Monday, January 10th, 2022

It is quite interesting to dust off the old photo albums or rummage in an old chest to take out photos safely tucked away long ago. Today, we are going to feature some old photos that Michael Hoynes shared. These photos give an insight into the fashions, hairstyles etc. from around the turn of the 20th century.

The photo above is Kate Ryan née Hoynes (1878-1922) of Ballybrahee, Glenmore who married Peter Ryan of Gaulestown, Kilmacow on 22 February 1906. It is likely that this was their wedding photograph. Peter was the son of Laurence Ryan (farmer) and Kate was the daughter of John Hoynes (farmer). Below is a photo of Kate’s parents and two of her siblings.

The photo above is of Mr. and Mrs. John Hoynes of Ballybrahee and two of their children. The mother Margaret Hoynes née Aylward (bapt. 21 Oct. 1841-5 May 1896) was a native of Ballinclar. Her husband John Hoynes (bapt. 29 Oct. 1842-26 Dec. 1917) was a farmer in Ballybrahee. The two children in the photo are Annie Hoynes (10 April 1887-1 Dec. 1937) and James Hoynes (26 June 1884-Dec. 1919). James Hoynes is holding a hunting whip in his hands. Annie and her mother are holding small flower bouquets.

The photograph to the left is James Hoynes (1884-1919) as an adult. He married a woman named Freany and the couple lived at Charlestown which is where he was living at the time of his death at the age of 34. Although an obituary was located in the Waterford News and Star (Fri. 12 Dec. 1919, p. 5) no death record could be located to determine whether he was a victim of the “Spanish flu” pandemic. The obituary noted that James was for many years prominantly identified with the Bishophall racing fixture.

Update–Thanks to Patty Brown who found the following records regarding James Hoynes. The James Hoynes born in July 1877 died when he was just six days of age on the 31st of July 1877. On 26 June 1884 John and Margaret Hoynes née Aylward had another son that they named James. He was baptized at Glenmore on 28 June 1884. Patty also located the marriage record between James Hynes (sic) (1884-1919) and Mary Freney of Charlestown, Kilmacow. The couple were married on 8 February 1912 at Kilmacow Churcih and the witnesses to their wedding were Maurice Hoynes and Margret Freney. Lastly, Patty found the death record for James in 1919. The death record notes that he was 34 years of age, a farmer, and died of “probably” pneumonia. Johanna Freney was pesent at his death at Charlestown.

The photo above is Annie Hoynes (1887-1937) as an adult. Annie married John Murphy (c. 1873-1955), a shop keeper of Bridge St., New Ross on 29 April 1913. A death record was found for Annie Murphy née Hoynes that revealed that she died on 1 December 1937 of breast cancer. Her step-son James Murphy was present at her death indicating that John Murphy was a widower when they married.

John Murphy survived Annie by 18 years. He died at the age of 82 and his death record records that he was a retired poultry and salmon dealer. The obituaries of both Annie and John have been placed on the M surname page which can be accessed via the home page by clicking on the family page at the top.

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A photo of Fr. Maurice Hoynes (1865-1930) taken when he was in Australia has been added to our previous article “Rev. Maurice Hoynes (1865-1930): His Time Down Under” and further information on this Glenmore family click here .

Please send any corrections or additonal information to glenmore.history@gmail.com.

If you have any old photographs of Glenmore or its people that you would like to share please feel free to email them or share them on our facebook page.

Dr. Kathleen Moore Walsh

Thanks to Kelvin Johnson Treacy who helpfully corrected and supplied various dates. Updated 22 Jan. 2022.