OCTOBER DEIREADH FÓMHAIR 2005 ISSN 1393-3183

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The Newsletter of the Genealogical Society of Ireland Volume 10 • Issue 10 The Genie Gazette October 2005

IRISH GENEALOGICAL PROJECT – TIME FOR ACTION A Further Damning Report from the Comptroller & Auditor General

Another damning report by the Comptroller & have been set for these objectives and no end 2007. To enable commencement of Audit General on the Irish Genealogical mechanism is in place to measure the tourism commercial inputting, IGL has allocated Project (IGP) has increased calls for action by impacts attributable to the IGP. €75,000 for this purpose in 2005.” the Minister for Arts, Sport & Tourism, Mr. Consequently, the likely effectiveness of the “More Reports Commissioned” John O’Donoghue, TD, to finally bring an end project in contributing to tourism growth The Accounting Officer concluded by to this embarrassing and very costly project. cannot currently be established”. The author “stating that the Board of IGL has now “IGP - Value for Money?” of the 1996 report clearly left nobody in any been left in no doubt that if the project is to The Irish Genealogical Project was established doubt that radical steps were necessary to be funded further, there must be a clear in 1988 as an employment training and tourism rescue the project and to ensure value for business strategy for completion in expansion initiative based on the money for the Irish and European taxpayer. accordance with value for money computerisation of the church registers from “Slow Progress Reported” principles.” and notwithstanding this clear each parish in Ireland. The computerisation The latest report by the Comptroller & warning, further reports have been was to have produced a resource for “roots Auditor General makes for further commissioned by the Board of IGL from tourism” with a central signposting system depressing reading. The Department’s consultants to establish a business model for directing clients to the county of origin of their Accounting Officer reported to the the delivery of its services etc. in relation to ancestors etc. A comprehensive service was Comptroller & Auditor General that “Of the “genealogy tourism”. The report states that planned based on a countrywide network of total current estimate of 13.7 million the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Heritage Centres offering research data for a church records, some 10.5 million (76%) Mr. John O’Donoghue, TD met with the fee. But by the end of 1996 when Mr. John have been indexed and inputted to the Board of IGL in June 2005 and has asked Purcell, the Comptroller & Auditor General computerised database. The bulk of the the Board to revert to him with a sustainable produced his “Value for Money” report on the remaining 3.2 million records require to be business plan for completion of the project. Irish Genealogical Project management of this indexed and inputted. He noted that 19 of On receipt of this plan, the Minister will project was in a shambles. According to the the 33 county based genealogy centres have then decide on whether or not to commission report published on April 22 nd 1997, public inputted 100% of their church records. a separate independent consultancy sector agencies in Ireland had expended circa Work in the centres, carried out in the evaluation of the project. Ir£15 million (circa €19 million) on this project main by FÁS trainees, is well supervised “Time for Action, Minister” from 1988 to July 1996 and yet, according to and has been executed to an acceptable Anyone who has followed this sorry saga for the report, only 29% of the records had been standard with an error rate of just 1.8% the past number of years will be forgiven for computerised by July 1996. In 1993 a (against a norm of 3%).” The report was the horrible sense of “deja vu” with company called Irish Genealogy Limited (IGL) considering progress since 1988 and, whilst, previous Ministers also demanding was incorporated to function as the Project’s in the intervening years the Irish economy sustainable business plans from Irish co-ordinating agency, but it did not commence has changed utterly resulting in fewer Genealogy Limited. However, this damning trading until August 1996 when a Chief persons available for this type of training report, once again, focuses on the need for a Executive had been appointed. Again, based work, the Accounting Officer stated radical overhaul of this project – something according to the 1996 report, this company was that “This has resulted in records being this Society has been calling for since the to develop a marketing plan by June 1997. In indexed/input at a rate of just 1% per early 1990’s. Indeed, following publication 1996 it was found that “the monitoring of the annum. This would