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nane reflecting its acual positiur in hish QIJERTES RECETVEn ..AIN[MIIUA'O gpn€alory a lune and abrmd' he oqrtinued Jrcqueline Whitefiel4 Kingsclerc' The *in past ttrc Society has glven CIrc€ptiqnl Stceple, CrHy' Wirrrl' CH4E lQq Yes, a new era in Irish genealogy value to its Members and it wrtinues to do so' Enghnd wrde: I am seeking flty infonnatidl qr in (it beckons slrould the Members of therefoe, this new rxatiqral organisatior will Denis Peter Mo@€y bqn circa 1850 be in a pcitiur to offer all the very best in is saio Dalkey, Co. D$lin He was mari€d to Genealogical Dfu Laoghaire hish genealogical seids - it's a simply Ellen and had a dar4hter Cteqgina sqr Denis Society approve a motion by the 96 matter of droice'. In its new fcrn ttr Society bmn eittrcr in Dalkey c Liverpool - they wene Executive to alter the Society's will b€ in a better pmitiur to co{p€,rate witlt all in Liverpol in the l88l Census. A visit to in the wald of kistr gurealory, he saidt the Creneral Regst€r Offioe in Dublin turn€d Constitution at the Annual General all Menrbers will be asked to suppat the 9F W rntring Dalkey Heritage Centne advised Meeting to be held on Tuesday 126 Exeqrtive or a nunber of cttrer mino me to cqrtact the Society. Any ffi. pleqse. October 1999. Nc just a 'Nal Notuo anren&nents to the Society's Constitrrian Thomrs Gibncy wrcei On August 29t I sent *Wuld manbership yeil ftr a request fu infumaim qr Panidc Gib'ney, but a whole new ryFdl to the of irrcluding a moe flexible Now I have a new lead it is' Genealog/' is envisagsd by the Executive. our Overseas Menrbers; new Hmorry Vie bcn abou l&45 may v€ry well ome fiqn After pus of debce about the resnictims Pr€sidents ard gsnerally pr€paring the way fa Parick Gibney Meath. Now Patri* imposed or the Society's develqment by is the eventml inqpqatim of tlrc Society as Oldcastle County Pafick ard indee4 as it is widely ageedatthe 1998AGI{. immigrd€d to America about 1862 married Bridgpt Mcl-aughlin in Jersey City viewod as a "ndiqtal" oganisdiq1 time has '@te Genv Mt is published by Dfn N.J. USA or July 1863 . Now I und€rstard qne to take the logical rcrc st€p - dlalgp ttte I't Laoghaire Genealogical Society, 14, very well be fiun County name of the organis*ian. Members will be thd Bridgef ould Rochestown Park, Dun Laoghaire, Co. They had seven &il&'en assured tbat this is no mere msmefic enercise Medh also. DublirL Ireland as a ftee newsletter for all Mtry 1866, Daniel l87l' I(ate nq cynical ploy in a nurnbers grne. h's the Thqnasl864, study and promotion Ann 1877, Pdi* 1880 urly optian fa the Society should the rate of interesed in fre lST2,lvlargBe/..1E75, and lEE4 and Bridgst died elqanicl of our activities and publiccims kish Family Hi"toty in lleland Pmid< seniq died Website: 18E9, bctr in JeneyCity, NJ. USA urtinue to embnace the whole of the ourry. ovelseas. E-mail: dlgs@iolje have an elsttr With the Society's publicdians s€t to ov€r htp: / /wwwdun-laogbaire.com/gpnedogy Iluncen Wetncy wrcei I a tallow drandler who was topics frun over half of the ounties of helalrd Mchael Metrigan' Hm. Sec., DIJGS Mak BLOX{AIvI, lnrd lvlEm of Drblin in 1816, and I want to the €nd of nelc yea, inrrcstnent @ the TebPltuu: (353.1) 2A 27ll b I s€ern to have foud Memberstrip in this artivity must be mddrcd disover his roots. So frr BIO)GIAM who by a mnparable profle fa the aganisdicL his fitlrer, also Msk WAY!!! lvlsdraNICKOLDS in St Cdherine5 With two Opcn Meefings ard eight two lrqn "PAY FORVIEW'NO manied the qr bts I havent been Ardrive sessiqrs eadt manth, manthly As repctd in the Sefl€mb€r issue, D$lin 106 Feb. 1756 C.or.nrcil's either fqrrud q badcrrard newsletter, quart€rly Journal ald over twenty Sociay's positiur cr the Haitagp able to trogr€ss /' ftr be;ond the n€td gen€rdiort volunes rnw publishe4 tlre Society is the proeosal for a '?ay for Viq frcility fiorn these two gafi€ring Any infannation qr tlre above most welorne. most active in the Republic Menrbers aheady genealogsts in hblin is will be requested to Jemcs Menigrn wrdei I have jrst reoeived urdertake their gsn€alogical reserdr in every rnorn€ntum. The Minister or"tragpous plan abottr Mefiig4l" mY ourry of helad poviding the Society's make h€r views clea cn this sorne infsmciqr pay per J. Menigru was manied growing Ardfve wittt data frqn ttrc €tttire to have udinry gpnealogists hfl5.00 grandfrtha Midael thal ue on fioe qen Sept 3d 1903 inBrooklyn' island of helard Asked wlrettrer this wold daytoview manyrcqds toSU*B"h-m prblic in Ndiqnl My Aunt Mry said her frther jeopardise a frture'lmity'' in the world of hish a6s to ttr Seneral ttr New Yqlc Ardfves. As J. Merrigsl was bqn in fiperay ge,nealogr, Rory Stanley, Cathrcirleadr of Dtlt Ubrry ard ttre Natiatal Midtacl qtosrn€d gsnealogists let Teadna IXla 1875. Mike Memigr had a brulrer I-aoduire Cren€alogical Soci€ty, stnessed the prr abotd (M.P.) prn qpcitiantotlreprirrciple of Thsnas and a sister Julia My gran&natrcr need fa the Soc.iefy to "ab(ldql its p€rceivod loorr ggrealory in helsrd was on June 146 187E. she was the pdodtial imagp iltd to adopt a nrae realistic '?ay fu Vier/' bqn

Hon. Secreury - address ovedeaf Plcare nte.Where no retgm address appears for a Query, please forwarrd replies to the 2 T)IE CENTE CAZETTE OCTOBER1999 they remain daughter of James Betran, a Ro5al histt for US Naturalisatior p@ers in Pffiram Cr. Office d Kew outside Lordor), hish respurded to Cqrtabularyoffw, living in Balb'ragget, Cr. NY and found Decldatims of intent" ftr under utilised Just as the Kilkenny. James Betra, my great Jarnes COMISKEY and his tndlrer-in-law, ttre call to the Line (the main regimene in the be grandfattro, was muried to Bridgit Dqphue. Buttrolonew CLJNNINGHAM bcfih datd British Army), in part, it must adde{ ftr the quotas fcn the spason d Ellen's @isnu were John 21.11.1850. Ndhing aft€r that These papers l€asuls of poverty, so, too, regiments ofthe hish Dunne and Elia Kavanagh. do ptt have any cnly staed that they were tun Ireland (rn recruitnent to the @unty informaiqr about the Rofal histt town q ounty -basielly, it was a very slrat Militia were met with relative ease, ot€ the was in plare and initial Cautabular52 furn letter). I alrcady cfrcckd "The Fanine nilittry aganisatim book Kethy Rpn (E-mail with S€c.) wrcei My Immigmnts" (right names, lvrmg ages), locat hostiliti€s overc(rne. This who seryed with foheds (James J. Breslin) grandfattrcr, James "Missing Friends. (not found), and Spinning wrcenffiss urtlmepenors fr,qn formatiqr in 1854 A Brcsliru was married to a May Winified Wheel Survey (the sumame appears mostly in the l-outh Rifles is the case of officers, their Merrigan, burr lE73 in New York City. Her Co. Maraghan" Parish Aughnanullin).The uttil 1876 an4 h the l-otrth Militia- As well as pqents were Midael Menigpn and Katlrcrine frmily Desandants c'f Panick C.omiskqa- (l) antecedents in cmtextual Lindsay, bdh bcn in heland Any reldian? Pdi* C0MISKEY b: About. 1784 in heland nominal lists, histryical and informatiqr srffaded fiun the Any infannatiur would be greatly appneciated. d: April 6s 1859 in Kent Puham C-ourry, backgourd newspapers, etc. is Bridgette Mezier Mery Prcy-Todell in New Yqlq (2) Owen COMISKEY b: Abottt. Regimental History, local provided- This tlpe of infqrndiqr is pnobably Celidorp, Sorth Africf ontacable by her l8l2 in heland d: afl:r. 1870 in Pffram C.o. odinary recruits E-mail: [email protected] u,roter NY manied Al'{N b: Abotrt. 1824 in helmd d: rnc perthent in t€rtns of the gsn€alogist it plam individuals at a I am researdring CHARLES BYRNE bffit after. 1870 in Prrtrrarn Co. NY (4) Mary as, fo the pctiorlar place at a partiorlar time and it is 1805 Annamoe, County 'tilicklow. His last COMISKEY b: l82l in heland d: Septemba add to the farnily history of address was do C. Fdzell, Castle Kevirl l3d' 1885 in Kent, Itfitam Co. I'ry msried h@ will County Wicklow. He maniod Hmaa Batlrolqnew CUNNINGIIAM b: 1802 in individual men who served with the Regiment. ttrose in the ncninal list of (Debaatr) Cavanagt! also of Amatnoe, bcrt heland d: July 2f 1883 in Kent, Pufiram Co. In fact, fm many of "persunl" 1809. Of his dril&en, his darghto Bddgpt biY. (5) James COMTSKEY b: about. 1822 in recruits, it may be the uily available qr them. Byrne born l83Z Annamoe came otrt to South heland d: Septernbei' 12ft 186l in KenL infanrdiqr now this boolq "I-outh Afiica She manied MARIIN FOLEY bdn Pr.ffiam Co. I{Y maried MARY b: Abottt. Mthin the wrtext of period in ttre hisory of Mardl 1836, Vale of Avoca Martin's frtlrcr 1828 in CT d: befqe 186l in Putram Co. NY Militia" refers to thd Lp 1854. Frqn 1854 the nane was Jotrn Hurne Foley. (O Cdtrerine COMISKEY b: MaY 1835 in the regiment to f"mO ar after. July 66 l9l0 in NY or CT was dangpd to "Lotth Rifles". However, in DIARYDATES mrried Alexander HOBBY b: abotrt 1832 in newspaper articles an4 appuently' local hrnfln Co. NY d:May 24, 18!)6 in DatburY' pdance, the old rutme was often used ' Tuaduy 1999 If odober Fairfield Co. CT. Whene stronld I look neld? l-otstt County is situated qr the east mst of 96 ANNUAL GEI\rERAL MEETING Iaura Brody, Hu*st ValleY C,omPuto helard With about 38 pages of text and there Dfn Lcoghaire Clab Eblsns Avenue' rlsss;iatEs, hrc, iO f,tzt 859 120 Sixdr Sheet' are abort 3,900 names or the list this D[n Laoghaire 20.fi1hrs - l]lembership Verplandq l.IY 1059fl859, USA publicatian is a must fq anyqTe r€s€arcling Renewal u$ally at AGM - IrC10.00 Ihris Hollidey E-mail: [email protected]€t their Countylodh tods. Tuaday f Nnember 1999 wrote to our websitei I am trying to locae any q MARTELLO TOWER Evening Operr Me*ing - Drin Lsoghair€ fimily wittr the sumame of Smart Smartt. Couty Club, Eblana Avenue, Dun Laoghaire. Mygrandfrttrowas bqn in Oldbidge, M€atlL heland I would ryecide any trclp I 20.30hrs. -22.N hrs. Buses 7,8,MA\75 Archive for lreland can gst in locating his frmily. His nsne was New Genealogical I I I - DART Drtoi L,aoghaire Statiut. yun Sociefy & William Alexander Smatt q Smarl lln not in laoghaire Rat]rdovrn - the weds 2f od & zf Nw. tggg sure ofthe kish sp€lling- Any help please. plans to restce $e Mutello Toser at Mmning Opei Meing - Thc Port View S€apoint Co. DrblitL to hotrse its Hotet, Marine Rm4 Drm Iaoghaire. IYEW PT'BLICATION growing archive. This new ftrcl.lrty - An 7, 8,464,", 10.30 lus. -12.30 hrs. Bus€s "Irish Gcnedogird Sorccs Serics Nc 15 - Doonchortlann, will be a maja visitm 59, 1ll, 75 - DART Dm l^aoghaire Str' Thc Louth Mlitir' by Brcnden HdlflSBN attactiur in Dfoi laoghaire Rathdovm Our Sociely'sArrhive l8n47l 31 2) IrC&00 Orfi.m P+P - cunplunanting the foyce Museum" L"ocatd at 14, Rochestorrn Parh Dtlrt Irelrnd & LJK : h92.00 elscryhcrc sut{rce Dolkey Hedtage Centre mdthe Nolional Laoghaire. Op€n (Members ottly) mril lrf4.00 rirnnriD lhrurghout the Madtine Museum.If you wanld like to ninet€enth mtury Irishmen enlisted into ttrc Smufuys 14.00 hrs. - 17.00 hrs and make a doratiqr to the Building Fund - British Army in nurnbers, in terms of Mondoys 19.00 - 21.00 hrs. Closed Bank please make cheques (Irf,., US$, CAN$, pryulaticr, fu exceeding the dtt€r regions of Holidty Weekcnth Le. on both days. palable to these islands. As an exanrple, the hish Sef, AUS$, NZ$ s Eurm) tt/bHowCo. Gen Soc.. CmtactDeclan prryqtian of the British anny in 1830 and DLGS Building Fund and s€nd to: Tel: (01) 295 7782 fc details 1840 was 42.7/o ud 37.7/o rrydively, Mictrael Merrigan" (address below) ql RECEIVED gradually diminishing as the certury wtre NOTICE QUERIES ud th€ decimatiqr causd by frmine and Leun Brody fiqn the United States, E-maib ahvap, emigratim took effect Fq no dtrer reasst Remember folks, as [email protected] wrue:- I have been ttrrrthe frd thattlrere was such a higft arnoult Annual Sub,scriptions falls dtre in trying f6 several pus to dismver ttrc coutty ofrecnritnent in helqr4 it may be seen what a October. It's just Ir{10.00 Payable by that my COMISKEY line uiginded (atd valuable sornce of gsn€alory British Army Card Atlqrtic). Tlrc fonily Cheque or Credit rvhen ttrey crossd ttre reords can be. However, becaus€ of and lvtase€and/Visa (Nurrber & EPlry was not in Ptrnam C.o., New York in 1840 difforlties of ams (ttrc British Army they were there fa the lE50 wnsrs. 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Michael Merigan, Hon. Secleary, Drin Laoghaire Genealogical Society, 11, Desmond Avenue, Din Laogfuie, Co. Dublin" IREL{ND