Letters from Adrivale – part 1

Feb 21

Patrick O’Leary from Louisville, Kentucky, USA has very kindly been given us three letters that are nearly a century old, sent by his Great-Grand-Uncle Patrick O’Leary of Adrivale, Millstreet to his Great-Grandfather in the USA.
Below is the first of those letters (4 pages) from March 16, 1919 where Patrick talks about the end of WWI, Patsy who was a soldier in the war, President Wilson, the 1916 rising in Dublin, and Sinn Féin.
The Patsy in the letter was his Grandfather Patrick John O’Leary. He was born in Ohio 1894 and he served in WWI. The Sister Mary Francis in the letter is his Great Aunt that was a nun.

The second and third letters will be published over the next few days

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Seán Radley

February 21st, 2012 at 2:53 PM


I find this letter of very real interest as my own mother was Mary Ellen O’Leary of Adrivale and must have been related to the writer of this quite fascinating letter. Sincere thanks to Patrick for alerting us to this important historical item.

Patrick O’Leary

February 22nd, 2012 at 12:21 AM


Sean,

The Patrick that wrote the letter had a sister named Mary – I think. That is what my records show. I think she married Jeremiah Kelleher. Patrick and Mary’s brother, John, was my Great Grandfather. Their parents were Patrick O’Leary and Johanna Sullivan.
I am very interesting in finding out anything about my family. I was in Ireland in 1988 but had not completed any research at that point.

Patrick

Patrick O’Leary

February 21st, 2012 at 3:15 PM


Thank you for the kind words. I think the Patrick that wrote the letter had a sister Mary. I am currently researching my family history.
Seán Radley

February 22nd, 2012 at 10:24 PM


Patrick…My grandfather’s name was Cornelius O’Leary of Adrivale and my grandmother was Julia O’Keeffe with roots in the Shrone and Kilcummin areas in Co. Kerry. In time I hope to do some family research but at a later stage.
Patrick O’Leary

February 25th, 2012 at 5:14 AM


Sean,
Thanks for the reply. I have not run across those names during my research. Please contact me if you discover a connection during your research.

Pat

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