Kildysart Workhouse

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Hello,

Have you created Chronicles for your Ancestors? It sounds like a great story and you can link them to the Workhouse.

IrelandXO Team

Chronicles Editor

Friday 10th April 2020 09:02AM

Hello, 

To what extent are any records from this workhouse available, please? 

Regards,

Jeanne Foley Dwyer

jeannemarge

Saturday 11th April 2020 05:08PM

Hi Jeanne, 

Your best bet for accessing information from and about the records would be to contact the Clare County Council Archivist. This link might be of use http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/archives/archives_index.htm

Best of luck with your research

Valerie - IrelandXO Team

Chronicles Editor

Tuesday 14th April 2020 08:30AM

Hi there, I have created a chronicle for my Great Grandmother, Annie McCormack (nee Troy) who was born in the Kildysart workhouse in 1879.

Wednesday 19th August 2020 07:48PM

That's fantastic thank you! When you scroll to the bottom of this page you will see that she is linked to the Workhouse. Thank you for adding your ancestor and helping us to tell the human story of these institutions. 

Chronicles Editor

Thursday 20th August 2020 09:13AM

You're welcome! I also added her parents Patrick and Mary who passed away in the workhouse. I have a couple of siblings for Annie who were also born there, would you like me to add these as well? Angie

Friday 21st August 2020 12:53PM

The more the merrier Angie! Thank you so much

Chronicles Editor

Monday 24th August 2020 12:01PM

Doran, Nobbett Moloney is the person who is listed as registering the death of my great-great-great grandfather, John O'Shea on November 28, 1880.  Nobbett is listed as, "Chief Resident Officer of Kildysart Union Workhouse." J

ohn's wife, Johanna is listed as passing away at the workhouse in February, 1879, but Nobett Moloney is not mentioned next to her name.  

Brian

Sunday 11th April 2021 04:20AM

Dorann,

Johanna O'Shea does not have a name as a regisrtrar on her death papers.  Through research my cousin had done through the Clare heritage Centre, I have a lot of information on John and Johanna.  

John and Johanna had four children baptised in the Parish of Kildysart:  Ellen, Martin, Mary and Hannah.  Martin is my great-great grandfather who emigrated with his wife and lived in Salem, Mass.   He married Catherine Burns on May 28, 1862 in the Parish of Ballynacally-Lissycassey.  Patrick Burns and Hanna Coleman were listed as the witnesses.  I have more information related to the family, but it doesn't go back further than 1829 due to a lack of records.

All the O'Sheas descendant from Martin and Catherine are buried in the same family plot under one large tombstone including, my parents. It is where I hope to be buried.  So, I was curious where John and Johanna might be buried considering I will  be buried next to their son and daughter-in-law.  I went to Kildysart two years ago this month to check it out.  I stayed at Cahill's Shannon.  John, the owner and his girlfriend could not have been nicer.  I checked out the cemetery in Kildysart and Kilchreest looking for names and could not find John and Johanna.  I also went to the cemetery in Kilchreest and could not find John and Johanna.  There are plenty of O'Sheas in Kilchreest cemetery interestingly, with many of the same first names as in our O'Sheas.  lol.

Anyway, I was told that John and Johanna are probably buried in an unmarked grave somewhere.  They were both listed as paupers on their death papers.  Apparently, there was a Dr. or Mr. O'Grady who handled the turning-over of the bodies to the family for burial and if the family did not have money to pay Dr. O'Grady, they could not get the bodies.  So, the short answser (lol) to your question is no, I don't know where they are buried.

I did not look in the cemetery in Labasheeda, but drove through and stopped in Labasheeda.  It is beautiful !!  The entire area is beautiful: so peaceful.  Loved it and can't wait to return when this pandemic is over.  

If anyone is curious as to any of the findings I have, feel free to message.  

Brian

Brian

Sunday 11th April 2021 02:48PM

I am interested in this topic because my great grandfather, Michael TROY, born about 1835, (eldest) son of John TROY and Bridgit KANE (KEANE?) emigrated to Wolfe Island, Ontario, Canada. 1 of 4 children, the whole family arrived about 1851-53. I have no idea how they afforded it. Haven't found them in arrivals list but the first census they show up on is 1861. In 1 unofficial record Michael recorded he was from Kiladysert, Clare. It is not a popular surname. I'm interested info course, locating any TROYs. Maybe someone in Ireland has more info. The christening record has Michael and his sister Mary, but not the other two children; pages were missing I assume. No marriage record but I did see other KEANE people in the christening records that could have been Bridget's sibling(s).
Pat

Patricia TROY Demers

Thursday 15th April 2021 03:25PM

Without knowing, this may be in the blood - I've had an unusual interest in publishing more info on poor farms here in the States. Maybe some of my family were there, or extended family.  In the States they were eager to work hard to rent then later purchase one piece of land. Through massive hard work, they'd buy one more, add an animal at a time. Build. One stone at a time.

Thanks for this information. Thanks very much.

Patricia TROY Demers

Thursday 15th April 2021 03:28PM

Hi,  Think my grandmother Catherine A Frost was born in Killdysart Workhouse (Pauper)  1853,  Father Batt Frost,  Mother Peggy Cleary.....I find no further record for her in Ireland.  She migrated to US 1876   No records of parents marriage.  The record of her baptism is the only record I have found.  Thanks,  Margaret Pettibone

Margaret

Sunday 3rd October 2021 10:49PM

Hello,

My 3rd great grandparents both died in the Kildysart Workhouse according to their death records.  Patrick McAuley in 1872 and Margaret McAuley (nee Cooper) in 1875.  Patrick was listed as a Pauper and his wife as a Slater's widow.  The McAuley's were a family of Slaters.  I came across an old newspaper article from 1856 in The Clare Journal stating that the Poor Law Union Guardians summoned their son Charles, my 2nd great grandfather also a slater and plasterer, for 10 pounds for the support of his mother and father. As inability to do so was proved,  the case was dismissed.  I have not been able to locate any burial records of either Patrick or Margaret.  Would anyone have information on what would have happened the people who died in the Workhouse?  Sad to think how life must've been so hard and difficult to have ended up there and that their family could not support them.  Do any records exist on those who lived there?

Appreciate any information to help.

Regards,

Patricia M.

 

 

 

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