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My maternal grandmother was Anne Mary Jones Born 19 February 1889 I believe at The Mill, Mourneabbey, Mallow,  Her parents were John & Mary Jones (nee Casey).  Anne was 1 of 12 children.  She married Timothy Edward Martin in April 1925 in Cork. I think they moved to England not long after they married. 

I'm very interested to know more about her life in Ireland before they came to England.  I can't find much information about 'The Mill' Mourneabbey and wonder if it was a working mill?  I'm also interested to know where she might have gone to school, the 1901 census shows they lived at Greenhill, Ballinamona, Cork.,  Anne must have gone to college somewhere after school because she trained as a midwife.

Any information will be gratefully received.  Thank you.

Penny Shaw

Penny Shaw

Monday 31st Jan 2022, 06:34PM

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  • Local Mallow volunteer contacted.

    Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Monday 31st Jan 2022, 10:05PM
  • Hi Penny, there was a Mill in Mourne Abbey, but it looks about 300  years old.  A total ruin with Ivy growing all over it.

    Your Ancestor Anne Mary Jones probably attended Mourne Abbey  National School, which is still there as a School email 

    analeeth.ns@eircom.net   email for  secondary school, The Mercy Convent, which is still run as a Secondary School email

    conventpsmallow@eircom.net   She may have trained as a Nurse and Midwife in The North Infirmary Hospital  run by the

    Irish Sisters of Charity, This Hospital was closed down in 1981, and is now an Hotel

    I will try and contact sisters of Charity to see if they kept records.

    should you like to contact me my email address  mallow1@irelandxo.com

    Christina, Irelandxo. Volunteer.

    Christina, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Thursday 3rd Feb 2022, 11:51AM
  • Hi Christina,

    Thank you for your reply and your time to help me.  I now have a few avenues to explore!  If you do hear anything from the Sisters of Charity please let me know.

    Kind regards

    Penny

     

    Penny Shaw

    Friday 4th Feb 2022, 12:52PM
  • Hi Penn.y, will keep searching and will lt you know if I find anything.

    Christina, Irelandxo, Volunteer

    Christina, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Monday 7th Feb 2022, 11:22AM
  • Anne Mary was Annie Maria in 1911 she was still at home.
    On her marriage she was in Cork City, 54 Main Street.
     

    Margot

    Margot

    Wednesday 9th Feb 2022, 04:31PM
  • Hi Margot

    Thank you for your message.  I had seen the 1911 census and dismissed it but I can see now that was Anne Mary!  I haven't seen anything about her address on her marriage and thank you for that information.

    Kind regards

    Penny

    Penny Shaw

    Thursday 10th Feb 2022, 03:45PM
  • Hi again Penny, I got no reply from Sisters of Charity    An ad in The Mourne Abbey notes in The Weekly

    Newspaper the Mallow Star, could help, I will find their email address if you would like me to. Its free if you mark it searching for relatives.

    Also I feel there could still be Jones,s in the area, so I feel a letter addressed to The Jones Family Mourne Abbey Mallow Co Cork

    could bring results.

    Best of luck, let me know how you get on.

    Christina Irelandxo Volunteer..

    Christina, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Friday 18th Feb 2022, 02:26PM
  • Hi Christina

    Thank you for your message.  I have written to Mourne Abbey National School ( unfortunately the email address would not work) and hope to get a reply.

    You have given me so many suggestions and tomorrow I will try to place an ad in the Mallow Star (I found the email address online) and will write a letter to 'The Jones Family'. It's always worth trying and thank you so much for the suggestion.

    I'll let you know if I hear anything

    Kind regards

    Penny

    Penny Shaw

    Friday 18th Feb 2022, 07:53PM
  • Hi Margot  Following on from your message, can you advise where the information re Anne Mary Jones address on her marrage, comes from please?

    Thank you for your help.

    Penny

    Penny Shaw

    Tuesday 1st Mar 2022, 07:55PM

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