Hi,
I see this is an old thread but I’m wondering if anyone especially crinsy60 is about.
I have done a lot of research on this family and know know a considerable amount about them.
I was a friend of Laura Dunne born 1940, put into care about 1942 and late in life discovered she was actually Nora not Laura.
Laura was the child of Eileen Dunne (Born 1917 - not 1922 as claimed)
Eileen Elizabeth Dunne from Rathnew who used the made up name Helen and often used her second name Elizabeth as a first name.
Laura Dunne was born to Eileen in 1940.
Owen Mc Auley (Born 1909) married Eileen after the birth and Ive uncovered the went to America for 2 years. Laura was then put into an orphanage and never told who her father was.
Eileen changed many aspects of her life, changing her name around, and when other children were born she registered sone as McAuley and then included a C in other as Mc Cauley
There was also another mystery marriage in Letterkenny
The family left Lexlip in a hurry, even leaving some children behind at went to Birmingham.
Lots more stories.
Lauras husband approached me recently and asked me as a friend with a passing knowledge in this area to try to solve the mystery so he can just fulfil a promise to try and find out for Laura.
I have a massive family tree done and stories populated going back generations, so if I can help someone I will and equally if anyone know about the story which is almost 100 years old at this stage of who Lauras father was, John her husband would love to know.
Many Thanks
