Sunday, October 17th, 2021

As the blog approaches its second anniversary we have to acknowledge and thank all of the people who have offered advice, information, photos, support and encouragement. Two ladies who early on volunteered and jumped in and unravelled some of the intertwined Glenmore families for the blog were Ann Fitzgerald and Patty Brown.

New Guest Authors

Today, we are pleased to report that these two dynamic researchers are our latest guest authors. Ann and Patty have written “Glenmore To Brunswick & Back.”  This article provides information on the emigration to Canada of a Glenmore family, but also highlight how family research utilizing the most modern techniques of DNA brought the two distant cousins together from across the Atlantic to become good friends and research partners.

This article also includes some fascinating photos. Check out the photo of Margaret Roach née McCarthy. What an expressive photo. The featured photo above is the Roach Homestead in Canada.

This article can be accessed via the home page of the blog by clicking on the Guest Author link and selecting Fitzgerald & Brown from the drop down menu, Or click here.

Centenarian—We have another winnner……Margaret Kirby née Forristal (28 Sept. 1914-17 March 2020)

Thanks to Billie Nolan for sharing information concerning Johanna “Josie” Nolan née Forristal (7 Nov. 1918-22 Feb. 2014) late of Cappah, Glenmore and her older sister, Margaret Kirby née Forristal who lived to be 105 years of age.

From parish records and the birth register we have been able to verify that Johanna and Margaret were the daughters of John “Jack” Forristal (1882-1948) and his wife Annie (née Flynn) (1876-1965). John Forristal was born at Graiguenakill, Glenmore on 24 April 1882 to Patrick Forristal (farmer and miller) and Margaret Forristal née Cardiff. Anne Flynn was born 5 June 1876 at Tinneranny, Rosbercon, the daughter of Thomas Flynn (blacksmith) and Johanna “Judith” (née Crowe). John Forristal and Annie Flynn were married at Glenmore on 16 September 1913. At the time of their wedding John was living in Graiguenakill and working as a labourer and Annie was living in Flemingstown, Glenmore. They both gave their ages as 30. The witnesses to the wedding were Nicholas Forristal (1888-1979) and Margaret Flynn.

When Margaret Forristal was born on 28 September 1914 the family were living in Ballyquin, Mullinavat. Her godparents were Nicholas Forristal and Johanna Flynn. Margaret Forristal married Timothy Kirby (1916-1966) in London in 1945. Unfortunately, we have been unable to locate an obituary for Margaret who died on St. Patrick’s Day 2020. Hopefully someone recorded the secret to her long life.

Johanna Forristal was also born at Ballyquin on 7 November 1918. Her godparents were Laurence Conway and Mrs. David Maddock. On 17 May 1944 Johanna Forristal married David Nolan at Glenmore. The family lived for sometime at Cappagh, Glenmore. Johanna died on 22 February 2014 at the age of 95. She is buried in the family grave at Glenmore (New Ross Standard, 11 March 2014, p. 70). The photo of Johanna was obtained from the Waterford News & Star (1 April 2014).

Over the past two years we have published a number of articles concerning the Forristal Family of the Mill.

For information concerning the Forristal Mill at Graiguenakill see our previous post of 7 June 2020.

For information concerning the drowning of Wm. Forristal (1881-1899) of the Mill, see our post of 31 May 2020.

For information concerning the mysterious death of Peter Forristal (1889-1916) of the Mill, see our post of 29 July 2020.

Over the past few months we have received communications from a number of people who have contributed or corrected information concerning their families. We want to thank all of them particularly Frank Condon, Frank G. Freyne (of Calif.), Martin Forristal and Catherine Davies née Kearney. The beauty of the blog over conventional publishing is that we can add new information or make corrections to published articles. We place [updated] on all previous posts that contain new or corrected information.

Coming Soon

Coming soon is a list of residents of Glenmore parish from the early 1960’s as well as other items from Danny Dowling’s vast collection.

We also hope to have another guest author’s work featured in the next week or so.

If anyone has any information, photos or has an idea for an article please contact us at glenmore.history@gmail.com.  

Dr. Kathleen Moore Walsh