Mary Duffy (Bachelors Walk 1914)

[liffeylander]

This is my first post here, although I've lurked for a bit, so hopefully I'm doing things right 

I recently discovered from family that my ancestor Mary Duffy (aged 44) was killed in the Bachelors Walk shooting of 26 July 1914 - the day of the Howth gun running.  According to lore, she was the sister of my great-great-grandmother Elizabeth Tighe (nee O'Brien).  I've also been told she is buried in the Republican plot in Glasnevin - I have the burial records to hand, but I have no idea if the details cited would refer to that plot or not. 

She can be found on the 1911 Census at 20 Lower Liffey Street, which sounds right - I got the address from a previous thread here on the Bachelors Walk shootings - with her husband, son, and nephew Thomas Tighe (whose existence I hadn't known about, so I presume he is not Elizabeth Tighe's son - unless it happens to be a middle name or some such thing?)

I suppose I'm looking for any further details linking her with the O'Brien family.  Elizabeth Tighe is buried with several O'Brien relatives, as well as the purchasers of the grave who have the name Willis (they seem to be related through their daughter who married an O'Brien).  I can't find any links with Mary at all, other than this mysterious Thomas Tighe.

Mary's husband Owen Duffy died in 1926, according to Glasnevin's records, and was buried in another plot, but no names show up that look familiar there either.

Any idea of where to begin the search? I've already looked up the FamilySearch website but the dates here seem just a little too late to be useful.  I thought that given the notoriety of her death, there might be a little more research out there to help me out.  The Irish Genealogy website might have something, but it seems a little hit and miss, and I've no idea how to verify any details found through it - O'Brien is a common name, after all. 

Thanks in advance for any details you might find out.

[liffeylander]

Sorry, just realised I posted this in entirely the wrong forum.    Moderators, feel free to move this to the main Dublin section - apologies!

No Problem... Done  - Dublin Moderator

[johnny_doyle]

doesn't answer your question but may be of interest none the less

http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=SU5ELzE5MTQvMDcvMjkjQXIwMDUxMA%3D%3D&Mode=Gif&Locale=english-skin-custom

[liffeylander]

That's fantastic - many thanks, Johnny!  I never expected to find that amount of detail!

The nephew quoted in the inquest had the same name as her son, but her son could have been no more than 14, so I'm sure it was just a shared name.  Not sure that the son would have been in the army though, especially at such an age.

[phil na heireann]

Hi,
1st post and totally out of my depth, but here goes;
Batchelors Walk massacre 1914.
My great grandmother (Mary Duffy) was one of the four fatalities.
On 9th January 2011 'liffeylander' posted here seeking assistance tracing the burial place of Mary Duffy's husband- Owen Duffy.
Recently, I visited  Owen and Mary's grave, and also the graves of Patrick Quinn and James Brennan - other victims of the tragedy.
I'd really like  'liffeylander'  to see this post. Can anyone help because I'm a bit clueless in relation to posting.
Cheers guys.

[ourgang]

Phil na hEireann,

I am sure liffeylander will be delighted that you have posted. If you make three posts you will be able to send a PM personal message to liffeylander. Often times when someone reactivates a topic an e mail is sent by Rootschat to the person who started the thread so even if you cannot PM the fact that you have put up this message should activate an e mail.
I do hope you can contact each other.

[phil na heireann]

To Ourgang,

Thank you very much for your help. It was exactly what I needed to hear.

Phil na Heirann.

[lilybet59]

hi my first post here . I too am a great grandaughter of Mary duffy. My Mother * duffy is the daughter of the young owen duffy. She has just turned 80yrs old we had a great chat about it . But my mother was told a different story.We were told the mary duffy of 1914 was helping a wounded person and was then shot herself. My mother had got the original newspaper clipping she showed me yrs ago. But has now lost it/mislaid it around the house.My mother had a brother called owen which would make him owen duffy the third but died in childhood.its facinating to find out the history.  sorry but we dont recall anyone with the name tighe or obrien.

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[lilybet59]

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