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Hi Kathleen.
Many thanks for reply. Col/Sgt William Wallace was married to my great aunt Elizabeth. Family folklore had it that he fought in Boar War. Just before Christmas I found out that he was indeed there. He was married in Athlone in Feb. 1892. By late 1892 they had moved to Waterford Barracks  where his first daughter Mary was born. Elizabeth died after giving birth to second child Ethel in 1894. The children were supposed to have been placed in an orphanage when he went to fight in Boar War. I found her grave after eight months of searching in Waterford in 2001. Sadly his marriage cert only lists his parents as coming from Co. Cavan. One day I hope to strike it lucky and find out what happened to his Children.

Regards

Noel

Cooraclevin is a townland in the village of Barna Co. Offaly. It consists of a Church (RC) and a shop and couple of houses. There was once an RIC Barracks located there. Up to 1919 every little village in Ireland had an RIC Barracks. Barna is located in a triangle between Dunkerrin, Cloughjordan and Moneygall. The O Shea family have resided in Barna for many generations. The ancestral burial ground of the O Shea family is Rathnavogue in Co. Tipperary. Hope this will be of some help.

Regards

Noel