CLARE ROOTS SOCIETY BOOK LAUNCHES 16th November, 2017

BOOK LAUNCH

CLARE ROOTS SOCIETY WILL LAUNCH 2 NEW BOOKS

Thursday 9^th November

8 pm. Maguire Suite

Old Ground Hotel

Drumcliff Section B

By Flan Hehir

This will be CRS 3 Book recording the Burials in Drumcliff Cemetery

Women of Clare

By Lucille Ellis

Women of exceptional talents who gave of themselves to serve others

Next Lecture

Tracing your Australian relations

By Debra Carter

Thursday 16^th November 2017

8 pm Old Ground Hotel

Debra Carter has worked with Ancestry Pro Genealogists in London since its inception in January last year. Her main areas of expertise are England and Australia, although she also researches Ireland, the United States, Canada and Norway. She is particularly interested in the movement of people between those countries and women's stories within that. Prior to working with ProGen, Debra owned and operated her own genealogy business in both London and Melbourne, teaching adult's genealogy, researching for private clients and volunteering at a local historical society. Her love of genealogy stemmed from her mother's interest and early research which she took over around ten years ago. Her genealogical education includes the Advanced Diploma in Local History from Oxford University and distinction completion of the Certificate in Family History from the Society of Australian Genealogists. Debra is also a full member of AGRA, the Association of Genealogists & Researchers in Australia.

CLARE ROOTS BOOK LAUNCH UPDATE... INTERVIEW WITH LUCILLE ELLIS

LUCILLE ELLIS

Author of

BINDON STREET AND BANK PLACE

speaks to 

Joe O'Muircheartaigh

clarepeople.ie

CLARE ROOTS SOCIETY BOOK LAUNCH - YOU'RE INVITED!

CLARE ROOTS SOCIETY BOOK LAUNCH - YOU'RE INVITED!

CLARE ROOTS SOCIETY 

BOOK LAUNCH

The Mayor of Ennis Cllr. Johnny Flynn

will launch two new books

Thursday 14^th May at 8pm

 in the Old Ground Hotel

THE GROTTOS OF ENNIS AND SURROUNDING AREA 

Mary Fealy-McMahon

 BINDON ST. - BANK PLACE

 Lucille Ellis

ALL ARE WELCOME

 Background..

 BINDON STREET AND BANK PLACE

THE GROTTOS OF ENNIS



Next Thursday night the 14th May at 8.00 p.m. in the Old Ground Hotel, Clare Roots Society will launch two books, Bindon Street and Bank Place by Lucille Ellis and The Grottos of Ennis by Mary Fealy McMahon. The books will be launched by the Mayor of Ennis Municipal District Cllr. Johnny Flynn.

Both authors have published previous books with the Society. 
Lucille is author of Ennis at Work in the 19th Century while Mary published Memories of Cusack Road / Claureen.


Bindon Street and Bank Place and the people who brought the street to life 

tells the story of the building of the street and the unusual and interesting experiment in building speculation which took place in 1836 called “The Tontine”. We are introduced to the background of the women of Bindon Street and the story of those who spent their lives in service in the street. Along with researching the residents on each of the streets she has researched the buildings and people associated with the Banks, Post Office and St. Columba’s Church and the Clergy.

The first house to be built on Bindon Street is the current Number 12 now occupied by Casey Solicitors. The next houses to be built are the current Numbers 3 to 6 which date from 1832. We learn that in 1855 a Presentment was made to the Clare Grand Jury to build a new road between Mr. William Kean’s house in Bindon Street (No 6) and the end of Bow Lane in High Street including a new bridge, later to be known as Carrolls Bridge. This bridge was completed in 1862. The National Bank building was completed in 1864 and the new church was built between 1869 and 1871 at the end of Bindon Street.

The research includes the standard building blocks in family research, Civil birth, marriage and death records and the parallel Church records, the Griffiths land valuation records along with the Valuation books and Field books which continued the ownership of land records up to the mid-twentieth century. Use was also made of the 1901 and 1911 censuses, leases of lands, and marriage settlements. Some of the best sources of information came from the newspapers of the day, both local and national.

The book is illustrated throughout with newspaper advertisements and photographs, old and new.
Lucille Ellis was born and is living in Dublin but has two grandparents from Clare. 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. Now retired, she has the time to spend on her two interests of family and local history in County Clare.

The Grottos of Ennis & Surrounding Areas takes us to 19 locations where we get a brief history of the following Grottos: Ballybeg, Buttermarket, Cathedral, Connelly Villas, Dalcassian Park, Davitt Terrace, Erinagh Fountain, Franciscan Friary, Hempfield, Claremont, Clarecastle, Hermitage, Lees Road, Loughville, Marian Avenue, Market Street, McHugh Villas, Peoples Park Lifford, Poor Clares Convent, Our Lady’s Hospital, St. Michael’s Villas.

The book tells the story of the background and people associated with the erection of these grottos. 


While the bulk of the grottos date back to the Marian Year in 1954 we also are brought up to date with the one in Dalcassian Park, erected in 2001. In addition we get a reminder of the long removed Grotto of Market Street through a rare photo.

Mary Fealy McMahon was born in Claureen Road and is daughter of Mary Byrth and James Fealy. She currently lives at Cahercalla Estate with her husband Gerry. A lady with a keen interest in family history and painting, she and Gerry were founding members of Clare Roots Society.

CLARE ROOTS SOCIETY : DIARY DATES

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Thursday the 14th of May 8.00 p.m. 
at the Old Ground (upstairs) we launch two books:




The Grotto's of Ennis & Environs by Mary Mc Mahon.

Bindon Street / Bank Place by Lucille Ellis.


Thursday 18th. June:

7.30 p.m. Mass at the Cathedral in memory of deceased Residents of St. Michael's Villas, Ennis.

Book Launch 8.15 p.m. Old Ground Hotel: 

St. Michaels Villas by Corah Hassey.

The Mayor of Ennis,  Johnny Flynn, will be launching all books.

Two for one...ENNIS AT WORK IN THE 19TH CENTURY BY LUCILLE ELLIS & WATERPARK HOUSE

Two books for one 

ENNIS AT WORK IN THE 19TH CENTURY BY LUCILLE ELLIS & WATERPARK HOUSE.

For those who purchase Ennis at Work in the 19th Century they will also receive a free copy of Water Park House from the Big House to Council Chamber. This book, compiled by Clare Roots Society committee members Larry Brennan and Declan Barron, with the assistance of one of our diaspora members, Katrina Pilkington Vincent, covers the genealogies of the families for whom Waterpark House was a private residence, as well as the more recent role of the building, as a seat of local government. This book will only be available on the launch night, as Ennis Town Council have issued a limited number of copies for distribution to Clare Roots Society members. Waterpark book will not be available in the shops.

The Waterpark book is only available on the night of the launch. Ennis at work costs €10.

Courtesy of Clara Hoyne.

CLARE ROOTS SOCIETY - April 18, 2013 - Lecture

Clare Roots Society

The Gallery Family of  Ennis and Pre Famine Emigration.

This Month's Lecture will be given by Lucille Ellis, based on the life of her ancestors.

A  family engaged in farming and Shop--keeping in Ennis. 

Lucille was born in Dublin, and was a Primary School teacher by profession; 

she has a Degree in History, with a particular interest in local and family History. 

Lucille is presently researching Merchants and Traders in Ennis in the late 18^th and 19^th Centuries.

The presentation will be held in the Civic Rooms, Ennis Town Council, Waterpark, Drumbiggle, Ennis 

at 8 pm on Thursday, 18th April 2013. 

All are welcome. There will be a cover charge of €5 for non-members.