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Hi Nessa,

Fanny Fitzgerald was christened Frances Kate born 25.09.1886 and christened in St. Andrews, Westland Row.

link:http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633501#page/142/mode/1up

Sponsors are Thomas and Rose Fitzgerald.

The other info i have is that 'a' Frances Fitzgerald is listed as living in 4 Leeson Park with rest of family on voters register for year 1943/1944

link:http://databases.dublincity.ie/electoral/viewdoc.php?&voterid=1761169&source=integration

I haven't found her after that YET!

Her mother Lucinda died in 1944 as did as her sister Sheila.

If you could private mail me as i have other info on this family as I'm also related to this family.

I hope the above helps.

B

Hi Cathy,

Could this be your Catherine Comerford born in Kingstown?  The surname is a bit botched, but father's name is clearly Matthew Comerford and mother Anne Cullen living in Clarence Street.

http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633812#page/121/mode/1up

Date of birth is 26.03.1867 - which happens to be same date as one of Tara's familysearch links for an Anne Comerford.  It may have been an error in transcription, no fault of Tara.



Dathai  Cathy's  Matthew Comerford is not one of the bold Fenian men - my Matthew Comerford who is married to Elizabeth Archbold is the Fenian.

What both of the Matthew Comerfords have in common is that marriages are recorded after a few children have been born.  I would love an explanation of this as its doing my head in..

MyLuck

Re: James Farrell/O'Farrell and Cadet Beard - I have gone through newspaper clippings I have for the Fitzgerald family and I hope the following is of help to you.

Source: Irish Independent March 18th 1921

Article Title: Inquiries & Funerals

At the end of the article the following paragraph:

Funeral of Cadets

"The remains of the 2 Auxiliary victims of the Great Brunswick St shooting understood to be those of Section- Leader Beard M.C, and Temp. Cadet Farrow (presumably the cadet also referred to as Farrell and O'Farrell) were removed by the L.N.W steamer from Dublin t Holyhead last night, the body of the former being it was understood, bound for Nottingham, and of the latter for Birmingham for burial.  The remains were escorted by about 10 tenders containing Auxiliaries, lorries with soldiers, and R.I.C men; an armoured car bringing up the rear.  Several beautiful wreaths were held on the coffins."

Earlier in the article it states that an inquiry into the death of Bernard O'Hanlon took place in King George V Hospital.  Bernard O'Hanlon was buried in Dundalk.

Edit: Wreaths were laid on the coffins

Hi Ruth & Nessa

Leo was born on 12.03.1893 - I have a copy of his birth certificate.  So that would make him 28 yrs old when he died (14.03.1921)    I haven't been able to find his official death cert in GRO indexes - it may have been a very late registration.  If anyone can help on that would be much appreciated.  Leo is buried in Glasnevin - south Chapel ref no: 368570

Your grandfather Theobald McDermott - was he born in 1913?  I only have the children that Mary Josephine Fitzgerald/McDermott listed on Census 1911.

Lucinda Doolin/Fitzgerald was my great aunt.  My great grandfather James Doolin was Lucinda Doolin/Fitzgerald's brother.  James & his wife Mary Jane Fitzpatrick/Doolin were witnesses for marriage of Lucinda Doolin & Thomas J. Fitzgerald on 1st June 1881.

So that would make us some form of cousins.  I think Lucinda Doolin/Fitzgerald is your great great grandmother?
I would be interested in any other info you may have on this family.

B.