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Title: Has anyone records from Goldenbridge industrial school Dublin ?- completed
Post by: Swy47 on Sunday 03 January 10 22:40 GMT (UK)
Would anyone have records from goldenbridge industrial school? I've requested information from the mercy sisters archivist but been waiting a very long time for a reply. My great grandmother Ellen Dempsey b 1886, may have entered goldenbridge age 5 after her mother died until school leaving age. It's been impossible to find her birth registered so hoping the golden bridge records highlight some further clues. I believe she then went to work at georges hill convent. I found her in the 1911 census married one year.
Title: Re: Has anyone records from Goldenbridge industrial school Dublin ?
Post by: Private 1st class on Thursday 04 February 10 19:53 GMT (UK)
Hi, Try Bernardo's. I think that's the way its spelt. There up at Christ Church. They should be able to point you in the right direction, Lets know how you get on.
Title: Re: Has anyone records from Goldenbridge industrial school Dublin ?
Post by: Oaks and Acorns on Friday 05 February 10 01:31 GMT (UK)
Please don't go bothering Barnardo's, a reputable British Charity founded by a Jewish Dubliner.

You are on the right path.

Insist to the people who hold the records that they release the records you need.

The Irish Independent has reported on this issue at length. See here for links:
http://www.independent.ie/topics/Goldenbridge+Industrial+School

Dara.
Title: Re: Has anyone records from Goldenbridge industrial school Dublin ?
Post by: Private 1st class on Friday 05 February 10 10:30 GMT (UK)
Hi never snap the hand that helps. They done the business for us. Private 1st class. Best of luck.
Title: Re: Has anyone records from Goldenbridge industrial school Dublin ?
Post by: Swy47 on Friday 05 February 10 20:08 GMT (UK)
Many thanks everyone, i finally received her records. The mercy sisters sent everything in the post to me.
Title: Re: Has anyone records from Goldenbridge industrial school Dublin ?- completed
Post by: Oaks and Acorns on Saturday 06 February 10 01:18 GMT (UK)
Great news. I'm glad to hear that the promises of honesty and openness were not just another part of the cover-up.

Your news has cheered me up no end.

Dara.
Title: Re: Has anyone records from Goldenbridge industrial school Dublin ?
Post by: dollie_pink on Wednesday 24 February 10 13:40 GMT (UK)
Many thanks everyone, i finally received her records. The mercy sisters sent everything in the post to me.
please could you tell me what the address for appling for the records i would be grateful as my grandmother was there in 1911 thankyou so much ann
Title: Re: Has anyone records from Goldenbridge industrial school Dublin ?- completed
Post by: ambyrne1 on Wednesday 24 February 10 14:03 GMT (UK)
Sisters of Mercy

Catherine McAuley Centre

Herbert Street

Dublin 2

Title: Re: Has anyone records from Goldenbridge industrial school Dublin ?- completed
Post by: dollie_pink on Wednesday 24 February 10 14:21 GMT (UK)
thankyou so much ann
Title: Re: Has anyone records from Goldenbridge industrial school Dublin ?- completed
Post by: Swy47 on Wednesday 24 February 10 20:14 GMT (UK)
You can also contact the nuns directly on the following email address.

archivesmercy[at]eircom.net

Moderator Comment: e-mail edited, to avoid spamming and other abuses.
Please replace [at] with @
Title: Re: Has anyone records from Goldenbridge industrial school Dublin ?- completed
Post by: loch fada on Tuesday 14 February 12 13:46 GMT (UK)
I am trynig to find details of my ancestors who may have been housed at Golden Bridge. Previous correspondants on this establishment have said that the nuns there can be contacted by e-mail at archivesmercy[- at -]eircom.net butI could find no way of sending my query to them. HELP PLEASE
Title: Re: Has anyone records from Goldenbridge industrial school Dublin ?- completed
Post by: myluck! on Tuesday 14 February 12 15:15 GMT (UK)
Did you replace the [ -at- ] with the symbol @
This was removed to prevent the email address being found in search engines I believe

YOu can also send a letter to the address previously given
Sisters of Mercy
Catherine McAuley Centre
Herbert Street
Dublin 2

I was looking for information on a lady who married in the convent chapel in 1923 when she was 7 months pregnant and found I got a speedy but uninformative reply. I was told that they had records for the children held in the orphanage but not for the women who were there!