Records of Steeplechase Jockeys

Missy:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

I found a number of records on your family. All the records list that Michael Fitzgerald was a horse trainer. He and Mary Prinderville were married in Listowel in 1870. They had three children that I could locate: Michael 1871, Honora 1874 and Margaret 1877. Mary died in 1880 at age 28 from cancer. All of these events were in Listowel.

I was not able to locate a death record for Michael either in Dingle or Listowel. He may have been exercising the horse and had an accident or he may have been in a race and was killed. He also could have been kicked by a horse.

Let me know what questions you have.

Roger McDonnell

see fourth record  https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1870/11396/8184886.pdf

see third record  https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1872/03255/2192845.pdf

last record  https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1874/03132/2148407.pdf

eighth record https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1877/03004/2101053.pdf

fourth record  https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1880/06463/4858682.pdf

Dear Roger-

I cannot begin to express my gratitude for this information you've provided.  I'm missing my Mom so very much right now, wishing I could share his with her.  Is there any more information on Honora's siblings?  I never knew that she had any.  Apparently back then , when they left Ireland  they left everything and everyone behind.  Honora rarely talked much about her life before coming to the States, so my mom didn't know much.  What you have provided is more than I ever thought I would learn.  Anything you can tell me is a nugget that I'll treasure.
Thank so much for this help,
MIssy

Missy:

I'm very glad I could assist you. I looked for marriage records for Margaret or Michael in the Listowel area but did not find one that was a good possibility. All the best!

Roger

I've been trying to find out what type of licensing or registration  might have been required for MIchael to be a trainer back then.  Any thoughts?  I'd like to know more about him.

Missy:

I doubt there was a licensing process in place back in the late 1800s.

Roger