My ancestors - Hourigan - Contents

Album of unlabelled photos

Album of unlabelled photos.
Found at the Hourigan house, the "Orchards" house at Annagh.

Could contain photos from these families:

• Lane
• Smyth
• Ryan
• Hourigan

There could also be a basic album for one of the families, with loose photos from another family put into it.

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Clue - Hourigan

The following clear photo of Hourigan of America was found.

This is clearly John M. Ryan (born 1884, son of Mary Hourigan).
This photo is labelled from Nashville, Tennessee.
The back says "Compliments of John M. Ryan".
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Clue - Lane

This following clue points to a Lane family album.
It could be a Lane album in which some loose Hourigan pictures were inserted.

Unknown woman.
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See other shot.

This is Ellen Lane (bapt 1857), according to entry in tree by Diane Palmer (who seems to be wife of Ellen's descendant).
They are remarkably similar pictures.
Diane Palmer shared this image on 21 Aug 2013.

Colour version shared by Diane Palmer on same day, 21 Aug 2013.
Which is the original and how this is colour is unexplained.
More here.

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Pages

Pages of unlabelled photos.

• Priest on first page.

• Large group
• Small group at tea

• 26.jpg
• 27.jpg. Old lady.
• 29.jpg. Two priests. One photo in Liverpool.

• 30.jpg. Close-up of previous lady.
• 32.jpg. Nun.
• 33.jpg. Woman leaning on fence.
• 34.jpg. Pretty young woman.
• 36.jpg. Priest.
• 37.jpg
• 39.jpg. Man. Photo in Limerick.

• 40.jpg. Children.
• 41.jpg. Priest.
• 43.jpg
• 44.jpg
• 46.jpg
• 47.jpg. Priest.

• 50.jpg. Woman. Stylish photo in Chicago.
• 51.jpg. Two women. Photo in Chicago.
• 52.jpg
• 55.jpg. Includes woman who might be Ellen Lane.
• 59.jpg. Group.

• 61.jpg. Young woman.
• 63.jpg. Woman.
• 65.jpg. Nun.