REMINDER--- CRS -Thurs. 8pm 16th May- BROADFORD PARISH: RURAL LIFE IN 19TH CENTURY

Final Clare Roots Meeting of the Season

PRESENTATION

Broadford Parish: 

 Life in a Rural County Clare Parish in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century.

Speaker: Pat O’Brien

                                 

8 pm Thursday 16th May 2019 

Maguire Suite

Old Ground Hotel, Ennis

Pat O’Brien will outline the history of his native parish of Broadford, for many years. Pat studied in NUI Galway and Mary Immaculate Training College. He taught for a period of 35 years in Kilkishen National School. He is currently working for his wife Caroline in her bookshop in Limerick City. Pat received a Masters in Local History from the University of Limerick. He has written articles and lectured on various aspects of local history, including to the UL Masters of Local History course. He is currently working on a book on Broadford Parish during the most eventful period 1800 to 1850. In 1841, Broadford Parish had a population in excess of 8,000 people. This is a study of the lives of the ordinary people of the time.
Topics to be covered: wells (holy and mineral), folklore, food, fire, priests, turf, schools (hedge and national), postal service, traditional cures, housing, farming, marriage, hurling, role of women, clothes, Irish language, etc.  

FINAL REMINDER

Membership Fee of €20 for 2018/2019 season is overdue for anyone who has not paid; you can pay on the night of the Clare Roots Meeting at the door to our Treasurer, Dolores

OR

pay on-line thru PayPal using the 'Donate Button' on the Home Page of the Clare Roots Society website (http://www.clareroots.org/).

Larry Parks
Secretary,
Clare Roots Society

Final Clare Roots Book Launch of 2018- "GO MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL NATIONS"

Launch of Parish Book 
in association with 
Clare Roots Society

8pm Thursday next, 6th December 
in Ennis Parish Community Centre

GO MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL NATIONS

by John Bradley and Cora Mc Nulty

 The stories of 170 women & men of Ennis who left home to go make Disciples of all Nations will be told and celebrated at the launch of a specially commissioned book compiled by John Bradley and Cora Mc Nulty and published by Ennis Parish in association with Clare Roots Society. 
 These men and women came from families in our parish who nurtured and still support the call to service which so many generously answered all over the world and here at home in Ireland. 
 The book is compiled to recognise and to acknowledge the men and women of Ennis who planted the seed, laid the foundations but who knew at all times that they were just workers, not master builders, Ministers not Messiahs. 
Ennis people has served as missionaries in the world's poorest countries, they have made an invaluable contribution to their adopted countries and left a legacy that others will harvest. On Thursday evening next at the 7.30pm Mass in the Cathedral celebrated by Bishop Fintan and concelebrated by many of our native sons, we will give thanks to God for the families that they were born into and the community of Ennis that reared and shaped them. After Mass the launch will take place in the Parish Centre and a welcome awaits all as we celebrate and salute the disciples who went to the end of the earth to proclaim the good news. 

(Great Christmas Gift for Family or that Special Friend)

Larry Parks

Secretary,

Clare Roots Society

CLARE ROOTS MEETING 15 NOV. + 2 BOOK LAUNCHES 29 NOV. 2018

CLARE ROOTS SOCIETY

Our next meeting is 

8 p.m. Thur. 15 November 

Old Ground Hotel, Ennis

'STORIES FROM WWI-- 

CLARE MEN AND WOMEN IN THE GREAT WAR'

Ger Browne

Book Launch on 8 p.m. Thurs. 29 November

Old Ground Hotel, Ennis

On that night we will launch 2 Books

'CLARE IN WW2' 

author

Ger Browne

A detailed and comprehensive report of Clare people 

who took part in WWII

'DRUMCLIFFE - ST. FLANNAN'S SECTION' 

author

 Flan Hehir

Flan has finalised the recording of the next 

section of the burials in Drumcliffe. 

(County Council have agreed to name each section 

for ease of identifying burials plots)

John Bradley

P.R.O.

Clare Roots Society

WEEK-END COMMEMORATION FOR CLARE VICTIMS OF THE RMS LEINSTER SINKING

Wednesday next the 10th October is the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Leinster and the tragic death of 567 people. Including 11 people with Clare, connections were amongst those that lost their lives in the greatest maritime tragedy in the Irish Sea. The tragic sinking of the Royal Mail Steamer Leinster by German torpedo just weeks before the end of the Great War was quickly forgotten. Contemporary newspapers had moved on to the next story within a week, and political and social changes in Ireland in the following years did not encourage discussion of Ireland's role in the war.

