Mary Josephine Fitzgerald

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LucindaD
Just for the record I looked at the day Leo died and there were other deaths as well; Leo Fitzgerald was killed on March 14th 1921, as were Constable James O'Farrell and Cadet Bernard Beard of the Dublin Metropolitan Police. LINK Leo died on the steps of what is now Pearse Street Library.

The death of Bernard Beard in in Dublin North Apr-Jun 1921 V2 P393 aged 32; presumably he was either brought home or to a hospital that put him into the Dublin North District

I cannot see a death record for Constable O'Farrell
Edited to add
I agree with Tara that there is a possibility that this is Leo'sdeath, registered as Patrick Fitzgerald his middle name
Dublin South 1921 Apr-Jun aged 28 Volume 2 page 516

[LucindaD]

MyLuck

Re: James Farrell/O'Farrell and Cadet Beard - I have gone through newspaper clippings I have for the Fitzgerald family and I hope the following is of help to you.

Source: Irish Independent March 18th 1921

Article Title: Inquiries & Funerals

At the end of the article the following paragraph:

Funeral of Cadets

"The remains of the 2 Auxiliary victims of the Great Brunswick St shooting understood to be those of Section- Leader Beard M.C, and Temp. Cadet Farrow (presumably the cadet also referred to as Farrell and O'Farrell) were removed by the L.N.W steamer from Dublin t Holyhead last night, the body of the former being it was understood, bound for Nottingham, and of the latter for Birmingham for burial.  The remains were escorted by about 10 tenders containing Auxiliaries, lorries with soldiers, and R.I.C men; an armoured car bringing up the rear.  Several beautiful wreaths were held on the coffins."

Earlier in the article it states that an inquiry into the death of Bernard O'Hanlon took place in King George V Hospital.  Bernard O'Hanlon was buried in Dundalk.

Edit: Wreaths were laid on the coffins

[LucindaD]

I can add the information that Mary Fitzgerald must have been very proud of her family. For one thing, she named her son after her brother, Theobald Wolfe Tone Fitzgerald! Her son, Wolfe Tone (known as Tone) McDermott was my grandfather... Theobald and Joe (Joseph) McDermott, Mary's husband were together at Boland's Mills... pity more of the women's stories are so hidden in these searches/histories - Mary's identification of her young dead brother must have been hugely traumatic & Sheila Fitzgerald is also a veteran of 1916. Family lore tells it that Leo was killed on his 21st birthday.

RuthPr

You may be interested in the following link: http://womenshistoryassociation.com/  there is an upcoming conference on Cumann na mBan in Collins Barracks on 4/5th April booking on the site.

 Maryann Gialanella Valiulis has a couple of books you may be interested.  "Women in  Irish History " published 1997 to name only 1 but all worth checking out.

NB: I do not have any connection with either the website or the author mentioned here.

 

[AislinnM]

'Just registered with Rootschat and found this thread about Mary Josephine FitzGerald. Theo FitzGerald was my grandfather and I have been doing some family research. I seem to remember reading that Mary Josephine suffered from mental illness and was in a hospital in Dublin by that time. I think I read it in Great grandfather Thomas FitzGerald's application for a dependent's pension after Leo's death in the Bureau of Military History.

[felixquaxer]

I notice that Thomas J. Fitzgerald was stated to be the tenant of No.173 Gt. Brunswick St. when it was to be auctioned (The Irish Times 23rd April 1892 Page 8 ) and later there are 2 further references to him as a Donor.

Felixquaxer

[AislinnM]

Thanks, Very interesting. What does being a “Doner” mean?

[felixquaxer]

Donor=  one who makes a gift

Felixquaxer

[AislinnM]

Thanks, I understand the meaning of the word "donor" in the general sense but wondered what it meant in the context of Thomas FitzGerald being a donor?

[felixquaxer]

The answers are contained in advertisements in the Irish Times for 16th May 1895 @P3 and 22nd April 1896 @ P.4

Felixquaxer