It's been a while since last I posted on this thread - a health issue, a long-term guest, some necessary travel, and even a holiday have limited the amount of time I had available.
Still, I have not entirely neglected the matter. I have discovered that some of the information that was gleaned earlier was not quite on the mark (there was confusion over twins, emigration to Australia etc) and this led to pursuing some false trails. There was a breakthrough, though, and this led to getting some documents which steered me back onto the right path.
I can now confirm from documents that Annie Lawler (confirmed NOT Lawlor)
- born 26 July 1920
- died 30 January 1941 in the County Home. This rules out Australia.
- she had worked as a domestic in Carlow.
- is commemorated on a headstone in Rathvilly cemetery
- She was not a twin.
Now another mystery. I cannot be sure she was buried in Rathvilly. There is no record of her death or burial in the parish records. The commemoration on the headstone could be a simple memorial rather than an actual record of burial. The death certificate, of course, does not mention burial.
When I saw the inscription on the stone I thought the matter was finally cracked. Then the news came in that there is no burial record in Rathvilly... I have an inquiry under way with Carlow County Library to see if there is a death notice in the Nationalist paper. I hope, if there is, it may give a location for the burial.
Any other ideas or thoughts as to where to research confirmation, please?