Next Sunday the 7th. October Clare Roots Society in conjunction with the Clare Peace Park Committee and Ennis Parish have organised a schedule of remembrance and memorial events commencing with a Mass of Remembrance celebrated by Bishop Fintan Monaghan at 11.30 a.m. at Ennis Cathedral. This is followed by a book launch at Ennis Parish Centre at 12.30. This booklet sets out the background and family details associated with John Coyne (Tuamgraney), Delia & Norah Davoren (Ennis), Nellie Hogan (Newmarket-on-Fergus & Brighton), James & Claire Hynes (Tulla & Manchester), Margaret & Mary O' Grady (Quin), Owen Ward R.I.C. (Ennis & Monaghan), Margaret Cooke (Ennis & Tipperary), Edwin George Ferber (Killaloe) all who lost their lives in the tragedy. Finally, at 1.30 p.m. a wreath-laying ceremony will take place at the Clare Peace Park at Glor.

On the morning of the 10th October, the Leinster steamed out of Kingstown port, somewhere about 9 a.m. with approximately 800 passengers and crew. Many of the 500 militaries aboard would have been en route back to the front; some of the civilians were going to see family members, wounded in France, in British hospitals; and many nurses were going back to work in English hospitals. It was a very beautiful morning, though the sea appeared a trifle choppy.

 The mail boats, along with all other shipping in the Irish Sea, were targets of the German submarines but there was no alternative way of reaching Britain, except by sea. The first torpedo was spotted at 9.45 and, though it missed, the captain immediately commenced an evasive action to turn the ship around.

A contemporary newspaper reported the scene thus:

 Within one hour and a half from the time she left Kingstown Pier, rumour had it that something had gone wrong with her. The Marine Road and pier soon began to fill with crowds on the tip-toe of expectation. Pedestrians lined the foot and carriageway. All eyes were sternly fixed on the horizon at sea.

 Early in the afternoon, the curiosity of the many who lined paths and pier were quickly aroused, and more speedily still transformed into consternation by the sudden arrival of hundreds of military and civilian motor ambulances from Dublin. As the dead bodies of men, women and children were transferred from the rescue boats to the ambulances, the spectacle was appalling in the extreme. Some were horribly mangled, and death must have supervened instantaneously in multitudes of cases. It certainly required a stout heart to maintain composure while this weird dismemberment went on.

 Horrid as was the scene at the landing stage, the Morgue in the hospital presented a still more awe-inspiring sight. The dead were placed in rows, on the floor, as a rule, but in many instances, they lay on the slab or on a table raised from the ground.

 The return to Ennis of the dead bodies of Mss Norah and Dilly Davoren to the people who knew them in their youth, watched them grow up in the pride of life, was a sad event. In the nursing profession, they held a leading and respected place and this was more than borne out by the messages of sympathy received. Another extremely sad case was that of Mss Margaret & Mary O' Grady both of the nursing profession. Margaret's body was brought to Newmarket Church, and later buried in Quin Abbey; Mary's body was never recovered.

On this, the 100 years anniversary Clare Roots Society and author Lucille Ellis, together with the support of numerous people across Clare and beyond, have produced a timely reminder of this tragedy and its context.

The Author, Lucille Ellis was born and is living in Dublin but has two grandparents from Clare. Over twenty years of family history research have established that related families are still living in West Clare and East Clare on the same lands, since the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries respectively, with one branch having Ennis connections.

 While teaching the senior classes in primary school, she was fortunate that the curriculum encouraged involvement in local history, in her case, the Dun Laoghaire/Dalkey area. When she retired she decided to combine the two interests of family and local history. Then with the backing and encouragement of the Clare Roots Society, she published 'Bindon Street and Bank Place', 'Ennis at Work in the 19th Century' & 'The Women of Clare'.

 In the early 1970s, when she did her degree in History, researching primary sources wasn't the norm; now this is encouraged, even at primary school level. The past can really come alive to us now through old newspapers, photographs and maps, many of which can be accessed online or in places like the Clare Library Local Studies Centre which is a treasure trove of the past.

John Bradley

P.R.O.

Clare Roots Society

             

Thank you to Lucille Ellis, John Bradley and all who contributed to bring this memorial story to our attention. 

May they who died Rest in Peace.

Cost for the booklet is €5 plus shipping cost. Orders can be placed with Ennis Book Shop. They have an on-line website books@ennisbookshop.ie for queries.

              

CLARE ROOTS SOCIETY MEETING-THURSDAY, 15 MARCH, 2018

NEXT MEETING

Clare Roots Society Meeting

Old Ground Hotel (McGuire Room)

8 pm, 15th March 2018

Topic:    Broadford Parish, Co. Clare from 1800-1850

'Estate Houses of the area and the lives of ordinary people'

By Pat O'Brien

Pat O'Brien is a local historian who has been studying the history of his native parish of Broadford for many years. Pat studied in NUI Galway and Mary Immaculate Training College qualifying as a teacher for both primary and secondary levels. He is currently working for his wife Caroline in her bookshop in Limerick City. Pat received a Masters in Local History from the University of Limerick and has written articles and lectured on various aspects of local history, including to the UL Masters of Local History course. He is currently working on a book on Broadford Parish during the most eventful period 1800 to 1850 when Broadford had a population of over 8000 people. 

