William Flanagan

References:

Tallaght gravestone inscriptions, St. Maelruain's Church of Ireland graveyard (Catholics are also buried here), The Irish Genealogist 4(1) 1968, p.29-36.
Sources yet to be consulted:
- Deed of 15th May 1816, Hartley Hodson, of Green Park, Co.Westmeath, to "Denis and William Flanagan", think of land in or near Greenhills, Tallaght.
  Try [LR] book 701 p.431 no.480933 and [LR] book 704 p.15 no.482350.
- Deed of 20th Jan 1825, Denis and William Flanagan to Andrew Corcoran, [LR] book 799 p.292 no.539627.
- Deed of 27th Nov 1825, Corcoran and Flanagan to Richard Guiney. Can't find in [LR].

William Flanagan, born 1789,
his family became farmers / market gardeners around the Tallaght area in SW Co.Dublin,
Charles Flanagan says he heard that his grandfather (William Flanagan) "was chased by the English soldiers through the Dublin Mountains for having political views", but attempts no date for when this might refer to,
mar Mon 29th Nov 1824 [Rathfarnham, Co.Dublin] to Elizabeth Maguirk,
the Alderman said that "his mother was a brilliant woman and could read and speak Latin and Greek." [Frank Flanagan's memoirs],

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,

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:

Mary Louisa Flanagan, bapt Rathfarnham, 18th Sept 1825.
Louisa Catherine Flanagan, bapt Rathfarnham, 20th Apr 1828.
Agnes Flanagan, bapt Rathfarnham, 24th Jan 1830.
Elizabeth Flanagan, bapt Rathfarnham, 2nd Jan 1832.
One of the daus is:
(dau) Flanagan,
mar --- Stubbs,
they lived Newtown, Tallaght - 2 storeys, just E of Tallaght village,
just S off the old Tallaght Rd / Blessington Rd, down slope, where Newtown Park is now.
Alderman Michael Flanagan,
born 1833, must be in family farmhouse, Greenhills, Tallaght, Co.Dublin,
bapt Sun 29th Sept 1833, Rathfarnham,
he is referred to as "Uncle Mike" in letters of Charles Flanagan.
John Flanagan,
bapt Rathfarnham, 22nd May 1836.
William Flanagan,
Willie, bapt Rathfarnham, 29th July 1840,
lived Walkinstown House, Walkinstown, Co.Dublin,
there is a Lease, "Rt.Hon. Sir F.Shaw to William Flanagan", 15th Dec 1875, lands of Crumlin, Barony of Uppercross, looks like lands around Walkinstown House,
this is the Rt.Hon. Sir Frederick Shaw, 3rd Baronet, of Bushy Park, Terenure (nr Rathfarnham), Co.Dublin, MP for Dublin city 1830-32, MP for Dublin University 1832-48, succ 1869, died 1876,
this is the same family as George Bernard Shaw,
see SHAW OF BUSHY PARK in [Burkes Peerage], see [Irish Country Houses],
William mar ----, no issue,
[Freeman's Journal, 10 Aug 1877, [NLI] microfilm] lists "William Flanagan" as member of South Dublin Union, this is prob. him,
listed as "farmer" of "Walking-town House" in will 1886,
will dated 24th Sept 1886, making his brother the Alderman Michael Flanagan of Portmahon House, sole executor,
seems to have had no family by his will,
he was a member of the board of guardians of the South Dublin Union at the time of his death 1886 (as was Thomas Cosgrave and his brother "Michael Flanagan, T.C."),
died 27th Oct 1886, Portmahon House, age 46 yrs, 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",
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",
probably this is his widow at Walkinstown House, still under his name,
[Thom's] 1893 to 1895 lists "Mrs. Flanagan, Walkinstown House".
1 more son, and 2 more daus,
according to [letters of Charles Flanagan].

The marriage entry of Flanagan and Maguirk is marked in the Rathfarnham par records, possibly by:
- Canon John McGuirk,
  he may have just marked the entry out of curiosity, because he knew the Cosgraves and never said anything to them about being related,
  he is listed in [Thom's, 1945] as P.P. of Rathfarnham,
  died c.1948,
  left his library to O'Connell School (North Richmond St. C.B.S.), Dublin,
  see Le Clerc, Board of Works.
The History and Antiquities of Tallaght In The County of Dublin, William Domville Handcock, 2nd edn, Dublin, 1899.
- The chapter "Antiquities".
- The above chapter states that: "A number of skeletons were found a few years ago in a sandpit lying to the west of Balrothery Hill. It is in a field called the Terrets, belonging to Mr. Stubbs of Newtown, on the banks of the Dodder. The skeletons were in separate graves facing east."
Listed as "niece" of the Alderman at his death 1931:
- Mrs. Dempsey.

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