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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: 24 Pump Street in 1932
« on: Thursday 29 June 17 22:43 BST (UK)  »
Hello

After 6 or 7 years since posting my son and I are coming over at the end of this month. Hoping to take in Derry and Ballybofey. Thank you for your previous messages, we're going to search some of the addresses.

I have found an old photo of family members outside Shesgreen's Bar in Ballybofey which now looks like it is called Bonner's Corner Bar.

Michael Shesgreen, who I think may be my gran's, Mary Catherine's, dad was a publican so maybe he ran it at some point. I do remember my dad talking about that pub.

I am hoping to take in the Derry City v Limerick game, so if anyone knows how to get to their temporary ground and how long it would take, I would be grateful of info!

Many thanks

Carbs1 (Paul)

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: 24 Pump Street in 1932
« on: Tuesday 17 August 10 18:44 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Mary - my Gran's maiden name was Shesgreen though I have also seen it written down as Sheskin and I think there is also a connection to Balleybofey in Donegal - but I don't have any further details.

My grandad was from a village in County Down called Rathfriland but I have even less info about that side of the family.

I suspect that there was some type of 'family saga' back in the day and as I understand it from my Mum (who has also since passed away and who my Dad met in Coventry) my Gran came over to London leaving my Dad on a farm in Donegal in the late 1940's to be looked after by grand parents or other relations - he then followed her when he was about 17 in the early 50's but I have little idea about what really happened - my Dad also had an older sister who I think emigrated to Australia.

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: 24 Pump Street in 1932
« on: Monday 16 August 10 15:56 BST (UK)  »
Hi Mary, thanks for your reply.

My Dad's name was Jerome Anthony Carbury, his Dad was also Jerome (though I never met him) and his mum, Mary (who was my gran and who lived with my dad for many years).

My Gran was born at an address called Long Tower in 1904 which doesn't seem too far away from Pump Street - Google street view shows a modern-ish housing estate so it must have looked quite different back in the early 1900's.

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Derry (Londonderry) / 24 Pump Street in 1932
« on: Monday 16 August 10 15:29 BST (UK)  »
Hi All

I have just started tentatively searching into my family history on my Dad's side.

He was born in May 1932 at 24 Pump Street in Derry. The building looks quite impressive from Google streetview and seems to be near a cathedral. Also it is currently used by a Women's Aid group and before this the Samaritans in what little I could find on google.

It would seem unlikely that it was a residential address so I was wondering if anyone would know where I might find out more information about the history of the address in 1932?

My Dad came over to the mainland aged 17 and lived in London and Coventry - he died in 1998 and I have never had the opportunity to visit Derry or NI. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

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