Thomond - Other people

Other people

Other people involved in the Thomond cars project, or knowledgeable about it.

Owned a Thomond

• Henry A. Barlee,
  born 1912.
  Bought a Thomond in 1940. Apparently Thomond no.4.
  He died 1991. See findagrave. And here.

Saw a Thomond

• Patrick Hogan.
  He mar Kate O'Halloran.
  See them listed in 1911 census.
  They had issue:
  1. Alan Hogan,
     Michael Alan O'Halloran Hogan,
     born 1903, Dublin.
     He saw Thomond no.1.
     Moved to America in Mar 1927. Settled in Florida.

  2. Brian Hogan,
     Brian Patrick Hogan,
     born 1909, Belfast.
     He saw Thomond no.1.

Saw a Thomond

• Jim Barr.
  Saw Thomond no.3 around 1945/1946.

• Frank Biggar.
  Saw Thomond no.3 around 1949-1951.

• Michael Keating.
  Saw Thomond no.3 around 1946.

• Charlie Manders,
  C.W.H. Manders, born Dublin, 1906.
  Motoring enthusiast. He saw Thomond no.1.
  Drove in 1930 Phoenix Park Grand Prix.

• John Wilkinson.
  John G.S. Wilkinson.
  Looked at Thomond no.4 around 1937.

Other

• Paddy Beattie.
  Worked as chauffeur at Murray's rent-a-car, Haddington Road.
  Knew about Thomond garage.

• Bryan Boydell.
  Vintage enthusiast. Knew Henry Barlee.

• Anthony Murray.
  Motoring enthusiast. Knew about Thomond garage.

• Joan Newman.
  Knew about Thomond garage.

• Kieran White.
  Motoring enthusiast. Helped me find Mike Dover.

Worked for Parsons

The following were mechanics in Parsons' garage:

• Michael Collins.
• Paddy Doherty.
• Christy Maguire.

Worked for Dick

• Paddy O'Brien.
  He mar Mary Anne Kane.
  See them listed in 1901 census at 3 Boardman's Lane, Cork St, Dublin.
  Boardman's Lane is shown on p.1378 of [Thom's, 1884]. It has been incorrectly written "Bowman's Lane" and "Boatman's Lane".
  See them listed in 1911 census at 5 Pim St, Dublin.
  They had issue:
  1. Denis O'Brien,
     born 17 June 1899, 3 Boardman's Lane, Dublin.
     He was a Garda Detective Sergeant who was assassinated in 1942.
     See wikipedia.
     Republican in Civil War.
     Under De Valera's government, in 1933, he joined the Gardai. He became a Detective Sergeant in the Special Branch.
     He was assassinated by the IRA in 1942.
     One of the killers was Charlie Kerins, who was executed for the crime in 1944.

  2. Tommy O'Brien,
     born 21 Nov 1906, 5 Pim St, Dublin.
     His family knew the family of Dick Humphreys through the 1916-23 struggle.
     Tommy worked for Dick Humphreys for many years.
     Started working for Dick at 79 Dame St in 1922-1923.
     Dick moved to 36 Pearse St, probably 1928.
     Tommy continued to work for him until think early 1935.
     I met him in 1989.
     He died early 1995, age 88 yrs.