Family tree - O'Meara - Joe O'Mara |
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Joe O'Mara, born 21st May 1878,
he set up tyre company in Toronto,
he was
Managing Director of K & S Tire and Rubber Goods Ltd, Toronto,
manufactured tyres and other rubber goods,
Dick Humphreys,
family friend of the O'Maras,
set up
business in Dublin 1922,
importing Joe's tyres into Ireland as
"O'Mara's tyres",
later "K & S tyres"
a letter of 15th Jan 1923 from Joe to his brother
Jim says
"Adelaide and the children join me with love to you all",
his tyre business got into trouble in late 1920s,
Britain's control of rubber plantations pushed up
price of rubber
in US and Canada
[Tommy O'Brien],
Dick Humphreys
(who married Joe's niece in 1929)
finally dropped O'Mara / K&S tyres in favour of
Pirelli tyres,
Joe retired to Ireland,
he was a Director of
O'Mara's bacon company
at time of
O'Mara's centenary, 1939,
died 30th Dec 1950, age 72 yrs, poss. in Limerick,
wake in the Gresham Hotel, Dublin,
supposed to have
funeral in Dublin, bur in Dublin,
but he is listed on
Stephen O'Mara grave,
Mount St. Lawrence cemetery, Limerick,
had issue:
they lived Paris,
he was poss. Reuters
correspondent in Paris,
she died,
mar 2ndly, Paris, to ---- [poss. American].
Had Stephen O'Mara accepted the baronetcy,
the 4th Baronet would have come from this line (succeeding
from Steen O'Mara
1972).
Wedding of Joe O'Mara and Adelaide Sheppard, 1905.
The 2 parents, the 9 surviving children, and their 4 spouses so far.
Back (Left to Right): Joe, Adelaide Sheppard.
Middle (Left to Right):
James,
Agnes Cashel,
Stephen,
Kat,
Phons,
Bill O'Sullivan,
Norrie.
Front (Left to Right):
Nell,
Fr. Paddy,
Ellen Pigott,
Stephen O'Mara,
Mary,
Michael Rynne.
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Photo 1905 at time of
wedding of Joe O'Mara and Adelaide Sheppard.
Back (Left to Right):
think Stephen,
Mary,
Stephen O'Mara,
think Norrie,
Agnes Cashel,
think Phons.
Front (Left to Right):
Kat,
Fr. Paddy,
Ellen Pigott,
Michael Rynne,
think Nell.
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and full size.

Joe O'Mara.
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