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Any luck with the book you ordered? Perhaps you have already seen the article by "History Ireland" on "Golf's Early Days in Ireland". The article contains a nice photo of some Lahinch Golf Club members on the course but no women in the photo. Although it did include a brief history of women golfers ...

In the 1901 Irish Census for Ballyvohane, Kildysart there is a James Moylan (age 56), his wife Catherine (age 65), and one son Patrick (age 29). http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Clare/Kildysart/Ballyvohane/1075984/ In the 1911 Irish Census, the Moylan family is still in Ballyvohane; ...

Hi Lyn, Regarding John Page the farmer of Moorfield, Galway that I had suggested a few months back as worthy of further research. Had I known the distance of Moorfield from Inishparran not sure that I would have been so keen on suggesting. Using Google Maps even today the 112 K journey takes 1 hour ...

Interesting radio show, now Bishop John Ireland's name will start to pop up everywhere! From the St. Paul Union Advocate newspaper of 8 August 1913: ..."Whereas, John Ireland , of the City of St. Paul and State of Minnesota, has delivered to the Probate Court of the County of Ramsey an instrument in...

Was at the public library on Saturday, and had a look for shipping records for the Daniel Quinlivan family. Was easy to find - see below screenshot. The entire Daniel Quinlivan family who were listed in the 1885 Minnesota census are on the shipping record of the Ship Baltic arriving in the USA on 22...

Patrick Real and Michael Condon would spend nearly one year in Florida until July 1865 - just a few months after the end of the war in April. Most Companies of the 1st New York Volunteer Engineers mustered out in Richmond, Virginia and returned on July 4th to New York City where they had a large cel...

Paddy, had a second look at the St Paul city directories. Previously must have searched specifically for "Edward" and didn't pick up "Edw". From the 1913 directory (see below), Edw Quinlivan died 20 May 1913 at the age of 75. Although the age is off by abowt 7 years, this must be the Edward Quinliva...

Paddy, will try my best not to stray from your main topic. From the annual St. Paul City Directory we can learn a bit more about your Edward Quinlivan. His occupation was the clerk at the Cavalry Catholic Cemetery in St. Paul. Most likely having so many relatives who were Catholic priests back in Ir...

Hi Kelly, On the Family Search database a Robert Michael Loughan was born on 14 November 1880 in Ennis with parents Robert Loughan and Maria Cullinan: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGGX-1SQ By the 1901 Irish census, the Robert Loughan family was living in Little Georges, Dock Ward, County ...

Hi Geoff, Here is the birth / baptism reference on Family Search for Patrick Frawley. He was born in Clare on 3 February 1866, parents Thomas Frawley and Mary Markham: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPSF-5XM Your post mentions that Kilmaley was listed as a birthplace on one Australian recor...

The three nuns Sister Mary Ignatius, Sister Mary Evangeline, and Sister Mary Winifred who took their vows in Mobile, Alabama in 1898, are all living at a convent in Pensacola, Florida in the 1900 census: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M36M-MCP The Sisters of Mercy in Pensacola taught at St ...

Patrick Real and Michael Condon would remain on Hilton Head along with the rest of Company C for about 5 months. Not much record of their activities during this time in South Carolina. In July 1864, they were listed on the company roll sheet as "absent". In accordance with a special order, Patrick R...

Interesting comments and photo, thank you. I had no idea that women didn't attend funerals. Paddy, my apologies for taking over your Grogan thread on this grim topic! Margaret brought up that this was not just an Irish tradition but also in the UK. Found this website article "Regency Way of Death: L...

Since posting last message, did a search of the 1901 Irish census for Dennis Madigan with no luck, but was successful searching for Jane Madigan and found her living with her parents in Kilrush: Timothy (age 60) and Margaret Madigan (age 50) are living in Clooneylissane in Kilrush with 4 of their ch...

Hi Kevin, One thing to consider is that when immigrating to America, the journey across the Atlantic often made an Irishman a few years younger. So if Patrick Madigan stated that he was born in 1873 and you are unable to find any baptism records, you should have a look up to at least 5 years earlier...