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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Dublin => Topic started by: mike13959 on Friday 06 March 09 08:22 GMT (UK)
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Hello everyone, although I've been registered a while, this is my first post, please go easy with me.
The above address is, according to my Dads birth certificate, his place of birth in 1930.
I was wondering if anyone knew what this building was in the 1930's, maybe a hospital, a private
clinic, or other ? I know it's wasn't his home address, as his parents are listed as living in Carysfort
Avenue Blackrock at that time. I believe it's now the residence of the Maltese embassy.
I would be so grateful if anyone could shed some light on this, as it may be helpful to me in finding
out about my Grandparents who, for the moment, are a complete mystery as to their whereabouts
and what they were doing between 1900 and the mid 40's.
Thank you in advance.
Mike.
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Mike
It appears to have been the Stella Maris Nursing Home, see:
http://www.universitychurch.ie/ChurchServices.html
and
http://www.pgil-eirdata.org/html/pgil_datasets/authors/d/Durcan,Paul/life.htm
Adrian
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Thank you so much Adrian, for taking the time and effort
to search that information out for me.
I had never heard of the Stella Maris nursing home before
and now that's given me, at least somewhere to start, and
try to find out my Dad's, and his Parents life, when they lived
in and around Dublin.
Again, thank you.
Mike.
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the Stella Maris was an upmarket nursing home so most likely upper middle class background. Good luck with your search. Incidentally the National Concert Hall is in the same Tce if you get to dublin. gabby21
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The registered electors for your address in '39 were as follows:
You may note some family names ?
Marc
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Thoms Directory 1956 shows it still there ..
17 Gaffney, Mrs Margaret, "Stella Maris" private nursing home
eadaoin
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Thanks to all for your replies.
I cant say I recognize any of the names from the electoral roll, so I'm
assuming, Margaret Gaffney was possibly the owner of the premises.
Would that have been a common thing in Ireland at the time, for women
to go to a private nursing home to give birth ? or would it, as Gabby
suggests, more for the upper/middle class.
Mike.
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it was fairly common for middle-class women to go to a nursing-home to give birth .. I was born just around the corner in a nursing home in Hatch St in the 1940s - my father was a professional man (??class B?) but not rich.
The area was full of such establishments .. the last ones probably died out in the early 1960s, when medical advances made it more sensible to go a Maternity Hospital.
I think it's likely that Margaret Gaffney was the owner/matron of Stella Maris.
eadaoin
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The Stella Maris I believe was still around into the 1980's. It was also the practise to give birth in the nearby maternity hospital of Holles Street and then to transfer there to recover for those that could afford to be away from their families. I recall it as an upmarket private nursing home with silver service cutlery etc! The names listed in the earlier thread may well have been staff living in the establishment .
You should be able to get information online from the 1911 census on the Nationl Archives site. Also there is a certain amount of voters electoral register digitalised for the Dublin area and available on a database in Pearse Street library. The Thom's street directories could provide further information. A set of these is located in Pearse Street as well as newpapers of the time, both hard copies and digital versions.
Good luck!
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Thank you both Eadoin and Annie.
I think I'm beginning to build up a picture of how my Grandparents lived when they
arrived in Dublin, from Waterford sometime after 1911.(as there's no trace on that Census)
I never met my Grandfather, as he died quiet young in 1934, but I often visited, and stayed
at my Grandmothers house in Frascati Park, Blackrock. She did come across as someone who
was middle/upperclass, a strong minded lady, but very kindhearted.
I had planned to visit the records office, and the library in Dublin last January, however I
realized, I just didn't have enough information on what I wanted to research. Hopefully, with
the help and advice I'm having on here, I'll be able to make that visit in the late spring.
Regards, Mike.
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I was born in Stella Maris Nursing Home, 17 Earlsfort Terrace in 1948. It was run by Mercy and Rogie Gaffney, who were twins and unmarried. Cora was their sister and I believe she was a pharmacist. As an adult I was friends with them for many years. They lived latterly in the Mespil Estate, Sussex Road, Dublin 4.
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I omitted the elder sister, Maeve Gaffney, who also ran the Stella Maris Nursing Home. I have a photo and a small piece of video of two of the sisters.
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My mother was born at 17 Earlsfort Terrace in 1933. Interesting thread. Her father was a doctor and they lived in Boostertown Avenue.
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1911 census for 17 Earlsfort Terrace Dublin come under Fitzwilliam.
Nannie O'Rourke aged 41 (own money)
Bridget Reynolds age 29 servant from Tipperary
Bridget Byrne age 27 servant from Wicklow
no census in 1921 because of the troubles, might have been a electrol list you would have to ask the local council.
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with the irish census at that time if you were not in the house when they called to check who was living in the house you were not put on the census.
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Hi Mike. I was born in the Stella Maris Nursing on 20- March 1944 My sister was also born there on 14 Jan 1957. My mother told me that it was owned by the Gaffneys who were friends of her family. I do know of others who were born there
I still live in Dublin and am familiar with the area. I went to UCD and studied Engineering and that was on the same street.
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I was born in the Stella Maris Nursing Home in Feb. 1960. Do you know is there anywhere to access birth records from this period? I am interested to find out at what time I was born?
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Hi Nannie O’Rourke descendants! I own a trunk that I bought in Scotland about 18 years ago with a brass plate with her name on... I’d love to know more about her... can anyone help?