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    1. [IRELAND] Michael Cumiskey, Mohill, Co. Leitrim
    2. Jean R.
    3. SNIPPET: Michael CUMISKEY, Mohill, Co. Leitrim, served as a telegram boyand postman for 50 years in the Mohill, Cloone, Aughavas and Carrick-on-Shannon areas. At a function circa 1995 to mark his retirement many tributes were paid to Michael for his long and loyal service. Michael's father Charlie CUMISKEY served as a postman for 43 years and grandfather Patrick also served as postman for 10 years. In all, the CUMISKEY family, for three generations, has give 103 years unbroken dedicated service. A wonderful photo of Charlie and Michael holding an old photo of "Grandpa Patrick" can be found in the 1996 issue of the yearly "Leitrim Guardian." My note - The Leitrim-Roscommon website has much to offer researchers and material from other counties is being added. Doing some "detective work" from the 1901 Leitrim Census at that website, I believe I MAY have found the CUMISKEY family in the story above - i.e., on the 1901 Leitrim Census a Patrick CUMISKEY family's address was Mohill Town/Green Rd. Head of the household was Patrick (49), a postman born in Co. Cavan. Others at that address were Bridget (48), Patrick Joe (21) postman, Charles (17) postman, Helena (16), John (14), Philip (13) telegraph messenger and Lizzie (11).

    04/03/2009 10:39:52