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Billie de Courcy

Kat, 1910. From this picture.

Billie de Courcy,
listed as merchant, living South Circular Rd, Limerick, at mar,
mar 10 Jan 1917, St.Munchin's, Limerick [GROI] to Kat O'Mara [born 9th Sept 1889],
they were mar by her brother Fr.Paddy,
as wedding present her father Stephen O'Mara gave them Coolraine House, Limerick,
this was very extravagant, had 2 gate lodges, was on NW (Co.Clare) side of Limerick, now Coolraine housing estate (see map),
she is described as of Kilkee, Co.Clare, at Joe's death 1950,
Billie died Kilrush, Co.Clare, c.1960s,
she survived him, fl 1969,
she died in a home in Limerick, 1972, age 83 yrs,
had issue:

1. Harry de Courcy,
   William Henry, born 16th Nov 1917,
   he is in photo of the employees of O'Mara's Limerick factory in 1939,
   he worked for Marcus O'Sullivan at farm in Rockville, Co.Roscommon, towards end of and just after WW2,
   mar Joan ----.

   
   

2. Muffie de Courcy,
   Mary, Molly, born 12th Dec 1918,
   called Muffie all her life, NOT Muffy,
   age 15, 1934, sent to Dublin,
   age 16, 1935, got job in National Bank (later merged into Bank of Ireland), 34 College Green, worked there all her life, retired c.1977,
   didn't marry,
   lived for long time at 18 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2,
   moved 1998 into the Grange nursing home, 1a Kill Ave, Blackrock (or Deans Grange),
   died Aclare Nursing Home, Tivoli Terrace South, Dun Laoghaire, Mon 22nd Aug 2005, age 86 yrs,
   funeral Thur 25th Aug, bur Bohernabreena Cemetery, Tallaght, Co.Dublin.

   
   

3. Alice de Courcy, mar Robert O'Dea and had issue:
   1. Anne O'Dea, mar Jim Coll and had issue:
      1. Jim Coll.
      2. Colette Coll.
      3. John Coll.
      4. Allison Coll.

   2. Tom O'Dea, mar Gillian ---- and had issue:
      1. Claire O'Dea, mar --- Imhofe and had issue:
         1. Emma Grace Imhofe.
         2. Ethan Thomas Imhofe.
      2. Simon O'Dea, mar Vanessa ---- and had issue:
         1. Olivia Alys O'Dea.

   3. Madeleine O'Dea, mar Joe Dunne and had issue:
      1. Michael Dunne.
      2. (2 sons) Dunne.
   4. Mary O'Dea, mar Henry Britton and had issue:
      1. Mairead Britton.
      2. John Britton.
      3. Philip Britton.

   5. Robert O'Dea,
      mar 1stly to Marie ---- and had issue:
      1. Kenneth Stephen O'Dea.
      mar 2ndly to Carol Follett.

   6. Stephen O'Dea, mar Angela ---- and had issue:
      1. Angela O'Dea.
      2. Robert O'Dea.
      3. Stephen O'Dea.

   
   

4. Stephen de Courcy, born 1922,
   was in Irish Army in "The Emergency" (WW2 in Ireland),
   emig to US/Canada,
   mar in US/Canada to --- [Russian],
   he was killed in a car crash Aug 1954, age 32 yrs,
   or poss. 1956, or poss. 1960,
   they were driving long distance at night, coming from Minnesota (NC USA, on Canadian border, she had relations there), her driving, him asleep in back, lorry driver close behind, nodding off at wheel, she braked suddenly, lorry went into back of them, he was killed, she survived unscathed,
   she remarried.

Kat O'Mara, Billie de Courcy, engagement photo, c.1915.

Harry de Courcy (back).
From photo of the employees of O'Mara's Limerick factory in 1939.
See larger and full size.