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Monday, 9 April 2018

Intriguing Writing in John O'Keefe's Family Bible

See Clare's comment in the post below - there is a definite "of Dublin" visible and a year that could be 1848 or even 1648.

I think it's probably 1848 - see this link 

A few years ago I actually looked up John Mitchel who was involved in the 1848 rebellion as he is the subject of a song I used to sing - he was an unlikely man to end up as he did and his story is a remarkable one   He was connected with Dublin - "Mitchel accepted Duffy's invitation to join the staff of The Nation, in the autumn of 1845. He discarded his profession, and brought his wife and children to live in Dublin, first, for a short time at, George's Place; then at 1 Heathfield, Upper Leeson Street, and finally at 8 Ontario Terrace, Rathmines, where he was arrested in 1848.[7]"

We know there were O'Keefe's in Rathmines.  But maybe the note in the Bible isn't specifically to do with the O'Keefe family, maybe it was something John O'keefe would remember from before he came to England, or is it possible that Mary nee Conroy wrote it in there.






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6 comments:

  1. Clare9 April 2018 at 12:50

    I had a brief look at the 1848 rebellion but it seems that no one was sentenced to be beheaded, drawn and quartered. That punishment belongs to earlier times. I do wonder about the note in the bible... the phrase we use is hung drawn and quartered but beheading is clearly the first word.

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  2. Clare9 April 2018 at 12:55

    Ah. William Smith O'Brien. Sentenced to be hung drawn and whatever, commuted to transportation. Back to look at that.

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  3. Clare9 April 2018 at 12:58

    Ah William Smith O'Brien was buried at Rathronan. We have a Richard Keefe of Rathronan Mills died 1852.

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  4. Clare9 April 2018 at 13:02

    I need to put in the pictures of the notes in the family bible or you could to that Karen if you can find the email.
    If someone could read that it would be good.

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  5. Karen9 April 2018 at 13:16

    Have I got a picture of it? Did you send me one? - I know I have a very old photo of the page that I took with a cheap camera but am not sure where that photo is!! I think I wrote down what little I could make out of the ystery words. I remember thinking it was about someone tried and sentenced to death or transportation, but don't remember it saying beheaded. Will have to go find my old notes and see what I can find.

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  6. Karen9 April 2018 at 13:18

    have found your email - it says: ... but the ?? sentenced to be beheaded and drawn and quartered but the ...... ...... and was sentenced to transportation for life could also then say timothy 16 years

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