Dathai,
Thanks again for your contribution. I was familiar with the tragic death of Joseph Parkinson (aged only 11 yrs.) and his funeral to Newbridge. I was not familiar with the Ellison cousins nor the fact that the Parkinson girls attended the boarding school in Kilcullen, although I was suspicious since they did not appear in the 1911 Census for Maddenstown Lodge. The story continues.........thanks again for all your help as I have been scouring the Kildare Observer also!!!