November Updates

As 2025 draws to a close–and we acknowledge our sixth anniversary–we wanted to take a few minutes to reflect on how much we have grown since our beginning. This history blog has generated:

Views–331,735
Visitors–125,045
Posts–442

We continue to slowly read, transcribe and archive Danny Dowling’s (1927-2021) vast collection. This past year we answered several dozen queries and settled a bet. We had the pleasure of meeting with visitors. We teamed up with Glenmore Tidy Towns to post 5 gold historical markers around the parish and more recently conducted a walking tour of Glenmore Village. Everyone we have contacted seeking information has been very helpful. We are always looking for ideas for new posts and guest authors. So please send on any ideas you may have.

We have been adding family information to the various surname pages. These pages contain entries from Danny Dowling’s (1927-2021) notebooks and notes, newspaper notices and articles as well as obituaries. Married women are generally listed under their married names with maiden names provided where known.

On our “Lists” page we added yesterday a 1837 Glenmore Subscribers’ List. This was a published list of locals (unfortunately without townlands). In addition to the names (which incidentally included two women) the amount that was donated was recorded. The “subscription” was to support the work of Daniel O’Connell (1775-1847). There are some local extinct names (e.g. Gaffney) and names that still flourish 188 years later in the parish such as Roche, Doherty and Aylward.

Lastly, the lovely wedding photo of Michael Walsh (Haggard) and Margaret Roche (Coolnaleen) is to the right. (Left to Right) John Roche (seated); Michael Walsh (standing); Margaret Walsh née Roche; Mary Dowling née Grace and Fr. John Grace.

Thanks to Tom Roche for sharing the photo of his aunt’s wedding. It has been added to our post of 26 October 2025 regarding the groom’s father Michael “the Mason” Walsh (1874-1948). The family were known locally as “the Mhicils, pronounced Vickles.”

We are still seeking a photo of Fr. Willie Brennan if anyone has one they would share.

If you have any suggestions or photos you would like to share please contact us at glenmore.history@gmail.com

Thank you for your support and looking forward to the coming year.

Dr. Kathleen Moore Walsh