The Eleven (or so) Daughters of John and Martha Stratford

by | Nov 19, 2020 | Aldborough, Baltinglass, Belan, Dennis Family, Dunlavin, Fortgranite, Hacketstown, Hartpole, Mountneill, Powerscourt, Rathvilly, Shrule, Stratford Family, Tynte family, Tynte Park | 6 comments

There must have been much rejoicing when John and Martha Stratford’s eighth child arrived in the mid-1730s, about a decade into their marriage.  According to Martha’s second cousin, Pole Cosby, that eighth child, Edward, was their first son.  It is said that John and...

Family Connections

by | Aug 8, 2016 | Aldborough, Ancestral Lines, Ballykilcavan, Baltinglass, Charles Stewart Parnell, Chris De Burgh, Descent, Disney Family, DNA, Elizabeth Bowen, Family History, Genealogy, Hume Cronyn, Lady Gregory, Laois, Local History, Ralph Fiennes, Sarah Ferguson, Stratford Family, Stratford-on-Slaney, Walt Disney, Winston Churchill | 3 comments

Aldborough memorial, St Mary’s Church, Baltinglass ​Oliver and Margaret Walsh may never have been internationally recognised figures, but they had a significant impact on the world.  Were it not for them the Abbey Theatre might never have been founded, the word...