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Offline Paul Peter

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Born in Galway Workhouse
« on: Monday 17 November 14 19:30 GMT (UK) »
Hi I just found out that my grandparents eldest child was born in the Galway City Workhouse in 1915. My grandfather is down as living in St Brendan's Terrace. Would this be normal to be born in the workhouse instead of at home ? Was the workhouse used as a hospital ? They had only just moved to Galway from Tipperary does anyone know what the area of St Brendan's Terrace would have been like at that time
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Butler of  Dungarvan
Donoghue or O'Donoghue or Donohoe of Abbeyside
Hufsham, Hursum or Horsom of Dungarvan
Whelan of Abbeyside Dungarvan
Flynn of Dungarvan
Drohan of Carrick on Suir or Clonmel
Daniel of Carrick on Suir
Kirwin of Kilrossanty Waterford
Hogan of Kilmacthomas Waterford

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Re: Born in Galway Workhouse
« Reply #1 on: Monday 24 November 14 13:34 GMT (UK) »

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Re: Born in Galway Workhouse
« Reply #2 on: Monday 24 November 14 13:58 GMT (UK) »
dathai
I think the St. Brendan's Terrace being referred to is in Wood Quay in Galway City rather than in Ballinasloe.
This was a terrace built for the local Mills in the early 1900s
Link to short history of one building

Kearney & Bourke/ Johns & Fox/ Mannion & Finan/ Donohoe & Curley
Byrne [Carthy], Keeffe/ Germaine, Butler/ McDermott, Giblin/ Lally, Dolan
Toole, Doran; Dowling, Grogan/ Reilly, Burke; Warren, Kidd [Lawless]/ Smith, Scally; Mangan, Rodgers/ Fahy, Calday; Staunton, Miller
Further generations:
Brophy Coleman Eathorn(e) Fahy Fitzpatrick Geraghty Haverty Keane Keogh Nowlan Rowe Walder

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Re: Born in Galway Workhouse
« Reply #3 on: Monday 24 November 14 14:31 GMT (UK) »
thanks Dathai and myluck for the responses. It is the one in Galway City. Thanks for the link it's great.

Paul
Family Names
Butler of  Dungarvan
Donoghue or O'Donoghue or Donohoe of Abbeyside
Hufsham, Hursum or Horsom of Dungarvan
Whelan of Abbeyside Dungarvan
Flynn of Dungarvan
Drohan of Carrick on Suir or Clonmel
Daniel of Carrick on Suir
Kirwin of Kilrossanty Waterford
Hogan of Kilmacthomas Waterford

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Re: Born in Galway Workhouse
« Reply #4 on: Monday 24 November 14 14:41 GMT (UK) »
Information re the workhouse here:

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Galway/
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)
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