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Dr. Michael Rynne
Mary O'Mara and Dr. Michael Rynne.
Detail of 1905 photo.
Dr. Michael Rynne [possible descendant of Edward I and of Aoife and Strongbow and of Brian Boru],
born 29 Sept 1867, Ennis, Co.Clare,
educ St. Flannan's college, Ennis,
doctor, educ TCD, BA 1889 [TCD Calendar],
LM, MB, B.Ch., B.A.O, all in 1890,
MD 1893 [TCD Calendar], surgeon,
Assistant Surgeon at Mayo Infirmary,
also worked in Dublin hospitals, and on an American line of steam ships,
went to England,
at mar he is listed as living Totton, just outside Southampton,
mar 1898 to Mary O'Mara [bapt 12th June 1876],
they lived Southampton,
he was ship's doctor (merchant navy), stayed in port,
a letter of 1899 is addressed to them at Beaconsfield House, Totton,
at children's births 1899 to 1901 they are listed as living Eling Lane, Eling, nr Totton, nr Southampton (see map),
at dau's birth 1904 and Christmas card 1905 they are living Eling Lodge, Eling,
moved to Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, early 1907, where he purchased a medical practice (also his residence), "Mangalore", 1 Osborne Villas, Queens Rd, Cheltenham,
he died Sat morning, 20 July 1907, at his residence, 1 Osborne Villas, Queens Rd, Cheltenham, age 39 yrs [GRO.UK],
he died suddenly and totally unexpectedly, of heart attack, "due to fatty degeneration of the heart",
see report of death in Gloucestershire Echo, Sat 20 July, back page,
inquest held 22 July,
bur Rynne family grave, Ennis, Co.Clare.
Mary left with 3 small children,
her mother died 1910,
she came back to Ireland with children
and moved into
Strand House
with her father,
she was the lady of the house,
listed at Strand House with father in census 1911,
she went to Connie von Trapp's wedding, Austria, 1914,
she had a role (age 42) in
Jim Sullivan's
film of Knocknagow
1918,
she played Isabella Lloyd,
the Lady of the Big House, who fed the small boy
(Cyril Cusack),
she apparently went under a pseudonym since it wouldn't have been
quite the thing to do for such a respectable lady,
a director of O'Mara's company,
she did not sell "Mangalore", Cheltenham, until 1919,
she must have kept it and rented it out until then,
she was living in 1930s (temp 1931-34)
at Airfield, Stillorgan Rd, Donnybrook
(house still there,
where Airfield Park now is,
opposite RTE),
not to be confused with
Airfield, Dundrum,
she was a Director of
O'Mara's bacon company
at time of
O'Mara's centenary, 1939,
she lived to see great-grandchildren,
living "Greenfields", Milltown, Co.Dublin, from at least 1947 to death,
died 6th Feb 1961, 96 Lr Leeson St, Dublin, age 84 yrs
[GROI],
her death cert incorrectly describes her as widow of a "solicitor",
bur
Rynne family grave,
Ennis, Co.Clare,
had issue:
-
Michael Rynne,
Michael Andrew Lysaght Rynne,
born 12th Sept 1899, Eling Lane, Eling, Southampton [GRO.UK].
- Stephen Rynne,
Stephen O'Mara Rynne,
born 25 Oct 1901, Eling Lane, Eling, Southampton [GRO.UK].
- Mary Rynne,
Mary Therèse Rynne,
born 28 June 1904, Eling Lodge, Eling, Southampton [GRO.UK],
listed as visiting O'Sullivan cousins in 1911 census,
educ Highgate convent, London (like her mother),
she is NOT the "Mary Rynn" who is listed as getting BA from NUI 1925 [NUI, 1964],
author,
she wrote play The Pilgrims, which was performed in the Abbey Theatre,
called "Littlewee" [John O'Sullivan],
didn't marry,
living Harbour Lodge, Greystones, Co.Wicklow, from at least 1965 until death [GROI],
died 16th Sept 1976, Bon Secours Hospital, Glasnevin [GROI], age 72 yrs.
Think this is Dr. Michael Rynne.
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Eling Lodge, Eling, Southampton.
Christmas card 1905.
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Location of "Mangalore", 1 Osborne Villas, Queens Rd, Cheltenham
(it is near to the far RHS front of this picture). Postcard 1907.
This was a large semi-detached house on 1 ½ acres,
on N side (RHS above) of Queens Rd (RHS road above),
right beside junction with Lansdowne Rd (LHS road above).
See map.
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Mary O'Mara
Mary O'Mara, 1890.
From this picture.
Mary O'Mara
and her brother
Fr.Paddy.
Must be c.1895.
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Mary O'Mara, 1910.
From this picture.
Mary O'Mara.
Photo of the Directors of O'Mara's
at
O'Mara centenary dinner, 1939.
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Mary O'Mara in later years.
- Eling Lodge, Eling, Southampton, was a doctor's surgery until it was demolished in the 1930s when the Totton bypass was built.
