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Hi again Padraic,

Thanks for sorting that out for me. It's a fascinating subject and much information will surface in the coming years.

I have a John Patrick McNamara bn 1942 in Westport Mayo, (living I think) trying to find his birth parents, any one any ideas ??
Thanks ..
John

HELLO jAMES. 
I have just returned to Sydney Australia from a trip to MURRUSK, Westport Co Mayo.  My reason for the trip was to search for information on my Irish ancestor 'Bryan McNamara' who was born in Murrusk in c. 1787.   Bryan was transported to Australia in c.1825 and a large percentage of his family (siblings, wife, children) appear to have followed him to Sydney within about 4 to 10 years.
My trip was unsuccessful as i found no record of where in Murrusk Bryan's family were living when he was born (c.1787) or if indeed there were any past or present mcNamara's in the general area who were descendants from the McNamaras from Murrusk.   
I would imagine that as not all the family followed Bryan to Australia that there would be some link that had continued their life in or around the Westport surroundings (particularly the Castlebar area).   The research I did in the Westport Library  was unsuccessful in finding any McNamaras' in the local area but i didnt have enough time to do any research in the Castlebar Library, it may be usefull for you to contact the library and see what records are available (such as BDM or Census) for the late 1800s and early 1900s.  good luck in your search

Louisburgh is 12 miles from Westport and there were McNamara families there.

Came across this site by accident , Bill Corri brother of Hayden would have been my Grandfather, my mothers father, I remember the picture with De Valera from when I was growing up

Hi John Holland,

Did Hayden Corri live in Pearse Square? I recall coming across that name whilst researching another person.

Hi lads,

I'll tell you briefly about Murray and Murphy.  Murray was from Dun Laoire and Murphy was from Deansgrange. They ran a very successful resistance to the Free State forces out in that district. In the 'Tan' war they were also very active. Their commanding officer, Andy McDonnell, once said that they had come to him with a plan to shoot some Tans. They were given a rifle and ten bullets to do the job and they later did the business and returned the rifle and eight bullets.

The CID from Oriel House tried to arrest them in August 1922 and they were repelled, resulting in one of the CID men receiving a mortal wound. A heavier gang of Free State officers was now brought in, 'the shoot to kill gang'. Murray and Murphy were located at the gate lodge of a large house at Stillorgan and murdered there. The officer leading the staters was the son of Eoin McNeill, minister in the Free State Government.

These are the basic facts. I recommend that you go to the Gilbert Library at Pearse Street and get out the microfilm of the daily papers of the dates. This will give you a better picture of the events.
There is also a book on the shelves about the history of deansgrange cemetery and there is a photograph of Murphy in it.

Regards

Watchman1

Quote from: CRUMLIN on Friday 18 January 13 20:41 GMT (UK)

Hi My father,  Charles Morris, 4th Battalion, No 1 Dublin Brigade, g company was interned in Gormanstown and Ballykinlar 1921/1923. I have two sets of diary's with plenty of names of fellow internees which I will put up on here when I get use to attachments. Hope this one helps.

Any chance of you putting up the reverse side of the 4th. Batt. memoriam card? Thanks.