Halpins of Co. Wicklow, Portarlington and Dublin City - Part 2

[Shanachai]

We've raised the issue of the Bradley's before - here's a reminder (Reply 177 in the previous Halpin thread):

"Bill’s posting of Wed. July 1st 09 (Reply 133) presents the following info:

Eliza Bradley, born 1831 County Carlow, married Dr. George Halbert Halpin, who was a resident of Wicklow town.
 
George was also Captain Robert Charles Halpin’s brother and my great grandfather Edwin’s uncle.  Eliza had Bradley relatives living next door to another Wicklow resident – Doctor James Henry Halpin.  If we can link the Bradleys of Wicklow/Carlow to the Bradley who married Mary Anne Isabella, then we can credibly claim something my family lore has always maintained – that the Halpins of Laois (Queen’s county, Portarlington) and Wicklow town were blood relatives.   It is something we need to keep in mind from this point on." 

I maintain my faith in the importance of this 'link' - I'll try to make it a priority next week.

[tompion]

There is another Bradley-Halpin connection:

Griffiths Valuation (1854)

I don't know who Joseph Bradley is but he could be the brother of one of my solicitor Bradley ancestors.

Brian

[BillW]

Brian, I don't normally condone taking up precious space for thank yous (we are up to 14 pages of this second list already) but your thanks today is appreciated.  Contributing and receiving back is all that any of us should want but it is nice to receive acknowledgement (which can also be done by personal message).  I know that it includes all of us.  It has been a delight to be part of all this, without exception.  Bill.

Thanks a lot Bill for finding my grandparents marriage certificate - I am so grateful to this thread for allowing me to find out more about my great granmother, Mary Anne Isabella Halpin. Brian

[Diane Carruthers]

I am not sure if Eliza Bradley's father was named before but he is in the newspaper  announcement  of her marriage.

Freeman's Journal, Dublin, October 22, 1859

Marriages
October 13, in Kilmeague, George H Halpin, Esq, M.D., Wicklow, to Eliza, only daughter of the late Henry Bradley, Esq, of Boolderough, county Carlow. The bride was given away by Wilson Simmonds, Esq of Grouse Lodge.

Diane

[BillW]

Booldurragh, so spelled in Griffith’s Survey of the 1850s, is about 2 miles west of Myshall towards Bagenalstown, Co Carlow.  Whether coincidentally or not, this makes it about 5 miles west of Moneygrath where Marie’s Bayleys were at the time, and still are.  In Griffith’s, William Bradley held a herd’s house, land and offices of just over 40 acres leased from Earl Bessborough in that Townland.  In the neighbouring Townland of Raheenwood, he held land of just over 10 acres from the same landlord.

Wilson Simmonds held over 150 acres of leasehold land in the Parish of Kilmeague, Co Kildare, in the Townland of Allenwood North.  Kilmeague is about 20 miles NE of Portarlington and about 5 miles NW of Naas.  A Michael Bradley had a smallholding in the Townland of Grangeclare West, just south of Kilmeague.  A Rosanna Bradley held freehold a house and small lot in the town of Ballymore Eustace just south of Naas.

If Wilson Simmonds of Kilmeague Kildare gave away Eliza Bradley of Booldurragh Carlow, the Bradleys of Booldurragh were possibly connected to the Bradley of Kilmeague.  At the moment I can’t discern any connection to the Bradley solicitors of Dublin.  However this is the second connection between the Wicklow Halpins and families in the Booldurragh and adjoining Moneygrath  townlands of Co Carlow in the mid 1850s.
Bill.

[Shanachai]

     Go to http://griffiths.askaboutireland.ie/gv4/town/?town=dublin&lat=53.344&lon=-6.257&zoom=2&mysession=2173539242968

     for view of Mecklenburgh Street and Halpin's Court.

[mkent]

Thanks Bill, I have just been able to look at the family tree you sent, so my Great Great Grandmother was Eliza Bradleu of CO.Carlow, there were photos of her and George Halpin in my Grandmother's house when I was a child and I hate to confess this but I think I threw them away when I was clearing the house! Back to the tree, there are several names missing, Aileen and Bessie Halpin and their brother Gilbert were my Grandmothers cousins, I think their mother must have been Francis Gilbert, Gilbert had two children, Maureen and Richard, I lost touch with them years ago, the last I heard of Richard he was a Captain in the Cheshire Regiment late 60's early 70's.  Also somewhere there were Kennedys, when I was about 10 we attended the opening of the Halpin Maritime exhibition and I met 'Cousin Gertie Kennedy' a very old lady who had an ear trumpet!  |Thanks to everyone for all their information.   

[Shanachai]

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[Shanachai]

     Hi, Marie. Ken sent me this in a private message last week:

     Ray,
Just found a reference which may interest you.
Other doctors:
 Robert Charles Halpin Kennedy of Clarenot, Rydebom, Wicklow
1873 BA, MB, Bch, BAO, Trin.Coll.Dub, RMO Royal I.W. County hosp.
He served on the Isle of Wight.
The site is "Some facets of Isle of Wight Medical History,  Alan Champion"
If you google in Some facets etc & Halpin, you'll find it.
Ken