require 20-25 years to of the 1996 report, this Society publicly progress in implementing the project has been complete the inputting of the 3.2 million advocated the winding-up of Irish ineffective. No budget or measurable targets church records outstanding. IGL is now Genealogy Limited and the transfer of the were set and the gathering of relevant contemplating completing the task mainly control of each of the IGP Centres to the management information was sporadic and on a commercial basis together with some Public Library Service in each county. In the generally ineffective”. Whilst the Irish inputting by volunteers. In 2004, IGL August 1997 issue of this newsletter the Genealogical Project (Heritage Centres) was estimated that if funding of the order Society maintained that the same sanctions originally established as a means of stimulating €150,000 per annum were available and should apply to the IGP and IGL as would extra tourism revenue for the country, the 1996 augmented by local area funding, some pertain in the commercial world should such report was scathing stating that “no targets 90% of records could be indexed/input by a report be delivered by a company’s

GSI WEBSITE: www.familyhistory.ie THE GENIE GAZETTE 2 OCTOBER : DEIREADH FÒMHAIR 2005 auditor. This time, following a second Dr. Hyde who taught Morrisroe Irish in contains an excellent blend of articles, front damning report and numerous calls for a addition to material relating to Dr Hyde’s visit pages, editorial comment and illustrations and sustainable business plan, the Minister must to the U.S.A. to raise funds for the revival of is a kaleidoscope of Irish History spanning the act decisively to bring this farcical situation the . Tom Morrisroe was a past 100 years. Its one of these great books to to an end. It is abundantly clear from the member of the Garda Síochána , stationed in send to Irish people and those interested in 2004 report that the Board of Irish Mayo and subsequently in Galway before his Ireland overseas especially Corkonians where Genealogy Limited, consisting of various lost his life in a 1954 car accident. The ever they reside. A really excellent book as the stakeholders, including commercial collection was presented to NUI Galway’s material had been drawn from the archives of genealogists representing APGI and James Hardiman Library which already hold the Irish Examiner with the news stories and AUGRA and members of the Irish Family 120 manuscripts collected by Dr. Hyde during features shown exactly as they appeared. History Foundation (IFHF) representing the his folklore studies and other related material. IFHS SEMINAR The Irish Family History managers of each of the Heritage Centres, is NUI Galway librarian Marie Reddan said Society will hold an All Day Seminar on incapable of providing effective governance that the collection of papers represented an Saturday October 8th at 10.00hrs in the of this increasingly costly project because of important primary resource for research into City Library and Archive, 138-144 Pearse persistent disagreements between various the social, cultural and political history of late Street, Dublin 2. The programme is as follows stakeholders. The report states that in a letter nineteenth century Ireland. – 10.00hrs Registration. 10.30 hrs Dr. Séamas of May 2005 which IFHF sent to IGL it GOLFERS ON STAMPS In September An O Maitiu, Local Historian on’ St. Kevin’s maintained “that the recording of new data Post released 4 postage stamps celebrating the Church and Graveyard – Camden Row, had virtually stagnated in the past six contribution of Irish golfers to the Ryder Cup Dublin.’ 11.30hrs Ms Mary Belgan on’ More years. The Index appears to be a big and Ireland’s hosting of this prestigious golfing Irish genealogy on the Internet.’ 12.30hrs to database due to the inclusion of records event next year at the K Club. The 2002 14.00hrs Break for lunch – not provided. other than those on births, marriages and winning Ryder Cup team including Darren 14.15hrs Ms Ann Martha Rowan, Archivist, deaths and remains in a partially completed Clarke, Pádraig Harrington and Paul on’ Biographical records at the Irish state and was unlikely ever to be McGinley are featured on a 48c stamp while Architectural Archive.’ 15.15hrs Ms Patricia completed.” . Whilst, the report fails to a second 48 c stamp features Eamon Darcy, Moorehead on ’ A case study of a Dublin provide any further information on the Christy O’Connor jnr. and Philip Watson . family with Cork ancestors.’ disagreement between the stakeholders, it Featured on a 60c stamp are Ronan DUBLIN HISTORICAL RECORD Articles appears that confidence in the structures has O’Rafferty, Christy O’Connor snr and the featured in the Autumn 2005 issue of the evaporated amongst certain stakeholders. late Harry Bradshaw while a 65c stamp Dublin Historical Record published by the Old “Transfer to Public Library Service” features a photograph of the K Club’s 18th Dublin Society include the following – Oscar For the effective management of this State- hole, designed by Arnold Palmer . Wilde’s Friend and Benefactor, Helen Carew funded resource, the Minister, on behalf of 9/11 CHAPLAIN On Sunday September 11 (c1856-1928) by James Robinson; The the Irish and the European taxpayers, should a peace garden to the memory of Fr. Mychal Meath Hospital Dublin by Dr. Peter Gatenby; immediately order an audit of each centre, Judge , chaplain of the New York City Fire Rocques’s Map and the History of stand down the Board of Irish Genealogy Department was dedicated at Keshcarrigan, Nonconformity in Dublin : A search for Limited, make arrangements with his Co. Leitrim. Fr. Judge was a frequent visitor Meeting Houses by Dr. Kenneth Ferguson; Ministerial colleague, Mr. Dick Roche, TD , to Keshcarrigan and made his last visit to Co. The Augustinians in Dublin by Fr. David the Minister for the Environment & Local Leitrim in 2000. The memorial was unveiled Kelly, OSA. Larkenism and then 1913 County Government for the transfer in to local by his sister Dympna Jessich who travelled Dublin Farm Labourers Dispute by Eugene authority control of each of the Heritage from the U.S.A. to unveil the memorial. The Coyle; A Model Railway Shop in Phibsboro’ Centres, including the transfer of staff etc., attendance also included Fr. Chris Keenan , by Gerard McGowan; The One-Legged Sailor transfer the “roots tourism” functions and Fr. Judge’s successor as Chaplain to the New and the King by Cormac F.Lowth Copies of resources of Irish Genealogy Limited to York City Fire Department. the Dublin Historical Record , price €15, Fáilte Ireland and finally, wind-up Irish ”IRISH EXAMINER - 100 YEARS OF available at the Wednesday night October / Genealogy Limited. Should legislative NEWS” Edited by Des O’Driscoll, published November meetings of the Society in the measures be required to secure the records by Gill and Macmillan, ISBN – 0 7171 3913 Dublin City Library and Archive, 138 –144 and assets of each of the Heritage Centres 1, €24.99,hb, 220 pp, ills. This year Cork is Pearse Street, Dublin 2, or by post €16.50 for the State prior to their transfer to the the European Capital of Culture and as one of from James Scannell, PRO Old Dublin Public Library Service – then Minister this the many taking place there, the Irish Society, 19 Hazelwood, Shankill, Dublin 18. must be a priority. Waiting for another Examiner, formerly the Cork Examiner and HISTORY IRELAND Articles featured in damning report to fully appreciate the known locally as ’da paper’ , has produced a the September / October issue of History gravity of this situation is not an option and remarkable book to commemorate 100 years Ireland include- Tom Barry and the such a delay would certainly not represent of publishing in Cork containing a fascinating Kilmichael ambush, by Meda Ryan; The value for money for the State. collection of articles and illustrations. All the Battle of Clontarf in Irish history and legend by word’s major events are included in this book Clare Downham; Napoleon’s Irish legacy : the JAMES SCANNELL ranging from the 1905 Russian Revolution to bogs commissioners, 1809-14 by Arnold REPORTS…. last December’s Tsunami. In between are Horner; The Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the stories recalling the loss of the Titanic (1912), Great War by Tom Burke; How the great story DR. HYDE PAPERS During September Lusitania (1915), the opening of could be better told : a critique of the’ History the library of NUI Galway was presented with Tutankhamen’s sarcophagus (1922), the of Europe’ by Desmond Fennell; Gaelic a collection of personal letters and other attempted assassination of Mussolini by Irish lordship and Tudor conquest : Tir Eoghain, material by the family of Tom Morrisroe woman Violet Gibson (1926), the Depression 1541-1603 by Hiram Morgan; Sources –’ Too born and raised in Ratra near Frenchpark of the 1930’, the Emergency and post- old at thirty-three’ – the log of William Henry where Dr. Douglas Hyde, the first President Emergency years and the many events that O’Brien, 1910-10 by Bernard Share; Interview of Ireland lived. Tim Morrisroe was a close occurred from the 1950’s onwards. Each year – Pat Wallace; Reviews - TV Eye, Museum personal friend of Dr. Hyde and this recipes a double spread with the front page of Eye, Bookworm and Books; From the files of collection of Morrisroe –Hyde papers include the paper from that year and the leading stores the DIB. An excellent selection of articles as an extensive collection of letters in Irish from on the page opposite. All in all, an the book usual in this wonderfully produced magazine.

