Mary Philomena Cunnington nee O'Donnell

Alanst500:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

I will alert our parish liaison in Tralee that you have posted a message.

Roger McDonnell

Thanks for the reply, Are they able to find birth records?

Not sure about access to birth records. I have access to the civil birth index records. The only Mary Philomena O'Donnell listed for the Tralee registration district was born in 1927 which is obviously not who you are looking for. There is an 1882 Mary O'Donnell in the Tralee district. Do you know the parents names?

Roger

First name(s)MaryLast nameO'DonnellRegistration year1882Registered quarter/yearJul - Sep 1882Registration districtTraleeVolume5Page561

Yes that is on Ancestry but only the Index and no mention of Philomena

Name: Mary O'Donnell

Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1882

Registration district: Tralee

Volume:5

Page :561

FHL Film Number:101058.

could there be a way of seeing the original, may have philomena on it.

Alan.

Alan:

You can get a copy from the General Register Office for around 4 euros. If you need instructions, let me know,

https://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Apply-for-Certificates.aspx

Roger

Thanks will look into it.

Alan.

Dear Alan, do you have a copy of Mary Philomena's marriage cert giving her father's name? This would assist greatly. Where did she marry? I am searching for a baptism record which might show the 2 names and so far have found no Mary Philomena. Can we be sure of the surname O'Donnell.

I have found a Susan Philomena O'Halloran 1882 http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/a08e050489096

and Philomena Edith Marg Sullvan 1888 http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/4fe07c0491605

There are a total of 9 Mary O'Donnell's baptised in Tralee RC Parish between 1872 and 1886

http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/search.jsp?namefm=Mary+&namel=O%27Donnell&exact=true&name2fm=&name2l=&location=Tralee&yyfrom=1870&yyto=1890&diocese=&parish=&century=&decade=&sort=&pageSize=100&ddBfrom=&mmBfrom=&yyBfrom=&ddMfrom=&mmMfrom=&yyMfrom=&ddDfrom=&mmDfrom=&yyDfrom=&ddBto=&mmBto=&yyBto=&ddMto=&mmMto=&yyMto=&ddDto=&mmDto=&yyDto=&locationB=&locationM=&locationD=&member0=&member1=&member2=&member3=&member4=&member5=&member6=&member7=&member8=&member9=&namef0=&namef1=&namef2=&namef3=&namef4=&namef5=&namef6=&namef7=&namef8=&namef9=&namel0=&namel1=&namel2=&namel3=&namel4=&namel5=&namel6=&namel7=&namel8=&namel9=&event=B&keyword=&submit=Search 

However as you probably already know the Civil Registration District of Tralee and the Roman Catholic Parish of Tralee do not have the same boundaries and when we go into the 1901 Census, the DED's are different again. Was Mary still in Ireland in 1901?

Do let me know and maybe we can help you some more.

Warm wishes

Martine

Thanks for your reply, I am on iPad at the moment the information I posted came from "Upper North Street School bombing on 13 June 1917 killing 18 Children" I have been researching this event and have found nearly all the 18 children's Relatives, have now moved onto the Teachers that were Awarde O.B.E.s for their efforts that sad day.

Mary Philomena Cunnington was all I had to start with, on searching Ancestry it lead me to her maiden name being "O'Donnell", I will post all the records I have, later when I'm on big computer.

Thanks.

Alan.

Hi, hope you can see this image it seams that Mary dropped Philomena from her name, the Father's name is Michael.

Thanks Alan.

No will not load from iPad have to wait.

This is the 1891 and 1911 census.Notice the "Hints on the right hand side.

Hi Alan thanks, she holds to the same birthdate throughout so I'm thinking this might be her after all.

NameMARY O'DONNELL

Date of Birth20 April 1881

AddressRATHASS

FatherMICHAEL O'DONNELL

MotherJULIA HANNIFIN

Further details in the record

Father OccupationNR

Sponsor 1CORNELIUS O'SHEA

Sponsor 2MARY CAHILANE

PriestREV. H. O'RIORDAN

About the record

Book NumberPageEntry NumberRecord_Identifier91016KY-RC-BA-488791

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I put her sibs names through the freebmd  in hopes of finding the mother's name Hannifin with which to confirm but but no luck. 

In order to confirm you will need her Civil Registration Birth record. Roger's suggestion is clearly the best match.

Have you sent off for it? Do let us know how you get on.

In haste M

Thanks for all the replies i will not be sending off for any of the Certificates just yet I have one more year till we hold the Ceremony For all relatives of the 18 Children Killed, in the last message can anyone elaborate on this "AddressRATHASS".

Thanks again.

Alan X

Hi Alan, Rathass is on the outskirts of Tralee. There is a large graveyard there and the Workhouse was there also. The Workhouse building is now the Kerry County Council Offices. It is spelled Ratass in 1901.

Do let us know when the Ceremony takes place Alan and thank you for letting us know of this unsung heroine. The local papers would probably be interested also.

Martine

Thanks again for all the replies the Ceremony will be held on 13 June 2017 at the Memorials in Poplar London.

I started this research for a Facebook Group that will be organising this event for 18 Children that were killed when a bomb was dropped on "The Upper North Street School Poplar London" which can be viewed on this link.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Uppernorthstreetschool1917/

At present we still need to find Relatives of three more Children so back to the grind for me, I don't know yet if any of the three originated from your neck of the woods but if they did I will be back with more questions.

Alan.