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Martin Brennan
1885 - 1963
Image showing Martin Brennan in the front garden of Cooper Hill
on a rare visit from Belfast in c.1952.
 
Notes on Martin Brennan:
The first three photos below are of Martin Brennan on a rare visit to Cooper Hill  in the early 1960s. The fourth is a photo of the hospital in Belfast where Martin died.

Martin Brennan in the garden at Cooper Hill.
Betty with our new sheep dog and Martin Brennan
Lily Brennan (Mum) & Martin Brennan.
The old part of the City Hospital Belfast originally the Union Workhouse.
(Click on image to enlarge)

Martin is the son of Mark Brennan & Catherine Lalor.

Martin Brennan, was born 29 Nov 1885, Coopers House, Ballickmoyler, Co. Laois; he died 27th Feb 1963, in the City Hospital  Belfast. At the time of his death he was living in a one bedroom bedsit at 1 Adela St, Antrim Rd, Belfast 15.  All the houses on Adela Street have been raised to the ground and replaced with commercial units. On his death certificate it states he was a widower. (the family were unaware that he had been married).

We don't know who Martin's wife was or when or where they got married. We also don't know where Martin worked in Belfast or where he and his wife are buried.

 He lived and worked in Belfast, NI. for most of his working life, but we dont know who he worked for, or what his trade was. We can only assuem he is buried somewhere in Belfast. NI.

He died at the Belfast City Hospital located at 51 Lisburn Road Belfast, and was also the home of the Belfast Union Workhouse where the new City Hospital is today, two of the old original buildings are still there today.

The nearest graveyard to where he was living is Milltown Cemetery Belfast which is on the Falls Road which is also across the road from Falls Cemetery. To date I havent been able to find any record of him.

When Martin came home to visit us at Cooper Hill in the 1952 we walked from Cooper Hill to Carlow town and back. I remember him being very tall and his posture and stance was very erect and very well dressed. I had to run to keep up with him when he was walking.

If there is anyone out there who can tell me where Martin Brennan worked, who or when he married and where he and his wife is buried, please get in touch with me using the email address below.

When the First World War started in 1914 Martin would have been 29 years old. There is a possibility that he would have been called up for service but at this time I have been unable to find any evidence to varify this. When the Second World War started he would have been 54 years of age.
If you know anything about this man I would love to hear from you? Please send any information you might have to  Michael Brennan.

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The above newspaper cuttings are from the Belfast News-Letter,
Monday, September 25 1944 and they mention a Martin Brennan but didnt mention a Regiment.
British Soldiers in Holland

The following dispatch was received  last night from “News-Letter’s” Special Correspondent with British Troops in Holland.

It was written “on the road to Nijmegen”

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