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Carlow County - Ireland Genealogical Projects (IGP TM)

Brennan Family Tree

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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.

Thomas Brennan c.1927
Mary Anne Brennan (nee Moran) c.1927
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Mary Anne Brennan (nee Moran) c.1959

Thomas (Tom) Brennan was born Sunday 9th July1876 in Ballickmoyler, Co. Laois, and Godparents were Patrick Dargan & Mary Bourke  He passed awayon Tuesday 26th Nov 1957 in Portlaoise Hospital, Co Laois. He married Mary Anne Moran on Wednesday 20th May 1908 at Cathedral of the Assumption, Carlow. She is the daughter of James Moran and Mary Kelly. She was born on the Monday 27th Sep 1875 in Arles, Co Laois, and died on the Tuesday 23 Feb 1960 in The Cottage, Cooper Hill, Ballickmoyler, Co Laois.

Mary Anne Moran at the time of her wedding on Wednesday 20th May May 1908 she was living and working at Clovelly House 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 (aka 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.

 

Thomas Brennan and his family c.1927 in Cooper Hill.
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Children of Thomas Brennan and Mary Anne Moran are:

i. Christina (Crissie) Brennan, b. 23 Dec 1912, The Cottage, Cooper Hill, Ballickmoyler, Co. Laois; d. 23 Oct 1974, Carlow District Hospital, Dublin Rd, Carlow.

ii. Mark (Markie) Brennan, b. 28 Apr 1914, The Cottage, Cooper Hill, Ballickmoyler, Co. Laois; d. 06 Nov 1939, The Cottage, 112 Cooper Hill, Ballickmoyler, Co Laois.

iii. Mary (Mollie) Brennan, b. 14 Sep 1915, The Cottage, 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, Cooper Hill, Ballickmoyler, Co. Laois; d. 26 Dec 1980, The Cottage, 112 Cooper Hill, Ballickmoyler, Co. Laois.

v. Elizabeth (Lily) Brennan, b.26 Oct 1922. The Cottage, Cooper Hill, Ballickmoyler. Co Laois. d. 30 Jun 1996, Portlaoise General Hospital. Co. Laois.

 
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
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Thomas 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 several musical instriments 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 passed away in 1939, because they were inseparable. They attended band practic together as well as preformed on stage together and went everywhere together. Markie was a member of GAA Killeshin Football club and he passed away on 6th November 1939. age 25 years old, as a result of an injury received while playing football.

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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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