Careys of Rathkeale 1880s

[Sinann]

I was trying to find him in 1911 and rather frustrated said to myself blast you man did you go on the missions or something 

That's brilliant.

[Sinann]

That Rathkeale parish register needs more checking, there could be more to find there.

[Sinann]

I'm not getting anywhere with the parish register, have to go and do some work for a while.

[Sinann]

Richard was definitely an Imperial Yeoman in Boer. Enlisted 1899 and out 1902.

My grandfather also served in the Boer War with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, his service record survived, I got about 20 pages on Ancestry, I'm not sure if his records have been moved to Fold3 but if Richard's also survived it would be well worth getting his records. If they are still on Ancestry they often have free weekends. Have you any idea what regiment he was in?

[T4Tim]

Yes, one of the good men over on the War Forum at post 6;

Regiment   61 (2nd Dublin) Company 17 Battalion Imperial Yeomanry

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=782014.0

[Sinann]

I saw that thread the other day but forgot to check it again.
Pity if his service record hasn't survived.

[T4Tim]

Would his service record show more than what was shown over there by gortonboy?

[Sinann]

He only did 4 years so maybe not, it might have next of kin and his discharge papers if included would give an address he was going to.
It's his mother that's bugging me, I can't see any siblings for him and there is a Kate McGuinness on his marriage, a sister, his mother, a cousin.
If his service record gave her as his next of kin with maybe an address that would be handy.

[T4Tim]

Perhaps Kate represented Richard at the wedding?
Perhaps she held the shotgun?

On the military angle, I've been puzzled that at Richards birth in 1877, his father was a Publican;
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1877/03016/2105204.pdf

And at "Johns" marriage in 2005 the father was an Army Officer;
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1905/10184/5705527.pdf

Would that make sense?
Publican to army officer?
In 2005, I'm guessing he would be 50ish but we also have that Robert Allison being killed in 1884. Something concrete needs to surface.