everyone, and lived life to the full with a smile on his face
John loved nothing more than a good night's craic and wherever he was there was craic for sure. He had plenty of party pieces to entertain.
John enjoyed sport both participating and watching. He played soccer with Lenamore Rovers and Newtown Athletic, football and badminton with Moyvane. At times you might even see him pulling out the box of fags from the socks or shorts for a half time puff. He also enjoyed playing cards, a game of pitch and putt, and chess. He would have an occasional flutter on the horses and when lucky celebrated in style and sharing his success with his friends.
John enjoyed working diligently on the family farm with his two brothers, and building upon his late father's legacy. He took pride in seeing the results of their collective hard work as well as helping out his neighbours and friends in the farming community of Moyvane.
To John the most important things in life were his fiancée Erin, his family and his friends.
He was a loyal friend to so many, generous with his time and would drop everything to help when he was needed.
He was dealt a cruel blow 12 months ago when diagnosed with esophageal cancer. He faced this challenge with courage, determination and an unbreakable spirit and positive attitude.
One of the special things about John was his ability to make people feel welcome and put a smile on their face.
We will treasure always our great memories of John and he will forever be in our hearts.
Go ndéana Dia grásta ar.
January 2021.
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June 30 2001 12:11 AM
The death took place on Friday of Mr John Williams (Sean MacLiam), Corrigmore, Templemore Road, Roscrea.
A native of Coolprivane, Ballyporeen, he was brother of the late Bro D.F. Williams CFC (1917-1994), who was Superior in Nenagh CBS from 1971 to 1979.
John came to teach in Cistercian College in 1955.
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The Funeral Mass on Sunday in St Cronans Church was concelebrated by Rev Michael Harding CC, Dom Colmcille O'Toole OCSO, Rev Bonaventure Melvin OCSO, Rev Colm Hogan CC, Rev M.b.Frawley CSSP. Interment afterwards was at Mount St Joseph abbey. The Past Pupils Union was represented at the funeral by Mr Gerard Maher, President, and Mr Michael Houlihan , past president.
To his wife Teresa, sons Kevin, Joseph and Oran, daughter in law Nollaig, brother, sister, sympathy is extended.
https://www.independent.ie/regionals/newrossstandard/localnotes/death-of-noted-teacher-27453669.html
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Date Published: Friday 5th March 2021. Date of Death: Friday 5th March 2021
A Tribute to Mr. Pierce by his grand-nephew, Paddy Flynn
“My granduncle Micheál Pierce of Killarney Road, Castleisland passed away on Friday, in his 91st year on earth. He lived a very long and happy life.
Micheál was the first of the cohort of the boys’ secondary school in Castleisland to pass the Leaving Certificate in the late 1940s.
Move to Dublin
He then moved to Dublin and was the first member of my family to earn a degree, a Bachelor of Commerce at University College Dublin, where I finished my studies today.
Micheál went on to work at The Irish Press, taught for a period in England and devoted his final years and great majority of his life to working with his dear friend Sr. Consilio and Cuan Mhuire in Athy, Co. Kildare.
As another Sliabh Luachra native, Micheál’s heart always remained here and with thoughts of Castleisland and Ballyheigue.
May God be good to him.
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The Irish Times is running a series called Lost Lives in tribute to people who have died with Covid 19. Here is what it has about Listowel man, Joe O'Carroll R.I.P.
Joe O’Carroll
1962-2020
Joe O’Carroll was a happy-go-lucky, gentle soul who was deeply connected to his hometown of Listowel and Kerry roots despite living abroad for nearly four decades.
Born on October 1st, 1962, Joe was one of 10 children who grew up on a farm in the townland of Tullamore. His sister Mairéad, who was one year older, recalls the happy years her brother and siblings spent growing up in rural Kerry.
“Life on the farm was mad but they were the happiest times of our lives. Joe was a very happy-go-lucky chap who loved the outdoors and machinery. But like so many others, he went abroad to look for work in construction.”
Joe moved to London aged 19 where he started working on a cousin’s construction site. He would continue to drive machinery on sites for the rest of his life and returned home to visit family in Listowel twice a year.
Happy
“He loved to go to the Listowel races and always came back at Christmas. It was such a joy for my mother to see him coming through the door, she loved him coming back.”
Joe loved Irish music, particularly traditional Irish songs, and never lost his Kerry accent. “It was kind of like he never left home. He spent all those years in London but his Kerry roots were very important to him.”
Joe worked long hours in construction and never missed a day’s work. “He was happy to get up early in the morning and work hard all day and then meet friends at the weekend,” remembers Mairéad. “He had a huge number of friends and was very sociable. He loved hanging out with all nationalities, he got on with everyone.
“He had total generosity of spirit with his time and money and he’d light up a room. He was always smiling.”
On March 27th, Mairéad called her brother and discovered he was feeling unwell with a suspected tummy bug. She could hear his laboured breathing on the phone and urged her brother to call the emergency services. Joe was brought by ambulance to the Royal Free Hospital and spoke to his sister by phone on the 28th to reassure her that he was feeling okay.
However, early on March 29th he was transferred to ICU. His family was contacted on April 11th and told his condition had deteriorated and the priest had been called. Joe died on Monday, April 13th aged 57.
“It was devastating, right up until the day he died we never gave up hope. He hadn’t been ill before that, he was a very healthy man all his life.”
On May 6th, Joe was cremated at Kensal Green in West London. The hearse carrying his body to the crematorium was followed by a JCB draped with the Kerry colours. “All his friends lined the route and the JCB drove behind all the way through the streets of London. It was such a beautiful tribute. He had so many friends, that’s the measure of the person he was.”
Joe’s ashes were sent back to Ireland and he was buried with his father and sister on June 13th in Listowel. “It was deeply upsetting but it gave us some comfort that he was going to join his father. Joe was a beautiful, gentle soul who was dearly loved by family and friends alike.”
John Hume
Let the record speak. In the 21-year period of the current troubles, 31 per cent of those who have died were members of the security forces. Fourteen per cent were members of paramilitary organisations. Fifty-five per cent were ordinary civilian men and women from both sections of the community, 69 per cent of them from the Catholic community and 31 per cent from the Protestant. And who killed all those people? The statistics are devastating: 44 per cent were killed by the Provisional IRA and 18 per cent by their fellow-travelling ‘Republican’ paramilitaries. Twenty-seven per cent were killed by Loyalists. Ten per cent by the British Army. Two per cent were killed by the RUC and 0.28 per cent by the UDR. In short, people describing themselves as Irish Republicans have killed six times as many human beings as the British Army, 30 times as many as the RUC and 250 times as many as the UDR.