Published by the Genealogical Society of Ireland, Hon. Secretary, 11, Desmond Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland THE GENIE GAZETTE 3 OCTOBER : DEIREADH FÒMHAIR 2005 Sr. M. BERNADETTE DE LOURDES awarded the GSI Medal for Services to (1907-2005) the Society in Ireland and especially in the United States. Sr. Bernadette was always keen The death has occurred in Albany, New York th to offer advice and suggestions on the on September 13 2005 of Dublin born Sr. M. development of the Genealogical Society and Bernadette de Lourdes, O.Carm., Vice was in frequent contact with the Hon. Secretary President of the Genealogical Society of right up to her death at the age of 98 years. She JOIN ON LINE @ Ireland and life long advocate for the proper will be sadly missed by all who came to know and dignified care of the elderly and infirm. this remarkable, energetic and boundlessly www.familyhistory.ie/shop Born in Dublin in 1907, Kathleen Wisely was resourceful servant of her community and the eldest daughter of Edward and Kathleen champion of the dignified care and welfare of ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE Wisely (née Short) . Kathleen travelled to the the aging and infirm. Sr. Bernadette Wisely United States and entered the newly was laid to rest at the Order’s Motherhouse in The October Board meeting decided to review established Carmelite Order for the Aged & Albany after a solemn concelebrated Mass on the Annual Membership Fee structure at the Infirm in 1932 and worked very closely with Saturday 17 th September 2005. The Society next meeting. Though the Membership the Order’s founder, Mother Angeline Teresa was represented at the funeral by Mrs. Joan Packages proved popular and represented value McCrory, in establishing many of the Order’s Merrigan, FGSI where a wreath was laid on for money, the administration of the system long-term care facilities for the aged and infirm behalf of the Members. The President, Mr. required some review. Suggestions on in the United States and, of course, here in Tony McCarthy, FGSI, Vice-Presidents, “streamlining” the system were received, Dublin Mother Bernadette was instrumental in Cathaoirleach & the Board of the Genealogical however, Board members were asked to the acquisition of the property, including the Society of Ireland extend their deepest formulate proposals on this issue for the castle, at Bullock and the establishment of the November meeting in order that any changes sympathy to the family, fellow religious and st wonderful facility at Our Lady’s Manor in friends of Sr. Bernadette de Lourdes. RIP will come in to effect on January 1 2006. . Mother Bernadette de Lourdes was, over her long lifetime of service, the SPECIAL CEREMONY AN DAONCHARTLANN administrator of many of the Order’s facilities The opening times of the Society’s Archive are As reported last month, the Board has decided and, though, her accomplishments are too subject to alteration. Therefore, members and to host a Special Commemorative Ceremony numerous to mention, they include the first visitors are advised to phone ahead to ascertain on Tuesday 25th October 2005 to mark the Commissioner of Aging in the State of the current opening times. Telephone +353.1. 15 th Anniversary of the Society’s foundation, Connecticut; a founder and first President of 204 0464. for info. When travelling to the the 50 th anniversary of the adoption of the the American Association of Homes and at Seapoint it is always European Flag and the election of our new Services for the Aging; first woman elected to advisable to do so by public transport as President, Mr. Tony McCarthy, MA, FGSI . serve as President of the National Council on follows: DART (suburban rail) to SEAPOINT The venue will be the Church of Ireland the Aging; and member of the Public Advisory station – turn left on exit and left again to small (Anglican) Parish Church of Monkstown, Co. Committee on Health, Education & Welfare; laneway over railway on to Brighton Vale and Dublin where Sir William Betham – former first woman nominated to serve as on the then right – approx. 