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By Christine Mills |
John Glynn was baptised on 10 February 1856. He was the
fourth son of Michael Glynn and Mary Mullen. Michael died in 1882 and, as three
of his older brothers had emigrated and one had died, the
seven-acre farm at Culkeen was left to John. Younger brother Hugh set himself
up in business in nearby Williamstown in 1887 and his mother Mary went to live with him shortly
before her death in 1889. Hugh himself died at a young age in 1890 leaving an estate valued at £1,113
to John and younger brother James, the only Glynn brothers remaining in
Ireland. John decided to sell the farm and try his hand at shop keeping in
Williamstown. The income from selling the lease on the farm
£40 and his
share of Hugh's estate were used to buy a
lease on the Corner House in 1893, after some years had
been spent in residence there and
ownership succession rights of the previous owners had been
settled.
On 2 February 1893 John married Mary Anne Coyne,
born in 1870,
the daughter of Patrick and Honoria Kyne from nearby Kilnalag. John was aged
34, according to his marriage certificate, but was really aged 37 and
his young bride was only 22 years of age. Mary
Anne died in Williamstown in 1946. Eithne Glynn, daughter of Paddy Glynn
remembers her grandmother Mary
Anne (Maine Rua
so called because of her red hair) as
a woman who spoke quietly and was always dressed in black. Grandfather Glynn
she recalls as a tall
man with a bushy beard. He was a fluent Irish speaker,
something the family was very
proud of.
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The family of John Glynn and Mary Anne Coyne |
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1. Michael Joseph (Joe) was born on 3 December 1893 in
Williamstown.. The sponsors at his baptism were
Edmond Coyne and Kate Coyne. He married Theresa (Terry) Langan from
Roundfort, Co Mayo, on 19
October 1936 at Haddington Road Church, Dublin. Joe and Terry never had
children. Terry died on 18
December 1970 in Dublin. Joe moved home to Williamstown and
died there on 3 January 1985 aged 91. |
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2. Patrick (Paddy) was born on 24 February 1895 in
Williamstown. The sponsors at his baptism were John
Coyne and Honoria Coyne. Patrick married Christina Burns on
16 August 1921 in Sligo and they had a family of six children. Christina
died on 22 September 1944 following a routine operation. Paddy died on 26
October 1966 in Clonmel, Co Tipperary aged 71. |
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3. Mary Ellen (Mollie) was born on 28 June 1896 in
Williamstown. No baptismal entry was found in the local
Catholic records for Mollie. She married Michael Cunneely, a shopkeeper from
Williamstown. Michael died on
12 October 1947 and Mollie died on 5th
January 1980 in Williamstown, aged 83. |
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4. Hubert (Herbert) was born on 26 January 1898 in
Williamstown. The sponsors at his baptism were James
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Glynn and Ellen Glynn. Hubert married Mary McMahon circa 1928 and they had a
family of six children.
Mary died on 19 September 1969 and Hubert died on 22 January
1974 in Howth, Co Dublin aged 75. |
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5. John (Sean) was born on 24 September 1899 in
Williamstown. The sponsors at his baptism were Thomas
Morgan and Mary Jane Morgan. Sean married local girl Anne Finnegan on 28
April 1934 at Haddington Road
Church, Dublin. They never had children. Sean died on 13 May 1974 in
Williamstown aged 74. Anne
survived him by many years dying on 9 December 1993 |
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6. Anna (Annie) was born on 25 April 1901 in
Williamstown. The sponsors at her baptism were Thomas Coyne
and Catherine Conneely. Annie died of TB on 26 May 1917 aged
only 16 and is buried with her parents |
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7. Catherine (Kathleen) was born on 5 April 1903 in
Williamstown. She married John (Jack) Quinn on 31
December 1933 in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin. They never had children. Jack died
on 5 December 1963 and
Kathleen died on 16 April 1996 aged 93 |
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8. Honoria Teresa (Nora) was born on 6 January 1906 in
Williamstown. She never married and died on 14
January 1978 in Williamstown aged 72. |
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9. Sarah Angela (Cis) was born on 12 August 1906 in
Williamstown. She married Terence Casey on 21 August
1924 in Dublin. Cis and Terence had four children in Boston, Mass. USA.She
died in Boston on January 5th 2005 |
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10. James Francis (Seamus) was born on 26 July 1908 in
Williamstown. He married in Tuam on 11 August 1937 Brid McGough (born 27
September 1910). Seamus and Brid had five sons. Seamus died on 11 February
1964 in Claregalway aged 55. Brid died on the 27th
December 1988 |
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11. Rose Delia was born on 1 May 1911 in Williamstown.
She married John (Jack) Fitzmaurice on 14 September 1938 in Galway. They had
three children. Jack died on 31 December 1959. Rose went to live in Salford,
Lancashire and was married for a second time to Thomas McTiernan on 19 March
1966. Rose died on 10
March 1995 aged 83 in Salford, England. |
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12. Thomas (Tommy) was born on 13 February 1913 in
Williamstown. He married Maureen McHugh in Dunmore, Co Galway on 10 January
1949 and they had a family of four children. Tommy died on 29 December 1972
aged 59 in Williamstown. Maureen died on 8 July 1996 in Galway. |
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