Dia daoibh uilig! / Hello! I posted here two months ago about my g-grandfather George Magee who was injured when a solider in the East Indies in the period...
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Annette Code
codeannette
Nov 25, 2010 5:17 am
Just 1 more thing, are there military records of at the PRONI, Belfast?  If something else comes up, drop me a line. Annette Just 1 more thing, are there...
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MARIE NOLAN
nolanm...
Nov 25, 2010 4:49 am
Hi Annette, I have his marriage cert age 21 in Scotland Feb 1901 could not find him on the Scottish 1901 census. His parents are listed on the marriage cert...
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Annette Code
codeannette
Nov 25, 2010 2:09 am
I looked through Michael Connor, Galway www.labs.familysearch.org  Michael Connor birth registered Oct-Dec 1880 #101057 Vol.4 Pg. 242 Galway Registration...
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MARIE NOLAN
nolanm...
Nov 24, 2010 9:49 pm
Hi Annette, Sometimes a second pair of eyes can spot something that I may have missed. I have tried findmypast and exactly as you said the records I purchased...
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Annette Code
codeannette
Nov 24, 2010 7:38 pm
In the Military Attestations Index Royal Garrison Artiller 1872-1915 Â just two Michael O'Connor on the website www.irishorigins. Â Limerick WO96/1401 and...
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MARIE NOLAN
nolanm...
Nov 24, 2010 7:04 pm
Thanks Annette, that is kind of you. I have tried all that I know and thought I would give it a rest for now. I have my family tree including all my in laws...
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Annette Code
codeannette
Nov 24, 2010 4:05 pm
Have you tried www.rootsireland.ie as stated don't worry about the O' many of the search facilities just drop it for convenience. or run it together as in...
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MARIE
nolanm...
Nov 24, 2010 3:15 pm
Hi Donnacha, I've only just picked up this message thank you. I was in Ireland in October hoping to get some more information on the O'Connor's to no avail. I...
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Annette
codeannette
Nov 18, 2010 4:02 pm
I would like to know about Curragh Military College and Barracks, Kildare Ireland. A friend is looking for service records for her uncle Hugh Mccauley born...
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Donnacha
ddgrant2004
Oct 26, 2010 6:12 pm
A Chara, The matter of pensions. I believe these were paid in Ireland at least through an 'Agent'. I don't know what was the status of these, whether it was...
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Éamann Ó Ruairc
e.oruairc
Oct 26, 2010 5:37 pm
Thanks for that suggestion. When I’m in the Dublin libraries I’ll keep my eyes open for anything linked to the Dublin Fusiliers. Slan, Éamann ... Thanks...
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Éamann Ó Ruairc
e.oruairc
Oct 26, 2010 5:36 pm
Thanks John for going to the trouble of looking up the census for me. That’s very kind of you! That is indeed my g-grandfather. I have in fact a lot of...
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Johnny Doyle
johnny_doyle
Oct 26, 2010 5:05 pm
a 41 year old George Magee from Dublin City, Army Pensioner in the 1901 census : ...
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Donnacha
ddgrant2004
Oct 26, 2010 4:21 pm
Éamann;  Given the India connection you could try the Royal Dublin Fusiliers:  1st Bn: Formerly the 102nd Royal Madras Fusiliers. This battalion can be...
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Éamann Ó Ruairc
e.oruairc
Oct 26, 2010 11:57 am
Go raibh maith agat, a Dhonnacha! I’ve already searched for George Magee on all of these sites without success, that’s why I’m hoping I may have better...
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Donnacha
ddgrant2004
Oct 25, 2010 7:10 pm
Hi again Éamann,  Don't forget that the Irish Census 1901 and 1911 is online and free:  http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/  Many Church...
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Éamann Ó Ruairc
e.oruairc
Oct 25, 2010 4:49 pm
Dia duit, a Dhonnacha! Thank you for your suggestions! The only thing I know for sure about this man is that he served in India, perhaps Burma, that he was...
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Donnacha
ddgrant2004
Oct 24, 2010 7:47 pm
Hi Eamann, You possibly heard this before but what you really need to do is find out what regiment your man belonged to. There is no point in making the trek...
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e.oruairc
Oct 24, 2010 7:02 pm
Thank you Mary Ann for your kind efforts to help me! I have already skimmed through the FIBIS site but did not find anything of interest to me. Today I spent...
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mary ann camlis
mcamlis
Oct 21, 2010 4:29 pm
... Hi there...when I saw your message I checked the name Magee on a web site you may be interested in. Although I didn't find the name George Magee I did find...
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e.oruairc
Oct 21, 2010 6:20 am
Dia daoibh uilig! This is my first post on this forum. Born in Belfast I live presently in Brussels. My g-grandfather George Magee, born in Dublin in approx....
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Donnacha
ddgrant2004
Oct 12, 2010 11:12 pm
Just a reminder that the group now its own Group page here: http://www.facebook.com/groups/edit.php?members&gid=87933638164#!/group.php?gid=87933638164 and...
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DanDMurphy@...
lexington1105
Oct 8, 2010 1:57 am
Hi Donnacha: Attached is a photo of my edition of Rebel Cork's Fighting Story - 1947 Edition. Maybe I should sell it??? Dan In a message dated 10/7/2010...
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Donnacha
ddgrant2004
Oct 7, 2010 9:26 pm
Hello all, If you have a Facebook account you might like to take at look at the Facebook Group page. Lots of interesting content including some rare photos....
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Johnny Doyle
johnny_doyle
Aug 9, 2010 8:29 am
the Hitler story and Keogh is doing the rounds at the moment (as is the one about Pte Tandy VC). Re Keogh, he was captured in 1914 not 1916; certainly led an ...
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Donnacha
ddgrant2004
Aug 8, 2010 10:14 pm
From Twitter: @IrishCRoots: IrishCentral Roots: Revealed: Irish soldier saved Adolf Hitler’s life (IrishCentral): http://bit.ly/9R9gWH #irish #roots...
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MARIE NOLAN
nolanm...
Aug 4, 2010 7:55 pm
Hi Donnacha, I have 1880 as the approximate birthday of my grandfather from the 1911 census in Dublin he states that he was born in Galway City. I also know...
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Mary Ann Camlis
mcamlis
Aug 4, 2010 4:54 pm
Hi Donnacha :-) thanks for the input. When William Hughes Hall was in East India he married the daughter of Benjamin Halfhide(Amelia Margaret Halfhide)....
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Donnacha
ddgrant2004
Aug 4, 2010 3:47 pm
Hi Marie, I've been looking at your original inquiry again and the following points strike me: Â I wouldn't pay any attention to family stories about the...