3 to 4 minutes walk. Ulster King of Arms, was a churchwarden and Board of Directors of the People’s Bank; – route no. 7 to where a stained glass window has been Chairperson of the Connecticut Governor’s MONKSTOWN ROAD getting off at dedicated to him depicting his coat-of-arms. Advisory Committee on Aging; in 1965, for Monkstown Valley and walking through This is certainly a fitting venue in which to Mother Bernadette’s contribution to the Belgrave Square East and Belgrave Place to mark the adoption of the European Flag as it formulation and passing of the Older the seafront – approx. 4 minutes walk. was designed by a successor of Sir William American’s Act (which included the Medicare Betham in 1955 the then Chief Herald of Bill), she was invited by President Lyndon B. DIARY DATES Ireland, Mr. Gerard Slevin . The ceremonies th Johnson to the Rose Garden for the signing of Tuesday October 11 2005 will begin at 19.30hrs and will include a short the Older Americans Act where she received Evening Open Meeting. 20.00hrs Inter-Faith Service of Remembrance for all of the pen which was used to sign the Act from Dún Laoghaire College of Further Education, our ancestors, the Annual Presidential the President. Mother Bernadette’s extensive Cumberland Street, Dún Laoghaire Invitation Lecture, the awarding of a new list of memberships in professional Bus: 7, 7A, 46A, and 75. Annual Publication Award, the inauguration of organisations and demand as a public speaker, DART Monkstown/Salthill Station. the new President, new Fellows and special lecturer and seminar participant throughout the Speaker: James Scannell ceremonies marking the two important world earned her the reputation as the “Flying Topic : History of the Rathdown Workhouse anniversaries. All of our Members and friends Nun”. She was awarded two honorary degrees of the Society are invited to attend this special th and written several monographs, articles and Tuesday October 25 2005 service. The Society is sincerely grateful to books. When she retired from her very active Monkstown Parish Church (C. of I.) Rev. Kevin Dalton for permitting the Society career, the then Sister Bernadette Wisely, Anniversary Ceremonies (see article) the use of this stunningly beautiful church of became Archivist of her Order in Albany, New 19.30hrs – 21.30hrs exceptional architectural quality. York where she worked tirelessly in the cause th for the beatification of Mother M. Angeline USD & UKP CURRENCY RATES Tuesday November 8 2005 Teresa – the Founder of the Order. As a Speaker: TBA The exchange rate for persons paying by check Topic : see website for details regular visitor to Ireland, Sr. Bernadette or cash in US dollars €1.00 = US$1.25 and became one of the first members of the similarly for those wish to pay in British Weds. Oct. 26 th & Nov. 23 rd 2005 Genealogical Society of Ireland and was an pounds €1.00 = 0.70p. Alternatively why not Morning Open Meeting 10.30hrs ardent advocate for the provision by the pay by Credit Card – MasterCard or VISA via The Port View Hotel Society of an Archive and then the successful the Website? The Society’s uses both PayPal Marine Road, Dún Laoghaire restoration of the Martello Tower at Seapoint, and conventional Credit Card payment systems Discussion Group on Family History Co. Dublin to house the Society’s Archive. on the website so your transactions are She was elected to the position of Vice conducted at the going bank rate and not at the Contribution of €3.00 at each meeting President of the Society and in 2004 was above rates which apply only to cheques. Coffee/Tea served at Morning Meetings

