CLARECASTLE TO HONOUR IT'S WAR DEAD...

"Later this month, a memorial will be unveiled in Clarecastle to honour four people from the village who died when they were aboad the SS Keeper, owned by Ballantyne Mills in Limerick, that was torpedoed off Donegal during World War 1. The driving force behind this memorial is Eric Shaw of the local heritage group writes Joe O Muircheartaigh."


Many of you will know Eric as a very active and longtime member of the Clare Roots Society.

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TROVE PRODUCES TREASURE CHEST OF NAMES... OBITUARY MRS. C.O'GORMAN

A great find by researcher/family historian, Cathy Carley, a long time contributor to this site...

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This is from the Catholic Press (Sydney, NSW: 1895-1942) Thursday 24 January, 1929

Names mentioned include ..

O'Gorman, McNamara, Sheey, O'Kelly, Considine, Harris, Moynagh, Rohan, Crowley, O'Haran, King, O'Regan, Collendar, Phelan, O'Brien, Cregan, Toomey, Barlow, Lonergan, Sheris, McAuliffe, Walsh, McDonald, McElliggot, Conoghan, Creagh, McGuire, Murphy, Lynch, O'Sullivan, McDonald, O'Farrell, Morris, McMahon, Rafferty, Farrell, Dunlea, Dunleavy, Clark, O'Brien, Fogarty, Demsey, Sheey, Clarke, Halpin, Clancy, Hill, Byrne, Smith, Dempsey, Reeve, Harrington, Bartley, Furlong, Mullin, Deely, McNally, McCarthy, Kearny, Parker, Donovan, O'Donnell, Fitzpatrick, Kelly, Kennedy, Toohey, Barlow, Christie, Cleary, McElbone, Hines...

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