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Re: Forgotten Fenian.
« Reply #9 on: Wednesday 27 May 15 13:13 BST (UK) »
that's a cracking find myluck, looks good
and thank's for the explanation on the possible relationship's

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Re: Forgotten Fenian.
« Reply #10 on: Wednesday 27 May 15 15:59 BST (UK) »
Dathai
The Cork Examiner obit reads:
'December 1 at Wicklow Street, Dublin. Mr Mercer Brown McDermott Aged 27'
That's all - can't find any other mention of him.

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Re: Forgotten Fenian.
« Reply #11 on: Wednesday 27 May 15 16:54 BST (UK) »
that's a shame   thanks for trying Hasta

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Re: Forgotten Fenian.
« Reply #12 on: Wednesday 27 May 15 18:27 BST (UK) »
Found an identical obit to the Examiner one in Freemans Journal and also this one:

ODDFELLOWS SOCIETY
DUBLIN DISTRICT.
Friends and Brothers will please take notice that the REMAINS of brother MERCER McDERMOTT, of the Loyal Anna Liffey Lodge, will leave No. 8 WICKLOW STREET, for Interment at Glasnevin, on TOMORROW (Sunday) MORNING, at Ten o'clock. E Hogan Secretary.


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Re: Forgotten Fenian.
« Reply #13 on: Wednesday 27 May 15 21:42 BST (UK) »
well done Hasta
I had heard of the Oddfellows but did'nt know what they were about
4th from bottom here
http://www.dippam.ac.uk/eppi/documents/15498/page/405597

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Re: Forgotten Fenian.
« Reply #14 on: Thursday 28 May 15 13:22 BST (UK) »
Hi Dathai

This is the Freeman's Journal image to go with Hasta's find !

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Re: Forgotten Fenian.
« Reply #15 on: Thursday 28 May 15 13:30 BST (UK) »
The Cork Examiner image for Hasta's find too.

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« Reply #16 on: Thursday 28 May 15 13:43 BST (UK) »
Third image for the third of Hasta's finds !

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Re: Forgotten Fenian.
« Reply #17 on: Thursday 28 May 15 14:48 BST (UK) »
The Oddfellows Society still exists - it has been around for over 200 years - unless there were two!
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