Letters To The Editor
Family origins
Editor,
I am trying to trace my maternal grandfather's antecedents and would be extremely grateful for help. My grandfather moved from some place in Cavan to Dublin. His name was John Peter Farrelly. According to the census of 1901 he lived at a house in Sheriff Street, where he owned a grocery/pub establishment. By the census of 1911 he had moved to Vernon Avenue, in Clontarf, Dublin. At some stage, he was elected an alderman and served on the Dublin Corporation or County Council. He died in 1923, aged about 55. He was married to Annie Boylan, whom I had thought was born in County Meath but, according to the census, she was born in County Cavan. I am anxious to find the place in Cavan he came from and the electoral district where his antecedents might have been enumerated. Perhaps this letter will help put me in touch with any of his distant living relatives.
Yours,
Davis Fleming,
34 Carrigeenlea,
Cliff Road,
Tramore,
County Waterford,
World War One
Editor,
I am a post-graduate History student at Durham University, and I am currently researching for my dissertation. In it, I will be analysing the lives and experiences of southern Irish Great War veterans following their return from the war. I am hoping that by placing an appeal in your newspaper the family members of these veterans will be able to come forward and finally tell their relatives' stories.
This study is more focused on the ex-servicemen who tried to peacefully re-integrate back into Irish society rather than those who had a part to play in the following Irish conflicts. I am particularly interested in gaining information which can help offer an insight into the following: how the veterans were received by the members of the general public; how the veterans were received by the Irish government and, in particular, whether they were helped or neglected financially/materially by the government; how difficult was it for this community to find employment. I am also interested to hear any stories regarding soldiers who returned from the war with psychical disabilities or mental traumas.
With so little published material available on the subject, any insight or information would be hugely appreciated and I am initially available to contact via postal correspondence or email (see below) with the hope of potentially conducting a telephone or even personal interview over the summer.
Yours,
Michael Robinson,
13 Mark Rise,
Hetton-le-Hole,
Tyne & Wear,
DH5 9BW.
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