Hi, I have as some of you know been trying to trace my Grandfathers Family, He was Thomas Kavanagh, and His Father was Samuel Kavanagh who married Ellen Reynolds in Arklow R>C Chapel Aug 26th 1872, so I always thought that they had brought the family up in Arklow, but yesterday I received from a ("Cousin" a Descendant of James Kavanagh who built the Fastnet Rock Lighthouse, James was My Great Grandfather Samuels Brother) in Wicklow Town the Wicklow Historical Society Magazine for June 2005, and What did I find when I was reading through, an article all about the boating disaster that happened on 6th August 1905 in the Wicklow Waters just near to Black Castle, and it resulted in two younger Brothers of my Grandfather, a Patrick Kavanagh aged 19 and Lawrence Kavanagh aged 17, were both drowned and it seems the whole town of Wicklow was in grief for the Family. My Great Grandparents wrote to the Local Newspaper of the time, a letter of Gratitude to all those who helped in the search and eventual recovery of the bodies of their two Sons, and they were later buried in Three Mile Water Cemetery just out side Wicklow, were their Grandfather and Mother (My Great Great Grandparents Michael and Mary are also buried.) I would love to find a copy of that newspaper, and I have emailed the Wicklow Library's to ask if they could lead me to finding the paper. But does anyone on the list have any ideas for me Please. It just goes to show though you never know were you may find snippets of information about your Family. Best Wishes to All Gina.

Gina if it appeared in the Wicklow People you will in due course be sent the article as they have the collection of papers there We did a real search of the Three Mile Waters graveyard a while back for Keith and his Byrne family Cara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Georgina Ellis" <gina157@tesco.net> To: <IRL-WICKLOW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 4:59 PM Subject: [Wicklow] KAVANAGH FAMILY IN WICKLOW > Hi, > I have as some of you know been trying to trace my Grandfathers Family, He > was Thomas Kavanagh, and His Father was Samuel Kavanagh who married Ellen > Reynolds in Arklow R>C Chapel Aug 26th 1872, > so I always thought that they had brought the family up in Arklow, but > yesterday I received from a ("Cousin" a Descendant of James Kavanagh who > built the Fastnet Rock Lighthouse, James was My Great Grandfather Samuels > Brother) in Wicklow Town the Wicklow Historical Society Magazine for June > 2005, > and What did I find when I was reading through, an article all about the > boating disaster that happened on 6th August 1905 in the Wicklow Waters > just near to Black Castle, and it resulted in two younger Brothers of my > Grandfather, a Patrick Kavanagh aged 19 and Lawrence Kavanagh aged 17, > were both drowned and it seems the whole town of Wicklow was in grief for > the Family. > My Great Grandparents wrote to the Local Newspaper of the time, a letter > of Gratitude to all those who helped in the search and eventual recovery > of the bodies of their two Sons, and they were later buried in Three Mile > Water Cemetery just out side Wicklow, were their Grandfather and Mother > (My Great Great Grandparents Michael and Mary are also buried.) > I would love to find a copy of that newspaper, and I have emailed the > Wicklow Library's to ask if they could lead me to finding the paper. But > does anyone on the list have any ideas for me Please. > It just goes to show though you never know were you may find snippets of > information about your Family. > Best Wishes to All > Gina. > > > ==== IRL-WICKLOW Mailing List ==== > Stick to the lists Golden Rule and you will never go wrong, Co Wicklow > genealogy~history~news~ and be nice to one another. > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >