INTRODUCTION

t the age of 83, Grant MacEwan, former mayor of the city of Calgary and lieutenant-governor of the province of Alberta, Can- ada, travelled from that city to Limerick in 1985 for the specific purpose of gathering information about the Nolan family, formerly of Barrington Street. He was particularly interested in Patrick James (Paddy) Nolan, KC., who emigrated from ~imerickto Calgary in 1889. MacEwan has been described as 'a distinguished agriculturalist, historian, public servant, author and lecturer'. He has been the recipient of five honorary degrees, is a Member of the Order of Canada, and is considered to be 'western Canada's foremost historical writer'. Patrick J. (Paddy)Nolan, K.G., There could hardly be any greater tribute to Paddy Nolan than this journey of a of Calgay, Alberta, Canada man of Grant MacEwan's age and (1862-1913). Thomas Costello (1836-1914), of stature, 72 years after Nolan's death, in Trineragh, Duagh, Co. Kery, first quest of information for his book"' on the article. In that article, he misleadingly life and times of this frontier lawyer. states that the 'O'Nolans ... were Wexford cousin of Patrick J. (Paddy)Nolan. In the Summer, 1986, issue of the Old and Carlow County people'. He may Limerick Journal,(2' MacEwan briefly have consulted one of the standard Office in Dublin in the High Court case described his visit to Limerick and works on Irish surnames, such as that of of Waldron v. Dee,'5' which concerned the sought further information from readers. Dr. Edward MacLysaght, which says that estate of one Julia Nolan of William While it appears that all Alberta knows 'in early times', the Nolan family held Street, Listowel. Julia, a first cousin of the of Paddy Nolan, Irish readers may need 'hereditary office under the Kings of Canadian lawyer, died intestate in 1922. some introduction to this illustrious son Leinster', and that 'the chief of the sept She was survived by eight of her 23 first of Limerick, a century after his departure was known as Prince of Foherta, i.e. the cousins on the Nolan side and by nine from his native shores. To quote from the barony of Forth& the present county of more first cousins on her mother's side. preface to MacEwan's book: Carlow where the name was and still is These surviving first cousins, including very n~rnerous'.'~'MacLysaght goes on to the plaintiff, Mrs. Margaret Mary (Polly) The life story of the young Irishman, remark that 'there was also a sept of the Waldron, nke Nolan, and the defendant, Patrick James Nolan, who came to the name [Nolan] of Corca Laoidhe which is John Dee, were left as next-of-kin to Northwest Territories in 1889, caught the now well represented in Co. Kerry'. In squabble over her estate. spirit of the frontier, and became a legend, fact, Paddy Nolan's father had moved to The Waldron v. Dee case is reminiscent deserved well to be written - and sooner. Limerick from his birthplace at Green- of the famous Dickensian case of Jarndyce The reasons should be clear: in addition to ville, in the townland of Gortcurreen, just v. Jarndyce, detailed in Bleak House, in the becoming one of the most successful outside Listowel, Co. Kerry. long drawn out nature of the proceed- criminal defense lawyers in Canada, he Unfortunately, MacEwan's task in ings, but suffice it to say that hearings was recognized as one of the two best preparing a biography of Paddy Nolan were still going on as late as 27 February, orators in the West and also as a wit and was made more difficult by the fact that 1947, in a case in which the originating humorist unsurpassed. Nolan had 'left no diaries or personal summons was issued on 19 March, 1924. documents. ... incinerated iust about The final order, made on the former date, This article is an attempt to describe the everything ..'. (and) never appieciated the -2ected of the funds remaining family background of this notable importance of leaving something in court to the solicitors on account of Limerick emigrant, to fil in some of the behind.''4' In particular, Grant MacEwan their costs. There was not enough left to gaps in Grant MacEwah's book, and to must now regret that he did not have pay the lawyers in full, and there was correct some inaccuracies in his 1986 access to the papers in the Public Record nothing at all left for the next-of-kin! The papers in the case first passenger train. W.N.'s included pedigree affidavits son, John Alberta Costello, sworn by plaintiff and de- (born 17 November, 1883), fendant. The plaintiff's affidavit was the first white baby born outlines the Nolan family tree, in Calgary."2'W.N. later tried but errs in ignoring certain his luck further afield, and on deceased members of the family. 9 March, 1904, was secretary Nevertheless, it was invaluable of the Washington and for the preparation of this article. International Mining Comp- any, incorporated under the laws of the state of Washipg- THE NOLAN ton, with a capital stodkof $l,000,0000."3' As he is not mentioned in the pedigree affidavit, it would appear that The story of the Nolan family W.N. Costello predeceased must then begin, for want of Julia Nolan. earlier records, with the (C) John William Costello, reput- grandparents of Paddy Nolan of ed to have been a hedge Calgary. Griffith's Valuation schoolmaster before he left shows William Nolan (the elder) Ireland, was the first school occupying a tiny holding of 3 teacher in Calgary."*) He had a acres, 1 rood and 25 perches in class of seventeen children Gortcurreen, rented from the and was paid $50 a month Earl Of Listowel. The earlier until the money ran out. Then Perambulation Books in the he became inspector of Valuation Office In Dublin break weights and measures. His this down into 2 acres, 1 rood daughter, Elizabeth Lillian and 10 perches of 'good clayey, (Lillie) Costello (born 15 but cold arable' land; also 3 December, 1883) was the first roods of 'moory arable' land; an white girl born in Calgary. His '~ffice''~'occupying 6 perches; son, Dr. Michael Copps the 'waste of 1/2 road', taking Costello, was 'mayor of up 34 perches; a garden of 9 Calgary from 1915 to 1918, a perches and a house and further Margaret May (Polly) Waldron (nke Nolan). period during which Prohib- 'offices' on another 6 perches. ition was a live issue, which The total Poor Law Valuation he is said to have handled came to £2.65. The Nolan homestead lay O'Connor (born circa 1843, died 1939) with dipl~macy."~'Lillie was one of on the northern bank of the old course of and had no less than 13 children, the few members of the family who the River Feale, just west of Listowel. although some of these died in ever travelled from Calgary to visit Much of the nearby land is marked infancy. Notable among this family their Irish relatives. On 7 August, 'liable to floods', and the river itself has was James (Jimin) Costello (died 1910, she signed a form requesting the changed to a more southerly course on 19721, who took a prominent part postmaster in Limerick to redirect her more recent maps. It is difficult to follow locally in the War of Independence mail to the General Post Office, the various changes in area and (1919-21) as company captain of the Listowel, where she intended to ownership over the years, but, although Duagh company of the Kerry No. 1 remain until 15 August, with her the Nolans gradually accumulated a little Brigade of the Old I.R.A.'9'This was in travelling companion, Florence Lee, a more land in Gortcurreen and the marked contrast to the military sister-in-law of Paddy Nolan. Unlike adjoining townlands, the holding never exploits of at least three of his ~olan his brother, John Costello seems to exceeded a dozen acres. There is no second cousins, who all served in the have remained in Calgary, or at least promise in these early details of the British Army. In the Civil War (1922- he was there when his uncle, William success that later generations of Nolans 3), Jimin was prominent on the anti- Nolan (the younger), died in 1905.'"'' were to enjoy in such far-flung places as Treaty side. In July, 1922, he went with As he, too, is not mentioned in the Calgary, Limerick and Burma. a flying column to Co. Tipperary, pedigree affidavit, it is presumed that William Nolan (the elder) married where he was eventually captured he also predeceased Julia Nolan. Johanna Buckley in the early years of the between Kiworrery and Mitchel- l Johanna Costello (christened 27 May, nineteenth century, and appears from the stown. He was imprisoned at Port 1849) married Timothy Dillon (died Valuation Office records to have lived Laoise and the Curragh until 22 ante 21 May, 1922) of Knockaneoun, until about 1860. As the tenancy December, 1923.'1°' Three of Jimin's Listowel and Duagh, Co. Kerry and immediately passed to his son, Patrick, brothers were priests in the United left issue, three sons and three his wife most likely predeceased him. States. The Trieneragh farm, into daughters. The pedigree affidavit William and Johanna had six which Kit Nolan married around declares that she survived Julia ~hildren'~': 1835, is now occupied by Jimin's Nolan. daughter, Mrs. Mary Stack, and her (1) Catherine (Kit) Nolan son, Paul. (2) Denis Nolan (b) W.N. Costello, J.P.,"" (most likely The eldest, Catherine (Kit) Nolan, (born William, although always referred to Denis N01an"~' was the first son of 1812) married circa 1835, at Listowel, by his initials) was probably, along William and Johanna, and died un- William (Billy) Costello,@)of Trieneragh, with his brother, John, the first of the married. Duagh, Co. Kerry, and had at least four family to arrive in Calgary. The city children: , began as' a police outpost in 1877, but -L -patrick Nolan (a)Thomas (Tom Billy) Costello (born only 'took off' with the arrival of the circa 1836, died at Trieneragh, 5 railroad in 1883. The Costellos were The second son, Patrick Nolan (born circa August, 1914) succeeaed his father in there before the railroad, and their 1825, died ante 20 July, 1886), married Trieneragh, married circa 1862, Mary wives and families came in on the circa 1858 Margaret Dee (born circa 1839, died circa 1908) of Scartleigh, Listowel. He succeeded his father in Greenville, and had a family of two daughters: (a) Julia Nolan (born at Scartleigh, Listowel, 31 March, 1860, died unmarried at William Street, Listowel, 21 May, 1922) inherited the Greenville property on her father's death and was the intestate in the case of Waldron v. Dee. (b)Catherine'"' (Katie) Nolan (born circa 15 October, 1862, d.s.p. 19 November, 1907) married Patrick Clancy (died 11 September, 1898). He was a grocer and shopkeeper, who had a public house at William Street, Listowel, which passed to his wife on his death.(19'On Catherine's death, there appears to have been a family arrangement under which the Greenville farm was transferred to Jeremiah Dee (a younger first cousin on her mother's side) and the public house in William Street was transferred to her sister, Julia. When Julia herself died, the licensed premises became the subject of the long drawn-out Waldron v. Dee lawsuit, which ultimately benefited nobody but the lawyers. A generation later, the Greenville farm passed from Jeremiah Dee's widow, Catherine, to her nephew Jim Sheahan, who now lives there.

(4) James Nalan

James Nolan, the third son of William and Johanna (born circa 1828, died 21 April, 18881, married circa 1854, a widow, Mrs. Mary Hough (nte O'Rourke, died 11 December, 1891). He rose from his humble beginnings in Greenville to proprietorship of a large shop in Limerick. In 1891, his son, William M., was advertising 'Nolan's old established house, 43, William Street, Limerick', where 'bread stuffs and feeding stuffs of every description can always be had by wholesale and retail'.(20'James Nolan was an elected guardian for the Limerick Union in 1880, for the Market Ward, and, at the same time, a member of the Paddy Nolan with his mother, May Nolan, in Ireland, circa 1867. Council of the Corporation of Limerick, for the Irishtown Ward.'21'The family Photograph by Hen y O'Shea. resided in Barrington Street, Limerick. In 4 addition to his step-daughter, Bridget justice of the peace from 1904 to 1920; daughter, Mrs. Marie Rose O'Dwyer Hough,'22'who was later to become Belgian consul for Limerick, Clare and (born 22 August, 1892, died 5 Mother Mary Of The Angels, Mother Tipperary, 1896, and Chevalier of the November, 1983). Provincial of the Good Shepherd nuns, Order of the Crown of Belgium, 1920. (b) James's second son, Michael James James Nolan's family included four He had been educated by the Nolan, M.D., (born 29 September, highly successful sons and two Christian Brothers, and also at Weir's 1859, died 27 December, 1944) daughters who died relatively young: Academy and at the Limerick married firstly a Miss Greene and (a) His eldest son, William Michael Nolan diocesan seminary, and listed his secondly Kathleen Whelan. He was (born 29 September, 1855,'23'died at recreations as reading, country walks the only doctor in the family,'25'and his residence, 'Montana', Laurel Hill and garden work. He lived earlier at 8 was elected president of the Medico- Avenue, Limerick, 22 March, 19411, Upper Mallow Street, and carried on Psychological Association of Great married Ellen Mary Murphy (died 16 his father's corn and flour business in Britian and Ireland for 1924-1925. At February, 1944). He was high sheriff William Street '24' His son, Captain that time, he was resident medical of Limerick City in 1890 and mayor in William A.G. Nolan (born 13 July, superintendent of the Down District 1895 and 1896. He resigned and was 1897, died unmarried, 6 February, -.Asylum and consulting visitor-in- elected town clerk on 6 May, 1896. He 1981), who served in the British Army lunacy to the Lords Chief Justices of resigned from the ktter office only in both world wars, is mentioned Northern and Southern Ireland. It is about ten years bkfore his death, elsewhere in this article. William M. possible that there are surviving having served for 37 years. He was a Nolan was also survived by a descendants of either or both of his The Nolan residence in Calgay, circa 1900, with Paddy and Minnie Nolan and son Hany.

marriages, but they are not known to and kept the following terms 'That Mr. Nolan be suspended from the authors. Commons in the dining-hall of the his right of attending the meetings of (C) Johanna Nolan (born ante 1862, died said society: Hilary, Easter, Trinity and the Society for the remainder of the 14 May, 18911, was probably the Michaelmas, 1884; and at the session, and that an apology be Johanna Nolan who was godmother Honourable Society of the King's accepted from him'. After consider- to her brother, Patrick James, and Inns, Dublin, where he kept eight able discussion, this was withdrawn therefore older than he. terms, ending with Hilary term, 1885, and the following amendment was (d)Patrick James (Paddy) Nolan and was thereupon admitted to the proposed and seconded: 'That Mr. (christened at St. Michael's, Limerick, degree of barrister-at-la~.'~~) Nolan do apologise to the Society and 3 March, 1862,'26'died in Canada on 10 In the Trinity of the 1880s, Nolan do sign the following undertaking: "I February, 1913), married at St. Mary's would have been a contemporary of undertake to bow on all occasions till Church in Calgary, 19 April, 1892, such a well known figure as Douglas the end of session 1885-6 to the Mary Elizabeth (Minnie) Lee (born in Hyde, later President of Ireland. Some decision of the chair. If, in the opinion Toronto, circa 1870, died 13 July, fascinating insights into his student of the Council, I fail to observe this 1963).'27)There is no point in repeating davs in the Dublin of that time are undertaking, I shall ipso facto cease to here the whole story of Paddy provided by the minute books and be a member of the Society".' Nolan's extraordinary success and other reprds of the Dublin University Upon consultation, Nolan obeyed the popularity in Calgary, which Philosophical Society ('The Phil'), by directions of this amendment. As the MacEwan has already recounted so which he was eventually awarded a secretary accepted it, it became the well. However, some details of his gold medal for oratory and a original motion and, being put education on this side of the Atlantic, certificate for composition.'30'How- accordingly, was carried without a which have only surfaced since the ever, he was not always held in such division. Thus rehabilitated, P.J. publication of Grant MacEwan's high esteem by the society, for an Nolan, B.A., contested the election for book, deserve to be recorded. extraordinary general meeting was the council of the society the Paddy Nolan was educated at the held on Saturday, 19 December, 1885, following summer. He was proposed Sacred Heart College, Limerick, for 5 at 3 p.m. to ratify the expulsion of by E.W. Harris, L.L.B., and second by years; at London University, where he three members, including Paddy J.J. Stockley, B.A., but failed to win matriculated in the first division in Nolan, for persistent disorderly election. Perhaps this early experience June, 1880; at the Royal University of conduct at the society's meetings. The explains why he was so reluctant to Ireland, where he was an exhibitioner honorary secretary, William Moore,@" seek election to public office in at matriculation in December, 1881; at proposed and the honorary registrar, Canada, where, despite his obvious Trinity College, Dublin, where he is Edward R. Wade, seconded -- personal popularity, his sole electoral described as 'Candidate Bachelor' on following motion: 'that Mr. P.J. Nolan attempt also met with defeat. 7 January, 18851'28' at the Honourable be expelled from the Society'. R.M.W. The committee appointed that year to Society of ~ra~';Inn, London, where Wilson proposed, and J. Moloney scrutinise the returns in oratory and F he was admitted on 25 January, 1884, seconded, the following amendment: composition, however, recommended Patrick J. Nolan, shortly after his arrival in Calgay, circa 1889.

