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I was godfather to my sister at 12

This family is not included in Conor Clune's book on the Clune family in Clare - " The Clunes from the Dalcassians to Modern Times "

Only the servants are in the house for the 1901 and 1911 census but one of the forms still gives the owner as W. J. McNamara (who was a Justice of the Peace in 1878 and High Sheriff in 1892. He married Mary Sarita Keane of Hermitage in 1897).

Be careful with Pelhams map, there are several errors

It might be what was the County Home. The Ennis Workhouse became the County home. The original building was demoilished circa 1970 and the new County home built and called St. Josephs, which exists today. there are very few surviving photos of the Workhouse. It looks like a chapel behing the ladies ?

Hi,
Before commissioning any research here in Clare I would exhaust all the avenues abroad first. If you can find Bridget Noonan's details it might give her parents names and where she was born.
Declan

Hi, As to research in Clare Clare Heritage Center will just give you parish records, Griffith's Valuation, The Tithes, the 1901 census and possibly some Civil Registration records (post 1864). East Clare Heritage would be a better bet as they will also visit the locality, ask questions there (to or ...

All the Burkes in Ennis Parish records cab be found here
http://www.ennisparish.com/genealogy/

Looking at the map of Clonloghan Parish at
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclar ... nlands.htm
Tullyvarraga is close to Caherteige. Shannon Airport/Town was built on these lands.
Declan

Hi,
I suspect Tullyvargmore is Tullyvarraga.
Cahirliege could be Caherteige (or Caherlean, Caherlough),
Declan

The 1768 Freeholders list has
John Stinson, Residence Gortacullen, Freehold Gortacullen.
(Gortacullen is in Kilseily/Broadford Parish)

Have you looked at the Ormsby family tree in Burke's Irish Family Records ?

With further research you might be lucky and find that your Winifred Hassett was closely related to Catherine Hassett, mother of James Hickey, John F. Kennedy's great-grandfather.

The Clare Journal corrected one error -
4 Nov 1830
" In announcing the death of Mr. Henry Blackall, of Kildimo, in this County, in our paper on Thursday last, it should be Mr. George Blackall, of Kilard, in said county. The latter was father of the former."

In the list of Biographical Notices from the Clare Champion there is a Gretta McNamara, Carrowreagh West, Cranny death notice in the issue of 13 July 1973. (Gretta = Gertrude).

O'Hart's 'Irish Landed Gentry when Cromwell came to Ireland' lists The " Forty-Nine" Officers (1649).
It lists Captain Andrew Hickman, Gregorie Hickman, Captain Luke Hickman and Walter Hickman.