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Miscellaneous possibly related families

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Listed as cousins of Sr. Padua at her funeral 1936:

Mr. J. Byrne, and his wife.

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Miscellaneous Flanagans in the area (note though that it is a common surname):

• William Flanagan,
  mealman, Dublin,
  will pr 1746 [NAI].

• William Flanagan,
  "gardener", Rathfarnham, Co.Dublin,
  will pr 1760 [NAI].

• William Flanagan, born 1775,
  of Thomas St, Dublin,
  mar Ann ----,
  died 12 Apr 1803, age 28 yrs,
  she erected grave [St. Maelruain's graveyard, Tallaght].

• Michael (poss.Flanagan),
  mar Elizabeth --- and had issue:
  1. Catherine (poss.Flanagan), bapt 1st Jan 1831 [Rathfarnham parish records],
     sp (poss.Rourke) and Margaret Doyle.

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Michael Francis Doyle

Michael Francis Doyle thought he was a cousin.
[Frank Flanagan's memoirs] say he was: "A relation of mine".
Nothing to Joe Doyle's family though.

John J. Doyle,
mar Mary Hughes,
had issue:

1. Michael Francis Doyle,
   born c.1880, Philadelphia, Irish-American,
   international lawyer, prominent Democrat, very wealthy,
   secretary to William Jennings Bryan, presumably when he was US Secretary of State 1913-15,
   represented Irish nationalists in America,
   helped get Eamon de Valera saved from execution in 1916 by presenting the evidence that De Valera was an American citizen,
   came from America to defend Roger Casement in his trial for treason in 1916,
   mar 1917 to Nancy O'Donoghue, no issue,
   American counsel for Irish Republican Movement, 1921,
   friend of George Bernard Shaw and John McCormack,
   candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1928, 1932,
   devout Catholic, he was a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre,
   he left about £40,000 to repair the roof of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem,
   see letter to TIME magazine, Apr 15, 1940, says he is then a practicing lawyer in Philadelphia,
   close friend of Franklin D. Roosevelt, US President 1933-45,
   adviser to Harry S. Truman, US President 1945-53, "Truman's right-hand man",
   NUI conferred Doctorate of Laws on him,
   Nancy fl 1951,
   he was part of an American syndicate that purchased Kenmare House, Killarney, Co.Kerry in 1957,
   he fl 1958.

   
(Left) Michael Francis Doyle and his wife Nancy, after audience with Pope Pius XII, Jan 1951.
(Right) Michael Francis Doyle with the new Pope John XXIII, 1958.

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Dev's wife

Eoin O'Mahony, the scholar, traveller and amateur genealogist, and friend of Frank Flanagan, claimed that Eamon de Valera's wife was a relation of these Flanagans.
Liam Cosgrave says this is not true: "As far as I am aware the views of Eoin O'Mahoney are based on his vivid imagination which had great flights of fancy".
Think W.T. Cosgrave said "That was the only thing that Dev and I ever had in common, was that we both married Flanagans.".
John Flanagan remembers hearing as a child that De Valera was somewhere in the family tree.

Laurence Flanagan,
of Carbery, Co.Kildare, had issue:

1. Sinéad Flanagan,
   born 1st June 1878 [grave],
   born Jane or Janice Flanagan, Balbriggan, Co.Dublin,
   mar Eamon de Valera and had issue.
   See DE VALERA in [Burkes Irish, 1976].
   See their grave, Glasnevin (and here and here and here).
   The singer Sinéad O'Connor was named after her.

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Lamphier and Lawlor

Frank Flanagan said that Lawlor of Irishtown House, Clondalkin, Co.Dublin, were relations.
But Dody Lawlor said they weren't. She said the Flanagans were gardeners to the Lamphiers and that is how the two families knew each other.

Dody Lawlor thought the Flanagans were gardeners to the Lamphiers when the Lamphiers lived at Drimnagh Castle, but in fact it was Bridget Cavanagh's family that lived at Drimnagh Castle.
John Byrne confirms there is no record of the Lamphiers living at Drimnagh Castle.
Lamphier lived at Ballyfermot Castle.

It also seems that the Flanagans knew the Lawlors from before they were connected with Lamphier.
Whether related or not, Liam Cosgrave says the families were always very good friends:

Joseph Lamphier,
NOT Lanphier, French,
Lieutenant, or Lieutenant Colonel,
his military records [PRO.UK] say he lived at the medieval Ballyfermot Castle,
mar Bridget Cavanagh [or Cavanaugh, or Mary Bridget Cavanagh, born 1788],
Joe Webster says she was of Goldenbridge,
her family lived at Drimnagh Castle,
DRIMNAGH in [Lewis, 1837] says Drimnagh Castle is: "an irregular pile, occupied by Mr. E. Cavanagh",
BALLYFERMOT in [Lewis, 1837] says: "Ballyfermot Castle, an ancient building, is now the residence of Capt. Lamplin",
"Capt. S. Lanphier", Ballyfermot Castle, is one of the subscribers to [Lewis, 1837],
this might be a relation of Joseph rather than himself,

Wikipedia says Joseph and Bridget lived in the 17th century Ballyfermot House (which stood on Le Fanu Road to the N of the castle's pond, this house has been demolished, site is now part of Le Fanu Park, see map),
Joseph was bur Goldenbridge cemetery, Inchicore, 7th Nov 1838,
family lived 142 James's St, Dublin, before c.1850,
Bridget bur Goldenbridge, 23rd Feb 1870, age 82 yrs,
had issue:

1. William Lamphier.

2. Marianne Lamphier [or Maryanne, or Mary Anne], born est c.1820,
   mar John Lawlor [born est c.1810] and had issue.

3. Patrick Lamphier.

4. Peter Lamphier, born 1827,
   (todo) see bapt of "Peter Lamphia", 20 Apr 1827 [Clondalkin RC par records] in [DCA],
   emigrated to Canada.

5. Ellen Lamphier, mar --- Bradley.

6. Joseph Lamphier, born 12 Mar 1831, Co.Dublin,
   (todo) see bapt of "Joseph Lamphur", 12 Mar 1830 [Clondalkin RC par records] in [DCA],
   emigrated to Canada,
   great grandfather of:
   1. Joe Webster.

7. Margaret Lamphier.
8. Bridget Lamphier.

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