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I have thought in recent days about James Mc Cabe the RIC man. The RIC gazette said friends from Monaghan came and collected him for his interment. My friend Jim Herlihy says he was known to the DI in Enniskilling and lived there. If he had family there and there are relatives still there I wonder if they know the story of James Mc Cabe and Annie. As I drove to Lisburn yesterday I passed a road called Mc Kinstry Road and immediately thought of Annie. This road is within 15 minutes of the area she lived. I suppose I am becoming paranoid now about this story.

Hi everyone, firstly many thanks for the fantastic effort in trying to sort out the story of Annie ? and James Mc Cabe. I guess we shall ever know what happened back then and the only people who did know are now deceased. A few days ago we received the only surviving photo of the people involved from my wife’s cousin in England. The photo includes Kitty May and John Mc Cabe who buried Annie as Mc Cabe in 1936. If it is permissible as all in the photo are a deceased I will try and post it but I will only do this if it doesn’t break any rules. Thank you everyone for all your help. G

The second county listed can also mean the county from where he enlisted as was his case because the recommending person was a DI stationed in Enniskillen & had to be personally known to him. He is definitely from the Enniskillen area.

At the top of his RIC record it has Monaghan and underneath Fermanagh. I asked Jim about this and he said the first is entry is his Native County and the second is where either one of his parents or family members have connections. It can also mean the county he was enlisted from which is his case because the DI was stationed in Enniskilling.

I will check that out with Jim Herlihy tomorrow for you. I dare say Jim will be enjoying a pint tonight lol thank you for staying with this story and Eilish passes on her thanks to the team.