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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Limerick => Topic started by: wyndham on Saturday 27 January 07 19:15 GMT (UK)
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The purpose of this post is to update my earlier one. I have been successful in tracing all the siblings' births, marriages and deaths. I also have established the dates of my 2 grand parents' deaths. (All this information would not have been discovered without the very valuable assistance of a lady who works in Limerick).
However, their births and marriage have not been resolved. On the basis of census and valuation details, I was able to calculate within reason the approximate year(s) of birth. On submitting these details to the Registrar General's Office they returned 2 acknowledgements saying that they were unable to identify either birth.
Details of my 2 grandparents are as follows:-
1. James Gleeson died 20 May 1929 aged 57
His father was also James Gleeson and I would imagine his son was born at Boolavoord, Fedamore, Co Limerick.
2. Ellen Gleeson nee Enright died 29 May 1932 aged 65
Prior to marriage she lived in Parkaree (Manister) and again I would think she was born in this small place.
3. Their marriage is a total mystery to me. My mother was born on 8 February 1898 at Boolavoord, so I presumed that they were married early 1897 or 1896. Again no trace whatsoever. The records office produced a marriage certificate in Limerick Cathedral but the bride's maiden name was incorrect!
I should be extremely grateful for any suggestions as to how I may resolve these outstanding matters.
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Hi
I have some gleesons from Fedamore in my family tree. But none that match with your names. You should be able to get records for John Gleeson as i know the Parish records go back to the very early 1800 and some to the seventeen hundreds.I would start by getting your mothers.www.gro.ie would be the wed address to get some. I'm sure if you checked out the Limerick Dioese wsbsite that you can get a contact for the church in Fedamore there. As far as i Know the post office in Fedamore is still owned by Gleesons.I will be happy to compare and help
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Hello Maresa,
Thank you for your reply. Since I posted my original request I have made a little progress. I have looked at the local diocese web-site and have printed off full details of Fedamore parish. I am considering telephoning the local priest as I would like to know if both grandparents and 2 of the children, Margaret and Eugene, are buried in the local cemetery. The others, John is, I think, buried in Glasnevin, Dublin and May following marraige moved to Co. Clare where I vaguely remember, she died. I recall writing a couple of times to her husband, a farmer, I think, but I have no recollection of the address.
My grandparents, Jogn Gleeson, was a small farmer in Boolavoord, Fedamore. He was married to Ellen Enright. (My sister has a small embroidered piece of cloth showing her maiden name and a place of birth as Par Karee. This does not mean anything to me). I also think there was another Gleeson just up the road from this farm who may have been a relation.
I have not been in Fedamore since 1953 and have not been in Ireland since June 1972. Following my mother Johanna's death in January 1987 contacts with the Gleesons in Ireland ceased. The 2 sons of John, James (Jim) and John are as far as I know still living in England but I do not have any contact with them. My sister, who lives in Canada, has not spoken to any of the family in Ireland for a very long time. She used to exchange Christmas cards with cousin John in Newbury, Berks, where he and his wife were vets, but not recently.
Thank you for your offer of help. Your reply is greatly appreciated. I find that I had an easy ride in establishing my father's ancestors and I had a massive stroke of luck as someone had already gone back to the early 1600 hundreds - so I was very grateful. Also here on Channel TV, they run teletext channels for lost contacts, service pals and those looking for help with their family trees. This has also proved useful.
I apologise for the length of this message but any other pointers, however small, will be greatly welcome.
Yours,
Wyndham
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Hi Wyndham and Maresa and welcome to RootsChat ! :D
I wonder if either of you have a Father Francis Gleeson in your families ?
I'm researching this WW1 Chaplain .... and would appreciate any information !
Thanking you in advance !
Annie :)
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Good evening, Annie,
Regretfully I am not aware of the existence of a person of this name and persuasion in my small branch of the Gleeson family at this time. I am only just starting to look into my mother's branch but I don't think so. Sorry.
Yours,
Wyndham
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Thank you Wyndham !
Just thought I'd ask ......... just in case !! it seems ... he was a wonderful man ! :)
Annie :)
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Hi Annie,
I dont have him in my family. But know a little about him. In a book called The Widows Penny there is an extract from his diary from during the war.Also a picture of him on horseback.The author of the book met him and got permission to use the diary for his book.He was born i think in Templemore in Co Tipperary.