And wait! One of their main claims is that they are the defenders of the Catholic community. Of the 1194 members of the Catholic community who died, 46 per cent were killed by Loyalist paramilitaries, 37 per cent by people describing themselves as Republicans and 17 per cent by the security forces. And in the last ten years since 1 January 1978, of the 305 members of the Catholic community who have lost their lives, 112 (37 per cent) have been killed by people describing themselves as Republicans, 105 (34 per cent) by Loyalists and 88 (29 per cent) by the security forces. In the last twenty years Republicans have killed more than twice as many Catholics as the security forces and in the last ten years they have killed more than the Loyalists. Some defenders! And I haven’t even mentioned their ‘mistakes’. Was it O’Casey who said: ‘The gunmen are not dying for the people, the people are dying for the gunmen’?
In addition, all the major grievances today within the Nationalist community are direct consequences of the IRA campaign: the presence of troops on our streets, the harassment and searching of young people, widespread house searches, prisons full of young people, lengthening dole queues leading to the emigration of many of our young people, checkpoints, emergency legislation … If the campaign were to cease, these grievances would disappear.
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REMEMBERING ALL WHO HAVE DIEDIN THE PAST FIVE MONTHS. Today the Virgin Mother of God was assumed into heaven As a sign of sure hope and comfort to your pilgrim people. The weekend of the Feast of the Assumption (Saturday 15th) I invite parishes throughout the diocese to remember all who died since the advent of the corona virus restrictions five months ago. The restrictions have truly impacted on our funeral traditions. •No loved ones at the hospital bedside• No sympathising in funeral homes •No shaking hands No gathering after the burial for light refreshments or lunch Initially just ten at the funeral Mass It has not been all negative. Many have found the guard of honour of neighbours along the route to church or cemetery very moving and supportive. Confined to home and with time on their hands people have had time and space to remember and grieve. Some have found the simple low-key funeral very intimate and personal. Christ Jesus always finds ways to console and strengthen. This weekend of the Feast of the Assumption we remember all who have died since mid-March. whether their deaths were linked to the corona virus or not whether sudden or after a prolonged illness, tragic or peaceful some were a great age others quite young. Together we pray for and honour all the deceased, and we offer our support to their loved ones who mourn them. Amid the heartbreak of their going from us, there is the hope and consolation that they are gone to God. We entrust them to God’s mercy. Our Lady who witnessed Jesus death on the Cross knows the anguish of those who mourn. Our Lady who was present when the Risen Christ appeared to his disciples has full faith in Christ’s offer of eternal life to all of us. The Feast of the Assumption gives us confidence that our loved ones who have died are alive with God. God our Father, you crowned the Blessed Virgin Mary on the day of her Assumption with a glory beyond compare. Grant that by her prayers, we may be saved by the mystery of your redemption, and share with her in the glory of eternal life. the new beginnings. Bishop Ray Browne
DEATHS
Brooklyn Eagle http://bklyn.newspapers.com/search/#query=county+kerry&offset=9
17th Feb. 1923 JULIA Bowler Dougherty, died at her residence 555 Wilson Ave,, in Brooklyn for 50 years. Survived by four daughters , interment Holy Cross.
Michael McMahon husband of Nellie O Shea, father of Eileen, brother of Catherine McMahon, native of Tralee. Residence 8426 23 Ave. Interment Holy Cross.
24 Aug. 1948 Brooklyn Eagle. Death of Nora Dolly Dowling nee Neligan of Coolard House, Listowel on Oct. 22nd 1948, Mass Holy Cross Church W 42d Street, Internment Calvary Cemetery.
From the Eagle 25 years ago, Eagle of 22 April 1947 .April 1922 Irish Republican Army Soldiers prevented Michael Collins Finance Minister in Sinn Fein Cabinet from addressing a scheduled address at Listowel.
Eagle of 18 Aug. 1940. Engagement of Miss Adelaide Josephine Kunkel to Michael J O Brien of Rockville Centre son of Mrs Daniel O Brien of Listowel, wedding in October.
Eagle 6 June 1915, Rev William D Buckley ordained at Church of John the Baptist on May 29th 1915, by Bishop McDonnell, celebrated his first Mass at St Ambrose Church today. Son of the late Denis J Buckley of Newtownsandes . Early education at St Michael’s Listowel under the Rev. J Breen, left Ireland 1907, entered St Charles College Ellicott City MD, graduated with honours June 1909.Theological studies made at St Mary’s Seminary, Baltimore, got his AB Degree 1910. AM in 1911 and STB in 1914. He was Professor of Latin and Greek at St Charles College Catonsville, MD from Sept. 1914 to May 1915, he will be located in the Brooklyn Diocese
Eagle 26 Jan. 1893; Died William Dowling on 25 Jan. 1893, he was a native of Listowel, Co Kerry, internment Holy Cross Cemetery.
Eagle 11 Nov.1888. Birth on Nov. 2nd 1888 , wife of George Hurst Ryall, Brooklyn, 293 Broadway New York, formally of Dublin, Cahir, Listowel and Tralee, a son, Irish Papers please copy.
Eagle 13 Jan 1936; Mary Connors nee O Connor 434a Lexington Ave. died Jan. 12th 1936, born Newtownsandes, survived by husband John, Mass at St Ambrose Church, DeKalb and Tompkins Ave. Interment Holy Cross.
Eagle 22 Nov. 1931; Tom Culhane died Nov. 21 1931 a native of Newtownsandes, husband of Nora Moore, brother of Patrolman P J Culhane NY Police, Mrs Margaret Begley, Mrs MT Mahoney, Mrs M McElligott, Hannah Culhane and Mrs P J Culhane. Served with 146th machine gun Batt. Company B in France. Residence 401 E 139th Street, Bronx. Mass at St Jerome’s Church, interment Calvary Cemetery.
Eagle 17 Dec. 1940 , p13. John Begley motorman on the Flushing Line IRT District?. Died suddenly at home401E 135th Street, Bronx. Mass at St Jerome’s Church, burial Calvary Cemetery. Born Knocknagoshel, brother of Mrs Hannah Nash and Mrs Margaret O Connor, both of Manhattan and Charles Begley of Ireland, his wife Margaret Culhane of Newtownsandes.
Eagle 18 Oct.1938. Michael O Brien, pen pal for him Timothy O Connor, Courthouse Road, Listowel, aged 12 years.
Eagle 30th Oct 1949; Brooklyn Man of the Week, By Jeanne Toomey.
