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Carlow County -
Ireland Genealogical Projects (IGP
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Brennan Family History
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- Image below of the Ancestral Home
- in Cooper Hill of
- Thomas Brennan
& Mary Anne Moran's Family
"The Cottage",
in Cooper Hill, nr
Ballickmoyler, Co. Laois. IRELAND
It was built in 1911 and
became the home of Thomas Brennan & Mary Anne Moran and
their family. They occupied the cottage from 1911 until their
daughter Elizabeth passed away in July 1996.
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The Family of
Thomas (Tom) Brennan & Mary Anne
Moran.
Thomas was the son of Mark Brennan & Catherine Lalor.
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- Thomas Brennan
c.1927
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Mary Anne
Brennan (nee Moran)
c.1927
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- Mary Anne
Brennan (nee Moran)
c.1959
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Thomas
(Tom) Brennan was born 09 Jul 1876 in
Ballickmoyler, Co.
Laois, and died 26 Nov 1957 in Portlaoise Hospital, Co Laois. He
married
Mary Anne Moran on the 20 May
1908 at Cathedral of the Assumption, Carlow. She is the
daughter of
James Moran and
Mary Kelly. She was born on the
27 Sep 1875 in Arles, Co Laois, and died on the 23 Feb 1960
in The Cottage, 112 Cooper Hill, Ballickmoyler, Co Laois.
Mary Anne Moran
at the time of her wedding on May 1908 at was living/working
at Clovelly on the Athy Road in Carlow. I recentely
discovered that
Clovelly
was the name of a house on the Athy Road in Carlow town and
it was located in a place called
Gurley’s plot
(Shaw Park aka Town Park).
She was known for miles around as "The Lovely Lady in
Black" In 1957 she received a letter from Mr. Oliver Flannagan
TD offering his condolence on the death of her husband
Thomas Brennan.
Thomas Brennan
was a
Stonemason
by trade.
When Granddad was out working she had to look after the
buisness in Cooper Hill such as collecting apples from
the orchard and tending to the vegetable patch, sowing
all sorts of vegetables such as cabbage, onions, carrots
and potatoes. There was also the hens and probably a pig
to look after as well the general household chores and
looking after there five children.
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Thomas Brennan and his family
c.1927
in Cooper Hill.
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image to enlarge)
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Children of Thomas
Brennan and Mary Anne Moran are:
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Christina (Crissie) Brennan, b. 23 Dec 1912, The
Cottage, 112 Cooper Hill, Ballickmoyler, Co. Laois; d.
23 Oct 1974, Carlow District Hospital, Dublin Rd,
Carlow.
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ii. Mark (Markie) Brennan, b.
28 Apr 1914, The Cottage,
112 Cooper Hill, Ballickmoyler, Co. Laois; d.06 Nov
1939, The Cottage, 112 Cooper Hill, Ballickmoyler, Co
Laois.
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iii. Mary (Mollie) Brennan,
b. 14 Sep 1915, The
Cottage, 112 Cooper Hill, Ballickmoyler, Co. Laois;
d.
04 Sep 1969, St Vincents Hospital, Athy, Co. Kildare..
iv.
Catherine (Katty) Brennan,
b. 21 Nov 1916, The
Cottage, 112 Cooper Hill, Ballickmoyler, Co. Laois; d.
26 Dec 1980, The Cottage, 112 Cooper Hill,
Ballickmoyler, Co. Laois.
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v. Elizabeth (Lily) Brennan,
b.26 Oct 1922. The Cottage, 112 Cooper Hill,
Ballickmoyler. Co Laois. d. 30 Jun 1996, Portlaoise
General Hospital. Co. Laois. She married William
Kelly on 20 January 1960 in Sacred Heart Church,
Arles, Co Laois The had one child Esther Kelly b.11
Apr 1960. d.27 Sep 2015.
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This photo of the four Brennan sisters was
taken in the grounds of Rathcrogue Guest
House at the wedding of Mary McDonald to
Paddy Murphy on the 20 Apr 1968.
Source of information about the photo came
from Brendan Farrell who is married to
Eileen Farrell (Mary
McDonald's
sister). Mary (Molly) Brennan was mother to
Mary, Eileen and Joe McDonald. |
Thomas (Tom) Brennan c.1950's
(Click on
image to enlarge)
Notes on
Thomas Brennan: Born 9 Jul 1876,
Ballickmoyler, Co. Laois; Godparents were Patrick Dargan & Mary Bourke
He was a Stonemason
by trade and worked for himself. He travelled great distances on foot
both in Co. Laois and Co. Carlow. He was in constant demand because of
his skill working with stone. He carried out a lot of repairs on
property belonging to The Feehans of Ballickmoyler who ran the Post
Office and grocery shop in Ballickmoyler.
In the photo below, we have
Markie
Brennan, Molly Proctor and a close friend c.1937. The young girl is
believed to one of the Proctor girls from The Mall, Killeshin.
Markie
played football for Killeshin. (see
football team picture) and he played and sung in the Arles and Ballickmoyler
Brass Bands with Michael Ramsbottom.
Michael Ransbottom was a great
musician and played in Irish Céilí dance bands.
Mark (Markie) Brennan could play a
number of different instraments including the Cornet, Trombone, Tin
Whistle & Mouth Organ. He was also a great singer and he sang regularly
with Michael and the band in places like St Fiacc's Hall in
Graiguecullen.
Michael Ransbottom was devastated when Markie Brennan died in 1939,
because they were inseparable. They went everywhere together. Markie was
a member of GAA Killeshin Football club and he died on 6th November
1939. age 25 years old, as a result of an injury received while playing.
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In the photo above we have
Markie Brennan
and
Molly Proctor
accompanied by a close friend c.1937. On the right is Markie's memorial card.
Not all the
Birth and
death dates information above has been proven or verified.
If you know of any
information or you have
connections with any of the above mentioned families
- Please contact
MICHAEL BRENNAN
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