The Irish Country House and the Great War
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Thomas Pakenham (b. 1933)
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Track 1: Thomas Pakenham explains the reasons why he views artistocratic titles as anachronistic. His grandfather, Thomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of Longford, was a professional soldier and an officer of the Life Guards. When the government called for volunteers for the Boer War, Longford formed his own company, the Irish Hunt Company, which consisting mainly […]
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William Harvey-Kelly (b. 1924)
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Track 1: William Harvey-Kelly explains that his grandfather was the first member of his family to go into military service, spending his army life in India. William also discusses his father, Charles, who served in the Indian Army. Though his Baluch regiment was sent to France, Charles was in the Middle East for the duration […]
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James Shine (b. 1932)
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Track 1: Jim Shine’s grandfather came from Freemount in North Cork and he moved to Dungarvan with his wife, Catherine O’Shea, when he became master of the workhouse there. Jim describes various members of the Shine family and their history. His father, James Matthew Shine, qualified as a surgeon and joined the Army in the […]
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Grattan de Courcy-Wheeler
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Track 1: Grattan de Courcy-Wheeler’s grandfather and granduncles, and the parts they played in WWI, are discussed. His grandfather, Robert, was the fifth of six sons, five of whom were in the British Army during that war. Grattan explains that the eldest son disappeared from family history owing to being disinherited by his father. The […]
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Gordon B. Hickson (1921-2015)
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Track 1: Gordon Hickson explains that the Hicksons came from just outside Dingle prior to his birth, and he discusses the various branches of the family in Kerry and also outlines the family history. Track 2: Gordon’s father Bertram Hickson was brought up in Limerick where his father, Edward Hickson, was a Resident Magistrate, and […]
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Patrick Conolly-Carew, 7th Baron Carew
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Track 1: Patrick Carew speaks of the family background and the former family home at Castletown House. His grandfather George Shapland Carew was a tea planter who lived in London. His father William Francis would go for summer holidays to Castleboro, Co. Wexford. In 1938, he inherited Castletown demesne through Patrick’s great-uncle, Major Edward Conolly, […]
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Stephanie Brooks (b. 1924)
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Track 1: Stephanie Brooks (née Mackworth-Praed) details the history of her home near Clifden, Co. Galway. Her late husband was Donal Meredith Brooks (of the Brooks Thomas merchant providers in Dublin) and she recalls their meeting in England. Her father, Cyril Winthrop Mackworth-Praed, fought in WWI and was also called up for WWII, serving in […]
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Helen Morgan (b.1921 )
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Track 1: Helen Morgan (née Simpson) came to Ireland with her family in 1923. Her father James Simpson’s maternal aunts, Myra and Caroline Lichfield, lived at Ballymaloe in Co. Cork and he was employed on salary as farm manager. He had trained as a mechanical engineer. Helen’s mother, Marian Windeyer, came from Sydney, Australia. James’ […]
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Patricia Gossip (1920-2014)
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Track 1: Patricia Gossip (née Clarke) came from Ballynakill House in Co. Waterford. Her father was Joseph Henry Clarke who fought in two world wars. During WWI he was involved in coastal patrol, and during WWII, he served in Iceland on the submarine defences with Royal Navy. After the war he was engaged in minesweeping […]
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Joyce Smith (b. 1935)
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Track 1: Joyce Smith’s family, the Gunnings, came from Hodson Bay, Co. Roscommon, where she spent her summers in childhood, and she explains that her father, Maurice McDermot Gunning, did not serve during WWI. She talks about her uncle and her father’s first cousin, Trevor Abbott Lawder, who was Surgeon Major to the Coldstream Guards, […]
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John Bellingham (b. 1929)
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Track 1: The background to his home at Glencara House, Co. Westmeath, once owned by the Kelly and Hume-Kelly family, is explained by John Bellingham. The family originally settled in Ireland at Castlebellingham, Co. Louth, and his paternal great-grandfather, William Bellingham, moved from Louth to Kildare in the 1830s and built a seaside cottage at […]
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Julian Walton (b. 1941)
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Track 1: Julian Walton’s childhood home was Clifford House, near Mallow in North Cork. His English father, Ernest, came from the city of York and he spent his working life in Siam. On retirement, he bought a house near his friend, Maurice Cooke Collis, whose sister Diana he married in 1928. The Cooke Collis estate […]