Edmond Fitzgerald, refused to sign oath of fidelity to the King and today he is chief probation officer of Brooklyn Court. Red Haired lives at 8201 4th Ave. with wife Francis and four children. 5ft nine inches is on leave to establish probation service in Israel.
He has handled 16,000 paroles from state prisons.
Born 47 years ago at Brandon, Co Kerry, not being home for 25 years, going to visit his mother Hanora. His father marine engineer died 1921 leaving nine children, the youngest a year old.
He gave up his place in Maynooth after changing mind about vocation to his friend Fr Jack Lane, who is now Professor at Maynooth. Edmond Fitzgerald before going to America was involved with IRA in his student days and had secured teaching post at St Michael’s Listowel. He did not get involved in the Civil War, was neutrals and left the Country.
Eagle 5 Dec. 1944 p9; Death of Mary O Brien nee O Donnell wife of late Thomas. Mother of Michael T and sister of Mrs Dennis Collins, Michael M and Dennis J O Donnell, died Dec. 4th 1944, a native of Cahir Hayes, Abbeyfeale, Funeral from Funeral Chapel Euclid Ave. and Fulton Street, Brooklyn. Mass at Church of St Malachy Van Sickien Ave. near Atlantic Ave. internment Calvary Cemetery.
Eagle 29 June 1947; Death of Mary Murphy nee Wren of Abbeyfeale on 27th June 1947, wife of the late James, mother of Mrs Michael Mulcare, Mrs Maurice Leen and Jeremiah Murphy, grandmother of James and Mary leen. Funeral Chapel 188 Street, Webster Ave. Mass at St Francis Xavier Church Lurting Ave., Bronx, internment Calvary Cemetery.
Eagle 3 Sept. 1922, fleeing rebels loose dinner at Abbeyfeale. A detachment of Nationalist surprised irregulars after chasing them the regulars returned to eat dinner prepared for the enemy, roast beef and boiled ham.
Eagle 27 Dec.1941Con Dore died suddenly on June 5th 1950, husband of Mary, father of John, Con, Pat, Sheila and Maureen. Son of Bridget of Athea Co Limerick. Brother of Michael of Bronx, Catherine Ehler, Mary Brennan of Yonkers, NY and David and Bridget in Athea. Funeral Chapel 141 6th Ave. Mass at St Francis Xavier Church, internment St John’s Cemetery.
Eagle 29 Nov 1940; Death, Mary Ann Flavin nee Greaney of Athea, wife of the late John, mother of Mary, Margaret, James, John, Tom and Tim. Sister of Catherine Ambrose, Margaret Sullivan, Michael, William, Dennis Greaney. Her home 434 4th St. Mass at St Saviour’s Church 8th Ave. 6th St. Internment Holy Cross, member of Rosary Society, Director, Jere J Cronin.
Eagle 29th Sept. 1954; John Moran died Sept. 22 1954, a native of Toureen Donnell, Athea. Husband of Joan nee Mullane, father of Margaret Phelan and John Moran, brother of Molly Brenn, Tom and in Ireland Ned, Pat and Michael Moran. From Charles J Brady Funeral Home 232 Utica Ave. Mass at St Mathew’s Church , internment Calvary Cemetery.
Eagle Aug 2nd 1953 p 17; Death Nora A Mulvihill nee O Connor on 1 Aug. 1953 of Jefferson Ave. Native of Direen, Athea, wife of Late Tim J . mother of Mrs Anfee Kelly, Catherine and Jerard Mulvihill, sister of Mrs Nellie Quinn and the late Mrs Bridget Mahoney, funeral from Gallagher Sons Home 25 Aberdeen St. between Broadway and Bushwick Ave. Mass at Our Lady of Good Council, internment Holy Cross.
Eagle June 1950; Death of Mrs Margaret Greaney Sullivan of 258 94th Street. Mass for her at St Patrick’s Church 4th Ave. 95th St. She died Wednesday, born Co Limerick, spent many years Park Slope Section, was of St Saviour’s Church , moved to Bay Ridge 2 years ago. Survived by husband Pat Sullivan retired inspector for Brooklyn bus company, had two daughters Margaret M Sullivan and Sr. Laurentia S.S.N.D. stationed at St Leo’s Convent Baltimore, a son Tom P Sullivan, two brothers Dennis and Michael Greaney and three grandchildren.
1917-06-14 Chicago Tribune (IL) KISSANE
Ella Kissane, nee Coughlin, beloved wife of Thomas Kissane, mother of
Daniel, daughter of the late Daniel and Nora Coughlin, sister of Mrs.
Alice Moran, Mrs. Kate Holly, Bridget and John Coughlin and the late
Cornelius, Sister Simeon, Order of the Sacred Heart, Mrs. Mary
Brassil, Mrs. Margaret Hayes, and Mrs. Annie Enright. Native of
Clounamon, Ballylongford, County Kerry, Ireland. Funeral Friday at 9
a.m. from late residence, 2032 Cortland-st., to Annunciation church,
where solemn high mass will be celebrated; autos to Mount Carmel
Taken from Limerick Library newspaper deaths
O'Brien Monsignor, Rev 12/02/1885 Newcastle West
O'Clery male 27/05/1913 Ealing, London Papal Count;
son of John Walsh O'Clery, Limerick; obituary
O'Connell Cornelius 19/12/1905 Athea, Co.Limerick accidental
gunshot
O'Connell Denis T. 25/08/1906 Clash, Abbeyfeale drowning
accident
O'Connell Maurice 11/02/1908 Knockagorna, Athea local
politician; announcement
O'Connor Bartholomew 05/07/1902 Fealesbridge, Abbeyfeale
death notice
O'Connor Dermot
28/06/1904 at grandparents'
residence, Abbeyfeale; son of Jerh and late
Esther
O'Connor, Dublin; death notice
O'Connor F. H. B., Major
10/02/1916 Abbeyfeale First World War casualty;
killed at Ypres; funeral report
O'Connor female (née Bicknell)
16/02/1918 Tarbert Island wife of T. M. O'Connor and
daughter of late William Bicknell;
obituary
O'Connor Francis 14/06/1904 Glin shopkeeper; suicide;
inquest report
O'Connor Gerald, Rev.
11/08/1921 Rockhill and Bruree parish priest of Rockhill
and Bruree; obituray
O'Connor James
28/11/1899 Ballyhahill Hill, Co. Limerick death notice
O'Connor Jeremiah, Rev.
