I mentioned my doubts about the likelihood of informative obituaries in the Dublin Evening Mail, and had them confirmed when I examined that paper recently for information on any of the Halpins mentioned in Bill's post on Tuesday, Aug. 10. These are all I found, and typical of most deaths notices:
Death: July 3, after a long and painful illness, Elizabeth, wife of George Halpin, Esq., deeply and sincerely regretted. - (DEM, Fri. July 5 1850).
Death of G. Halpin, Esq. - We regret to have to announce the death of G. Halpin, Esq., Inspector of Irish Lighthouses. Mr. Halpin died at his residence in Dublin on Saturday morning. - (DEM, July 25 1854).
Also, I recorded the death of George W Halpin a while back, but neglected to source it:
Death: Halpin. On the 5th July at Buenos Aires, George W Halpin, son of the late Robert C Halpin, of Belsize, London, Chaplain to the Forces in England, aged 73. Relations please communicate with Kieth and co., Edinburgh. - (The Times, Saturday August 5 1922).
Quite by accident I stumbled across the death notice of Druitt Halpin, son of Charles Halpin, MD, of Cavan, and a distinguished Engineer and writer (of technical papers):
Death: Halpin - On the 27 Feb., at 45 Harvard Road, Gunnersbury, W., after a long illness, Druitt Halpin, M. Inst. C.E., M.I. Mech. E., deeply lamented. - (The Times, Wednesday March 1, 1922).
