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William Flanagan, born 1789,
farmer in Tallaght, Co.Dublin,
he lived in the old
family home at
Greenhills, Tallaght -
1 storey house,
modest size, but 14 acres of land, including an orchard,
down in valley, down the slope off the E side of the Greenhills Road,
between Greenhills and Walkinstown,
where Keadeen Ave is now,
the house was "beautifully thatched"
[Frank Flanagan's memoirs],
Liam Cosgrave
was in the house in 1940s,
still existed 1950s,
now demolished,
no trace of it now, new housing estate built on the site,
he is "William Flanagan" who is
listed
in [Griffiths Valuation, 1848-51]
as occupying 15 acres (with a house)
at "Kilnamanagh", Tallaght par,
leasing from "Reps. H. Hudson, Esq.",
he is described as of "Kilnemanagh, Tallaght" later in his son William's death notice 1886,
William listed as a "gardener" (would be market gardener)
at his son The Alderman's marriage 1866
[GROI],
Elizabeth died pre-1874,
he is described as "late of Green Hills" at death,
he died 5th July 1874,
at the residence of his son-in-law Mr. Stubbs,
Newtown, Tallaght, age 85 yrs, listed as "farmer"
[GROI],
see
death notice
in
Irish Times,
July 6, 1874,
funeral 7 July, bur Tallaght cemetery, (todo) find grave,
there is no headstone of a William Flanagan in
St. Maelruain's graveyard, Tallaght,
nor is he found in the
published inscriptions,
had issue:
One of the daus (must be Agnes) is:
(dau) Flanagan,
mar --- Stubbs [of Newtown, Tallaght].
William mar ----, no issue,
he was a Poor Law Guardian,
member of the board of guardians of the
South Dublin Union
(as was his brother
Michael,
and Thomas Cosgrave),
[Freeman's Journal,
10 Aug 1877,
[NLI] microfilm]
lists "William Flanagan" as member of
South Dublin Union,
William Flanagan and "Anna Flanagan" sp the bapt of
Joe Flanagan
1880,
listed as "farmer" of "Walking-town House" in will 1886,
will dated 24th Sept 1886, making his brother
Michael
of Portmahon House, sole executor,
seems to have had no family by his will,
he was still a Poor Law Guardian at the time of his death 1886,
listed as "farmer and market gardener" at death,
died 27th Oct 1886, Portmahon House, age 46 yrs,
of cirrhosis of the liver
[GROI],
bur Glasnevin,
a tribute to him was paid at the meeting of the South Dublin Union on
28 Oct 1886,
see
[Irish Times,
October 29, 1886],
they express
"our sympathy with his wife and relations",
see death notice
in the
Nation, Oct 30, 1886,
think his brother John might have disputed the will, see decree 12th Jan 1887,
"Michael Flanagan v. John Flanagan",
his wife fl 1886,
[Thom's] 1891 to 1892
lists "William Flanagan, Walkerstown, Crumlin",
this must be his widow at
Walkinstown House,
still under his name,
[Thom's] 1893 to 1895
lists "Mrs. Flanagan, Walkinstown House".