Dont know if any of this is any use to you.You may know it already.
Maresa
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Thank you Maresa .... yes ! I did know .... I've been researching the regiment in WW1 and Fr. Gleeson is a very big part of that !......... I just saw the name Gleeson and jumped on it !! ...... just in case !
I get excited over tiny snippets !! ;D ;D
Thanks again !
Annie :)
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I'm posting just in case ..... you know how I am with snippets !! :)
The Cork Examiner, 28 January 1911
DEATHS.
GLEESON—On January 26th, at the North Infirmary, David Gleeson, 21 Maiville Terrace, Evergreen Road. Deeply regretted by his sorrowing mother, wife, and child. R.I.P. Funeral on this day (Saturday) from South Parish Church, at 3 o'clock, for St. Joseph's Cemetery.
Annie
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Hello Annie,
Thank you for the snippet. As far as I know my Gleesons never went to Cork. Margaret died locally pre-1941. John is buried, as far as I know, in Glasnevin, Dublin. May died in Co. Clare and I presume she is buried there. Eugene only left the local area once and that was to go to John's funeral in Dublin!! My mother lived in south London and is buried in Wimbledon.
I am guessing but I would think that Margaret and Eugene are buried at Fedamore church as are the grandparents. I am going to e-mail the parish priest shortly to see if he can confirm this.
Thank you once again.
Yours,
Wyndham
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hi there,
my name is gleeson and my father is from fedamore.
there was 14 in his family !! one of which still runs the local post office.
his fathers name was william gleeson and his fathers name was also william.
the later was called old bill as far as i know.he or his father built the bridge near glenogra, stone bridge with lovely arches and still stands today.i hope this is of some use to you.i will ask my father more .
i would be gratefull if you could let me know if there are any links here with my side.
regards
gerard
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Good evening, Gerard and welcome to Rootschat.
I am sorry to disappoint you , but as far as I am aware, there is no recent connection between your Gleesons and mine.
I can go forward from the marriage of my grandparents, James Gleeson and Ellen Gleeson (nee Enright) who had 5 children. Johanna, Margaret, John, Eugene and Mary (aka May). All these births took place at Boolavoorde, Fedamore. Johanna had 2 children who were born in England and John had 2 from his first marriage and 5 from his second. The grandparents together with Margaret and Eugene are buried in Fedamore graveyard. Mary is buried in Broadford, Co Clare.
However if you are able to establish an earlier connection, I would be very interested as I am unable to trace my grandparents' births or any other earlier information.
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Hello there.
Not exactly on topic, however I saw you say in previous post that you would email the parish priest. This is exactly what I want to do as I was baptised in Fedamore and need confirmation of this.
Would you be so kind as you provide me with his email address? I believe it is Fr Michael Cussens?
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Severus
I checked the Limerick Diocese web-site and he is still the parish priest at Fedamore.
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Many Thanks.
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hi there ,
sorry i have taken so long to reply.
i have spoken with my father and got some information from him .
1. he knew of a Eugene Gleeson that lived in fedamore at the back of the hurling pitch in a small house. he farmed a few cattle .Eugene 's parents also lived there.
2. my fathers - father was stephen gleeson as was his father , not william as i said earlier. my grandfather stephen played handball and was all ireland winner.he also played alot of hurling for fedamore.
3.my father also tells me that one of his family has done an extensive family tree .the next time i am in limerick i will be able to check off names against those mentioned by others .
4.For the person that has not been to fedamore since 1953 there is a web site called "google earth", you pay $20 for the year and can zoom in on any place on earth.for example , if you type fedamore , satellites in space focus in on fedamore. by using the scroll up and down on you mouse you can further zoom in , so much so that you can pick out cars and cattle in field and roads.It is a fun way to see place from a birds eye view.Fedamore has not changed much over the years compared to other places.I hope this could be of some help to you.
best wish to all for now,
gerard
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4.For the person that has not been to fedamore since 1953 there is a web site called "google earth", you pay $20 for the year and can zoom in on any place on earth.for example , if you type fedamore , satellites in space focus in on fedamore. by using the scroll up and down on you mouse you can further zoom in , so much so that you can pick out cars and cattle in field and roads.It is a fun way to see place from a birds eye view.Fedamore has not changed much over the years compared to other places.I hope this could be of some help to you.
There's a free version of Google Earth- see explanation on Wikipedia site:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Earth
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Good evening, Gerard.
