Murphy, Wexford

[joan young]

hi steve,i want to say thank you very much for all your help,im going to sit down now and make some notes,my brother john is going to look into it all,as he is better on the computer than me,but you have been a god send ,im really excited now,finally we can find out about my dad,thank you again,x

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Hello Joan

When visiting my Grandparents grave in Crosstown cemetery Wexford Town over the w/e I came across the grave of Sarah Murphy which was nearby - headstone attached.

Also not far away was the grave of James Murphy which I'll attach in a separate post.

Steve

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James Murphy's headstone

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Have now learnt how to re-size photos - hopefully fuller images now attached

[Wexfordskid]

Hi Joan, I am not sure if you are aware , but the Murphy family of Croke avenue are still residing there, well the grandaughter of Sarah is still there, Its not the original house tho as Croke Avenue was thorn down and re-built. Hope this helps you in some way

[Yvonne Bradley]

This is so spooky!  I used to stay at 34 Wolfe Tone Villas when I was a child visiting Ireland.  My 'Auntie' Lily lived there with her son Michael - this would be in the mid 60s.  I remember there was no electricity upstairs and we had to take a candle to bed.  Michael was a bit older than me so I didn't know him too well but Auntie Lily was a lovely lady.  I think she was, or had been, great friends with my mother who had moved to England but always took me back to visit.  I also remember a John Murphy who lived at 22 Croke Avenue (his nickname was Ogie).  Again, I think he and my mother were good friends and I remember him giving me a little prayer book for my confirmation.  I'm sorry I can't help with the actual genealogy, I'm trying to find out more about my antecedents and its very difficult.  I know that someone connected to my Gran's family lived in Wolfe Tone Villas because I remember visiting them but its such a trawl!  Hope you have better luck than I'm having at the moment. 

[dukeslane]

hi my cousin lived 35 wolf tone she said her name was lily barlow she remembers michael murphy she is going to ask an elder cousin about them he is 85 and lived in wolf tone all his life i will let you no when they get back

[dukeslane]

hi joan my cousin got back he said lily barlow was nicholas second wife he said he can not remember first wife name but her surname was miller and they had one son which could be your father ?? maybe thats why he was brought up by an aunty also he said nicholas was in england a lot working hope this helps in your research , alan