Mt. Jerome Cemetery Graves

[berdina]

thank you for your help, i hope this gives us some leads. again thank you for your time

lianne

[berdina]

could you tell me what the building was in 1926? thank you

lianne

[shanew147]

thank you kooky and Gerry McMahon for your help. Gerry might seem like a strange question but is the surname McMahon quite common in ireland? my great great grandfather married a charlotte mcmahon prior to 1900 and it them i am trying to find info on, i believe her father was a photographer and his business was at 55 lr o'connell street dublin. dont suppose you can help with that at all? long shot for me!

I found 1914 details for Roe McMahon and posted them in your Groves thread..

see : http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,402053.msg2715412.html#msg2715412


Shane

[cando]

Cando

Attached is photo of the general area where the grave was located in Mount Jerome.

regards

Gerry

Once again, thank you Gerry for your kindness. 

Also learned a little from your response to berdina.   The family farm which was only sold in 1990's here in Australia, was named 'Rathgar' by my OH's gt grandfather.  I thought it a little odd as the family who settled there were all born Ennis, Co Clare.   William Philip Francis KELLY and my OH's gg grandfather were brothers.  Perhaps it was where his gg grandfather was lived in his childhood.

Cheers
Cando

[mcmahongg]

Cando

As you may know, Rathgar is a Dublin suburb - about 1.5 miles south of city centre. I lived there for a few years as a student. It's not far from Mount Jerome. Interesting about Ennis - my family came from there also.

best regards

Gerry

[mcmahongg]

Maxine

Photos of the plot where the grave of Thomas H. Blake and Kate Elizabet Blake is located (Grave 75 in Area 229) in Mount Jerome. The white sheet of paper on the ground marks the location. The grave below it (No. 74) with the rounded headstone is 'Alice Maude McDermott'. Grave No. 76 is currently cobvered by a wooden board.

Might be useful if you get to visit the cemetery.

best regards

Gerry

[mcmahongg]

Hi Lianne

Attached is photo of 55 Lower O'Connell Street, Dublin, and a view from O'Connell Bridge looking West (No. 55 can be seen on the right). Taken today - on a wet and windy day!

No. 55 is the tall red-brick building - ground floor is occupied by Hickey's Pharmacy. On its left is No. 56 - the last building on this side of the street. On the right of the picture is part of No. 54 - Burger King!

A good book on Dublin buildings is:
Christine Casey, Dublin: The City within the Grand and Royal Canals and the Circular Road with the Phoenix Park, Yale Uniovery=sity press, 2005.
On page 219 she says of No. 55 Lower O'Connell Street:
"Nos. 50, 54 and 56 were rebuilt after 1916, but the tall narrow Victorian brick facade at No.55 remarkably survived the hostilities. Formerly the clock factory of Chancellor & Son, as evidenced by a wind compass set into its curvilinear gable".

Hope this helps

best regards

Gerry

[mcmahongg]

Here's a 1900 view of O'Connell Street from the great Lawrence photo collection - No. 55 is visible:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tram_SackvilleSt.jpg

Gerry

[berdina]

thank you all for your efforts i look forward to seeing it in person when i go to dublin next month in search of my family.

lianne