Edward Comerford, lron moulder at Great Southern & Western Railways, Inchicore, Dublin
Born portarlington nov 1858, son of Edward Comerford (also an Iron Moulder) & Mary Byrne
siblings: Mary ( April 1857), Thomas ( Sept 1860), Christopher ( Dec 1862), Patrick ( April 1865), Catherine (Sept 1867), Joseph (Oct 1869), Francis ( April 1872), Anne ( May 1874).
(Dates from baptism records: Portarlington RC Church. no marriage record there for parents.)
married Mary Conway from kilmainham - Fox & Geese - RCchurch of St James, Dublin
19th Sept 1880. her father was john Conway (a smith by trade).
children: Ellen 1884, Kitty 1886, Lily 1888, Johnny 1890, Eddie 1892, Paddy 1896, Margaret 1900, Mick 1902, Bill 1904, Alfie 1906. Eddie married Maggie Clarke and lived at 19 Abercorn Terrace. He died in the 1970s, i think, and she predeceased him. they had no children, but they had nieces and nephews.
His father, Edward, died 26 May 1938 at Our Lady,s Hospice, Dublin. Mary died in 1942. and is buried in Bluebell Cemetery, as is her son, Alfie (who died as a young adult, unmarried).
Margaret died young. Ellen married Richard Cullen and lived at 3 Tyrconnell St. Richard died 1947, Ellen 1957. Johnny lived in Drumcondra; other lads in Inchicore or in Drimnagh.
Lily married Henry Baldwin. He died young, she much later. family lived in Santry, Kitty married twice: Leahy &
(Maybe Roche???). No idea where they lived.