Eugene Gleeson used to farm at Boolavoord, Fedamore but due to ill health had to retire and went to live in a small house in the village at the back of the hurling pitch.
His father, James, died in May 1927 and his mother, Ellen, in 1932.
I am very interested in the family tree you refer to as will be Maresa who has also posted on this topic.
Funny enough I have looked at Fedamore on Google a number of times.
Keep in touch.
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If any out there have knowledge of the Kelly's from Boolavoord, please contact me. I was in Fedamore in 1994, 1997 and 2004 poking around. In 1997, I met the pleasant priest in Fedamore, whose name escapes me now. I couldn't find any headstones of Kellys in Fedamore. In 1997, it looked liked the Catholic cemetary in Fedamore had been subject to grave robbing. I remember broken tombs with visible bones. Sad.
There are many Gleesons in Fedamore, and they've been there a long time. I doubt many Gleesons from Fedamore are not related, distantly. I read with interest Wynham's reference to one Johanna Gleeson. Though not an uncommon name, I wonder whether it was passed down the same line as the Johanna Gleeson who married Cornelius Kelly in 1848 before emigrating to Illinois. Those are my immigrant ancestors, both born in Boolavoord. Interestingly, these two, though certainly from Boolavoord, were married nearby in Monister. I believe Johanna's father was Thomas Gleeson, but I couldn't confirm that.
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In the 1911 cenus, a Denis Kelly, aged 77, pensioner is shown living at Boolavoord, Fedamore with James and Ellen Gleeson. All I know is that he is related to these Gleesons.
Whether he is one of your Kellys I would not know.
If you look at local records for this period you will see their are 2 separate Gleeson families livng next door to each other in Boolavoord but as far as I am aware they were not related!
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Hi,
I have read your message on the Kellys and Gleesons.
I have a connection to Kellys but at the moment i cannot tell you if it is through the Gleesons or Minihans. I know the Kellys that i am trying to connect had a butchers or Pork shop in Limerick City. It was there in the 1960s. Do you have any thing on that?
I have a connection to the Gleesons in Fedamore through a Edmund Minihan that married a Mary Gleeson in Troy. Mary's parents were William Gleeson and Ellen Galligan from Fedamore.
Mary immigrated and married Edmund in Troy,NY and then brought her parents over from Ireland
Edmunds family were already there.
I had some distant Gleeson cousins visit in Sept. They are now in their 80's. When they came here in 1965, they were taken to visit Kellys.
I am in touch with Wyndham and know of his Gleesons. I agree with you that the Gleesons in Fedamore are possibly all related but trying to patch them togeher is the problem.
As he said to you there was a Denis Kelly living with his James & Ellen in the 1911 census. So again i would say that there has to be a connection.
Do you think you have anything that can expand any of the above.
Mary Gleeson born 1849 married Edmund Minihin
Parents William Gleeson and Ellen Galligan(married in manister)
Regards
Maresa
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Hello Maresa. I don't know about any Kelly's from Limerick. I reached a deadend on the Kelly line in Fedamore at the early 1800s with one Thomas Kelly. I was aware from the census of the Denis Kelly, and the dates all work out. I just haven't been able to confirm he was from the same Kellys.
I gave up on sorting out the Gleesons. There were too many in Fedamore. I may pick it up again some day. Take care. Good luck.
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hey couldn help but notice ye all looking for gleesons. is it fedamore limerick ye are looking for??
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Hi,
Yes it is Fedamore Co Limerick.
Looking for a connection of a Gleeson lady married to Lenihan. She would also be connected to Clohessys n the Steven Gleeson listed below.
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Hello , I too am chasing the Gleeson/Ryan families from Fedimore Limirick. I know that this post is dated but have just seen it and it has quite a lot of relevance.
My connection is James Ryan marrying Bridget Gleeson/Gledson on 12th January 1877 in Fedimore, Limirick. The name has actually been transcribed as Tadimore which confuses things. The wedding date is confirmed though. Any help or connections greatly received.
James and Bridget came in Australia about 1880.
Many thanks
Jane
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Hi Jane,
I will give you any help I can.
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Hi Wyndham,
Are you familiar with this photo?
Can across it in an dusty drawer!
Ronan
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Absolutely I am not. My early Irish family were all farmers. Incidentally can you say why this picture is anything to do with the Gleeson family?