15/10/1927 Parochial House, St. Mary's, parish priest, St. Mary's;
obituary (funeral report,
Limerick 18/10/1927)
O'Donnell John
02/06/1898 Killeedy centenarian
O'Donnell John
02/06/1898 Killeedy former workman at
Glanduff Castle; centenarian; obituary
O'Donnell P., Rev. 09/05/1899 Templeglantine Catholic
clergyman; obituary
O'Donovan William 22/12/1927 Mill View,
Shanagolden obituary
O'Grady Ada Catherine
02/06/1921 Rathfredagh daughter of late James
O'Grady, JP; death notice
O'Grady Ada Catherine (née Bruce)
23/12/1902 Rathfredagh, Newcastle West widow of James Waller O'Grady;
death notice (funeral
report,
27/12/1902)
O'Grady Anne Isabella
11/04/1916 Kilmore House, Limerick daughter of late Rev. Carew
Smyth O'Grady, former Rector
of Athlacca
and grandaughter of late O'Grady, Kilballyowen;
death notice
O'Grady Carew Smyth, Rev.
22/11/1887 Athlacca rector of Athlacca and
Dromin, son of Darby O'Grady,
report (death
notice, 22/11/1887)
O'Grady Dowager Madame
21/03/1895 Kilballyowen
O'Grady Standish
24/08/1905 Youghal, Co. Cork Clerk of Crown and Peace for
Cork County; buried in
Limerick,
funeral report and death notice (further report
24/08/1905)
O'Keeffe Joseph, Rev. 13/10/1925 Rathfarnham. Dublin
native of Limerick; obituary
O'Keeffe Timothy, Rev.
20/12/1923 Dublin Jesuit priest; native of
Limerick; obituary
O'Leary Eilleen
13/04/1907 Glin primary school
principal, Kiloughter, Newcastle West; funeral
report
O'Leary Mary
26/11/1907 Glin principal, Glin Girls'
National School; obituary
O'Mara Mrs. 11/02/1904 Ardagh "descendent of several
illustrious families in West Limerick"
O'Neill Miss
15/09/1906 Abbeyfeale accident on railway
platform, inquest
O'Riordan male
28/08/1919 Rome Catholic clergyman; Rector
of Irish College, Rome; native
of Feenagh,
Co. Limerick; obituary
Orpen Richard Theodore
17/08/1926 Barbados, West Indies Chief Justice of Barbados; son
of Rev. Orpen, former
Bishop of
Limerick and Ardfert; obituary
O'Shaughnessy John
15/05/1906 Ivy House, Glin age 21, son of Patrick
O'Shaughnessy; funeral report
O'Shaughnessy Joseph
08/11/1890 Newcastle West
O'Shaughnessy Michael
07/06/1910 Fleanmore, Glin funeral report
O'Shaughnessy Michael
28/12/1911 Ballyhahill, Glin local politician;
obituary (condolences, 04/01/1912)
O'Shaughnessy Patrick 12/12/1911 Newcastle West JP and
local politician; obituary
O'Shaughnessy Patrick M. 25/09/1900 Glin district
councillor; funeral report
O'Shea James 19/02/1927 Parochial House,
Kilmallock Catholic clergyman; obituary (funeral report, 22/02/1927)
O'Shea Jeremiah, Rev.
30/10/1928 Glin parish priest, Glin;
native of Ballingaddy, Kilmallock;
obituary
(funeral report, 01/11/1928)
O'Sullivan female
28/12/1905 Tournafulla farmer's wife; road
accident
O'Sullivan Mr. 04/03/1905 Croom Workhouse aged
102
O'Sullivan Mrs
29/12/1925 Ballybunion, Co. Kerry wife of William O'Sullivan,
prominent Munster courser
O'Sullivan Thomas George
03/09/1918 Lieutenant, Royal
Engineers; First World War casualty; son
of Dr. & Mrs
O'Sullivan, Limerick and brother-in-law of J. J.
McQuiad,
Secretary of Limerick Co.Co.; obituary
(acknowledgement,
05/09/1918) (additional details,
Commonwealth
War Graves Commission)
Philippine-American War, 1899-1902.
It took three years for America to win the Philippine-American war. I
The Courage to Combat Violence Done in the Name of Islam
Fr. Roger J. Landry
The Anchor
Editorial
November 12, 2010
Halloween proved to be particularly ghastly for Syrian Catholics in Baghdad
as they went to Church for the Sunday afternoon Mass. During the Eucharistic
Celebration at Our Lady of Deliverance Cathedral, as these Christians were
peacefully and prayerfully worshipping God, nine Muslim terrorists burst
into the Church, gunned down three priests in the sanctuary and with bullets
and bombs attempted to massacre the entire congregation, leaving 58 dead and
75 wounded. After the mass execution, the “Islamic State of Iraq,” an
Al-Qaeda affiliated slaughter-society, took responsibility for the action
and declared in a press release that it was only the beginning. “Starting
today all the churches and Christian organizations and their leaders are a
legitimate target.”
That statement made plain what Christians in Iraq and in several other
Muslim countries have been experiencing on the ground, that certain
fanatical and homicidal Muslims consider them “legitimate targets” not only
for discrimination but also for death simply on the basis of their Christian
faith. During the recently concluded Synod on the Middle East held in the
Vatican, Iraqi bishops spoke of what the Christians in the country have had
to endure over the past few years: kidnappings, the bombings of churches,
schools and parish centers, violence to Christian businesses and
livelihoods, the brutal murders of an archbishop and several priests. The
Halloween massacre by nine Muslim terrorists shouting “Allahu akbar,” [“God
is great”] as they sought to exterminate an entire Christian congregation,
is a sign that these terrorists are not bluffing when they say they consider
“all the churches and Christian organizations” legitimate targets for
liquidation.
Canadian columnist, Fr. Raymond de Souza, wrote in an article last week for
Toronto’s “The Catholic Register” that it was time to stop ducking the
question of genocidal violence by those acting subjectively in the name of
Islam. “May we now speak of the Muslims who want to kill us?,” he candidly
asked. After mentioning the necessary disclaimers — “Christians and Muslims
have often lived together in peace,” “only a minority of Muslims are
homicidal fanatics,” and “terrorism is a corruption of Islam” — he stressed
that we have to “speak frankly of those Islamic jihadists who wish to kill
Christians because they are not Muslims.” If the blood of Abel, the first
innocent to be killed, cried out to heaven, he continued, “the blood of
these latest Iraqi martyrs screams out to heaven and earth. Does the world
want to listen?”
