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Hi Ian,

Sorry it's taken me so long to get in touch.

My uncle asked my Grandad about Thomas and this is what he said;

"He thinks (but as he says himself without any substantiation) that he was rewarded with land in Rhodesia, today's Zimbabwe as were many others who served Britain. All his papers seemed to have been destroyed. His granddaughter (? I’ll have to check that) wrote to Nora looking for support in her bid to get Irish citizenship after Ian Smith unilaterally declared Rhodesia independent of Britain. She probably wrote towards the end of 1965 or early 1970. As far as I know after Nora replied there was no further correspondence."

I'm working on an extended family tree and have been for quite some time. Would you be able to give me the names and dates (and any stories) of your family from John down? I'd be more than happy to share with you what I have discovered so far if you're interested.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Sarah

Hi S Rey,
Sorry it's taken me a week to get back to you, I've been finishing up work and it's been a hectic few days.
Anyway thanks again for your reply, you seem to be really interested and involved in the family history. Now you mention Moira's husband and children they ring a bell, I've never met them but my grandad speaks of them.
You should definitely write to my grandad, it's not intrusive at all and he'd really appreciate it. He loves talking about the family and has so many stories, he's definitely the go to man in relation to family history. He lived with Lillie for a while when he was growing up. My grandad actually has 6 children, 3 boys and 3 girls. I am one of Roddy's daughters. Do you have the names of his children? Which child are you missing? I see John Connolly and James Connolly Heron at 1916 services in Dublin during the year, I don't really have much else to do with them or their families which is a shame.
I'd love to find out more about the Reynolds side. You told me of John and George's families, what about Margaret? Did she marry and have children? I was always under the impression it was Lillie and Margaret who were twins, not their brothers, I shall pass this info on to my aunties and uncles.
I came across Ina's grandson and his father (who would be my grandfather's cousin). They live in America. I was meant to meet them last summer while there but never got around to it unfortunately. They're Connolly Herons. I can pass that info on to you if you're interested.
Your contact details would be great, we can correspond that way which may be easier and safer when mentioning names and locations of family memebers that are still living.
Hope to hear from you soon.

Hi S Rey,
I don't have much info on Aideen other than she was born in Edinburgh on 3rd March 1895. Her middle name was Lily (not Lillie).
I am JC's great great granddaughter. My grandfather Seamus is his grandson and one of the sons of Roddy from his first marriage. My dad, who is also called Roddy, is his great grandson. What descendants of Roddy's are you in contact with?
I'd love to hear some of your findings and information.
•Do you know anything about James' brother Thomas? He's very hard to find info on. I do know that he was born April 27 1866.
•Who did Moira marry? What children did she have?
•I have Mary Richards (nee Connolly) down as John Connolly's (brother of James) daughter but I don't have a name for his wife or other possible children.
I have a million questions but I don't want to bombard you with them all!
I live in Ireland but fly to the UK quite often. 
I've been asking family members about where Lillie was born in Wicklow and where her parents were from but haven't got a definite answer yet. I'll keep trying and let you know if anything comes up. 
Thanks for your help and hope to hear from you soon.