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O’Donnellan Blake-Forster (1886-1938) and his wife Julia, outside Ballykeale House, 1934

Posted on July 10, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Extract from Facebook: The Vintage Lens – Looking at Times Past in Co. Clare. August 22, 2020 My granduncle Donny, my grandmother Marcella’s brother and his wife, Julia, who was always a great pleasure to meet. They had one daughter, … Continue reading →

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Family History: three of my grandparents are from Co. Clare and Galway. The male line of the Blake-Forsters no long exists. My grandmother was Marcella Blake-Forster; she married Michael Comyn KC. My grandmother Eileen O’Donohue was from Ennistymon and a niece of Andrew O’Donohue, Lickeen. An heirloom was a printed history of the Blake-Forster family (in very small print) but hanging as a picture on the wall. I typed this back in the 1980’s and have followed through to publishing same on canisgallicus.com see Blake-Forster Sept

Posted on June 22, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Snippets related to what I have heard throughout my life into my elder years Forster (Blake Forster) Estate(s)BLAKE-FORSTER, Charles Ffrench. The Irish ChieftainsDe Burca Rare Bookshttps://www.deburcararebooks.com › … › History Francis Blake–Forster of the Connaught Rangers, and was born at … Continue reading →

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