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John Flanagan

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  • John Flanagan grave, Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin. Location: rB 74/75. Go in gate, go to RHS, on path parallel to road, on LHS.

John Flanagan and Anne Mooney, est c.1890.
From this picture.

John Flanagan,
bapt Rathfarnham, 22nd May 1836,
he must be "John Flanagan, farmer, Green Hills, Tallaght" listed in [Thom's] from 1864 to 1870 (since this entry vanishes when the 15 Upper Baggot St entry appears in 1871),
mar 1stly to ---- and had issue:

1. 2 sons, Flanagan, died young.

2. (son) Flanagan, died age 21 yrs, from "consumption" (TB).
   "I can just remember him. He was a wild bird and travelled all over the globe, but came home to die." [Charles Flanagan].

mar 2ndly to Anne Mooney [poss. Annie, listed as "Nannie" at dau's birth 1882],
she was an orphan, brought up by people named Lawler,
he ran a fruit and vegetable shop at (and lived at) 15 Upper Baggot St, Dublin (the end S of the canal, see map), was also in the coal trade,
he is listed as "coal merchant and fruiterer", 15 Upper Baggot St, in [Thom's] from 1871 to 1894, note he was a coal merchant from the start,
all children born and grew up 15 Upper Baggot St,
John Flanagan and "Hanna Mooney" sp the bapt of his niece Sister Padua 1875,
he is described as "fruiterer" at birth of Charles 1875, "coal merchant" at birth of Louisa 1878, listed as both at Agnes' birth 1882,
got a lot of business, "At one time he had 14 men and ditto horses delivering coal, and besides that we had 3 horses and carts for delivering fruit and vegetables. He imported ship loads of coal from England and Scotland. Ships carrying from 800 - 2000 tons landed at our own docks. We had city offices for the coal trade and for some years he did very well" [Charles Flanagan],
[Thom's, 1890] lists them at 15 Upper Baggot St, and also 20 Gt Brunswick St (now Pearse St), Ringsend docks, and stores on Hanover Quay,
[Charles Flanagan] said they had a telephone (Ireland's first telephone was 1878),
Anne ran fruit shop while he ran the coal business,
he was ruined in a big strike, [Charles Flanagan] says: "a big strike occurred in the mines, the seamen joined it, then the transport workers came in", wonder if this is the London Dock Strike of 1889,
he was ruined (by being unable to meet his coal import contracts), [Charles Flanagan] says: "He had contracted to supply large quantities of coal to various big concerns, such as Guinness Brewery. He was under a heavy penalty for non-delivery.", he had to file for bankruptcy, start again,
they closed fruit shop, started crockery shop,
[Thom's, 1893 and 1894] lists "John Flanagan, coal merchant and china and glass warehouse", 15 Upper Baggot St (back to just one premises),
he died 9th Sept 1894, of flu, age 58 yrs, bur Glasnevin,
[Thom's, 1895] lists "Mrs. Flanagan, glass and china warehouse", 15 Upper Baggot St,
Anne died 20th Feb 1896, bur Glasnevin,
had issue by 2nd wife:

1. Fr. John Flanagan,
   Very Rev. John Flanagan, Jack,
   born 24 Feb 1872, 15 Upper Baggot St, Dublin [GROI].

   
   

2. Molly Flanagan [Mary, Mollie], born 1875, Dublin,
   [Charles Flanagan] says "John and Mollie are my elders by 2 years or so",
   she is NOT Mary Anne, born Dublin South, 1870, in [GROI],
   she is NOT Mary, born Dublin South, 1874, in [GROI],
   she is NOT Mary Frances, born Dublin South, 1872, in [GROI],
   she is NOT Mary Margaret, born Dublin South, 1872, in [GROI],
   [Charles Flanagan] says she was educ at "Blackrock Convent" boarding school,
   this must be Sion Hill convent (and school), Blackrock, Co.Dublin (see history),
   didn't marry,
   in [Census, 1911] she is visiting her sister Agnes in Co.Waterford,
   described in [letters of Charles Flanagan, c.1927] as then sharing a flat in Dublin with Lily,
   at Sr. Padua's funeral 1936, then living with sisters at 32 Upper Fitzwilliam St, Dublin,
   living with sister Louisa at 55 Mountainview Rd, Ranelagh, as at [Thom's, 1945],
   died 55 Mountainview Rd, 27th Nov 1948, age 73 yrs [GROI], bur Glasnevin.

   
   

3. Charles Flanagan, 3rd child,
   Charles James, born 25 June 1875, family home, 15 Upper Baggot St, Dublin [GROI].

   
   

4. Annie Flanagan,
   [Charles Flanagan] says Annie and Mollie were the two eldest girls,
   she is NOT Anne Flanagan who was born Dublin South, 1865 [GROI],
   educ "Blackrock Convent" boarding school (must be Sion Hill),
   she must be the same as:

   (dau) Flanagan,
   nun in a hospital in New Hartford, Connecticut,
   nursed TB patients, caught TB from them,
   died 1909, of TB,
   she is NOT Anne Flanagan who died Dublin South, 4th qr 1909 [GROI].

