John Flanagan
- References:
- John Flanagan grave,
Glasnevin Cemetery,
South area (in gate, go to RHS),
RB 74/75 (on path parallel to road, on LHS),
not far from
Alderman grave.
- "These Priests of the Rising",
Sean Dunne
(Labour TD),
The Sunday People, 10 Apr 1966,
repub in The Irish Catholic, 13 Apr 2006.
- Sources yet to be consulted:

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:
- 2 sons, Flanagan, died young.
- (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, an orphan,
brought up by people named
Lawler],
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,
he is
described as "Fruiterer"
at birth of Charles 1875,
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:
- Very Rev. John Flanagan,
Jack,
born 24 Feb 1872,
15 Upper Baggot St
[GROI],
educ at boarding school in
Tullow,
Co.Carlow,
studied for priesthood at
Clonliffe College, Dublin,
then in Rome, listed as "B.A."
in [Thom's],
came back to Ireland c.1895,
he must be John Flanagan, curate,
Balrothery church, Balbriggan, Co.Dublin,
listed in
[Thom's] in 1897,
he is listed as a curate at
St. Michael and John's church, Lr Exchange St, Temple Bar, Dublin,
in [Thom's] from 1898 to 1901,
living 7 Lr Exchange St,
he is listed as a curate in the
Pro-Cathedral, Dublin,
in [Thom's] from 1902 to 1923,
living in The Presbytery, 82-83 Marlborough St,
see
inscription
on a book,
the Manual of Catholic Piety,
given by him in 1914 to his young nephew
Desmond Flanagan
in New Zealand,
this says he was a
C.C.
(Curate)
in Dublin
as at 1914,
he was called to the GPO by
the men of 1916,
he blessed The O'Rahilly before he left to meet his death,
he attended to the wounded James Connolly
in the GPO,
he stayed with the men to the end,
see [de Rosa, 1990],
he is listed as P.P. of the
Pro-Cathedral in [Thom's] 1924 and 1925,
living in The Presbytery, Marlborough St,
he is listed as
P.P. of
Fairview,
NE Dublin, in [Thom's] from 1926 on,
lived the Presbytery, Fairview,
he is also written as
"P.P. of Marino"
(before 1942 Marino was part of Fairview Parish),
he built Marino church 1928,
"probably the first church built after the State was set up"
[Liam Cosgrave],
this is the
Church of St.Vincent de Paul,
Marino parish
(also here),
Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9,
see history,
foundation stone laid 2nd May 1928,
the Solemn opening was performed on 7th Oct 1928
by Dr. Edward Byrne, Archbishop of Dublin,
became a Canon,
celebrated the mass at the
Alderman's funeral 1931,
co-executor of the Alderman's will 1931
[NAI],
died 16th Dec 1935, age 63 yrs,
bur Glasnevin.
"He died suddenly from heart trouble."
[Liam Cosgrave],
Marino was established as a Parish in its own right in 1942.
- Molly Flanagan [Mary, Mollie], born 1875,
[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,
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.
-
Charles Flanagan, 3rd child,
Charles James,
born 25 June 1875, family home, 15 Upper Baggot St, Dublin
[GROI].
- Annie Flanagan,
[Charles Flanagan]
says Annie and Mollie were the two eldest girls,
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.
- 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.
she must be the same as:
Louisa Flanagan,
Louisa Mary Catherine Flanagan,
born 1879,
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,
living with sister Mary at
55 Mountainview Rd, Ranelagh, as at
[Thom's, 1945],
died 55 Mountainview Rd, 10th Dec 1947, age 68 yrs
[GROI], bur Glasnevin.
- 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.
- Agnes Flanagan [Ag],
mar pre-1910 to Frank Meagher,
he was commercial traveller with big hardware company,
they lived
Clonmel,
Co.Tipperary,
she died 22nd Sept 1929, bur Glasnevin,
he fl 1930,
had issue:
- Eithne Meagher, born 1910,
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".
- 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:
- Patricia Doyle.
- Fr. Patrick Doyle.
- Nora Doyle, mar Christopher Cusack and had issue:
- David Cusack.
- Peter Cusack, mar ----.
- Ann Cusack.
- Brian Cusack
- Rory Cusack.
- 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.

Mass card of Fr. John Flanagan.
Courtesy of Sean Flanagan.
- 15 Upper Baggot St, Dublin, is now
Insomnia
coffee shop,
and various offices upstairs.
- Fr. John Flanagan is not to be confused with
the active republican priest
Fr. Michael O'Flanagan
of Co.Roscommon,
Vice-Chairman of Sinn Fein.
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