Moran and Horan, Kilmovee

[crowlie]

Hi,
  I noticed in the local graveyard a headstone of three young men, two were called Michael Moran and the other was a Patrick Horan.
They had been in an accident on a railway in 1925.
If anyone would like photos of the headstone and any information I can find, please let me know.
 Best Regards
           bob

[patriciamcf]

Hello.
I believe my great-grandmother, Mary Moran (a/k/a Mrs. Michael Casey), born c.1851, was born in Kilmovee. She had a brother, Michael Moran, probably born in the mid-1800s. Not sure about Michael, but some of the siblings remained in Kilmovee, some (including Mary) settled in neighboring Ballaghaderreen. I would be curious to know birth/death dates for both of the Michael Morans (if you have them).
Thank you,
Patricia

[crowlie]

Hi Patricia,
Glad to hear from you
I will have to look up, for the info
but this is the gravestone and you can see from their ages and  the year 1925 if it is them
regards bob

sorry but couldn't upload the grave photo, to large they say

[patriciamcf]

Thank you for your offer to look up birth dates. If you prefer, just advising me of their ages would be a big help.

[crowlie]

  The dates are Michael Moran aged 24
                       Michael Moran aged 26
                       Patrick  Horan aged 26
       accident happened on 25/09/1925
    bob

[Owenwee]

Just for information

The men were over in England for the potato harvest and returning from shopping one late evening they took a short cut across the railway line at Thorne and Crowle 14 Miles from Doncaster, they had let one light train pass but did not hear the train coming from the other direction and were killed instantly 2 others were injured.

The newspapers all say men came from Kilmovee Co Mayo  but no family information nor can I see any deaths mentioned in Irish papers in 1925.  The articles appear in several papers and the ages differ in each.

[Sinann]

Well that explains why I couldn't find death certs for them.

[Maiden Stone]

Possibles for Michael Moran:
Ballinrumpa, Kilmovee born about 1904
Glentavraun, Urlaur,    B. about 1898
Sonvolan, Urlaur, b. about 1900

Possibles for Patrick Horan:
Corgarriff , Kilmovee, b. about 1901
Carrownlacka, Kilmovee, b. about 1895
Cloooneirin, Kilmovee, b about 1894
Glentavraun, Urlaur, b. about 1897
Glentavraun, Urlaur, b. about 1894
Glentavraun, Urlaur, b. about 1900

[crowlie]

fingers crossed