whitepolyanthus
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Hello there
I am interested in researching my mother's family who originally came from Celbridge in Co Kildare. I am very new to all this and would love some guidance on how to proceed.
Can anyone recommend a good internet site to gather information?
My grandmother was born in Elm Hall and her brother was called Art O'Connor. He was an MP and judge I believe. I have a picture of my grandmother's wedding day taken outside the house. My mother mentioned that she had aunts called Fanny and Biddy Ose (I think Bridget Rose). There were other family members I think.
My grandmother was called Anne O'Connor and married my grandfather Sean O'Kane from Limavady in Co Derry. I understand he lost a lot of money in the Wall Street crash.
My great-grandfather's name was Arthur O'Connor and he had a second marriage to Elizabeth Saul. I am unsure if this was my great-grandmother or not.
I would appreciate any help that anyone is able to give. I live in NZ now, so shall be doing everything over the net.
Thankyou in anticipation.
Catherine
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Christopher
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Hello Catherine,
Welcome to RootsChat.
You're on one of the best, and friendliest, sites on the internet for finding information which should help you learn more about your ancestors. Keep an eye on RootsChat's Celbridge - Links thread ... http://tinyurl.com/5e2bvb
Christopher
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Christopher
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Arthur (Art) O'Connor (1888 – 10 May 1950) was an Irish politician, lawyer and judge. He was a member of a Catholic family, born in 1888, the second son of Arthur O'Connor of Elm Hall, Celbridge, Co. Kildare and his second wife Elizabeth (née Saul). He was a pupil at Blackrock College, Co. Dublin and managed to obtain dispensation so that he could study engineering at the then almost exclusively Protestant Trinity College, Dublin. He graduated in 1911. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_O'Connor
It would appear from an article about the Wall Street Crash that Anne and Sean were in America as the effect of the Crash was hardly noticed in the European and London Markets. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3957915.stm
Christopher
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whitepolyanthus
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Hello there
Thank you both for your help and advice.
Neither of my grandparents went to America. They settled in Limavady and brought up a family of five children.
Catherine
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Frazer
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I'm fairly sure that there are O'Connors still living in Elm Hall. Have you been in contact with them?
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amurphy
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Hello there
I am interested in researching my mother's family who originally came from Celbridge in Co Kildare. I am very new to all this and would love some guidance on how to proceed.
Can anyone recommend a good internet site to gather information?
My grandmother was born in Elm Hall and her brother was called Art O'Connor. He was an MP and judge I believe. I have a picture of my grandmother's wedding day taken outside the house. My mother mentioned that she had aunts called Fanny and Biddy Ose (I think Bridget Rose). There were other family members I think.
My grandmother was called Anne O'Connor and married my grandfather Sean O'Kane from Limavady in Co Derry. I understand he lost a lot of money in the Wall Street crash.
My great-grandfather's name was Arthur O'Connor and he had a second marriage to Elizabeth Saul. I am unsure if this was my great-grandmother or not.
I would appreciate any help that anyone is able to give. I live in NZ now, so shall be doing everything over the net.
Thankyou in anticipation.
Catherine
Hi, We may be related through marriage.
"Dan" is my aunts husband, and is most likely Annes nephew.
I used to visit Elm Hall (Actually Elm Hall proper no longer exists, just the extensive yards and stables.)
I used to visit "Elm Hall" for vacation and potato digging in the 70's.
Aunt Fannie's house was across the road from the remaining house.
Here are some photos from Jan 08.
This long house is "Elm Hall" as I know it, and the roof beyond the Palm Tree is the roof of "Aunt Fannies".
here is a link to Celbridge, co Kildare.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=celbridge+co+kildare+ireland&ie=UTF8&ll=53.342148,-6.539783&spn=0.048374,0.109863&z=13&iwloc=addr
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bokujyo
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Hi Catherine in NZ
this is Kay in Australia
we share the same great grand parents
my grandmother and your grandmother were sisters
My grandmother was M O'Connor yours A O'Connor
I am doing the family tree and I was in Elm Hall in August 2008
nice to meet you!
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bokujyo
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amurphy,
your aunt is Mary?
this is kay in Australia and we are related through Dan. Bonzo you would remember too!
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amurphy
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Dan's wife Mary?. Yes.
Bonzo (Never knew the spelling of his name, RIP) was a familiar and well known character. (him and his collection of Ford Tractors).
Hold on a minute, we have Kay & Catherine with differnt handles, who's talking here.
BTW, My sister, is heading for NZ in a month or 2. Destination, Pamerstown, or Pamerstown North. (is there a difference?.)
Anyway, I checked and there was another sister used to live with Fanny, Biddy or Brigid perhaps.
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bokujyo
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to amurphy
K in Aust so cant help on the NZplaces.
Fanny, Biddy and Nan were the 3 ladies.
Bonzo was my fathers brother.
from bokujyo
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amurphy
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Didn't know there was a 3rd lady there.
I presume you got the histories of many of these characters from Dan while visiting.
Dan and Mary, shuttle back and forth between Kerry and Elm Hall.
I also remember a Jimmy Young of "Youngs Garage" on the road to Lucan. I cannot remember if he was a brother or cousin of Bonzo.
I also remember a guy by the name of John Colgan, I cannot remember what his relationship with Bonzo was.
By and large other than Bonzo himself, I don't know much of his larger family.
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bokujyo
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I have been doing the family tree since the 1980s so have lots of information. I knew and loved them all before they passed away. I have not seen Dan in years. Missed him the last time I was over.
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amurphy
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Yikes, there's dedication. .. and still exposing new roots. 
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bokujyo
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more I put the tree away for years and picked it up again. very different research with a computer, net and skype.
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