Published by the Genealogical Society of Ireland, Hon. Secretary, 11, Desmond Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland THE GENIE GAZETTE 4 OCTOBER : DEIREADH FÒMHAIR 2005 left for America in 1844-1846 (an old QUERIES RECEIVED letter says 1844) and docked in Boston. (we SHARON L LANDINGHAM , 29962, Cool have no positive proof of this yet.) James Meadow Drive, Menifee, California, 92584 never returned to Ireland. Other children: USA E-Mail: [email protected] Donal, Mary Anne, Catherine, Kathleen, Rose, Wrote:- I am looking for any information on Edward, Patrick, William, that we know of. Michael Patrick Casey b 1819 m 1840 to There were probably about 14-16 children. Margaret Buckley . children baptized Catholic Any info. on this Quinn family appreciated. in Clooneveigh, Ennistymon, Co. Clare, MICHAEL PATRICK KENEFICK JR ., Ireland. James Casey 1841 and Mary Ellen 4488 Darley Court, Hilliard, Ohio, USA 43026 th Casey 1843. The family left Ireland about E-mail:- [email protected] Wrote:- I would 50 ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1847, to Quebec, Canada to Boston, Mass. the like to "hear" from any potential relatives, ADOPTION OF THE mother died there within 3 months. I would be especially in Ireland. To date I have found most grateful for any help on this family as I about 47 or so spellings of Kenefick . Some EUROPEAN FLAG have been working on this for a number of spellings are bad transcriptions on USA On October 25 th 1955 the Parliamentary years and don't know what to do next. I will Census. Some are more common than Assembly of the Council of Europe decided to gladly help with any research here. others. Any info. much appreciated. adopt a design for a European Flag. That MARY SCULLY 78 Gunambi Street, MAX MCALLISTER , 444 Washington design featured twelve golden stars on a blue Wallsend NSW Australia 2287. E-mail Blvd. Apt 3451 (07310) USA E-mail:- field representing time – months of the year [email protected] Wrote:- I am [email protected] Wrote:- I'm an US- and points of the clock on a blue field desperately searching for a birth or locality of based genealogical researcher for the Clan representing infinity or space. The symbols Bernard Scully b. 1807 - 1815 Kildare, McAllister and specifically focused on the cleverly and yet, simply represent an ever Ireland. His parents are listed a Thomas Scully South American branch. I have been able to evolving Europe over the course of time in and Betty Haiden on his Bounty Immigration trace McAllisters from "Ireland" to unity, peace and prosperity. This design was Papers. Emigrated Australia in 1839 at the age "Argentina" and I have a full genealogical tree presented to the Vexillological Committee of of 20 years, on board the Bounty Ship 'North for the McAllisters that emigrated after the the Council of Europe on November 12 th 1954 Britain'. Great Famine. Trees go from 1750 to 2005. In by the Chief Herald of Ireland, the late Gerard MAUREEN BREEN , 8/131, Blackwall Road, addition, we have other families on file, from A Slevin and was adopted by the Parliamentary Woy Woy, 2256, NWS, Australia E-mail to Z that can be searched for free. Now I am Assembly the following year. The final [email protected] Wrote:- I am seeking focusing my efforts in "linking" the first decision on this new symbol for Europe was information re William Anderson , Coach generation of Irish McAllisters (son of Scottish taken by the Committee of Ministers of the builder approx 1840 in Dublin; born early McAllisters) with their "Scottish" ancestors. Council of Europe on December 8 th 1955. It 1800's; married to a Letitia Dingle ; And a son We certainly know that 2 Scottish McAllister was subsequently agreed by the European William, born 1815?, married in 1840 to a brothers emigrated and entered by Northern Parliament to use this design for the flag of the Sarah Ann Reynolds in Dublin. Son William Ireland (Co. Antrim) and later moved to Dublin European Community which it has done since and Sarah thought to have immigrated to Port around 1710-30 (they emigrated to Ireland 1986. As