From The Omaha Daily Bee, August 4, 1908 VISIT TO OLD IRISH HOME Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Cavanagh Will Go Back to Galway More than fifty-eight years after they left their old home in Ireland, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Cavanagh,
The Coen Family
By Mary Margaret Burke July 2018 marked the coming together of the Coen family of Anbally for the first time in many years, when the descendants of John Coen and Sarah Spelman gathered at Cloonacauneen Castle. John Coen was born
The 1918-19 Flu Epidemic in Annaghdown
By Paul Greaney It is just over one hundred years since the influenza pandemic, commonly known as the Spanish Flu, swept through Ireland and infected one fifth of the population. The death registers for Turloughmore and Headford registration districts indicate
Cahermorris/Glenrevagh Group Water Scheme
By Tommy Greaney (1923-2016) I was born on 4th July 1923 and was second in a family of 6. My parents, Patrick and Mary Greaney lived at Cahermorris Cross where our house was used as the local dispensary and subsequently
Interview with Tommy Shaughnessy
by John McGagh At a time in our history when the recurring theme is one of doom and gloom a chat with Tommy Shaughnessy is an antidote to the woes that people in our country are currently experiencing. Although Tommy
Reflections on the Past
By Kathleen O’Shea At the turn of the twentieth century and probably before that, St. Brendan’s Church, Corrandulla had two side altars. One was adorned with a picture of Our Lady of Good Counsel where Mrs. Frances Butler, Winterfield House,
Mary Forde, Balrobuckmore
An Appreciation It was with deep regret and a sense of loss that we learned of the death of Society member Mary Forde (née Goaley) on 3 October. Over many years Mary contributed in large measure to the development of
Fr. Martin Goaley, Annaghdown
By Mary Forde (née Goaley), 1925-2018. This article first appeared in Anach Cuain 2010. When Br. Conal asked me for a memorandum for the Anach Cuain book I couldn’t think of an item to write about. I started looking through
The Annaghdown Letter of Arthur J. Braginton
Editor’s Note: This letter is taken from Letters of Arthur J. Braginton, published in 1908. Arthur was the son of Margaret Burke, born in New York in 1852 to Patrick Burke and Mary Collins, both from Annaghdown. He undertook a
A 1927 Visitor to Annaghdown
Editor’s note: This diary entry was written by William Ford of New Zealand, who visited England, Ireland, and Scotland in 1927, representing the Farmers’ Union of Southland. His parents were Mary Kavanagh from Coteenty and John Forde from Lisheenanoran. We