5. Louisa Flanagan,
   Louisa Mary Catherine Flanagan,
   Louisa is old family name,
   born 19 June 1878, "13 Upper Baggot St" (must be error for 15 Upper Baggot St) [GROI],
   didn't marry,
   listed as "civil servant" at death,
   must be Louisa Flanagan, "typist", age 29 (born 1882, Dublin) who is listed at 21 Moyne Road, Ranelagh, in [Census, 2 April 1911], apparently living with her older sister, who is absent (Mary is visiting Agnes in Co.Waterford),
   living with sister Mary at 55 Mountainview Rd, Ranelagh, as at [Thom's, 1945],
   died 55 Mountainview Rd, 10th Dec 1947, age 69 yrs [GROI], bur Glasnevin,
   she must be the daughter called "Lily":

   Lily Flanagan [Lil],
   educ "Blackrock Convent" boarding school (must be Sion Hill),
   described in [letters of Charles Flanagan, c.1927] as then sharing a flat in Dublin with Mollie,
   she was then working in a solicitor's office,
   at Sr. Padua's funeral 1936, then unmarried, living with sisters at 32 Upper Fitzwilliam St, Dublin.

6. Agnes Flanagan,
   "Ag", born 18 Jan 1882, 15 Upper Baggot St [GROI],
   mar 1907 to Frank Meagher [Francis G. Meagher, born 1876, Co.Tipperary, son of Michael Meagher and Emily ----],
   he was commercial traveller with big hardware company,
   they are listed at Kilmacomma, Co.Waterford (just across the county border from Clonmel, Co.Tipperary) in [Census, 1911], his parents living with them, they have one servant living with them,
   they lived "The Hill", Clonmel, Co.Tipperary,
   he is listed as "civil servant" at her death,
   she died of of TB, 22nd Sept 1929, age 47 yrs, at her unmarried sisters' house, 32 Upper Fitzwilliam St, Dublin [GROI],
   bur Glasnevin,
   he fl 1930,
   had issue:
   1. Eithne Meagher, born 1910, Co.Tipperary,
      living "The Hill", Clonmel, Co.Tipperary, as at 1930,
      see letter (and p.2) from her to Jim Flanagan, Jan 1930, "We are very lonely without Mother".

   
   

7. Very Rev. Canon Patrick Flanagan,
   Paddy, born 1884, Dublin,
   listed as a curate at Ringsend, Dublin, in [Thom's] from 1909 to 1918,
   he is listed as C.C. (Curate), living 12 York Terrace, a segment of Pigeon House Rd, Ringsend, in [Census, 2 April 1911],
   listed as C.C. (Curate), Church of the Holy Family, Aughrim St (also here and here), Dublin, in [Thom's] from 1919 to 1939,
   listed as living 83 Aughrim St in [Thom's] 1919 and 1920,
   listed as living 70 Aughrim St in [Thom's] 1925,
   listed as living 115-117 N Circular Rd in [Thom's] 1927 to 1939,
   officiated at funeral of his cousin Sr. Padua 1936,
   parish priest of Booterstown from 1939 to 1956 [plaque on wall],
   registered his sister Mary's death 1948,
   organised the building 1953 of the new church on Merrion Rd (which would later split off from the Booterstown parish),
   this is the Church of Our Lady Queen of Peace, Merrion Rd (also here), with its distinctive round tower,
   "He was told to build the Round Tower against his better judgement. Some called it Flanagan's Folly!" [Liam Cosgrave],
   died 1956 [Lyng, 2000], age 72 yrs.
   Merrion Rd became a parish in its own right 1964.

   
   

8. Elizabeth Flanagan [Betty, "Mattie"],
   for 2 years she was governess in "some big castle in Madrid",
   mar pre-c.1920 to Joe Doyle [Joseph P. Doyle, BA, BAI],
   he might be Joseph P. Doyle, BE 1920, listed in [NUI, 1964],
   he was a civil and mechanical engineer, he worked on aeroplane engineering during WWI,
   then he worked as engineer in the Board of Works, Dublin,
   the Alderman's will 1930 refers to "my niece Elizabeth Doyle",
   they lived "St.Helen's", 53 Kenilworth Park, Harold's Cross, Co.Dublin, there as at [Thom's, 1945],
   she registered her sister Louisa's death 1947,
   had issue:
   1. Patricia Doyle.
   2. Fr. Patrick Doyle.

   3. Nora Doyle, mar Christopher Cusack and had issue:
      1. David Cusack.
      2. Peter Cusack, mar ----.
      3. Ann Cusack.
      4. Brian Cusack
      5. Rory Cusack.

   
   

9. Mab Flanagan, Mabel,
   described in [letters of Charles Flanagan, c.1927] as then a nurse in "Lady Carnarvon's Hospital in London",
   this would be Lady Carnarvon's Nursing Home (or the Carnarvon Nursing Home), Hadley Common, Barnet, Hertfordshire,
   at Sr. Padua's funeral 1936, then unmarried, living with sisters at 32 Upper Fitzwilliam St, Dublin.

   
   3 of the daus were nurses in New York, France and Spain.
   Some of the unmarried daus were in the Civil Service.

 

John Flanagan and his family.
Back (Left to Right): [must be Molly or Annie], Anne Mooney, Charles.
Middle (Left to Right): John, Paddy, John Flanagan.
Front: [the 5 other daus].
Photo est c.1890.
See larger and full size.

John Flanagan grave, Glasnevin.
Photo 2006. See full size and close-up.
Photos courtesy of Richard Humphreys.

15 Upper Baggot St, Dublin (now "Insomnia" coffee shop).
Photo 2007. See full size and other shot.

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• 15 Upper Baggot St, Dublin, is now Insomnia coffee shop, and various offices upstairs.