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Patrick Breen

Patrick Breen

Born
1847-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1895-11-29 12:00:00
Gender
Male
Place of migration
Stayed in Ireland

Sergeant Patrick Breen was thought to have been born c 1847 in Monaghan. He joined the Royal Irish Constabulary in june 1866 aged 19. As a member of the RIC, he worked around the country, including Kildare, where the barracks was next door to where his future wife Bridget Nolan lived. They married on 23 Oct 1890 when he was 43 and she was 21. They moved to Navan and had three children Mary Catherine, Michael Joseph and John. Patrick died in Trim in 1895, aged 48, of heart trouble. Bridget returned with her children to live with her parents John and Jane Nolan (nee Byrne) in Blackditch, Kildare and became a shopkeeper. The picture is Patrick and Bridget on their wedding day, 1890.

Associated communities

Kildare

Co. Kildare, or Cill Dara in Irish, is located in the mid-east region of Ireland.  It is famous world-wide for its horse racing, with the Curragh, Punchestown and Naas racecourses located here.  Our county town is Naas and we have a population of approximately 186,000.  We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.  

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Buildings in this community

  • "Dowling Bldg"

    Location: Kildare

  • Army Apprentice School, Devoy Bks, Naas, Co. Kildare

    Location: Kildare

    Naas, Co. Kildare

  • test

    Location: Kildare

Timeline events in this community

  • 1900s

    1905 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1906-06-16 12:00:00

  • 1910s

    1919 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1919-09-28 12:00:00

  • 1920s

    1926 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1926-10-17 12:00:00

  • 1920s

    1927 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1927-09-25 12:00:00

Meath

County Meath, or An Mhí in Irish, is in the mid-east region of Ireland.  We are a county rich in heritage and home to The Hill of Tara.  Our county town is Navan and we have a population of approximately 184,000.  We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

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Buildings in this community

  • Ruins of Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Knockcommon Graveyard

    Location: Meath

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    Location: Meath

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  • Church Of The Nativity Of Our Lady, Rossnaree, Donore Catholic Parish

    Location: Meath

    Fieldstown, Beauparc, Co. Meath, C15 F726, Ireland

  • Slane Castle

    Location: Meath

    Slane, county Meath

Timeline events in this community

  • 1830s

    A Teltown Marriage

    <p>Irish historian John O'Donovan (1806-1861) who surveyed this district in the 1830s wrote of the 'Teltown Marriages':</p> <p>"A number of young men went into the hollow to the north side of the wall, and an equal number of marriageable young women to the south side of the wall which was so high as to prevent them from seeing the men; one of the women put her hand thro' the hole in the gate and a man took hold of it from the other side, being guided in his choice only by the appearance of the hand. The two were thus joined hands by blind chance were obliged to live together for a year and a day, at the expiration of which time they appeared at the Rath of Telton and if they were not satisfied with each other they obtained a deed of separation and were entitled to go to Laganeeny again to try their good fortune for the ensuing year."</p> <p>According to O’Donovan, this ceremony was performed at a place close to the Knockauns known as Lag an Aonaich or “Leganeeny” (the Hollow of the Fair).</p>

    1838-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1650s

    Civil Survey of Telletwon

    1654-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    Teltown aka Kilalton in the 1830s

    <p>From "A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    Night of the Big Wind

    <p><a href="https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/night-of-the-big-wind-ireland-1839">https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/night-of-the-big-wind-irelan…</a></p>

    1839-01-06 12:00:00

Monaghan

Co. Monaghan, or Muíneachán in Irish, is located on the Border Region of Ireland.  We are famous for our ancient Irish craft of lace-making and we have many lakes,  forests and small mountains.  Our county town is Monaghan and we have a population of approximately 56,000.  We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.  

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Buildings in this community

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    Location: Monaghan

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    Location: Monaghan

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  • Ulster Canal Stores

    Location: Monaghan

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Timeline events in this community

  • 1930s

    Travelling Folk in the 1930s

    <p>Between 1937 and 1939, primary school pupils across the Republic of Ireland interviewed the elderly in their neighborhood to collect and record local stories and folklore from the 19th century. "The Schools Collection" as it became known is held by the Dúchas Folklore Collection in UCD and is and has been digitized online at duchas.ie. One of the topics schoolchildren were asked to write about were "Travelling Folk" or An Lucht Siúil. </p> <p>Here is a selection of what "settled" children wrote about travelers in the late 1930s.</p>

    1938-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1930s

    1930 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1930-09-28 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    County Monaghan in the 1830s

    <p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (Much of the information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time).</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1970s

    Dublin-Monaghan Bombings

    1974-05-17 12:00:00