This is the sixth and final essay in my series of blogs on my family’s involvement in the Church of Ireland in County Kerry. It is about the revival that occurred in 1861 and the foundations of the Plymouth brethren. It is a long read, … Continue reading Revival: the Plymouth Brethren
This is the third blog in a series about my family’s involvement with the Church of Ireland in Kerry. Untangling the lives of George and Sarah Byrne In 1857 a 22 year old woman named Sarah Ruddle married 26 year old George Byrne in … Continue reading Killarney’s churches and the Byrnes
Legends of the Lakes In 1829 a travel book was published with the extremely long title of Legends of the Lakes; or Sayings and Doings of Killarney. Collected chiefly from the manuscripts of R. Adolphus Lynch Esq. H.P. King’s German Legion. By T Crofton Croker. The book … Continue reading A Sunday in Killarney
I am descended from four Kerry families of the nineteenth century: their names are Byrne, Hickson, Needham and Ruddle. My maternal grandmother was Gertrude Byrne and her parents, both Irish born, were George Byrne and Susie Hickson. George’s parents were George Byrne (senior) and Sarah Ruddle, while Susie’s … Continue reading Reconstructing the Byrne family
William Hickson and George Byrne I have known for some time that William Hickson (1832-1899) of Killorglin, who later migrated to America and then Australia, was a nailor. It says so clearly on his marriage certificate: While looking through some records for George Byrne (1860-1929), … Continue reading Two nailors of Derryquin
Forgotten tales 