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James O’Brien (b. 1946)
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Track 1: Jim O’Brien’s family originally came from the small village of Aglish in County Waterford, where his father John Joseph O’Brien and his uncle James Vincent O’Brien were born at Aglish House. His father and uncle were the only two of the six siblings to directly serve in WWI, though the others had supportive […]
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Terence Crosbie (b. 1934) (Part 2)
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Track 1: Terry Crosbie trained as a chartered accountant in Waterford and emigrated to London in 1958. He worked in the City for about four years at Whinney Smith and Whinney (now Ernst and Young), returning to Ireland to work in Galway for Goodbodys. Later he took up a position with Lord Dunraven in Adare, […]
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Terence Crosbie (b. 1934) (Part 1)
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Track 1: Terry Crosbie’s father Arthur joined the Bank of Ireland in 1901, and on the outbreak of war in 1914 he joined the Royal Artillery. Terry recalls a story told to him by his father of being involved in the rescue after the Lusitania was sunk in 1915. After the war, Arthur Crosbie returned […]
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Caroline Palmer (b. 1940)
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Track 1: Caroline Palmer (née Delmege) grew up in Fethard, Co. Tipperary. Her father was a member of the Delmege family from Castlepark in Limerick and Caroline recalls her frequent visits to her aunt Lily and uncle Jack at Castlepark. During WWI Jack Delmege served in the Munster Fusiliers. He was badly wounded at Gallipoli […]
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Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse (b. 1936)
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Track 1: Lord Rosse initially talks about his grandfather, William Edward Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse, who was fatally wounded in military actions in the First World War. He explains that his family had been involved in a number of other military actions including the defence of Birr Castle against Patrick Sarsfield. Over the centuries, […]
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Johnny Madden (b. 1939)
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Track 1: The Madden family have lived at Hilton Park for ten generations. When it was bought in 1734, the estate stretched over 4,000 acres and Johnny Madden provides details of the purchase of the property at that time. He recalls his early memories of the house when his father was home on leave in […]
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Sir John Leslie, 4th Baronet (b. 1916)
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Track 1: Jack Leslie, son of Sir Shane Leslie of Castle Leslie, Glaslough, Co. Monaghan, and Marjorie Ide of Vermont, USA, was born in New York City. His parents met in London when his mother’s father was American ambassador to Spain. Sir Jack speaks of his early life at Castle Leslie and explains that his […]
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Anne Purdon (b. 1927)
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Track 1: Anne Purdon’s family originally came from Scotland and they later owned a brewery in Drogheda, Co. Louth. Her father, Tom Cairnes, was a soldier in the 4/7th Dragoon Guards and he married Anne’s mother in India. During WWI, he joined the Royal Flying Corps, initially as an observer. As he had only one […]
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Richard Kilroy (b. 1937)
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Track 1: Richard Kilroy initially discusses his home at The Moat, Oldcastle, and its historical background. His grandfather’s Cavan ancestry is also considered. He discusses his father Alan Kilroy’s service in the Indian Army and the purchase of Castlecor House and farm. His own early childhood is recalled as is the voyage from Glasgow to […]
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Susan Kellett (b. 1941)
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Track 1: Susan Kellett’s father, Jack Nicholson, from Balrath near Kells, Co. Meath, inherited Enniscoe House in County Mayo from his cousin, Mervyn Pratt, in 1950. Susan’s mother, Patricia (Patita) Bourke, came from Heathfield, Ballycastle, Co. Mayo, and thus had a strong connection with the place. Susan initially speaks about the difficulties of keeping such […]
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Harry McDowell (b. 1933)
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Track 1: Harry McDowell recalls R. B. McDowell, historian and Junior Dean of Trinity College Dublin, who was his second cousin. Harry grew up in Heynestown Cottage, part of the Fortescue estate at Clermont Park in Co. Louth. His paternal uncle, Ernest Victor McDowell, fought in WWI and his maternal uncle, Trevor Tempest, was in […]
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Robert Jocelyn, 10th Earl of Roden (b. 1938)
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Track 1: The Jocelyn family arrived in Ireland in the early 18th century. Dundalk, Co. Louth was where the family lived until they moved to Tollymore Park, Co. Down. Robert recalls his grandfather, Robert Soame Jocelyn, 8th Earl of Roden, (above right) who served in the North Irish Horse in WWI. He was in the […]
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