Steen O'Mara
Steen O'Mara,
Stephen O'Mara,
born 10 Sept 1896.
He was
educ
Clongowes
(like his
father).
He is
listed
in 1911 census
with other boarders at Clongowes.
His family is in England.
It incorrectly states he was born in Co.Limerick.
He was
educ
Georgetown University,
Washington, D.C.
Quite an amazing thing to go to university in America.
He arrived at
Ellis Island, NY,
with his
father on 22 Nov 1915
on the
St.Paul from Liverpool.
See
[Lavelle, 1961].
At this point,
Mary Kickham
(the adopted child of his great-granduncle
William Kickham)
was alive and living in
Washington, D.C.
Wonder did they ever meet.
He fought on Republican side in Irish civil war 1922-1923.
He was captured in June 1922. He was not closely guarded.
He
escaped and came home.
He
didn't marry.
His
father died 1948.
He lived in
The Grove, Killiney
with his mother.
Living at The Grove
at mother's death 1958.
He died 9 Aug 1972, St. John of God's Hospital, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin,
age 75 yrs.
He was bur Glasnevin.
Baronetcy story:
Stephen O'Mara
was apparently
offered a baronetcy
if he would support conscription in 1918,
and he refused.
If he had accepted, he would have been the 1st Baronet.
James would have been the 2nd Baronet.
Steen would have been the 3rd Baronet.
Michael would have been the 4th Baronet.
Steen O'Mara, 1942.
See
larger
and
full size.
Steen and his mother
Agnes Cashel, 1942.
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and full size.