Mayor William Nolan at the Alberta, 8 July 1957), fittingly named Ireland and renew acquaintances with Garryowen Fete, 1895. after one of the leading political some of his relatives there. His figures in Ireland in the late daughters, Moira Nolan and Mrs. eighteenth century. Harry was Shelagh Lester, are still living in that a silver medal be awarded to P.J. studying in England on a Rhodes Calgary, where his grandson, Brian Nolan, B.L., bearing the inscription, scholarship when the First World War Nolan Lester, is carrying on the legal '2nd Silver Medal, Session 1885-1886'. broke out, and enlisted in the Imperial tradition. He was himself a member of the Army. He was awarded a Military (e)Mary Nolan (christened at St. committee to sit during the long Cross for gallantry in 1918. After the Michael's in 1864, died young) was vacation to revise and codify the war, he resumed %is studies at Oxford the second daughter of James. society's laws. and was called to the English bar. On (f) James Joseph (Seamus) Nolan, In the following academic year, on his return to Canada, he was called to nicknamed 'The Lamb' (born in Thursday evening, l1 November, the Alberta bar. He served in the leeal" Limerick, 7 May, 1869, died in a 1886, William Moore, now president branch of the army in the Second London nursing home, 13 September, of the society, called on P.J. Nolan to World War, and rose to the rank of 1939), married 1897 Charlotte read his paper on 'Charles Dickens'. brigadier. For his war services, he was (Harriett) R~ssell[~~)(died at her The vote of thanks to the essayist was created Commander Order of the residence, 26, Clyde Road, Dublin, 8 later put and unanimously accepted. British Empire in 1946. Just over a February, 1954, in her 85th year). On 25 November of that year, Nolan year before his death, he was James Joseph was a Fellow of both the proposed the rather frivolous motion appointed a judge of the Supreme Royal Geographical Society and the that 'owing to the depressed state of Court of Canada, perhaps the highest Institute of Journalists. He was the society, the custom of tea-drinking honour bestowed on any of the educated at the Crescent College, at Council meetings should be descendants of William Nolan (the Limerick, and at King's College, discontinued'. The seconder was A.W. elder) and Johanna Buckley of London. Soon after leaving college, he Mahaffy. Greenville, Listowel. -went into journalism, and in 1897 was Paddy Nolan's only child was Henry Harry Nolan's legal and military appointed assistant editor of Hearth Grattan (Harry) Nolw (born in career afforded him several and Home. Nine years later, he was Calgary, 5 May, 1895, died at Banff, opportunities to travel to London and appointed to the editorial chair, where he remained until 1912, when he latter, whether he was there before them resigned on the sale of the paper. or came later. William had eight While connected with Hearth and ~hildren"~'and the eldest was Margaret Home, James was editor of The Citizen, Mary (Polly) Nolan, (born at 3 and a member of the editorial staff of Cornmarket Row, Limerick, 1 January, Black and White (1903-'12). In 1912, he 1865, died at her residence, 'Elsinore', became assistant editor of Canada, South Circular Road, Limerick, 13 April, remaining in that post for two years, 1953) married at Sixmilebridge, Co. and in 1915 he went to Burma (then Clare, 28 April, 1882, Sergeant Thomas part of the Indian Empire) to become Waldron of the R.I.C. (born at Cas'tle- editor of the Rangoon Times, holding connell, Co. Limerick, 13 March, 1855, that appointment until 1920.'33'He died at his residence, 16 Fairvlew was organiser of the Patriotic Resolve Terrace, Limerick, 18 May, 1917). Within meetings in Rangoon from 1915 to a short time of her father's death, Polly 1918, and, on his resignation from the was the only one of his children still Rangoon Times, was appointed living in heland. Of her seventeen director of publicity to the Gover- ~hildren,'~"ten survived to adulthood, of nment' of Burma, a position which he whom three are still alive, in their retained until 1925. Some time eighties and nineties. These were afterwards, he retired and returned to