Do you need help in Athy, Co Kildare

[alor]

Hi
I posted a message on this site back in Jan 2007 but have had no reponses yet. I'm hoping you can help me as you live in the area.
I'm trying to find a Conroy family that lived on a farm in or near Athy. The only concrete clue I have is a catholic memorial card for a Patrick Conroy who died on 20th Jan 1906. Do the burial registers show the address of the deceased or name of spouse?
As you can see from my previous message I have several other names for members of the family and my husband remembers visiting the farm in the 1950s. I have photos of him taken with Athy Conroys in the farmyard.
We are visiting Dublin in May and hope to make a trip out to Athy so any help in pinpointing the farm and any surviving members of the family would be great.
Alor

[Celtic Damsel]

Hi Alor, have had a look at your first post also, if your husband visited albeit a long time ago, does he remember the name of the area the farm was in ? or even was it before you arrive in Athy Town, after the town etc? if he can it might help. I will try the St Michaels caretaker tomorrow for the death of your Patrick Conroy as he keeps the records for the cemetry  and as I have a dod you never know, otherwise it might be an idea to contact the secretary at St Michaels Church as all of the other relevant records would be there at the church their number is 059-8638391 I think she is only there in te mornings, hope this helps, regards Damsel

[alor]

Hi Damsel
Thanks for getting back to me. I have quizzed my husband again and all he remembers is that it was about 1959/60 when he visited the farm with his mother sister, Aunt and cousin. He remembers being asked to go and buy something from the shops which suggests it was not far from the town.
I’ll try and attach a photo which shows my husband and his sister in the farmyard with ducks and maybe members of the Irish Conroy family. Unfortunately they are rather unclear figures but maybe the houses in the background might give you a clue.
Also I have a photo of the Conroy clan taken at the farm in maybe the 1930’s.
I know the woman partly hidden looking over the left shoulder of the woman (known as Cousin Cathy) in the patterned dress is my husband’s grandmother Ellen Mary Conroy (nee Glover), next door but one from her on the right is Min Conroy and sitting at her feet is Elizabeth Flinter. Otherwise I know they are all family but who!! It’s so frustrating and I’m sure there must be Conroys in still in Athy who could identify these people.
Thanks for any help you can give me.
Regards
Alor

[alor]

Not sure whether you have received photos so will try again
Alor

[alor]

Here is the c1930's photo of the Conroy family taken in Athy
Regards
alor

[Celtic Damsel]

Hi again Alor
I think I know almost exactly where these photos were taken I have two possibilities looking at the type of houses across the road, the same style ones are in two different places here in the town and both are actually in the town too, just on the outskirts, its doubtful if the farms still is there in one of the locations, but highly possible in the other so I will try there first
I will go and have a look for you tomorrow as its lashing down here today and will take a camera and try replicate that photo should be interesting to see whats at that gate now, I cant recall off the top of my head , anyhow's will try match the houses and we will see where we go from there ok ? regards Damsel
PS if you look again at the two photos it looks to me as though its two different farm entrances as the gate is completely different and also the wall of the house is not the same one old rough building and the other brick ?

[alor]

Many thanks Damsel. Look forward to hearing from you. Hope the weather in Athy is better tomorrow.
Regards
Alor

[gig]

  i would like to say a very VERY big thank you to celtic damsel
,and her sister for taking the time and effort to take photos of my grand and greatgrandparents home they are brilliant ,even resending them after id sent a wrong email address my mum and four aunties will be over the moon to see them
thank you again celtic damsel your both stars
warmest regards gigg

[Celtic Damsel]

You are very welcome Gig if theres anything else I can do let me know I will be back to you on my own ancestors there when I have a chance to gather  my thoughts again on them my brain is a bit frazzled studying at the moment, I will let my sister (Taid to the Rootschatters) know about your kind words , have a good day regards Damsel

i would like to say a very VERY big thank you to celtic damsel
,and her sister for taking the time and effort to take photos of my grand and greatgrandparents home they are brilliant ,even resending them after id sent a wrong email address my mum and four aunties will be over the moon to see them
thank you again celtic damsel your both stars
warmest regards gigg