That the world has been turning a deaf ear to the cries of Iraqi Christians
was emphasized by Syrian Catholic Patriarch Ignace Joseph III Younan of
Antioch in Lebanon. “Christians are slaughtered in Iraq, in their homes and
churches, and the so-called ‘free’ world is watching in complete
indifference, interested only in responding in a way that is politically
correct and economically opportune, but in reality is hypocritical,” said
the Patriarch, who from 1995-2009 was the Bishop of Our Lady of Deliverance
of Newark, NJ. “There are a few churches and Christian institutions left in
Baghdad, not so great a number that it is not unreasonable for them to be
protected, security-wise,” he continued, saying that the protection provided
by the Iraqi government is “far less than what we have hoped for and
requested.”
The Catholic bishops of the Holy Land said in a joint statement that it’s no
longer a time for words, but for decisive action on the part of those who
have the responsibility to provide order. “Words of distress, condemnation
and incrimination are no longer enough in the face of the horror that is
taking place repeatedly in Iraq, especially with regard to Christians over
the past years, and which reached a pinnacle of savage insanity with the
massacre” on October 31 in Baghdad. “The time has come for those who are
responsible to own up to their responsibility, to stand up to those who have
lost any sense of humanity, curbing their insatiable thirst for blood and
reckoning with and punishing anyone who plans or carries out such criminal
acts.” They specifically called upon the Arab League, the Organization of
the Islamic Conference, and the United Nations Security Council, “before it
is too late,” to focus on “the danger of those who seek to exploit religions
for the purpose of a clash of civilizations”.
Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, the president of the United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops, called on the U.S. government to get
involved, saying that the United States bears responsibility for working
effectively with the Iraqi government to stem the violence. “Having invaded
Iraq, the U.S. government has a moral obligation not to abandon those Iraqis
who cannot defend themselves.” He called upon the United States “to take
additional steps to help Iraq protect its citizens, especially the most
vulnerable.”
For the United States to get involved in protecting Iraqi Christians from
being slaughtered, there may need to be a culture shift among political
leaders, citizens and the media. The present administration seems incapable
even of suggesting that some terrorism is done subjectively in the name of
Islam, whether it concerns the recent bloodbath of Baghdad Christians or the
horrendous slaughter of nearly three thousand innocents on September 11,
2011. The media also needs to examine itself. Media outlets have recently
been obsessed with the threat of an obscure Florida pastor to burn the
Muslim holy book or the possibility of anti-Muslim discrimination concerning
a Muslim community center in lower Manhattan, but they have basically
ignored not just routine anti-Christian discrimination in our country but
also things far more serious than Koran-burning, such as when terrorists,
purportedly following the Koran, brutally decimate an entire Catholic parish
in Baghdad. It’s time for American citizens in general, and Christians in
particular, to rise up and — while reaffirming that anti-religious bigotry
and the desecration of holy books must always be opposed — reaffirm that the
mass murder of innocent human beings is incalculably worse, and to demand
that the government do what it can to assist the Iraqi government in
eliminating it.
We also must squarely face the unpleasant reality that terrorism done in the
name of Islam is not going to disappear on its own or be resolved by
dipomacy. As Fr. de Souza wrote in a National Post column earlier this week,
“The blood on the altar makes it clear. No amount of goodwill, no amount of
dialogue, no amount of circumlocutory evasions, no amount of supine
prostrations — nothing will dissuade the jihadists. … The jihadists respect
neither man nor God, not even their own. They have killed their fellow
Muslims and bombed mosques. The Christians killed on Sunday were Iraqis,
their fellow Arabs, their fellow citizens, their neighbors. They kill
because they are seized with a murderous hatred. The least we can do is to
summon a righteous anger in return.”
Not just a righteous anger but a resolve.
One of the great Christian paradoxes is that, on the one-hand, Jesus calls
us to turn the other cheek, to love our enemies, to rejoice when we’re
persecuted, and to recognize that if he was hated, tortured and even
murdered, many of us will be as well. Some have falsely interpreted this as
if the Christian needs to lie down and allow himself and others to be
slaughtered. But these imperatives need to be balanced by the recognition
that Jesus is the good shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep and
likewise calls us to lay down our lives for each other, to protect others
from ravenous wolves of the natural and supernatural orders. The right to
self-defense, even to using lethal force when other means are incapable of
stopping aggressors, becomes a moral duty for those whose offices entail the
protection of others.
Many have been failing in their responsibility to protect the innocent
Christians in Iraq and elsewhere from violence carried out subjectively in
the name of Islam. No devout Christian should ever be allowed to be a
“legitimate target” for being murdered. It’s time for the widespread
dereliction of duty in their regard to stop.
De Courcy, Ferdinand Edwin born 12/24/1836 in Ballylongford Kerry; died
3/28/1912 Private Corporal and Sergeant K company Second Infantry 22
December 1857 to 22 June 1861 Second Lt. 13 Infantry 14 May 1861 First Lt24
Oct 1861 Regimental Adjutant 1 Oct 1862 to 12 Nov 1864 Captain 21 November
1865 Retired with rank of Major 24 Feb 1891
Driscoll, John born 1837 in Kerry entered Army as a drummer boy at age 12 in
1849 died ? Private corporal Sergeant and First Sergeant A company First
Artillery 12 June 1855 to 28 June 1864 Second Lt. Second Infantry 7 June
1864 transferred to First Artillery 22 August 1864 first Lt. 1 December 1865
Mustered out 5 December 1870
War one
Captain Jerome Walsh - Disembarked 24 Sep. 1919 - Theatre of War, France -
Catholic Chaplain. Ref. Public Record Office (WO 374/71550). He served in
the British Army for 4 years, 3 months. He was born Timothy Walsh in 1878 at
Coolaclarig, Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland. His parents were Thomas Walsh
& Hanorah Buckley. He was in the Franciscan Order of priests and Jerome was
his religious given name. (source: Martin Kennelly, nephew)
RIC
Jno Collins, 19, 5' 8 1/2" of Kerry, Catholic, recommended by W Sands JP,
laborer, enl 9-13-1848
John Dee, age 22, 5'9 3/4" of Kerry, Catholic, recommended by W.Sandy JP,
laborer, enl 9-16-1848,
Jno McKenna 21, 5' 8 1/4", of Kerry, Catholic, married two times, one to a
woman from Tipperary 4-5-1854, next to a woman from Tipperary 10-5-1869,
recommended by Sub inspector Blennerhaupt, laborer, enl 9-14-1848,
Barn or Basn Cantellon, 19, 5' 8 1/2" of Kerry, Catholic, rec by Rev E.