somewhat perturbed to read Grant live in London, where he remained MacEwan's reference to the Nolans being London correspondent of the Rangoon Hen y Grattan Nolan, 'Wexford and Carlow County people', Times. He published one book,'%' and Paddy Nolan's only child, and insisted that their living testimony as was all his life keenlv interested in to Paddy Nolan's Listowel roots be politics. Among his recreations were circa early 194s. committed to print! One of them, cricket (looking on), footpath walks, Desmond Waldron (born 1907) has vivid the theatre, playing cards, listening to youngest of their eight children, of whom memories of being caught in cross-fire in music and travel. He was a member two more had died in 1871. His Julia Nolan's licensed premises during of the East India United Services movements from then until his arrival in the troubled times"" Club. His nephew, Henry Grattan Calgary some years later, and his life in The other seven members of the Nolan, described him as a most that city, are clouded in mystery. family were: interesting man, and asserted that he Like his brother James, William had (a) Denis William Nolan (born 6 March, knew London better than anyone he risen from his humble Kerry roots to 1866, died 17 December, 1871). had ever met.'35'On James Joseph become a successful Limerick business- (b) Mary Nolan (born 2 September, 1867, Nolan's death, his widow, Charlotte, man, having a pawnbroking business at 3 died 30 January, 1871). and their only son, Lt.-Col. Michael and 4, Cornmarket Row by the time of (C) Patrick James (Paddy) Nolan (born 2 Nolan, retired to D~blin.'~~' the birth of his first child, later Mrs. Polly March, 1869), in contrast to his first Waldr~n.'~"He may still have been in cousin and namesake, was among the (5) Margaret Nolan business at the time of her marriage in less successful Irish emigrants in the 1882'38'at the tender age of 17, although New York area. He lived at one stage Margaret Nolan, younger daughter of by then she was living with her maternal in Jersey City, and later shared 'one William and Johanna (born 1830), grandmother in Garna House and her room in a poor section of Brooklyn'.'"" married clrca 1850, Thomas Molyneaux, four surviving brothers had been 'farmed By 1934, however, there had 'been no publican and grocer, of Church Street, out' to other relatives. trace of P.J. (Nolan) for the past two Listowel and had five children: A handwritten obituary in the years'.'43'Nothing is known of his last (a)Margaret Molyneaux (died 24 authors' possession, presumably copied years, and he is presumed not to have September, 1912) married James from the Calgary Herald or another local left any descendants. Enright. newspaper, reads as follows: (d)Michael William Nolan (born 27 (b)Catherine (Kate) Molyneaux (born February, 1871) also went to the circa 1855, died in Cook County, The death occurred Saturday in the Holy U.S.A. He, too, is not believed to have Illinois, 17 April, 1923) married firstly Cross Hospital of William Nolan in his left any descendants. As he is not John Buckley and secondly a Mr. 79th year. The deceased was well known mentioned in the pedigree affidavit, Reidy. She went to the USA in 1877. in Calgary, having lived there for the last he probably predeceased Julia Nolan. (C) Patrick Molyneaux. As he is not 20 years, the last seven of which were (e) Martin William Nolan (born 8 mentioned in the pedigree affidavit, spent at the institution in which he died. November, 1872, died in America, 17 he is presumed to have predeceased 'Dad's' presence at the door of the October, 1910). Nothing is known of Julia Nolan. hospital will & missed by visitors to that the fate of his two children, who were (d)Hanna Molyneaux married O'Connor. place. He leaves a family of five children, just infants when their father died. She also appears to have predeceased two of whom are in the States and the (f) James William Nolan (born 24 April, Julia Nolan. remainder in Ireland. P.J. Nolan and J. W. 1874, died without issue in Limerick, (e) William B. Molyneaux of London. Costello of this city are nephews of the 9 February, 1906) married Anne deceased. The funeral takes place at 10 Nolan. (6) William