reported last month that following Adelaide (Australia) in 1840/41. after the Glencoe Massacre 1692). These 2 representations by this Society to the Lord PAMELA MOORE , 9817 - 75 Avenue, brothers were Charles & James or John or "J..." Mayor of Cork, the Cork City Council Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, T8V 4X1 E- and that settled in Donabate. Co. Dublin after decided to commemorate the life of Mr. Gerard mail:- [email protected] Wrote:- I am 1730. They married two (2) sisters named Ann Slevin, the former Chief Herald of Ireland and enquiring about my grandfather, Eugene and Charlotte Cassidy, both from designer of the European Flag. At the time of McCarthy , born around 1884 or 1885, Staffordstown, Turvey, Donabate. Co. Dublin. writing we have no firm details as to the possibly in January, in Kingstown / Dun Would be great to know if any someone else is manner in which Slevin’s native Cork is going Laoghaire. He had one brother, Bob, and also research a similar path as well as receive to mark this anniversary, however, it is hoped sisters Cissie, Dolly Margaret and Kathleen. suggestions on how to conduct this specific that the local Cork Genealogical Society and He married an English woman and died in search. Any information greatly appreciated. the President of the Genealogical Society of England between World War I and World JOHN MCQUAID , 24 Burton Road, Melton Ireland, Mr. Tony McCarthy, MA, FGSI will War II. I am hoping there are some Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1DJ, England be available to participate in the ceremony. In descendants left in the area, or even more info E-mail:- [email protected] Wrote:- I the meantime, the Minister for Arts, Sport & on that branch of the McCarthy family. would be interested in any information on my Tourism, Mr. John O’Donoghue, TD, has BEVERLY ANDERSON , 1199 Yosemite St. grandmother and/or family of, Elizabeth informed the Society that he has requested the Seaside, CA 93955 Email [email protected]. Derham, born about 1870 - in Skerries Co. Board of the National Library of Ireland to I am looking for information on my Dublin, died 26/08/1919. She married my mark the occasion in a suitably fitting manner. Grandmother Angel Fennelly born approx. Grandfather, Patrick McQuaid in 1897 and However, though we reported earlier that the 1871 in Queens County (Laois) Ireland, parish lived in Dublin. Any information please. Irish postal authority, An Post, confirmed that unknown. She immigrated to America approx. TORPEDOED it would be unable to provide for the issuance 1881 with her mother 2 brothers, one named of a Commemorative Stamp, An Taoiseach, Joe, and 3 sisters. Any information that could The RMS DISASTER Mr. Bertie Ahern, TD , has informed Senator The story of the sinking of the mail-boat just provide such as birth records, Mother’s and th Paschal Mooney that he has requested An Post Father’s first names, greatly appreciated. off Dún Laoghaire on October 10 1918 & to include this subject in its 2006 programme PATRICIA QUINN MEIGS , 495 N. Ireland’s greatest sea disaster. of commemorative stamps. It is hoped that the Raynolds Ave., Canon City, Colorado 81212 British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, MP, €25.00 (plus €5.00 p+p Ireland) U.S.A. E-mail:- [email protected] Wrote:- whose government currently hold the rotating

Quinn Presidency of the European Union, will Looking for family from County Philip Lecane, 77, Windsor Drive , schedule a suitable event to mark the 50 th Donegal. My information is as follows: John Monkstown , Co. Dublin , Ireland Anniversary of the Adoption of the European Quinn, born ca. 1785-1795. Married Bridget Murphy Flag as an important occasion for all Europeans , born ca. same. Son James Quinn, E-mail: [email protected] born 1828, Ballintra, County Donegal. James in this ever evolving continent of ours.

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