McCarthy, laborer, enl 9-14-1848,
Garrt Stack, 21, 5' 7 1/2" of Kerry, Catholic, married 12-31-1853 but did
not say where his wife was from, recommended by W JSands JP, laborer,
Thos Molloney, 20, 5' 8 1/8", of Kerry, Catholic, married 12-29-1856 to a
woman from Roscommon, recommended by Re. H Hartnett, was a laborer,
Pat Dillane, 21 years old 5'1/2" of Kerry, Catholic, recommended by Geo Dunn
JP, laborer, enl 9-13-1848,
Bank
Emma Maturin JOHNSTON, born in Ramelton on 24th June 1845. She remained a
spinster and lived with her brother Benjamin & family in Listowel Co Kerry.
She died in Listowel and is buried there
J16255) Benjamin Maturin JOHNSTON born in Ramelton on 31st October 1849. He
worked in the Bank of Ireland, in Tralee Co Kerry, Castleblaney Co Monaghan,
Ballybay Co Monaghan, Dundalk Co Louth, before founding the Bank of Ireland
in Listowel, Co Kerry. He married Christina STAPELTON, in Newcastle West, Co
Limerick, on 17th February 1876. Christina was born on 28th December 1849 in
Jersey , Channel Is, daughter of David STAPELTON, Quartermaster in the Royal
Navy, and Christian MAGILL, (see MAGILL). Benjamin & Christina retired to
Malahide, north Co Dublin. He died on 8th November 1928 and she died on 27th
June 1933. They are both buried in St Andrew's Church graveyard, Malahide.
Benjamin & Christina had 2 sons & 5 daughters :
J162551) Benjamin Charles Maturin JOHNSTON, born 3rd December 1876 in
Tralee, Co Kerry. He was Manager of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, with
postings in Tientsin and Peking, China, in Hong Kong, in Ipoh, Perak,
Federated Malay States and in Manilla in the Philippines.
He married Frances Elizabeth (Fanny) SANDES in 1909 in Hong Kong. Frances
was born on 25th August 1869, daughter of the Rev Samuel Dickson Sandes and
his wife Sophia Julia nee Besnard. Benjamin Charles died on 21st November
1945. Fanny died on 12th June 1953. They are both buried in the Parish
Church graveyard, Orford, Suffolk. They had two children :
Benjamin Stephen Bernard JOHNSTON, born in Ardfert, Co Kerry, on 19th
September 1912.
Stephen married Joyce BARON (born 1908) in 1937. He had a distinguished war
record flying “Pathfinders” in the RAF. He was awarded the RFC and the AFC.
Before and after the war, Stephen was a Rubber Planter in Malaya for Dunlops
and was murdered by Communist terrorists on 17th August 1951. He & Joyce had
two children??
Christina Emma (Ina) JOHNSTON, was born on 11th April 1878 in Tralee, Co
Kerry. She married Dr Arthur STANLEY, on 5th August 1903 in Listowel, Co
Kerry.
This was a double wedding with Ina’s sister Alice marrying Dr Robert Cox.
He and Dr Arthur Stanley were Medical Officers in Shanghai. When Robert Cox
came back to Ireland for the wedding, he brought Arthur Stanley with him to
be his best man. Arthur fell in love with Ina, and they were all married on
the same day!
Mellicent Kathleen Lucy Ethel (Lucy) JOHNSTON born 1879 in Castleblaney,
She married Dr Leslie Wren CROSBIE, Ballyheigue Castle, Ardfert, Co Kerry.
The marriage took place in Listowel on 9th December 1897.
Leslie Crosbie was the son of Pierce CROSBIE and his third wife Margaret née
Wren.
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[153] William Nolan (???? - c1860) - from Gortcurreen towland, Listowel, Co. Kerry, IE
[154] Johanna Buckley (???? - ????) - from Ireland
Children: Catherine "Kit" (1812), Denis, Patrick (c1825), James (1828), Margaret (1830) and William (c1828)
http://nolanfamilies.org/index.php?country_id=2®ion_id=1
http://dillonancestry.com/bunce_family_history.htm
William was born in the area of Gortcurreen, Listowel, Co. Kerry, and likely belonged to a Nolan sept which is well represented in county Kerry and which, according to MacLysaght, was originally part of the Corca Laoidhe (i.e. the Tribes of Leinster).
More Information on William, Johanna and children:
William most likely married Johanna Buckley in Listowel in the early years of the 1800s. They lived on a 3 acre lot rented from the Earl of Listowel and located in Greenville in the townland of Gortcurreen, on the northern bank of the old course of the River Feale, just west of Listowel. In 1851, the Nolan homestead and property was evaluated at $2.65. Based upon valuation records William died sometime before 1860. Johanna seems to have preceded him, since the property immediately passed on to their son Patrick.
Children of WILLIAM NOLAN and JOANNA BUCKLEY:
Catherine "Kit" Nolan (1812-????) m. William "Bill" COSTELLO of Trieneragh, Duagh, Co. Kerry;
Catherine and William had four children: Thomas "Tom Billy" (c1836), John William "John" (c1844), William Nolan "W.N." (c1848), and Johanna (c1849). In 1862, Catherine's son, John, a hedge schoolmaster in Ireland, emigrated to Canada and took a position as a school teacher in Renfrew, Ontario. In 1874, at Fitzroy, Quebec (sic Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario; not far from Renfrew, Ontario), John married Elizabeth Copps. Shortly thereafter, his sister Mary, his brother William "W.N." and his family joined him in Canada landing in Quebec city sometime around 1875. Also around this time John seems to have explored job opportunities out west, reaching the Calgary area even before a police outpost had been set up there (1877) and before the first passenger train had arrived (1883). In the 1881 census, John's sister, Mary is shown living with John's family in Renfrew Village but it is not known where William "W.N." and his family were living at the time. However, in 1883, on the first passenger train to arrive in Calgary, were John's wife and children, his brother William and his family. William's wife, who was pregnant at the time, soon gave birth (in November) to a baby boy named John Calgary COSTELLO who is recorded as the first white baby born in Calgary. John stayed on and made a life for himself in Calgary while William only stayed on for a while. He is still listed in the 1891 census for Calgary as a merchant but by the turn of the century he had moved on. In 1904, William was working for a mining company in Washington state and had settled in Everett, just north of Seattle, WA. He died in 1918.
Denis who is presumed to have never married
Patrick (c1825-before 1886) m. Margaret Dee (c1839-c1908)
Patrick succeeded his father at Greenville where he and Margaret had two daughters: Julia (1860) and Catherine "Katie" (1862).