Advanced Notice of April 2018 Meeting

Clare Roots Society Meeting

Old Ground Hotel

8 pm Thursday 19th April

 How THE ESB brought electricity to everyone,

Presented By Brian McMahon

Manager of ESB Archives

The talk will be on how ESB brought electricity to everyone, everywhere in Ireland through the pioneering Shannon Scheme of the 1920s/30s and later in the 1940s to 1960s with the Rural Electrification Scheme. It will feature Ennis and its surrounding areas.

The talk will be accompanied by a selection of stunning photographs and video clips.

Brian McMahon is manager at ESB Archives, Dublin and has worked with ESB for 39 years.

Larry Parks

Secretary,

Clare Roots Society

CLARE ROOTS SOCIETY - 15th FEB. 2018 GUEST SPEAKER- JANE O'BRIEN

CLARE ROOTS SOCIETY 

presents

 OLD GROUND HOTEL

8PM. 15th February

The Industrial School Child in Ennis. 
1880-1911 

By 
Jane O'Brien

Jane O'Brien is a native of Ennis. She holds a Masters degree in local History from the University of Limerick and is currently studying for a Ph.D. in History at the National University of Galway. She is the owner and operator of the award -Winning Company Ennis Walking Tours and has been running historical tours of the town for many years.

CLARE ROOTS SOCIETY

 is holding a 

REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY 

for

CARMODY'S HOTEL TRAGEDY

 as follows

Mass of Remembrance, 11:30 a.m. Ennis Cathedral 

followed by 

12:30 p.m. Launch of New Book by Clare Roots on 'Carmody's Hotel' 

at Ennis Parish Centre (rear of Cathedral). 

An Ecumenical Wreath Laying Ceremony 

at 2:00 p.m. by Remembrance Plaque 

at Carmody's Hotel Site (YOLO's) 

concludes the event.

Event Date:    14th January 2018

Contact Details:    

Secretary, Clare Roots Society secretary@clareroots.org

CLARE ROOTS SOCIETY MEETING IN SEPTEMBER

TRACING YOUR ANCESTORS

Clare Roots Society Meeting: 

Thur. 21st September, 8 pm 

'Old Ground Hotel'

BEGINNING YOUR FAMILY HISTORY

The desire to delve into the History of your family can be triggered by various events, a marriage and the joining of 2 families, a new baby bringing a new generation and new grandparents, retirement and the need to fill your leisure time or the more challenging discoveries. Whatever triggered an interest in the subject, it is always wise to start with the known facts and verify these by obtaining the proof in the civil or Church records. 

Everyone starting their family history these days instantly turns to the internet, it is essential however, that a new researcher knows where to look.

Maybe you have encountered a barrier in your genealogy research, and you need help to find a 'Brick Wall' solution. 

When you have exhausted all other possibilities, why not come along to the Old Ground Hotel at 8 pm Thursday  21st September and get help and Guidance from experienced members of Clare Root Society,   

CARMODY HOTEL TRAGEDY.. ENNIS REMEMBERS SIXTY YEARS ON..

CLARE ROOTS SOCIETY SEEKS YOUR MEMORIES

Can you help with stories or photos?

CLARE ROOTS SOCIETY PRESENTS - DR. PAUL MacCOTTER

CLARE ROOTS SOCIETY MEETING 

OLD GROUND HOTEL

Presentation by: 

Dr. Paul MacCotter.

WHAT'S IN A SURNAME?

Courtesy The Irish Independent

Please click to enlarge...

CLAREMEN & WOMEN IN THE GREAT WAR

CLAREMEN & WOMEN IN THE GREAT WAR

The latest update to this amazing project is available online at

http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/clare_men_women_great_war.htm

There are now over 3,000 names with:

• The Alphabetical list - 524 pages.
• The Where they Came From list - 560 pages.
• Claremen in the 1st Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers -155 pages.
• Claremen in the 2nd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers - 167 pages.
• Claremen in the 3rd to 9th Battalions Royal Munster Fusiliers -141 pages.
• Over 100 new photos, and in depth detail of the battles in which Claremen died - Individual Profiles - 714 pages.
• and More graves discovered in Clare related to WW1 including the new Clare Memorial - 95 pages.

Many thanks to Ger Browne and Clare Roots Society 
and Clare Library for hosting this.

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