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Miscellaneous possibly related families
Listed as cousins of Sr. Padua at her funeral 1936:
Mr. J. Byrne, and his wife.
Miscellaneous Flanagans in the area (note though that it is a common surname):
-
William Flanagan,
mealman, Dublin,
will pr 1746 [NAI]. -
William Flanagan,
"gardener", Rathfarnham, Co.Dublin,
will pr 1760 [NAI]. - William Flanagan, born 1775,
of Thomas St, Dublin,
mar Ann ----,
died 12 Apr 1803, age 28 yrs,
she erected grave [St. Maelruain's graveyard, Tallaght]. - Michael (poss.Flanagan),
mar Elizabeth --- and had issue:- Catherine (poss.Flanagan), bapt 1st Jan 1831 [Rathfarnham parish records],
sp (poss.Rourke) and Margaret Doyle.
- Catherine (poss.Flanagan), bapt 1st Jan 1831 [Rathfarnham parish records],
Michael Francis Doyle
Michael Francis Doyle thought he was a cousin.[Frank Flanagan's memoirs] say he was: "A relation of mine".
Not related to Joe Doyle's family.
Note that "Mr. P. Doyle" is listed as "brother in law" of John Flanagan at his death 1894.
John J. Doyle,
mar Mary Hughes,
had issue:
-
Michael Francis Doyle,
born c.1880, Philadelphia, Irish-American,
international lawyer, prominent Democrat, very wealthy,
secretary to William Jennings Bryan, presumably when he was US Secretary of State 1913-15,
represented Irish nationalists in America,
helped get Eamon de Valera saved from execution in 1916 by presenting the evidence that De Valera was an American citizen,
came from America to defend Roger Casement in his trial for treason in 1916,
he was also counsel in a libel case for Casement's friend Thomas St.John Gaffney,
mar 1917 to Nancy O'Donoghue, no issue,
American counsel for Irish Republican Movement, 1921,
friend of George Bernard Shaw and John McCormack,
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1928, 1932,
devout Catholic, he was a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre,
he left about £40,000 to repair the roof of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem,
see letter to TIME magazine, Apr 15, 1940, says he is then a practicing lawyer in Philadelphia,
close friend of Franklin D. Roosevelt, US President 1933-45,
adviser to Harry S. Truman, US President 1945-53, "Truman's right-hand man",
NUI conferred Doctorate of Laws on him,
Nancy fl 1951,
he was part of an American syndicate that purchased Kenmare House, Killarney, Co.Kerry in 1957,
he fl 1958.
(Left) Michael Francis Doyle and his wife Nancy, after audience with Pope Pius XII, Jan 1951.
(Right) Michael Francis Doyle with the new Pope John XXIII, 1958.
Dev's wife
Eoin O'Mahony,
the scholar, traveller and
amateur genealogist,
and friend of Frank Flanagan,
claimed that Eamon de Valera's wife was a relation
of these Flanagans.
Liam Cosgrave says this is not true:
"As far as I am aware the views of Eoin O'Mahoney are based on his vivid imagination
which had great flights of fancy".
Think W.T. Cosgrave said
"That was the only thing that Dev and I ever had in common,
was that we both married Flanagans.".
John Flanagan
remembers hearing as a child that De Valera was somewhere in the family tree.
Laurence Flanagan,
of Carbery, Co.Kildare, had issue:
- Sinéad Flanagan,
born 1st June 1878 [grave],
born Jane or Janice Flanagan, Balbriggan, Co.Dublin,
mar Eamon de Valera and had issue.
See DE VALERA in [Burkes Irish, 1976].
See their grave, Glasnevin (and here and here and here).
The singer Sinéad O'Connor was named after her.
Lamphier and Lawlor
Frank Flanagan said that
Lawlor of Irishtown House, Clondalkin, Co.Dublin,
were relations.
But Dody Lawlor said they weren't.
She said the Flanagans were gardeners to the Lamphiers
and that is how the two families knew each other.
Dody Lawlor thought the Flanagans were gardeners to the Lamphiers
when the Lamphiers lived at
Drimnagh Castle,
but in fact it was
Bridget Cavanagh's family that lived at Drimnagh Castle.
John Byrne confirms there is no record
of the Lamphiers living at Drimnagh Castle.
Lamphier lived at Ballyfermot Castle.
It also seems that the Flanagans knew the Lawlors
from before they were connected with Lamphier.
Whether related or not,
Liam Cosgrave says
the families
were always very good friends:
Joseph Lamphier,
NOT Lanphier, French,
Lieutenant,
or
Lieutenant Colonel,
mar Bridget Cavanagh [or Cavanaugh, or Mary Bridget Cavanagh,
born 1788],
her family lived at
Drimnagh Castle,
DRIMNAGH
in
[Lewis, 1837]
says Drimnagh Castle is:
"an irregular pile, occupied by Mr. E. Cavanagh",
Joe Webster
says she was of Goldenbridge,
they lived Ballyfermot,
his military records
[NA.UK]
say he lived at the medieval
Ballyfermot Castle,
BALLYFERMOT
in
[Lewis, 1837]
says:
"Ballyfermot Castle, an ancient building, is now the residence of Capt. Lamplin",
"Capt. S. Lanphier",
Ballyfermot Castle, is one of the subscribers to
[Lewis, 1837],
this might be a relation of Joseph rather than himself,
Wikipedia
says
Joseph and Bridget lived in the 17th century
Ballyfermot House
(which stood on Le Fanu Road to the N of the castle's pond,
this house has been demolished,
site is now part of Le Fanu Park,
see map),
Joseph was bur Goldenbridge cemetery,
Inchicore, 7th Nov 1838,
family lived 142 James's St, Dublin, before c.1850,
Bridget bur Goldenbridge, 23rd Feb 1870, age 82 yrs,
had issue:
- Margaret Lamphier, bapt 23 November 1811 [St.James' RC church, James's St, Dublin].
- Bridget Lamphier, Bridget Ann, bapt 22 September 1816 [St.James' RC church, James's St, Dublin].
- William Lamphier.
- Marianne Lamphier [or Maryanne, or Mary Anne],
born est c.1820,
mar John Lawlor [born est c.1810] and had issue. - Patrick Lamphier.
- Peter Lamphier, born 1827,
(todo) see bapt of "Peter Lamphia", 20 Apr 1827 [Clondalkin RC par records] in [DCA],
emigrated to Canada. - Ellen Lamphier, mar --- Bradley.
- Joseph Lamphier, born 12 Mar 1831, Co.Dublin,
(todo) see bapt of "Joseph Lamphur", 12 Mar 1830 [Clondalkin RC par records] in [DCA],
emigrated to Canada,
great grandfather of:- Joe Webster.
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