Hello. My ancestors were Charles Joseph Spain (solicitor) and his wife Mary A Maher who lived at Rosemary Square (1901 census), where my own father was later born to their eldest daughter. The North Tipperary genealogy office has helped me find Martin Maher, father of Mary. He was a farmer, born around 1814, and married his second wife, Margaret Maher (Mary's mother) at Bourney in 1865. His father was Lewis Maher.
I am having great trouble working out which branches of the Maher family Martin and Margaret came from, and the genealogy office hasn't had any luck with the church records e.g. for Mary's or Margaret's or Martin's baptisms, so I wondered whether there are any descendants of Martin or Margaret still living in the area who know anything about the more distant past? I've tried Griffiths Valuation and the Tithe records without success - there are simply too many possible individuals to choose from.
A couple of other questions:
Can anyone tell me what happened to Charles Joseph Spain's second child, Charles Martin Joseph Spain b. 1896? He appears aged 5 in the 1901 census but by 1911 his elder sister, my grandmother doesn't appear (by then she was away at finishing school in Spain) and nor does Charles Martin (away at school?). I've heard stories about all the other uncles and aunts, but he doesn't figure.
Finally, Parkmore. It's now a housing estate I see, but I believe it was home to some wealthy friends or relatives in the 1920s/early 30s. Is it known who was living there then?
Thanks for any light anybody can shed on this.
Cornishfern
Wednesday 18th Mar 2015, 11:13PMMessage Board Replies
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Hi Kate
There are 3 Roscrea R C baptism records of Martin Maher / Meagher in Tipp 1814 + - 3 years on www.rootsireland.ie/ (subscription site)
The irish phone book has 20 Mahers in Tipperary - 1 is in Roscrea:
Maher Quarries Castletown Moyne Thurles Co. Tipperary
Maher Ballytarsna Hse Cashel Tipperary
Maher Ballytarsna Hse Cashel Co. Tipperary
Maher Laurence Killduff Killea Templemore
Maher Hugh Grawn Toomevara Nenagh
Maher Donal 9 Sarsfield St Upr Nenagh Co. Tipperary
Maher Michael Thurles Co. Tipperary
Maher Catherine Liberty Sq Thurles Tipperary Town Co. Tipperary
Maher Sean Lr Killinan Thurles
Maher Wm Castlepark Golden Maher Jas Cooleeney Moyne
Maher John Cullohill Borrisoleigh
Maher Dr Marie 3 The Green Cashel Co. Tipperary Liam
Maher Plant Limited Thurlesbeg Cashel Co. Tipperary
Maher Philip Fishhunt Touraneena Ballinamult Clonmel Co. Tipperary
Sean Maher Haulage & Plant Hire Grange Roscrea Co. Tipperary
Maher Quarries Limited Castletown Moyne Co. Tipperary
Maher Liam Farm Machinery Castlepark Golden Co. Tipperary
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Spain Fewer Quinlan & Co
Slievenamon rd Thurles Co. Tipperary
Chartered Accountants & Investment Intermediaries sfq@eircom.net
Spain Pat & Pauline
Ardcroney Nenagh Tipperary
Spain Fewer Quinlan & Co
Slievenamon rd Thurles
Sean Spain Auctioneers
21 FIANNA ROAD THURLES Co. TipperaryNo luck with Charles jnr's death/burial I'm afraid
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