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My great great grandfather James Farrell was born in Meath around 1848. He married Mary Connolly (c.1851) around 1873 and they lived most of their married lives together around Clonberton (though briefly in Kilriffin and Balrath too), appearing in Clonberton for the Censuses of 1901 and 1911. They had 10 children together, the nine I can account for are: Laurence (1874), John (1875), Mary Bridget (1881), Cathrine (1884), Patrick (1886), James (1889), Peter (1891) Annie (1894) and Joseph (1898). Would really appreciate any leads on the Farrell Family, James eventually ended his days in and around Collon (1938).

Thanks!

 

Farrellfella

Thursday 28th Jun 2018, 08:02PM

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  • Farrellfella:

    I located the 1873 marriage record but it appears the marriage was not civilly recorded. See below. I also found a baptismal record for a Mary Jane Farrell which is likely your tenth child.

    Roger McDonnell

    Date of Marriage:06-Nov-1873
    Parish / District:NOBBER
    County:Co. Meath
    Husband  JamesFarrell  Address Spiddal
    Wife MaryConnellyAddress:Lakeview
     

    Name:Mary Jane FarrellDate of Birth:
    Date of Baptism:28-Nov-1878Address:Not RecordedParish/District:LOBINSTOWNGender:FemaleCountyCo. Meath
    Denomination:Roman Catholic
    Father:James FarrellMother:Mary ConnollyOccupation:
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    Informant 1:Mathew Hamill Sponsor 2 /
    Informant 2:Anne Rogers 

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    Thursday 28th Jun 2018, 08:33PM
  • Roger,

    that’s absolutely great! Thank you so much for digging that out. Mary seems to be our girl. I had really struggled looking for the marriage, of its only in the RC registers then that makes sense. Im descended from Annie, who sadly died the year I was born.

    All best wishes,

    Stewart

     

     

     

    Farrellfella

    Friday 29th Jun 2018, 07:14PM
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    Hello Stewart, 

    My name is Brendan Farrell my Grandfather was Peter Farrell of Newstone Drumconrath I believe he was the son of Lawrence and Mary. He joined the British army prior to WW1 serving in India before being sent to Belguim in 1914.

     

    Best regards

    Brendan 

     

     

     

     

    Saturday 10th Nov 2018, 05:46PM
  • Dear Brendan, thanks for reaching out - that’s interesting that Peter lived close to Clonberton. Did Your grandfather survive the Great War? My great-grandmother Annie Farrell spent some of the War in Ireland before following her sister Bridget to London where I still live. Best wishes, Stewart 

     

     

    Farrellfella

    Tuesday 13th Nov 2018, 06:55PM
  • Hello Stewart, Great hearing from you! What I meant to say was that Peter was the son of James and Mary. He survived the war and spent the rest of his days teaching music and promoting music in the Drumconrath area. He was a Piper and served in a front line infantry regiment. I am in the middle of writing an article about the 2nd Leinsters and the Christmas truce of 1914 in which he took part. I lived in London for many years in Fulham,Battersea and Wimbledon.I now live in Wicklow. Most of Peter's children moved to England so I have quite a few cousins living there.There are still a few Farrells,or decendants, living in Meath near Drumconrath,Navan and Kells. Best regards Brendan

    Thursday 15th Nov 2018, 11:01AM
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    Hi Brendan,

    I’d be most interested to read your article on the 2nd Leinsters, if you could let me know where I could obtain a copy. That’s a really nice piece of family lore of Peter F., I will pass that on to my branch, we are all music lovers - my brother a musician by trade.

    My grandfather often told me there was a familial link to Drogheda, is this something you’ve encountered? I am Twickenham man now, so I know Wimbledon well...it’s a small World.

    Thank you again for the information Brendan.

    Best regards

    Stewart

     

    Farrellfella

    Thursday 15th Nov 2018, 09:28PM
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    Hello Stewart, I have just published the following article on Irish Central : My Grandfather witnessed peace at christmas from a WW1 trench a bit of a mouthful, not my choice of headline and please excuse the American spelling! Pease google the link and send it to any family members who might be interested.Unfortunately I missed the deadline for Ireland's Own which would have been a more appropriate publication. Please note my email is brendanfarrell00@gmail.com

    Best regards

    Brendan

     

    Thursday 29th Nov 2018, 04:55PM

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