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Messages - Lisa Duggan l3

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Wicklow / Re: Halpins of Wicklow, etc., Continued
« on: Sunday 12 February 12 12:27 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful photo of my great great uncle. Very happy to see the man that managed to charm and marry both of my great great aunts. Kate and Mary Anne Keely. Lisa Duggan gg grandaughter of Julia Keely.

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Wicklow / Re: Halpins of Wicklow, etc., Continued
« on: Friday 10 February 12 21:40 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you so much for this information, regarding Thomas Halpin,. I am delighted to hear that there is a photo of Thomas Halpin available. I have searched in all the books and literature and found pictures of everybody involved in the 1848 rebellion except him.  Hope we can get the image up soon. Kind regards Lisa Duggan l3.

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Wicklow / Re: Halpins of Wicklow, etc., Continued
« on: Saturday 21 January 12 22:59 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, I came across your rootschat message and was very interested in the information. I have recently discovered a connection to Thomas Matthew Halpin he was married to Kate Keely of Eustace Street Dublin and later married her sister MaryAnne some time later emigrating to America with three of Mary Annes siblings. They fled when Thomas Matthew Halpins reputation was destroyed. I am a descendant of Julia Keely who lived to be 100 years old and was the younger sister of the two wives of Thomas Matthew Halpin. You may also be interested to know that James Keely wrote to the Freemans Journal and his letter was printed defending the reputation of Thomas M. Halpin.  The Keelys were grandchildren of Marianne Guinness of James Street, Dublin. Thomas Halpin became successful in America and compiled directories of various types. There are descendants of his living in America today who have in their possession papers relating to the failed 1848 rebellion that were hidden in a table belonging to the family and have interesting stories to tell relating to same.

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Dublin / Re: Duggans - Dublin
« on: Thursday 19 January 12 23:02 GMT (UK)  »
Hi all, Hope you are all enjoying the information that has come to light about the Keely family. To think of all they went through during 1848 failed rebellion.  To read about Thomas Matthew Halpin and his seven month narrative of imprisonment under the suspension act .  Its a really interesting account of life in an irish prison. That he married both Kate Keely and then her sister Maryanne is another interesting twist in the story. The fact that James Keely defended him and Kate gave evidence during his trial is well documented and very interesting to read.  For James Keely having to say goodbye to four of his children and his son in law when they left for America must have been heart breaking. To then take up the threads of their lives and follow what happened to them and the narrative of Sylvester during his time fighting in the American civil war has given a real insight into the type of people the Keelys were. I was also sad to read that James Keely died of cholera and his wife dropped dead in the street of heart failure. Finding the new american cousins and a branch of the Halpins in Wicklow is another branch of our story.

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Dublin / Re: Duggans - Dublin
« on: Friday 09 December 11 18:51 GMT (UK)  »
Hi. This must indeed be your family. Delighted to hear from you I can send you a website that we use where you can see the family tree. Its Geni.com and its very clearly set out there. The letter from America to Mary Anne Guinness from her cousin is great to have. I have entered Roper into the web site searching for possible cousins so this is great. Would love to hear more information that you have and I of course will share any photos and information that I have. I have also been to Guinness archives and found our link with the Guinness family which is really great. My name is Lisa Duggan and I am a great grand daughter of Julia Keely. Great to hear from you and look forward to sharing more information. Lisa

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Dublin / Re: Duggans - Dublin
« on: Thursday 25 August 11 23:10 BST (UK)  »
Liam Doyle, Its fantastic to find another member of this ever growing family. I totally agree with you that this information is exciting . There was always a rumour about the Guinness family during get togethers and last Christmas we had a Duggan family lunch and again old photos were exchanged and more talk about our connection to the Guinness family was mentioned. It would be lovely for my eldest aunt who is 89 and lives in Clontarf to have this information in document form. She would be absolutely delighted to be able to piece it all together. She has been really interested in all information that has been uncovered to date. I would hope that you see my posting a little quicker that I did yours. I usually use the Geni website to keep up to date. Thanks for the information, its great.  Lisa Duggan.

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Dublin / Re: Duggans - Dublin
« on: Thursday 25 August 11 23:03 BST (UK)  »
Holly, I am delighted to hear from you I remember when you were little I met you in Clontarf in Cisse 's house, we have pieced together a lot of family information and I would love to share it all with you if you could e-mail me that would be great or post a message through this site. I am in touch with other cousins and they have a lot of information too. Lovely to hear from you. Love to Olive your cousin Lisa Duggan.

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Dublin / Re: Duggans - Dublin
« on: Wednesday 28 July 10 19:31 BST (UK)  »
Dear Ali , I almost forgot to say I am living in Dublin with my husband and four children. I have a brother called Thomas Duggan and he is the fifth generation I think of Thomas Duggan in the family. I also have two other brothers ** and ** whose father is ** Duggan. I would love to hear from you with your thoughts on this and also to share your information. I know that all the grandchildren of Alphonsus who I am in contact with will be delighted to find another branch of the family. Kind regards Lisa Duggan Connolly.

Moderator's Comment: Names of living people aren't allowed to be posted on Rootschat so some details have been removed from this post. If anyone can fill in more recent family details it would be best done by PM (personal message) rather than online.

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Dublin / Re: Duggans - Dublin
« on: Wednesday 28 July 10 19:27 BST (UK)  »
Hi Ali, I could nt believe it when I saw your message on this web site.  My name is Lisa Duggan and my family and yours are one and the same.  Alphonsus Duggan is my great grandfather and Christina O Brien my great grand mother. Their son Thomas is my grandfather and my father is also Thomas Duggan, sadly he died when I was just three years old. My mother re married his brother ** in Canada in l975 and I have two brothers from this marriage. You were correct about the last two children born to Alphonsus and Christina, Frederick and George.  Fredericks children are all still living and I see them often. George died two years ago and was never married. Aunt Eva was married to a Phillip Godfrey they had no family. Aunt Eileen was married to a Peter Rooney and they have a daughter that I know of **. My fathers brothers and sisters are all dead except two. ** is still alive and **. These are the last living grandchildren of Alphonsus who only died in l956. Alphonsus also had a brother named Edward who you will find on the l9ll census married to Elizabeth with lots of children also working as a compositor with his brother Alphonsus.  The family are not aware of brothers and sisters belonging to Alphonsus as far as I am aware they only knew Alphonsus to have one sibling being Edward. This is very exciting you have filled in lots of information for me and I have been searching for about twelve months, actually since the family all got together at uncle Georgies funeral. We have constantly spoken about it. There is also a branch of the family in Leeds a Harry Duggan who went to Leeds in the l94o s to play soccer for Leeds United. Hopefully this is information that you will find useful and enjoyable. Kind regards Lisa

Moderator's Comment: Names of living people aren't allowed to be posted on Rootschat so some details have been removed from this post. If anyone can fill in more recent family details it would be best done by PM (personal message) rather than online.

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