Jim O'Mara

great supporter of Irish Parliamentary Party in London,
[Pat Lavelle] says: "Poor Douglas Pyne was arm in arm with him at the time of Pyne's dramatic arrest on the threshold of the House of Parliament",
this is Jasper Douglas Pyne [English landlord in Ireland who became sympathetic to the national cause, became Irish Home Rule MP, member of the Land League, charged with incitement in Ireland, fled to England, arrested outside the House of Commons 11th Feb 1888, jailed],
"Joe Biggar too was one of his numerous friends" [Joseph Biggar, Home Rule MP who initiated the policy of obstruction, died 1890],

Pat Lavelle relates jokes he played on his older brother Stephen (who was a Parnellite MP in 1886):
Jim once got a box for the opera, said to Stephen that he himself would be late "but here is the number of the box and you can go right up to it", Stephen did as suggested, dressed carefully, went to opera house, and sat in the box with dignity, "After some time Grand-Uncle Jim was ushered in and made a frightful commotion and exclaimed in loud tones "Who is this man? What is he doing here?"" and "continued to expostulate and nearly got Grandfather thrown out of the theatre",
"Another time he pushed Grandfather before him into a magnificent carriage and said to the coachman "Drive home". He stepped back onto the pavement as the carriage drove off with Grandfather left alone in it to face the music",

at dau's birth 1891 they are listed as living 7 Lyndhurst Square, Camberwell, London (see map), he is listed as "Trade Agent",
he died unexpectedly in London, Thur morning, 13th July 1893, age 34 yrs, of heart disease [obituary, United Irish Paper, Sat 15th July],
though grave says died 6th July,
funeral in Limerick, Sun 16th July, bur Mount St. Lawrence cemetery, Limerick,
his nephew James then became O'Mara's agent in London,
had issue:

1. Daisy O'Mara, think Margaret,
   went to her sister's wedding, Austria, 1914,
   mar Dr. Bill O'Sullivan [William, Willie John, Billy] of William St, Limerick [no relation of O'Sullivan of Killarney],
   Muffie de Courcy remembered him as very good looking, and a real charmer, fond of ladies,
   he was a top Irish international amateur golfer, played in Irish Open (started in 1927),
   he was not approved of by Strand House,
   no issue,
   he died pre-1964,
   she went into nursing home in old age, died 1964.

   
   

2. Connie O'Mara,
   Constance,
   born Mary Constance, 8th Sept 1891, 97 Choumert Rd, Camberwell (see map), London [GRO.UK].

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