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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Cork => Topic started by: Dooley on Sunday 17 July 05 01:03 BST (UK)
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I just discovered this board and was wondering if anyone might have information on this family, which I believe lived in the Sunday's Well section of Cork City, as far back as the mid 1700's. At one time they operated a "ferry" across the River Lee. In the 1850's Grifffiths has a Robert Dooly listed on Buxton Place. I believe he may have been my great great great grandfather.
This Robert was married to a Margaret Ahern.
Does have any additional information on this family?
Thanks
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Sorry i don't have anymore information on your Dooley family. But I just wanted to let know that i found a huge coincidence when searching my family tree last week. I went to Cork and went to look on Sundays Wells Road for a place where my Grandfather was born called Sunview Terrace. When I got home I thought I would do some more research and found her father living in Buxton Place (Buckston) in the Griffiths Valuation of 1851 where your you think one of your acestors lived. Buxton Place to us looked like a grand house so its difficult to see as to why over 15 different people lived at this residence. I will let you know if i find any more about this house.
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Thanks so much for your response to my posting and for sharing the information you have.
I have no idea what type of "tenement" my ancestors were leasing on Buxton place during the time of the Valuation. I have a feeling it was a structure adjacent to the ferry that Robert Dooley operated. I also think that it's probably no longer standing (hope I'm wrong about that!).
Hoping someday soon to get back to Cork and do some sniffing around the area of Buxton Place. In Griffith's they show almost 100 entries for Buxton. The Dooley entry is near the bottom of page 113 (St Mary Shandon) and doesn't seem to have a numbered address.
Best of luck with your research.
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I am searching Doolan or Dooley from county Cork-unsure where-Margaret Doolan (sp) m. Thomas Austin ( mygggrandparents) in Cork-imm to Runcorn, Cheshire, England between 1873 and 1881. My gr grfthr William imm to the USA-followed his brother-Thomas, later sister Elizabeth imm. Margaret was b in 1837-1839-died 1899. Her father is listed as James-and army pensioner?? Anything sound familiar-ever hopeful
Peg
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I doubt very much your ancestors would have been in a 'tenement' in that area. Sunday's Well has always been one of the most affluent areas in Cork and the houses across from Buxton Place, houses which lead down to the Lee, are truly beautiful. Not far away is the Mardyke, a place where all Corkonians promenaded, but where the rich especially chose to spend their time. It is a lovely area all around there, especially in the Summer.
If memory serves me, Buxton Place may extend up beyond that big house, so that would explain the number of people living in that area.
Not far away you have the old Good Shepherd Convent, now converted into apartments, and the old Gaol. Strawberry Hill leads up to Blarney Street from near Buxton Place, and there you find yourself in very traditional old Cork, the ordinary working-class folks cheek by jowl with the rich of Sunday's Well. Worlds apart! I adore Sunday's Well and spent many a day there growing up in Cork. I walked through it several times a week and it has a lovely atmosphere. It is called Sunday's Well after the name in Gaelic 'Tobar Ri and Domhnaigh' which translates as 'The Well of the King of Sunday'. The well is much mentioned in Cork lore and as far as I am aware it is a feature still within living memory. The main Catholic Church of that area is 'St Vincent's' and there is a church of Ireland church building too, which has now been taken over by adherents of the Latin Mass.
I passed Buxton Place many a time and I am sure it extends, or used to, beyond what you see. It is a while since I investigated the area, though.
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I am searching Doolan or Dooley from county Cork-unsure where-Margaret Doolan (sp) m. Thomas Austin ( mygggrandparents) in Cork-imm to Runcorn, Cheshire, England between 1873 and 1881. My gr grfthr William imm to the USA-followed his brother-Thomas, later sister Elizabeth imm. Margaret was b in 1837-1839-died 1899. Her father is listed as James-and army pensioner?? Anything sound familiar-ever hopeful
Peg
Peg
I have a James Dooley born Ireland 1799 living in Liverpool in 1851 age52 married to a Mary Ann age 32. Looks like a second marriage for James.
Do you think there is any connection?
Erin
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hello peg, i put in a parent search on igi. BIRTHS. JOHN AUSTIN 21-1-1864. WILLIAM 20-10-1866.
ROSE 22-3-1870. ALL BORN IN CARLOW, IRELAND. PARENTS. THOMAS AUSTIN & MARGARET DOWLING.these may not be yours but i thought you might as well have a look. i couldn'nt find anything else.
kind regards mary.
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Mary, could you tell me how to get to the site you found the this information-I had a link to it-but it tells me that it no longer exists. The names of the children with their dob seem like my austin/doolan (dowling, dooley) William was my ggrandfather.
Thanks so much, Peg
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Erin,
Thanks for the info-all I know is info from Margaret Austin's death certificate-stated that her father was James-an amry pensioner. I have found no other mention of him, or any other siblings of Margaret-Margaret m Thomas Austin-and imm from Ireland to Cheshire, England-always was told that they came from County Cork-it I must now revise and look at Carlow.
Regards,
Peg
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hello again peg, that site is family search .org good luck with your search.
kind regards mary.