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My Mother Thelma Hetherington (nee Reynolds)

Hello Liz. Here are a few old photos of Joseph  Colman  Reynolds , his wife Angela Dobbyn and my  mother Thelma and her brother Joseph Reynolds. Regards, Michelle.

Hello Liz,Kenneth colman was my uncle alovely man who was also my god father and spent alot of time with us as children as he married late in life and has one son himself also called Kenneth  .Uncle ken lived his whole life in Limerick and his wife and son live there still.My mum was Kenneths sister and the eldest child of Joseph Colman reynolds.My mums name was Thelma Reynolds and died  in 2009.They lived in Athy where they seemed to have a good life.My mums brother Joe died quite young from Tb.I can honestly say that i dont think my mum knew that she had any living relatives.I did once ask her about her dads  side of the family and the only comment she made was that her dad had gone to his mothers funeral alone by train to Limerick so they obviously never met.My grandfather died at quiet a young age fifties i think.My mum trained as a nurse in Dublin and always spoke adoringly about her father.He married a Mary Dobbyn known as Angela,She was very beautiful and well connected I would say ,I was about 2 when she died.I am the eldest of five children and I have a brother Kenneth Colman my mother seemed anxious to carry on the name.Can you give me any history from your side I look forward to hearing from you,Michelle