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Photo is of Mary Brigid McEntyre, nee Curtin. This photo was taken by Burton Studios, Dunedin, NZ in the late 1800s. This copy has lines across the face as it is a photo of Mary's image on the side of the Museum bus used during centennial celebrations in the early 2000s. It is a family photograph, the original of which hangs in the Queenstown Lakes District Museum, Arrowtown, New Zealand. It is the property of the McEntyre Family living in New Zealand. Any queries regarding this photo can be directed to maria.mcentyre@gmail.com
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| Date of Birth | 25th Jun 1840 | VIEW SOURCE |
| Date of Death | 1st Mar 1910 | VIEW SOURCE |
| Father (First Name/s and Surname) | Mary's father was Patrick Curtin of Lackamore, County Clare. | |
| Mother (First Name/s and Maiden) | Mary's mother was Mary Bellet of Lackmore, County Clare | |
| Townland born | Lackmore was the townland, situated in the parish of Miltown Malbay, in the old civil parish of Kilfarboy. | |
| Place & Date of Baptism | Mary Brigid Curtin was born in 1840 in Lackamore, Miltown Malbay, County Clare, to Patrick Curtin and Mary Bellet. She was baptised on 27 June 1840 in the Parish of Miltown Malbay, which at one time comprised the old Civil Parish of Kilfarboy. | |
| Number of Siblings | Mary was one of 5 children. Patrick baptised 27/12/1832; Patrick baptised 26/02/1835; Michael baptised 24/09/1837 and Annie baptised 26/05/1844. | |
| Spouse (First Name/s and Maiden/Surname) | Mary married Thomas John McEntyre of County Cavan, on 31 January 1866 at St Francis Catholic Church, Melbourne, Australia. Witnesses were Barty Malone and Annie Curtin. Priest was Rev. Simon Riordan. | |
| Number of Children | Mary and Thomas had 8 children. They were Mary Anne, Anne Margaret, Matlida Cecilia, Frances Amelia, Elizabeth, Hanorah, John Thomas and Alice Mina Rose. | |
| Occupation | When Mary emigrated to Australia she worked as a housekeeper. After her marriage to Thomas , she raised her children and helped Thomas develop a sheep farm, named Pleasant View, at Arrow Flat opposite Lake Hayes, on the outskirts of Arrowtown. | |
| Place of Death | Mary died at home, Pleasant View Farm, Arrowtown, NZ, on 1 March 1910. She is buried in Arrowtown Cemetery with her husband ,Thomas McEntyre. | |
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