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I need some assistance from someone who knows the history of Ireland and the IRA. My great grandfather came to the USA in 1926. When his children asked him why he came here he said he was kicked out of Ireland by the IRA. In 1926 he was only 19 years old.

I tried to Google this question in different ways and I don't get a clear answer. I guess what I'm asking is if there are known cases of the IRA kicking people out of Ireland, scaring them off, etc.

In my mind, this is just a made up story. I did not know him, maybe he was telling the truth, but it seems unlikely.

Any hints on history about this would be great. I'm not even sure where to start researching this. I know he lived in Co Roscommon on his grandmother's farm and was a laborer.

Thank you for any help or research advice!

Would someone be able to help me read the residence at the time of marriage? Looks like it says Arvarnah, but good 'ol Google doesn't help me. Is this in Mayo?

I am going to attempt to attach a screenshot of the document I am researching with the particular name!

My great grandfather was Daniel William Carlson. He was born in Minnesota and his parents were from Finland. He had three brothers that were in the military and shortly after turning 18, he disappears and reappears in documents four years later, in 1924, when he marries in Manhattan.

It took me a while, but I found him living on the U.S. Naval Torpedo Station in Newport, Rhode Island in 1925. His only child was born there that year. The 1925 Rhode Island census says he was a fireman on the Station.

Daniel died at the Battle of Midway on 6 June 1942. When the U.S.S. Hammann was struck by a torepdo, he was getting his shipmates off the ship, getting them life jackets, and making sure they were safe. The ship sank in less than 4 minutes and than an underwater explosion killed anyone who was in the water nearby.

Later, his wife christianed the U.S.S. Carlson, named after him. I believe this happened in Boston.

I have his military service I.D. (299-02-98) but I have not been able to find anything else about him. I was hoping the findmypast website would have some of his military documents but they do not.

Another odd thing is that his birthday was 5 Oct 1902 in Virginia, MN but if you google him, his birthday is listed as 17 April 1899 in Virginia, MN. https://www.fold3.com/page/636343524-daniel-carlson/stories

I'm starting to wonder if I somehow have the wrong man in my research since the military lists his birthday differently. I know his wife's name and children, maybe I have his parents wrong.

Does anyone have any ideas for where I could find military records on him? Am I allowed to request these documents? His only child has passed away and I don't speak to my father.

Does anyone know anything about the Torpedo Station? Was it a training facility? I'm trying to understand why he chose to go there if he was from MN.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Hello!

My family has been trying to find out more about Simon Hickey. He was born in Ireland around 1840 and married Anne Dwyer. By 1879 he was living in America and is said to have been a Silky Driver at the Saratoga Race Track.

He had a daughter named Mary "Beeba" Hickey who was born 17 June 1879 in New York and died in the 1970s, I believe. I know she had a sister named Bessie who was born in NY on 12 Feb 1883.

I found him in the 1900 Census which has him living at 51 Jefferson St. in Yonkers, which lines up with the information I have on his daughter. If you have access to Ancestry, here is the link to that Census: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7602/4114940_00902/68034238?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/47516869/person/6786609323/facts/citation/112636543642/edit/record

This census says he was a Rail Road Gateman. It makes me wonder if he was a silky (sulky?) driver at Saratoga Park in NYC and there is just some confusion?

Mary Hickey married Henry Thomas Carroll (b. 1873 d. 1943) and they had three children: Marion (1901-1982), Dorothy (1903-1985), and Harry Thomas (1910-2002).

Any information would be greatly appreciated!