tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900963722618733171.post3728681352608246553..comments2024-03-22T23:04:53.937+00:00Comments on Black Raven Genealogy: The McGranes of Fishamble Street, DublinDara http://www.blogger.com/profile/16643201998217385573noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900963722618733171.post-64408981864075443322021-12-08T08:14:41.871+00:002021-12-08T08:14:41.871+00:00Hi all, a million years has passed since I was on ...Hi all, a million years has passed since I was on here! I can ask my older brother Sean if he remembers who my parents rented our abode from. We would have left number 27 around 1954 I suppose. We all have our roots and like to recall them, explore the history and hopefully visit. I am fortunate in that I can still visit, explore and research. Its a sad record that the Dublin tenements were regarded as the worst in Europe. So a very high infant mortality rate, widespread poverty and not much prospects for young people to develop. Though of course many did and went on to steer the course of Irish history and create the Irish population! I am not being very helpful to adding useful information for anyone tracing families. In the UK I have done much research into Viking life and especially the Danish inhabitation of Easter England, given to them by Alfred as appeasement to prevent them raiding more westwards into the old Northumbria, Mercia and Wessex. I will be researching along the same lines down in Waterford, Wexford and Dublin of course. I am back over in Dublin around February 2022 to run some courses in Dublin and probably Cobh or Limerick. Covid permitting of course. Good luck to all who are tracing their family histories. My younger sister is developing our Nolan family tree and I can tell you that she leave no stones unturned! She does a lot of work in tracing biological parents for adopted people. Moving house yet again, from Hemswell in Lincs back to Norwich and surrounded by a growing army of packing boxes. Too many books that weigh too much, but none will be left behind. Very tempting to down tools and read a few pages and before you know, its most of the day gone! Liam www.ukrsa.com liam@ukrsa.com Liam Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290166602524971090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900963722618733171.post-64135911944990591112021-07-25T17:21:45.320+01:002021-07-25T17:21:45.320+01:00Liam Nolan (or anyone really). I am looking for in...Liam Nolan (or anyone really). I am looking for information about 27 Fishamble Street and who owned it in the mid-late 1930's. My father was born in 1937 and was unnamed. When we finally got his birth certificate we found that his mother was Margaret McGrath and the address she gave was 27 Fishamble Street. Any help trying to solve who lived there at the time would be great.George Gannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11055332246469694415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900963722618733171.post-62529104709063105682021-02-15T20:15:44.956+00:002021-02-15T20:15:44.956+00:00Thanks Liam, I loved the smell of hops coming up t...Thanks Liam, I loved the smell of hops coming up the Liffey from the Guinness factory, it always reminded me I was 'home', and I still love the walk from town to Heuston station, to get the train home. Not everything was handed over to Brussels, we still have our history, our right to self-determination, and the old Dublin is still 'visible' in town, despite the changes.Dara https://www.blogger.com/profile/16643201998217385573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900963722618733171.post-31013429478220319902021-02-15T18:49:42.631+00:002021-02-15T18:49:42.631+00:00I started off life at 27 Fishamble Street way back...I started off life at 27 Fishamble Street way back in 1949, left there when I was aged about 5. I remember running down the hill to watch the Guinness barges, must be a miracle I was not run over! Now living in the UK but return on business now and then and always take time out to visit and linger along the quays, recalling old Dublin. Right on top of the original Viking settlement of course, one side of the street has yet to be excavated. The vikings left their mark in all sorts of ways and many Dubliners will have part-viking DNA. The City has changed so much over time, but thats life, though some change has not been for the good. Ironic that there were celebrations around 1916/2016 and the rightful fight for Independence and then all that was handed over to Brussels! Liam Liam Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290166602524971090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900963722618733171.post-77816332290510734972019-07-20T08:11:34.898+01:002019-07-20T08:11:34.898+01:00Thanks James, this was a bit before my family'...Thanks James, this was a bit before my family's time at the premises. :-) Dara https://www.blogger.com/profile/16643201998217385573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900963722618733171.post-62223079225123816572019-07-19T20:34:10.500+01:002019-07-19T20:34:10.500+01:00Laurence Saul resided in 1759 at No 8 Fishamble St...Laurence Saul resided in 1759 at No 8 Fishamble St.The great General Edward Saul Jennings was born here on Oct 19th 1751 son of Dr Théobald Edward Jennings of Tuam Galway. His Mother; Eleanore Saul<br />daughter of the above Laurence Saul; a wealthy Dublin Distiller. <br />Jennings served Under Rochambeau and Lafayette in the AmericaJames Molloyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06442516136388943417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900963722618733171.post-15149748911714325712014-09-07T09:45:42.672+01:002014-09-07T09:45:42.672+01:00Jacqi, I know what it's like to get distracted...Jacqi, I know what it's like to get distracted by shiny new resources! Thanks for remembering my post, lol.Dara https://www.blogger.com/profile/16643201998217385573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900963722618733171.post-45179058294413964272014-09-07T06:42:34.470+01:002014-09-07T06:42:34.470+01:00Dara, thanks for sharing that resource at SWilson....Dara, thanks for sharing that resource at SWilson. I noticed the credit on your map and checked it out before even finishing your post! Looks like a promising resource. I'll be taking a further look. Seems like a place where I could get lost.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.com