Nolan (the younger) o'clock tomorrow from the hospital to the (g)Bridget Mary Nolan (born 18 R.C. Church. November, 1875, died 13 October, William Nolan (the younger), the fourth 1876). son of William and Johanna (born at A family legend, attributed to Capt. Gortcurreen, circa 1836, died at Holy William A.G. Nolan, says that William Postscript Cross Hospital, Calgary, 29 July, 1905), Nolan, pawnbroker, was responsible for While there appear to be no Nolans of married at Sixmilebridge, Co. Clare, 19 accidentally 'burning the shanty town of this family now living in either Listowel Calgarv', possiblv meaning that he or Limerick, the Nolan name was January, 1864, Mary Kett of Garna "2 L House, Sixmilebridge (born 1846, died 21 started the so-called Great Fire of 1886. It-preserved in Limerick by Nolan's December, 1876). He was clearly would be interesting to know whether C6ttages until 1987, when these houses devastated by the death of his young William Nolan travelled to Calgary with were demolished to make way for the wife after less than 12 wars of marriage, his Costello nephews (or their wives), or new civic centre in Merchants Quay. The coming soon after the loss of the arrived there independently, and, if the authors would be glad to receive any further information on the family from dead by one of the seventeen Canada's History, Vol, 66:4, interested readers. A computerised chart volunteers involved in the second August/September, 1986. of all 310 known descendants of William raid. 28. The authors could trace no record of Nolan (the elder) and Johanna Buckley, Ibid. his ever having a degree conferred down to great-great-great-great-great- MacEwan, op.cit., p.21. at Trinity, but he is variously grandchildren, is available. Ibid. described as B.A. and B.L. in the Addresses for correspondence: A share certificate for 1,000 shares in records of the Dublin University 39 Park Drive, Dublin 6..Tel. 01-972493. the name of his brother (Tom Billy) Philosophical Society. Carrigaholt, Kilrush, Co. Clare. is still in the possession of Jimin 29. See memorials to the Right Tel. 065-48090. Costello's family. Tom Billy visited Honourable and Honourable,the his brothers in North America a Benchers of the King's Inns ... to be References number of times. specially admitted as a Stu<.@nt 1. He Left Them Laughing When He Said MacEwan, op. cit., p.21. (Easter term, 1882) ... and ... to'be Good-bye: The Life And Times Of See 'The "Dry" Trials of a "Wet" admitted to the degree of barrister- Frontier Lawyer Paddy Nolan, by Mayor', Calgary News Telegraph, 22 at-law (Hilary term, 1885). Grant MacEwan, published by May, 1915; also obituary from a 30. The authors are grateful to recent Western Producer Prairie Books, Calgary newspaper of Dr. M.C. 'Phil' committee members Fefgus P.O. Box 2500, Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Costello's son, Francis, killed in a Lynch and Joseph Smyth for Saskatchewan, S7K 2C4, Canada, traffic accident near Calgary in 1946. providing access to these records. 1987. MacEwan's earlier works See obituary quoted below. 31. Moore was awarded a gold medal include Fifty Mighty Men, published He is not mentioned in the Waldron for oratory by the society in the by Western Producer Book Service, v. Dee pedigree affidavit, but is same year as Paddy Nolan, and he, 1958, which also contains a chapter included on a family tree compiled too, went on to enjoy a successful on Paddy Nolan ('Paddy was an by Polly Waldron's son, John, which legal career, becoming Lord Justice Irishman - Paddy Nolan', pp. 57-72). notes that he died unmarried. of Appeal in Northern Ireland. (See 2. 'Paddy Nolan in Calgary', the Old The unusual spelling Catharine (sic) ThomS Irish Who's Who, 1923). Limerick Journal, No. 19, p.12 appears on her death certificate. 32. Youngest daughter of George Summer, 1986. It is now Whelan's fruit and Russell of Limerick and sister of 3. The Surnames of Ireland, 5th edition, vegetable shop, two doors away Matthew Russell, proprietor of the published by Irish Academic Press, from the well-known hostelry of National Bakery, and of Mrs. Helena 1985, p. 237. playwright John B. Keane. O'Connor. She was an aunt of 4. See review by Wendy Dudley, The Limerick City and Counties of Alderman G.E. Russell, mayor of 'Historian relished tracing noted Limerick and Clare: Directory 1891-'2, Limerick (1954-7, 1967-68 and 1976- lawyer's roots', Calgary Herald, 24 printed by H. & E. Ashe, 15, Upper 77), who also served terms in DBil November, 1987. Cecil Street, Limerick. and Seanad Eireann. Charlotte was a 5. 