Catherine Dunne was born on 28 May 1905, in the townland of Ballaghduff, Galway, the youngest of nine. Her mother Catherine Martin Dunne was 38;
Margaret Dunne Hession
Margaret was born on 25 Apr 1902, the eighth child of Catherine Martin (35 years old) and Michael Dunne (38), in the townland of Ballaghduff,
Patrick Joseph Dunne, Third Son
Pat was the third son, born 12 Feb 1900. In 1911, according to the census, he was living with his brother John and sister Bridget
Kitty Mom Sings “Danny Boy”
Who is lucky enough to have a 1943 recording of their grandmother singing “Danny Boy”? My mother “produced” this on a home-recording machine, where a
John P. Curran, Entertainer
John P. Curran was born in England to Irish immigrant parents, who later emigrated to St. Louis, Missouri. According to information published in the Performing
Martin Barrett, Unsung Hero
While I have written much about Patrick and Mary Barrett, the patriarchs of the Catawissa Barrett clan, famine refugees, and Missouri homesteaders, I’ve neglected Patrick’s
