Bell
Buildings in Loughbrown townland, at the Curragh racecourse, Co.Kildare.
Loughbrown townland is the area N and E of the main group of buildings. (See "Paddock".)
From
1887 to 1913 map.
Around 1951, Kevin Bell and Morny Wing were training at
Loughbrown Lodge (also called Loughbrown House).
Now heavily re-developed.
Loughbrown Lodge seems gone.
See
modern map.
Dick Bell,
Richard, born 1881, Co.Kildare.
Listed as "William Bell" on dau's mar cert, but this seems to be just an error.
He was a racehorse trainer.
Listed as "trainer" at mar 1902.
Living Osborne Lodge,
on NW edge of the
Curragh racecourse,
Co.Kildare.
(Osborne Lodge is still there today. See
map.)
He mar 5 Feb 1902 to
Ellen Farrell [born 1882, Co.Kildare].
They mar at Kildare town RC church.
See
mar cert
from
here.
Lived in
Loughbrown townland.
This is the townland just N and E of the main group of buildings (the paddock) at the Curragh racecourse.
See them
listed
in 1911 census
in Loughbrown townland.
He is "jockey".
The census
House Return
shows Bell in 1911 is in one of the middle-sized houses of Loughbrown townland
(i.e. not
Loughbrown Lodge
or Loughbrown Cottage).
At dau's birth 1913 they are living "Loughbrown".
He is a "groom".
Ellen lived (possibly when a widow) at St.Joseph's Ave, off Charlotte St, Newbridge, Co.Kildare.
She apparently died
1962
at Station Rd, Newbridge.
They
had issue:
-
Josie Bell,
Josephine, born 11 Apr 1913, "Loughbrown", Curragh racecourse, Co.Kildare.
See birth cert
from here.
She mar 24 April 1939 to
Morny Wing
[flat race jockey, widower, born 2 Aug 1896].
No issue.
They mar at Terenure RC church, Dublin.
See mar cert
from here.
At mar they are both listed as of 109 Kimmage Rd East, Terenure.
That number does not have an entry in
[Thom's, 1939, p.1656 insert].
- Kevin Bell.
Racehorse trainer.
He mar Kitty ----.
He trained at
Loughbrown Lodge stables (also called Loughbrown House),
beside the Curragh racecourse.
In 1951 his brother-in-law
Morny Wing
joined him at Loughbrown Lodge.
They ran a racehorse training stables together for a short time.
Morny retired 1952.
Kevin continued the business.
See Irish Independent, January 14, 1953.
He trained the winner of
the Irish Grand National
in 1969.
Left to Right:
Kevin Bell,
Morny Wing (died 1965),
Kevin's wife Kitty.
See
full size.
Photo courtesy of Catherine Bell-Insley.
Morny Wing (died 1965) with his nephews
(Kevin Bell's children).
Photo at Josie's mother's house,
St.Joseph's Ave, Newbridge, Co.Kildare.
See full size.
Photo courtesy of Catherine Bell-Insley.