James (1828-1888) m. a widow, Mary Hough, née O'Rourke, circa 1854
James moved to Limerick where he established a successful "bread stuffs and feeding stuffs" store at 43 William Street. James and Mary had six children: William Michael (1855-1941) who married Ellen Mary Murphy (????-1941); Michael James(1859-1944) who became an M.D.; Johanna (before 1862-1891); Patrick James (1862-1913) who became a lawyer, emigrated to Canada and married Mary Elizabeth Lee in Calgary, Alberta; Mary (c1864) who died young; James Joseph (1869-1897) who became a journalist and married Charlotte (Harriett) Russell
William (1828-1905) m. Mary Kett (1846-1876) at Six-Mile-Bridge, Co. Clare, in 1864
William moved to 3 and 4 Cornmarket Row in Limerick where, by 1865, when his first child was born, he and his wife Mary had established a successful pawnbroking business. Seven more children would follow but two died at a young age in 1871 and the last child born before Mary's death in 1876 would also die within the year. Stricken with grief after the loss of his wife after less than 12 years of marriage, William was unable to care for his remaining 5 children. Polly, the oldest and aged about 11 at the time, went to live with her maternal grandmother and the boys, ranging in age between 2 and 7 were "farmed out". For the next 15 years William's whereabouts are unknown but, eventually, he seems to have decided to settle in Alberta, Canada, where his sister Kit had already settled with her family in the mid-1880s. In the 1891 census for Alberta, William is listed as a farmer living in Pine Creek, Alberta. By the time of death in 1905 he had moved to Calgary where his sister and family lived and worked as a porter for Calgary's Holy Cross Hospital. To staff and patrons of the hospital he was affectionately known as "Dad".
William and Mary's children were: Margaret Mary "Polly"(1865-1953), Denis William (1866-1871), Mary (1867-1871), Patrick James (1869), Michael William (1871), Martin William (1872-1910), James William (1874-1906) and Bridget Mary (1875-1876). Of William's children, Patrick James (1869), Michael William (1872) and Martin William (1872) went to the United States. Polly (1865), the oldest, and James William (1874), the youngest, remained in Ireland. The latter married Anne Nolan but they did not have any children.
Margaret (1830-????) m. circa 1850 Thomas MOLYNEAUX, publican and grocer, of Church street, Listowel, Co. Kerry
Margaret and Thomas had 5 children: Margaret, Catherine (c1855), Patrick, Hannah and William B.
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Kate in Chicago
Jan 1859: Of PATRICK MORAN, a native of Recunnell, near Dingle [co. Kerry],
who came to this country about 12 years ago and was last heard from in Iowa.
Please address
his wife, Mary, (maiden name Fitzgerald) Cabotville, Massachusetts, or his
brother, Denis Moran, Staunton, Augusta co, Virginia.
Hi,
I am looking for any information about the family of Michael J. Moran,
originally from Freeland, Luzerne Co. PA. He was a tinsmith there in 1900,
and in 1906, moved to Phillipsburg, NJ, where he also was a tinsmith. His
wife was Isabella Mary Malloy Moran, and they had 9 children. One of them,
Loretta Grace Moran was my maternal grandmother.
Thanks for any information.
Bill Metzgar
Maybe this will help some. My great grandfather and mother were Patrick,
born in 1846 and Ellen Mary. Ellen Mary had the last namealso of Moran or
Morin. According to records, they left Ireland and moved to Canandaugua
Canada, From there into Michigan where they were married. Patrick was
training as a catholic preist for nine years prior to leaving the church and
marrying Ellen. After marrying, they moved to Edenburg, PA, near Harrisburg.
They had two distinct groups of children, From EDENBURG, they moved to
Pittsburgh, PA. One group of children including Frances, Lanetta, Margaeret,
Antoinette, and Blanche.
The other group of children were Nellie, TImothy (My grnadfather), Jane
Francies, Annie, Marg, Catherine, and Blanche E THis group resided on Negley
Avenue in Pittsburgh, PA
Blanche was married to the former Mayor of Pittsburgh, Joseph Moran Barr.
Hope some of this helps.
Hi... i'm doin my son's gen line and i'm stuck!
A Mr. Moran married Catherine ____ b 1800 VA d 15 MAR 1883 Morgan Co IN. She
had a blip in the newspaper when she died:
The Martinsville Republican 15 March 1883
From Hynsdale -
Aunt KITY MORAN has been very sick for some time and is not expected to
recover. She is past 80.
The Martinsville Republican 12 April 1883
Deaths: CATHERINE MORAN- age 83
Hynds Cem, Morgan Co IN: Moran Catherine 15 Mar 1883 Age 82Y 8M 21D.
In the 1850 census she's head of household with children i presume:
Stephen age 24 VA
Elizabeth age 18 VA (she continues to live at home til mom died - then poof)
C. M. age 16 VA
William age 13 VA (this is my son's line)
Sarah J age 10 IN
In 1860 she has a nephew Thomas HITE who grows up in her home, and he
possibly had a sister "Malicy".
Elizabeth, Wm and Sarah are still at home.
In 1870 she lives with dau Elizabeth and the nephew.
Wm married a Jane Collier and they have children in 1870 then in 1880, again
i presume, they've died as the children are in other homes as "servants" or
married and i can't find the parents anywhere.
Does anyone have any info on this family? Who is Mr. Moran that Catherine
married origionally? What is her maiden name?
Where'd the children go? i haven't found them in any local graveyards. Who
are the HITEs?
Thank you!
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Re: Terence James Moran
Posted by: Ralph Connors (ID *****9163)Date: June 14, 2010 at 07:34:56
In Reply to: Terence James Moran by Catherine von Ibsch nee Moran of 3259
Hello Catherine:
I search Irishgenealogy.ie, a new, free, online database of Co. Kerry &
Dublin church B/M/D records. I found this:
Baptism of TERENCE MORAN of LENAMORE on 1 April 1854 (Assumed) Parish of
BALLYLONGFORD R.C. Diocese of KERRY
Name TERENCE MORAN
Address LENAMORE
Father DERMOT MORAN
Mother MARGARET CONNOR
Further details in the recordDate of Birth 1 April 1854 (Based on other date
information)
Sponsor 1 PATRICK MORAN
Sponsor 2 CATHERINE BARRETT
For a marriage of the possible parents:
Diocese of KERRY, Parish of BALLYLONGFORD R.C.
