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Title: Anything on Brendan Glenn or Brendan De Glin
Post by: garydevine on Saturday 13 April 13 20:23 BST (UK)
Hi,

I was wondering if someone could help me find some information on a distant cousin. I don't have anything on him apart from his parents are Bridget O'Donnell and William Glenn from Donegal and that he was a famous Irish dancing teacher in Derry and liked to go by the name Brendan De Glin. I don't know when he died or when he was born, his parents married in 1906 and in the Irish 1911 census he isn't listed but his parents are listed with a 1 year old child called Thomas and there are 3 woman with the second name O'Donnell staying with them, maybe relations of Bridget. They are in Wellington Street (Londonderry Urban (4), Londonderry)

Gary
Title: Re: Anything on Brendan Glenn or Brendan De Glin
Post by: CaroleW on Saturday 13 April 13 21:00 BST (UK)
Possible birth reg from Family Search??

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F1M9-L4Q
Title: Re: Anything on Brendan Glenn or Brendan De Glin
Post by: kingskerswell on Saturday 13 April 13 21:15 BST (UK)
Hi,
   I can find a record of William Glenn marrying BRIGID O'Donnell in Londonderry R.C. Church (probably Long Tower Church) but the date is 1908.

Regards
Title: Re: Anything on Brendan Glenn or Brendan De Glin
Post by: aghadowey on Saturday 13 April 13 21:31 BST (UK)
1911 census says married 4 years-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Londonderry/Londonderry_Urban__4_/Wellington_Street/604286

Cup for Derry Feis named after him- wonder if they would have any idea when he died, etc.- contact link on page:
http://www.derryfeis.com/syllabus/heavy-jig-brendan-de-glin-cup/526

Another possible contact is McGuinness School of Dancing- founded by a former pupil of Brendan's:
http://danceirish.webeden.co.uk/#/history/4554788384

Wonder if this is him?
http://announce.jpress.ie/6695230?s_source=jini_derr
Title: Re: Anything on Brendan Glenn or Brendan De Glin
Post by: garydevine on Sunday 14 April 13 03:05 BST (UK)
Thank you :D

Ive sent an email to both companies so i'll see what i get back. Im wondering if that is him, he looks like one of my great uncles actually from the same side of the family which is weird.

Gary
Title: Re: Anything on Brendan Glenn or Brendan De Glin
Post by: siledee on Wednesday 15 May 13 00:13 BST (UK)
What a blast from the past.
I can positively state that the picture posted by Aghadowey is definitely the person you are looking for.
I recall him losing patience while trying to coach me (two left feet). I only went to the dance classes to get out of the study for an hour. Loreto College in 1960's.
Fabulous dancer...well renouned and respected in the area.
Title: Re: Anything on Brendan Glenn or Brendan De Glin
Post by: patricia Glenn on Friday 09 August 13 00:19 BST (UK)
hi gary incase you did not get my first message, as I am only new to this site, I know Brendan could you get in touch with me please
Title: Re: Anything on Brendan Glenn or Brendan De Glin
Post by: FamilyBear on Thursday 26 October 17 13:51 BST (UK)
The O'Donnell family are covered on Donegal Genealogy: http://donegalgenealogy.com/1901Manorcunninghamtownr.htm

My profile for Bridget O'Donnell is on Wikitree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/O'Donnell-1836