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LOL! The frustrating thing is, there is no-one left alive that would know, if anyone knew! My dad certainly didn't. If he knew his father was illegitimate, he never said.
I have photos of the hotel, my dad had them, seems it was the family local. I wonder if the hotel Thomas left a will when he died?? Last edited by Terri; 08-09-16 at 17:56. |
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I have just loved reading this.
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There are some blog posts from a few years ago, about the history of the Bush Hotel on here:
http://bushhotelartist.blogspot.co.u...-research.html This one has a comment from a descendant of the hotel McDermotts though it doesn't have his contact details: http://bushhotelartist.blogspot.co.u...n-shannon.html I wonder whether he has an online tree somewhere that does have a way to contact him. |
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Well, there is a public tree on ancestry which has Thomas Joseph McDermott, son of Arthur and Ellen, so you could try sending a message to the tree owner to ask whether he knows anything, or has any photos of the McDermotts? It may not be the same person who posted on the blog as he has a different name, but could be worth a try. Let me know if you can't find it.
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I can only hope that one of the family is into genealogy and if there is a link, it's documented somewhere. For Bridget to baptise her son McDermott in the town, someone or everyone must have asked questions! My family were very well known there.
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Progress - so far, none! But ..................................
1. I contacted the guy on Ancestry who had the McDermotts in his tree. He is related to them and was (initially) terribly keen to help. I told him the tale and heard absolutely nothing more from him. Maybe he knows something, or maybe he objected to the words "illegitimate" and "workhouse" in the same sentence. (He was awfully posh") 2. I contacted the parish church in Carrick on Shannon. They were so helpful and tried so hard, but, there is no baptism record for Thomas there. They did tell me that the Carrick workhouse was responsible for a large area, including Roscommon. On census, Thomas is born in Boyle, Roscommon. 3. So, I've written to the parish church in Boyle, Roscommon asking them if his baptism record is there. Not heard anything yet. (I had to use snail mail). 4. Contacted the main Leitrim library. Again, they have been amazing. One of the staff has "taken me on" personally and is going to find out anything and everything she can. 5. Contacted the Carrick on Shannon history society. Another fantastic group of people who have pledged assistance. I'm to come up at their next meeting! So, fingers crossed that out of this, and these wonderful Irish people, I get some answers. I will let you know |
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Thanks for keeping us up to date, Terri.
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