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Larry Flanagan

• References:
  • Larry Flanagan grave, Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin. Location: kD 16 ½. Go in gate, go to RHS, a bit off the path to your LHS.

(Back) Michael.
(Middle) Left to Right: Larry Flanagan, May, Nancy, Dora Rafter.
(Front) Sheila.
Photo must be c.1907.
Photo courtesy of Michael Peevey.
See larger and full size.

Larry Flanagan,
born 2nd May 1874,
farmer, apparently lived Walkinstown House for a time,
mar 1895 to Dora Rafter [Dora Mary, born 1875, Dublin city, dau of a wealthy farmer from around the same area, poss. Greenhills, Tallaght],
lived Leicester House, Errigal Rd, Crumlin (junction of Errigal Rd and Crumlin Rd / Drimnagh Rd), Leicester House was end-ways to the road,
listed as "market gardener, Leicester House, Crumlin Rd" in [Thom's] from 1896 to 1926,
see entry in [Census, 1901], he is "farmer", owner of the land on which he lives, family has 2 servants living with them,
the house has 6 rooms, 10 windows in front of house, there are 5 out-buildings (consisting of 1 stable, 1 coach house, 1 harness room, 1 cow house and 1 piggery),
see entry in [Census, 2 April 1911], he is listed as "market gardener", owner of the land on which he lives, family has 3 servants living with them,
the house has 11 rooms, 10 windows in front of house, there are a total of 21 out-offices and farm buildings (consisting of 14 stables, 1 coach house, 1 harness room, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 barn, 1 potato house and 1 shed),
like all the Flanagan brothers, he was a great entertainer and drinker, nicknamed "The Roseate Dawn" because of his red complexion,
Dora died 26th Oct 1921, age 46 yrs, bur Glasnevin,
he died Leicester House, Wed 9th Dec 1925, age 51 yrs [GROI], bur Glasnevin,
had issue:

1. May Flanagan, born 1896, Dublin city,
   Mary J. Flanagan, she spelt it "Mai", "Mai" on parents' gravestone,
   she is "Mary Flanagan", granddau of the Alderman, age 5, who is listed as staying with the Alderman in Census 1901,
   she is NOT the "Mary Smith" in the deed 1st Sept 1904 from Michael Flanagan to "Mary Smith" and others,
   not listed with family in Census 1911, perhaps at boarding school,
   mar c.1918 to Billy Smith [William, Billie, no relation of Doug Smith],
   Billy was an Irish steeplechase jockey,
   he won the Galway Plate on "Privit" in 1917,
   he won the Grand Sefton Chase at Aintree on "General Saxham" in 1920,
   he was killed Thur 5 Jan 1922, riding "Sir Eyre" in the Clayton Plate steeplechase race at Gatwick (which was a racecourse before it became the site of an airport), he broke his neck in a fall, "W. Smith was virtually killed on the spot",
   see Freemans Journal, Friday, January 6, 1922,
   see Irish Independent, January 6, 1922,
   he is bur Epsom (Michael Peevey has seen grave),
   May was left a widow age 26 with 4 children under 4,
   she was at her sister's funeral 1933,
   had issue:
   1. Anne Smith,
      Anne Josephine, born Nancy, always known as Anne,
      born 15th Feb 1919, twin,
      mar Harold Mayhew [Harold Joseph, born 1915, Canada],
      had issue:
      1. Carol Anne Mayhew.
      2. William Mayhew.
      3. Joanne Mayhew.
      4. Kevin Mayhew.
      5. Kim Mayhew.
      6. Maryanne Mayhew.
      7. Allan Mayhew.

   2. Pat Smith,
      born 15th Feb 1919, twin,
      born Dora, after grandmother, called "Dodo", later called Pat,
      mar John Dixon [American] and had issue:
      1. Jacqueline Dixon.

   3. Teddy Smith [Ted, Frederick], born c.1921,
      mar Gladys ----,
      they lived England,
      he was killed in a car accident in the 1960's,
      had issue:
      1. 4 children, Smith.

   4. Sydney Smith, born c.1922,
      missionary,
      drowned off the African coast in his 30's (1950s).

   
   

2. Michael Flanagan, junior [Michael Joseph, Mick],
   known as "young Michael" (he had an uncle Michael and grandfather Michael),
   born 1898, Co.Dublin,
   age 3 in 1901 census,
   registered his father's death 1925 [GROI],
   he must be Michael Flanagan listed as "market gardener, Leicester House, Crumlin Rd" in [Thom's] from 1927 to 1932,
   Leicester House, Crumlin, was auctioned c.Jan 1931, see The Irish Times 31st Jan 1931,
   had the Alderman accepted a title, he would have been the 2nd Baronet (succ Oct 1931) and the title would have gone extinct with him,
   worked for his brother-in-law Fred Winter, senior (racehorse trainer),
   he was called "last of the Flanagans", except there are still Flanagans in New Zealand,
   died unmarried in England c.1983/4, age c.85/6 yrs, bur Newmarket.

   
   

3. Nancy Flanagan, Nan, Ann,
   "Anne" in census,
   born 1899, Leicester House, think NOT 1897,
   age 2 in 1901 census,
   not listed with family in Census 1911, perhaps at boarding school,
   mar Fred Winter, senior [flat race jockey] and had issue.

   
   

4. Sheila Flanagan,
   "Sheilah" in census,
   born 1900, Co.Dublin,
   age 1 in 1901 census,
   mar Morny Wing [flat race jockey, born 2 Aug 1896] and had issue.

Larry Flanagan grave, Glasnevin. Photo 2006. See full size.
Photo courtesy of Richard Humphreys.

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• Leicester House, Crumlin, is now demolished. Site is W side of Errigal Rd, just to W of Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin. Now a gymnasium / leisure centre. Nothing left but a few feet of the old stone wall at the side of the gymnasium.
• The stables were supposed to have survived, re-converted into houses, but can't see anything nearby today that looks like that.