Marriage of DERMOT MORAN of NR and MARGARET CONNOR of LENAMORE on 1 January
1860 (Assumed)
Husband Wife
Name DERMOT MORAN MARGARET CONNOR
Address NR LENAMORE
Occupation NR NR
Father NR NR NR NR
Mother NR NR NR NR
Further details in the record
Priest (NO ENTRY)
Witness 1 TIMOTHY CONNOR
Witness 2 JOHN MORAN
Using another database, for many of the other counties in Ireland for
Terence Moran B 1859 +/- 4 yrs, with the father's forename unknown, I found
3 rcds: 1858 Leitrim, and 1859 Leitrim. Father's respective forenames were
John, and John.
Hope this helps.
Nora Adams
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ADAMS. - Nora. Passed away peacefully on Jan. 12, 2011, aged 79 years. Loved wife of Paddy (dec.). Loving Mother of John, Patrick, Margaret, Elizabeth and Maureen. Loving Mother- in-law of Bill, John, Frank, Paul, Gill and Helen. Loving Nana of Chris, Bec, Lauren, Katie, Lizzy, Taryn, Paddy, Natalie, Daniel, Elise, Laura, Jack and Tom. Future Grand- Nana to baby Daly. Remembered with love A Mother and Grandmother with a heart of gold and a fighting spirit to the end. No distance was too great to see the girls for a chat. I will miss your apple pies and classic Irish sayings. Sadly missed and always in our hearts. - John, Gill, Bec, Katie, Paul and Ryan. To our beautiful Mum and Grandmother, we will treasure your love and words of wisdom. Your strength will live through us forever. Love always. - Pat, Helen, Paddy, Natalie, Danielle and Harry. You were our strength through all the hurdles, our Mother, Nana, friend and confidante. You have taught us love and loyalty which will be with us forever. Always loved and never forgotten. - Margaret, Paul, Chris, Crystal, Lauren, Eddie, Lizzy, Chris and Great Grand child to be. To the most beautiful, gentle Mother and Nana, your family was your life and your legacy. We will miss you always Love you - love you too - Elizabeth, Frank, Laura, Taryn and Magnus. x x x x x Our beautiful Mum and Nana, it broke our hearts to watch you lose your fight. May you now enjoy your well-earned peace at last, knowing how much we all truly loved you. You gave so much and asked for so little. We will miss and remember you every day. Love you forever. - Maureen, Bill, Daniel, Belinda, Elise, Jack and Tom. x x x x x x x
Funeral Director Info
Published in Herald Sun on January 14, 2011
DEATH has taken place of Nora Adams nee Stack on Jan. 12, 2011, aged 79 years. She was predeceased by her husband Paddy over three decades ago. Nora was Mother of John, Patrick, Margaret, Elizabeth and Maureen. Loving Mother- in-law of Bill, John, Frank, Paul, Gill and Helen. Nana of Chris, Bec, Lauren, Katie, Lizzy, Taryn, Paddy, Natalie, Daniel, Elise, Laura, Jack and Tom. Future Grand- Nana to baby Daly. Requiem Mass for Nora Adams will be celebrated at St Peter Julian Eymard Catholic Church Hull Road, Mooroolbarkon Wednesday 19th January 2011, Nora will be laid to rest at Templestone Cemetery, Victoria, Australia, following Mass.
Nora Adams was born at Moyvane to Pat Stack and Margaret Flaherty a native of Knockanure on June 15th 1931; she is survived by siblings Mike, Richard, Tim, Han, Theresa and Mary. Pat, John, Jim and Bridie predeceased her.
KERRY. A Nonagenarian.
The death is announced of Mrs. Maurice Leonard, which occurred recently at Liselton, at the ripe old age of 90 years. The deceased, who was much respected in the district, leaves a large family to mourn their loss. Some of her sons are in this Colony, one being resident in the Temuka district. Her funeral was one of the largest seen in the district for years. Mrs Leonard was a consistent and practical Catholic, and she died fortified by the rites of the Church.
DEATH Dan Keane Jan. 2012.
Dan Keane
The Kerryman
by Dan Keane
He came across from Denny Street,
A boy about fourteen.
I felt a beauty in his voice
That filled the passing scene.
He kept his course with solemn step
He neither rushed nor ran,
But advertised the ware he sold:
"The Kerryman, The Kerryman."
I heard and watched with eager eyes
As down the Mall he went,
His eyes ne'er wandered left nor right
From his avowed intent.
He sold and thanked, he thanked and sold
But still maintained the song
That drew the customers to him:
"The Kerryman, The Kerryman".
The voice was round and strong yet sweet
And rich in every tone;
There in that crowded busy street
He just shone out alone.
A few wee imitators
He did not even scan,
But kept his course with dignity:
"The Kerryman, The Kerryman".
I heard him quicken up his pace
As customers came nigh
"Kerryman, Sir! Kerryman, Sir!"
Was his appealing cry.
But that was many years ago
I wonder where he is gone
Who thrilled my heart to hear him shout
"The Kerryman, The Kerryman".
Willie's Car
by Dan Keane
No more he'll drive his motor car in country or in town,
They dug a grave in Murhur Church and laid poor Willie down.
He trod the earth for eigthy years till called to Heaven's bar
And no more we'll hear the hooter of Willie's motor car.
This car it was a model ingeniuosly designed,
Its mechanism perfect and controlled by Willie's mind.
In every modern aspect it was car complete
And its travelling speed was governed by the power on Willie's feet.
If perchance the gears would stick, then Willie's sheer delight
Was a gentle push from rearward to get the gearstick right.
But when delivering telegrams he was not slow to state
That for motor car manoeuvering he'd need a wider gate.
The car was ever free from rust, the paint was always new
And the steering kept responding to Willie's point of view.
Its parking rights were legalised immune to all offence
And its lamplight was a beacon from the soul of innocence.
A mechanical chameleon that changed to suit the scene,
It was a hearse, a hackney car or a private limosine;
Poor Willie he was likewise in professional regard -
An undertaker, parish clerk or at times a civic guard.
Still the zenith of his pleasure was before a crowd to stand
To perform his parish duties with bell rope in his hand.
His spirit stirred to beating bronze as solemn swells would rise
And his mirth was manifested in his wild expressive eyes.
He never new hire purchase, no tax was ever owed,
It was insured by statute of every traffic code;
It was a very special car that none could comprehend
For 'twas shaped in Willie's garage in the land of let's pretend.
So Willie drove for many a day on country road and street
With his own pecular friendship for all that he would meet;
His stainless soul and happy heart kept Heaven's gates ajar -
I feel I hear from Paradise the sound of Willie's car.