Image number: FH8
Date: Circa 1943
Location: Kilsallagh
Description: Mary Carolan, wife of John (?) Carolan of Kilsallagh; my great grandmother. Her maiden name seems to have been Walsh or Walshe, and she was born circa 1851 – on the 1911 census her age is given as 60 years. She was the mother of eleven children, nine of whom were still alive in 1911. See John (Image number FH7) and James (FH6).
Some postings on an internet forum which I came across via a Google search for Carolans + Kilsallagh refer to a marriage on 16 February 1878 at Crossmolina Roman Catholic church between Mary Walshe and John Carolan, born circa 1837, son of John Carolan. Mary’s oldest surviving son, John, was born about seven years after the date of this wedding – the gap could be explained by the fact that she had two children who didn’t survive.
Photographer: Dermot Carolan
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3 responses to “Mary Carolan”
I was able to find out who the man with the hat is in that picture of the family. He was Mary Walsh Carolan’s brother and his name was Michael Anthony Walsh. I am trying to get in touch with his Grandkids and G grandkids who live in England and Crossmolina.
Have just seen the photo of Mary Carolan, born 1851, wife of John Carolan. I think this may have some connection with my own family. My grandfather was called John Carolan, born 1855 approx, and he was a son of John Carolan and Mary (maiden name unknown) but it could well have been Walsh as I have Walsh cousins today, living in Co Waterford. My grandfather John married Annie Butler (from Waterford)in 1901 and one of their children married a John Walsh, also from Waterford and there seems to have been a fair bit of intermarrying over the generations. However, I have always thought that my grandfather hailed from Co Louth rather than Mayo but he did move about a bit for work and there are other factors to suggest that Louth is a red herring. Does any of this sound as if it might fit?
I just saw your reply. I am the G grandson of John Carolan and Mary Walsh Carolan. I have been researching this family for well over 20 years and I know they don’t come from Waterford or Louth. John died in 1898 in Mayo and his wife died in circa 1947. Johns father was John and mother Mary Reilly.
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