Bridget Cullen b.1883 lived in Barnacullia

[nannyj]

Thanks Maggiegorey. I wouldn't know if they are related, I'm afraid, as I know very little about the cullens. Have sent off for the wedding certificate and maybe will know a bit more then. Will add to this when I find out more.
Does anyone know which orphanages the children were likely to have been sent to? The girls would have been under ten years old I would imagine. Mum thinks there might have been a boy too. He would only have been a toddler. I found the Birds Nest home, although the Cullens were catholic, so maybe not? I did read that some Catholics went there though.

[maggiegorey]

Hi
There was an Orphanage on Tivoli Road, and another one called The Cottage Home on the same road.
The Orphanage as it was universally known was actually St Josephs Orphanage, a Catholic orphanage/cum/school.
the Cottage Home for Little Children I think was COI.
I asked my husband about the Cullens, and he says they were the only cullens he ever knew in that area, so its more than likely they were related.
If you go on to Irish Genealogy.ie and click on "search by location", then click on Sandyford, that should give you any Cullens in that area, as Sandyford was the RC church for that area.
The others were Kilternan (COI) and Glencullen (RC) but I think there was also a COI church in that area.
If I can find any other info I'll let you know.

[nannyj]

Thanks :-)

[shanew147]

.......Sandyford was the RC church for that area.
The others were Kilternan (COI) and Glencullen (RC) but I think there was also a COI church in that area.
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Glencullen and Kiltiernan (the blue church) are Chapels of ease for Sandyford RC parish.

Kiltiernan is the CofI parish for the area, with the parish church before the Golden Ball on the Enniskerry Rd. The adjacent CofI parishes in Co. Dublin were Stillorgan, Killiney, Monkstown & Rathmichael, several of the other nearby civil parishes were part of unions with Monkstown or Kiltiernan etc.


Shane

[maggiegorey]

Thanks Shane
Thats useful info for me as well.

[shanew147]

I thought there must have been another CofI church and parish somewhere between Kiltiernan and Taney, but cant think of one at the moment...



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[maggiegorey]

me neither, and Im from Dun Laoghaire, and hubby is as you know from Stepaside, so we both know the area very well.

[shanew147]

all close to my area too...  one of my cousins lives very near up by the Blue Light, relatives in Glencullen, and Sandyford also..


S.

[nannyj]

Sent the information to my uncle and auntie in Ireland (so that they could put Irish cheque in with the application) and the certificates arrived after ten days! Much better service than over here, and much cheaper too!

Thanks for all the help with the dates.

Have now found:

Matthew and Bridget Cullen married 25 Jun 1906. Parents Matthew Cullen, Barnacullia and Francis Cullen, Woodside. That'll give me something to go on. Bridget died 18 Mar 1914 of septic peritonitus. Trying to find her other children now. I've got Sarah, Elizabeth and Mary on 1911 census. I met Annie when I was a child. Not sure when she was born, but obviously after 1911 census and before Mar 1914. Think there was a boy too, but not sure about that.

Also got Matthew's parents' wedding cert, Sarah (Seragh) Rothery (servant in Murphystown) and Matthew Cullen (stone cutter in Bootastown), 15 Jun 1871. Parents: Denis Cullen (Mason) and James Rothery (Labourer).

Anyway, thanks again everyone :-)