LANGAN'S HISTORICAL A-Z, INDEX & DIARY BY George Langan

Tag: Dirreen

  • NORMILE/NORMOYLE FAMILY DROMREASK, GLIN, CO. LIMERICK By George Langan.

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    MARY ANNE5 FEURY (daughter of James4 Jim Feury & Joan O’Donnell) was born on 09 Aug 1873 in Ballyguiltenane, Glin County Limerick. She died on 10 Jun 1949 in Upper Turraree, Glin County Limerick Ireland. On Feb 6th, 1898 at Glin church, Mary Anne married Thomas Normile, son of Thomas Normile and Anne Enright, the witnesses being Patrick Enright & Bridget Feury. Thomas was born on Aug 20th, 1869 at Ballyguiltenane, Glin.…

  • J.P. COLLINS, PUBLICAN, ATHEA & HIS WIFE MARY nee LONG.

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    Collins J.P, Publican, Athea…. in Hospital in Cork1964 – Visit from his Athea friends….Left – Liam Shine, Dirreen. John O’Connell, Athea. Jimmy (JP) Collins, Athea. Dan T Liston, Dirreen, Jimeen Carroll, Blaine. Photo courtesy of the late Mary Collins. Collins Mary nee Long…Letter on Friday Sept 11th, 1987 to George Langan. Letter transcribed as follows…….…

  • DENIS MULLANE, LOWER DIRREEN, ATHEA, CO. LIMERICK By George Langan.

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     On Feb 21st, 1903 at Glin church, Jeremiah Mulvihill, Aughrim, Moyvane, Co. Kerry married JOHANNA MULLANE, born on June 7th, 1866, died on July 21st, 1932, daughter of Denis Mullane and Johanna Scanlon. The witnesses for the wedding were Denis Mulvihill & Johanna Granvillle. Johanna Scanlon was born in 1822 in Dirreen, Athea, County Limerick. She died on Jan 27th, 1912 in Dromreask, Glin, County Limerick aged…

  • ATHEA GARDA BARRACKS, By George Langan.

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    At a meeting held in the Gresham hotel Dublin on 9th Feb 1922 Alderman Michael Staines TD, a native of Newport, Co. Mayo was proposed as the first Commissioner of the Irish Republic police force known as the Civic Guards. The new force was initially armed, but was reorganised after the Kildare Mutiny as an…

  • Timothy Flaherty, Knockfinnisk, Athea. By George Langan.

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    We have Timothy Flaherty born circa1867. On Feb 14th, 1889 at Athea church this Timothy Flaherty aged 22 years, a labourer, son of John Flaherty, Knockfinnisk, Athea, married Johanna King aged 22 years, daughter of labourer P.K. King, Glenagower, Athea, the witnesses being James Lynch and Hanora King. Timothy Flaherty and Johanna King had a…