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1st September 2017, 06:41 AM
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1st September 2017, 07:38 AM
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First name(s) |
Myles |
Last name |
O'Halloran |
Registration year |
1925 |
Registered quarter/year |
Apr - Jun 1925 |
Registration district |
Tralee |
Volume |
5 |
Page |
459 |
Mother's last name (original) |
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County |
Kerry |
Country |
Ireland |
Record set |
Irish Births 1864-1958 |
Category |
Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records |
Subcategory |
Births & baptisms |
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Ireland |
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1st September 2017, 09:52 AM
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Hope this will all help Clair and that you can have some peace of Mind
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1st September 2017, 11:26 AM
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Hi J,
Grandad had lots of siblings and one was Patrick Joseph he stayed in Tralee (I even visited him) I believe most of them did but Grandad moved to London after the war so that's where my branch ended up.
They have a history of naming sons after themselves and each other so the Patrick you know maybe a nephew of my Grandad....
They lived in Abbey Street , Tralee and my great grandparents were John Conway and Mary Jane. So you could see if any of that matches for your friend but Conway and Patrick are both fairly common in Ireland which is why I had so much issue finding info lol
John was a bystander shot in the street for breaking a curfew and his son John was murdered by a British solider shot in the back and his Grandson John was a Jesuit missionary shot dead by rebels so if this is in his family history it would obviously be significant and memorable.
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1st September 2017, 11:37 AM
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Do you think you know him or some of his family Gray? Or just curious?
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Thanks Doc! I will pass this info onto Dad, Myles has a son who may want to look into it so this would give him a good start..... (if he hasn't already)
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2nd September 2017, 11:28 AM
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2nd September 2017, 01:45 PM
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#15..Claire I worked for a few months in a place called Fenit at the mouth of the Shannon, and was not too far from Tralee being the closest nearest large township. Went there one time to buy a new pair of shoes. The salesman couldn't find the second shoe in the box so ran around the other foot ware shops to see if they had.They didn't, so he said. He would sell me the one half price. Don't think he was joking either,or he could keep a good straight face. That part of Ireland is beautiful countryside.as others is beautiful also. Fenit used to dry out a low water and had about 5 pubs for a couple of hundred population, so were useful when the ship was lying high and dry. Rgds JWS
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2nd September 2017, 01:48 PM
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#15..Claire I worked for a few months in a place called Fenitso we're useful when the ship was lying high and dry. Rgds JWS
Kerry is stunning! They have a real cheeky sense of humour too. I am glad you enjoyed it there, I grew up in London but always loved holidays there
Thanks for sharing your story!
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3rd September 2017, 09:47 AM
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Re # 15.
Claire,
On Monday the first of November 1920, which was All Saints Day, the RIC (Royal Irish Constabulary) fired at crowds leaving Mass in Tralee. For the next seven days, the Black and Tans made all the local businesses shut their doors and allowed no food in or out of them. After warnings, they imposed a strict curfew and shot people who appeared on the streets.
The Black and Tans were responsible for the death of your gt grandfather "JOHN CONWAY". Another person named as Tommy Wall was also shot dead for not heeding the curfew.
The Black and Tans were created after the First World War by Winston Churchill.
They were ex British soldiers recruited to reinforce the United Kingdom's police in Ireland.
Fouro.
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3rd September 2017, 09:50 AM
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Hi Clair
Have you per chance yet viewed or downloaded your Great Uncles Medal Listings??
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