Omagh Asylum

[TonyMcGartland]

Anne, haven't had a chance to ask or look yet, if I'm at PRONI in the immediate future I will also call if you need anything checked.  Tony

[Raysgirl]

Hi Tony, that would be great thank you.  I am waiting to hear back from the Proni Office I will let you know what they say. I would love to know more about my grandmother Susan, all my mother knew was she died a few months after giving birth to her. She would have  been very sad to know she died in an Asylum of Melancholic Exhaustion, we have no photo's of her either.  My mother Mary McMahon born 24/5/1922 Annacramp Caledon was brought up in St Louis Convent Orphanage Middletown from being a few weeks old till her teens, I have been trying to find out anything about her stay there but the St Louis Museum at Monaghan have nothing about the Middletown Convent. Only info I have on Susan Mullan born around 1889 Annacramp parents James and Mary Mullan, she married Thomas McMahon on 9/11/1911 at St Josephs RC Church Caledon. They had 2 sons Patrick and James Gerard before my mum was born. The Mullan family have been a mystery to me for some time. Don't worry if you don't have time or manage to find anything out . Regards Anne

[rathmore]

on the census of 1901 and 1911 the McMahon and Mullan lived at Annacrap more or less lived next door to one or other.

Susan in 1911 was 21 sister Margaret 18

Thomas 1901 was 24 mother name Ellen was a widow

www.census.nationalarchives.ie

[Raysgirl]

Oh yes Rathmore thank you I have the census info and I have spent a lot of time at Annacramp over the years with my McMahon family but  its the Mullan's who I am interested in what happened to them all were did they go. I know my mums Aunt Mary Mullan emigrated to America and married Arthur Ford they had a son Arthur James Ford and lived at Glen Cove Long Island, sadly that thread ended with no living family.

[rathmore]

Have you been in touch with the local council in Tyrone or the library.

the 1920's saw a big change in Ireland with ireland becoming North and South.  A lot of records were lost.

don't the Mcmahon not know what happen to the Mullans.

did Annacramp caledon go to the north or did some of it go to the south?
The Mullans might have move in to the South after the split.

[Raysgirl]

Hello Rathmore, Yes the 1920's were a difficult time Annacramp sits right on the border the Blackwater River separates the North and the South. Annacramp is in the North. The McMahon family that might have known anything about the Mullan's  sadly are all deceased, they could have moved south. It hasn't helped that a lot of records were lost too. I haven't tried the Tyrone council/library yet thanks for that. Just waiting to hear from Proni now. Thanks Anne

[Raysgirl]

I am just leaving an update regarding my grandmothers time in Omagh Asylum.
The Proni Office were extremely helpful and granted me access to her files today. It made for very sad reading indeed but it also gave me a description of her which I never had, she sounded a lot like my mum too. Thanks to everyone for their input on this subject. Anne

[scotmum]

What a wonderful update.

[Raysgirl]

Thank you