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Ina Connolly Heron's witness statement gives some details on her father's brother John - namely that he was in the Army and died in 1916
http://www.bureauofmilitaryhistory.ie/reels/bmh/BMH.WS0919.pdf#page=119
A bit more snooping says that he enlisted using the name REID. That appears correct as one of his files (1914) exists giving his wife as Elizabeth Aicheson/ Connolly of 4 Fountain Close, Edinburgh.
His death is here:
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/416281/CONNOLLY,%20JOHN
and they married 8th August 1891 (you can buy that on Scotlandspeople)
The file says they have 5 children but none are named unfortunately.
You really need your g grandfather's birth cert - or failing that his marriage cert or I believe Scottish death certs name parents names as well ?

Heres a possible link to look at - but nothing concrete and jumping ahead a bit.

1864 - 23 Chancery Lane - birth of Rosanna Walsh to Lucas WALSH & Ellen DOYLE.
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01jx7/
Christopher DOYLE is a sponsor, so I'm going on the idea that Ellen is his sister

Lucas Walsh & Ellen Doyle marry the following year (1865) and she gives her parents as Robert Doyle and Eliza. Witness is William Donnelly and Mary Doyle of 18 S Earl St (see image)
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01jx9/
Then
1865 - 23 Chancery Lane - Marriage of William Donnelly to Anna Doyle of 18 S Earl Street.
Her parents are Robert Doyle & Eliza Valentine.

Then there is this 1832 baptism for a Christopher Doyle with parents Robert Doyle & Eliza
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01jxa/

Hello everyone
I am new to this chat. We have just learned that our mother had a child in 1951 in a private home listed as 77 Drumcondra Road. I cannot find anything at that address and wonder if it was a typo - 78 seems more likely. Does anyone know if there was another home across the road?

Hi DebraNoel
Do you mind saying who was the birth informant - was it Nurse M J Gallagher by any chance ?

Hi
The records from St Patricks Guild were transfered to TUSLA last year -  see here for details, top of the page.
http://www.tusla.ie/services/alternative-care/adoption-services/tracing-service/where-are-records-held
 

I did a bit of digging today. Herbert John Farrell was born 2 Feb 1894 in Dublin but I can't find a death for him. One possibility in 1951 that might be worth following up when I can get to the library and check the electoral registers.

Also found the probate index for both Dora and Andrew Burrows and both give the same address at 36 West View, Chesham that Agnes was using so that really nails it without even getting certs.

Re: the pension, it wasn't a normal state widows pension - it was specificially for widows of men who had fought in the 1916 Rising. Her husband was awarded it in 1928 but then he died shortly after and the pension died with him.
The legislation to extend it to widows was brought in in 1971 and that's the one she applied for.