Tag: tullyglass

  • JOHANNA BARRETT, TURRAREE, GLIN, By George Langan

    I have a marriage on March 5th, 1889 at Glin church of a farmer’s daughter Johanna Barrett, aged 33 years, daughter of Patrick Barrett 1811-1897 & Margaret Barrett, Turraree to Thomas Ruddle, farmer’s son, aged 30 years, son of Andrew Ruddle, Turraree, the witnesses being – Denis Mulcair & Mary Enright.  It is of the…

  • PAUL O’LONGAIN 1801-1866. By George Langan

    Paul O’Longain. 1801-1866. Paul O’Longain. 1801-1866. Paul was the first to go to Dublin. He was employed by the Royal Irish Academy until his death, on August 18th, 1866. It was he also who taught Irish to the nineteenth century patriot, Thomas Davis. Kate Langan (who may have been married to McInerney) of Tullyglass, Glin, reared Peter and Paul. Thomas F.…