1924, No. 224 (Chancery Division). Limerick, Clare, Tipperary and Kerry: highly talented singer, and a singing The plaintiff was grandmother and Directory 1880-'81, published by Scholar of the Royal College of great-grandmother respectively of William Bassett, 1, Brunswick Street, Music. the writers of this article. Limerick. 33. An obituary of his son, Lt.-Col, 6. Presumably what would now be Not O'Rourke, as she is inad- Michael Nolan, says that the father called an 'out-office'. vertently described in MacEwan's was editor of the Bombay Times, but 7. The make line of this family seems article. this appears to be an error. to have become extinct with the Thom's Irish Who's Who, 1923, from 34. Professions for Boys and How to Enter death in 1981 of Captain William which the list of his distinctions is Them. A.G. Nolan, which might explain taken. 35. Letter to Paddy Waldron, 26 April, why no Nolan stepped forward to He must have been responsible for 1938. write this article. The authors are the 1891 advertisement, for the 36. A member of the British Army (like open to correction on this point, as father was then dead and the son is his first cousins, W.A.G. Nolan and there may be descendants of some listed as occupant of 43, William Harry Nolan), Michael survived his branches of whose existence they are Street in the text of the directory. mother by less than a year, dying unaware. However, he may have disposed of unmarried at Sir Patrick Dun's 8. The name has been variously spelt the business on taking up public Hospital, Dublin, on 10 December, Costello and Costelloe, but the office, or on the death of his mother 1954, aged 55 years. former spelling is favoured by the in 1891. 37. Birth certificate. current generation and has been Contrary to MacEwan's statement in 38. Marriage certificate and Directory used throughout this article. his article, repeated on p.9 of his 1880-81, op.cit. 9. See Listowel and Its Vicinity, 2nd book, that fames Joseph Nolan was 39. Births, marriages and deaths of two edition, by J. Anthony Gaughan, also a medical doctor. It is most generations of this family are published by Mercier Press, Cork, unlikely that such a qualification recorded in a diary for the year 1865, 1974. Fr. Gaughan quotes Jimin would not have been mentioned in still in the authors' possession. Costello as the eye-witness authority his obituary quoted in this article. 40. See 'We spent a long weekend in the for his version of the story of the Paddy Nolan obviously regretted West of Ireland', by W.J. Dignam, controversial raids in April, 1920, that his birth was not delayed a Australian High Commissioner to and April, 1921, on Kilmorna House, couple of weeks, until St. Patrick's Ireland, in The Cathollc Weekly, 19 the residence of Sir Arthur Vicars. Day, 1862. That is the date of birth June, 1947. The somewhat Vicars, who had been Ulster King of he gives on his King's Inns' misleading description therein, Arms and 'keeper' of the Irish memorial. By the time of his death, 'Mrs. Waldron, aunt of Mr. T.W. Crown Jewels until their theft in he had alsd knocked a couple of Waldron', should read 'aunt-in-law', 1907, did all he could to aid the war years off his true age, and obituaries for Polly was the only member of effort during the First World War, give his date of birth as 17 March, this familv to marry a Waldron. and as a result was not popular 1864! -41. Interview with authors. among Irish nationalists. He 27. For the story of her youth, see 'A 42.- Thomas Waldron, letter to Paddy disregarded a solemn warning to Young Girl in the Old West', by Waldron, 14 October, 1934. leave the countryirat once, issued Shelagh Nolan (her grand- 43. Thomas Waldron, letter to Jack during the first raid, and was shot daughter), in The Beaver: Exploring Waldron, 17 September, 1934.