And also a cousin of my mothers married a John Dalton from Wexford her name was Margaret Fenlon, would he (John) been related to you ?
Hi Dukeslane
I had an opportunity at the weekend to talk with my Mother on some family history and contrary to my earlier answer to your question I am in fact related to the John Dalton you refer to – I’m a 1st cousin, once removed.
He was my Mother’s cousin and ‘gave her away’ at her marriage in 1958 and below is a photo taken at the wedding. Maggie Fenlon, John’s wife, is 2nd from the right and John is in the middle of the photo. Their daughter Mary was a bridesmaid.
I understand they subsequently divorced and she died in London. She may have had a brother named Richard who lived in Bristol.
My mother’s memories of Ben Fenlon was, as mentioned in Nickr90’s post, that he and his brother would buy from the local kids used lemonade and beer bottles. He lived in the Faythe on the left hand side as you go down towards town (where Bernadette Place is now situated) so it’s very likely his actually cottage/house is no longer there. My Grandfather, who I understand was very particular about who he associated with, would spend many hours at Ben’s place talking about the issues of the day and no doubt knocking back the odd beer!