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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Laois (Queens) => Topic started by: ANNJIM on Friday 04 June 10 19:36 BST (UK)
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i am trying to find where a great aunt is buried in abbeyleix i think she died in the sixties name of Mary Margaret Crennan her husband i had been a Captain Crennan first name not know please can anyone help
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The online Civil BMD index only covers up to about 1958 so searching for more recent deaths is more difficult unless you visit the GRO research room. You could try searching newspapers for a death notice, but since there is is only a rough date of death this could take a while. If there is a death notice it may mention the cemetery.
Do you know your great aunts maiden surname or approx date of birth ?
If you know this you could maybe start by searching for their marriage on the civil index. A cert would give both full names, their father's etc which would hopefully confirm the connections.. and give you some details that might help a further search
Shane
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Hi,
Have you any further details of your great aunt. I have looked at the burial register for Abbeyleix cemetery during the 1960's and cannot find any Crennan.
Regards
Mike
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Hello Mike Thanks for replying,we live in caqmbridge but have spent this week in ireland, but could only find on burial site with a crennan but it was to recent i am looking for a joseph crennan & mary margerat nee duignan i belive would have died in the seventies i don,t know in what order. thank you for your intrest in helping
Ann Duignan
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I have cemetery records for Abbeyleix 1904-2001, but have not come across the name Crennan interred there.
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I am sure this is a picture of my Uncle Joseph died about 1978 and Aunt Mary (died) early seventies. I am a Crennan from Abbeyleix and yes there is a grave there. I now live in Australia. Please email me@ (*) for further information. :)
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I find that hard to believe as I know for a fact there are three seperate graves there for Crennans. The oldest one (name may not be recognisable) is situated in the old graveyard up the steps 2nd or 3rd grave to the left backing onto a wall and near the back door entrance of the Church. Patrick H Crennan , his wife and some of his sons/daughters are all buried there. It is a very old grave. I am a direct descendant of this family ( maiden name Crennan originally from Abbeyleix). My Uncle Joe is also buried in a seperate grave in the same cemetary.
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Hi,
Great to get a reply from a member of the Crennan family. I cannot see your attachment with picture. I am interested also in Joe's brother Kevin Crennan who I believe is in a photo that I have from the Irish Civil war. Would you have any means of identifying Kevin also? I think that the burial records for the cemetery may not be complete. I have the photo with Kevin and burial records on another PC I'll post them in the next day or so when I am at home.
Regards
mike
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Hello Mike
I did not send a picture of attachment as my post was a reply. I would probably be able to recognise Kevin from old photos I have seen. when you send me the posts I shall let you know. Just out of interest, what is your connection or interest in the family? Thanks
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I am very late to this thread. My grandmother was Una, sister of Joe, Kevin and Mary. Her parents were Patrick and Annie. I would really appreciate more information.
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Hello,
Your information appears inaccurate.However I am guessing that your grandmother's name was Una Britton.
Her parents were Patrick H Crennan and Annie Laherty. ( my grandparents). if this is correct, then she is my late Aunt. She had two sisters Evelyn, Carmel and three brothers Joe, Kevin and my father Noel. They were from Abbeyleix, Co . Laoise, which is where I was born. Does this make sense to you? Please get back to me if it does.
Regards
Ann
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Yes! This is absolutely correct. My maiden name is Britton, I am the eldest daughter of her youngest son Pat. Unfortunately I (obviously) don't know much about her family and I have always wanted to. I really regret not asking her, she and I were close. I was either too young or too self-involved as a teen to enquire or pursue whenever she did talk about her siblings. She was a wonderful, loving and giving grandmother. We shared a lot of interests and I have many special memories of her. There is, however, the gaping void of her youth in my knowledge of her.
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Hello again,
Thanks for your reply. Una and my Dad were quite close. She was also my godmother. I saw her a few times when we visited Donegal and have met your Dad, Pat and also Derry. I think one of your cousins trained with me as a teacher at Carysfort, Blackrock in the eighties. I do have some photos of the family e.g my parent's wedding etc... I also know that Una was a twin and her twin died either in childbirth or when she was very young. If you wish to communicate further, you can find me on facebook Ann M Rogers, Kiama Australia..I don't think we are allowed to put our emails in these posts.
Regards Ann
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Hi Ann,
I've friended the only Ann M Rogers in Australia on Facebook (that i can find) but am not sure if it is you! My married name is Tara Subeck, in Chicago. I would love to chat more with you. As an aside, my youngest sister Lynette actually lives in Sydney, she loves it. Mum, Dad and my sister Nikola are visiting her this Christmas - I wish I was also!
Tara