Article from the Grange Parish Book suggested for reading this week (week 45)
Fond Memories of Grange Last week (week 44) we featured the book article, The Bulfin Family, written by Tom Bulfin of Crean. The introduction included a testimonial to the book, written by John Bulfin, a first cousin of Tom. This week's (week 45) book article, Fond Memories of Grange, was written by Tom (Thomas) Bulfin of Camass, brother of John above. Tom Bulfin, now retired principal national school teacher, is truly a magnificent wordsmith. This is very evident from a read
Article from the Grange Parish Book suggested for reading this week (week 44)
The Bulfin Family In his book article, Tom Bulfin of Crean meticulously charted the history of his family from times preceding the arrival of his grandfather, Thomas, in Grange up to 2015. The Bulfin surname has for a long time been synonymous with Grange and the wider locality, including Bruff. The first of the Bulfin family to reside in Grange was Thomas Bulfin, who hailed from County Offaly. Thomas married Bridget Clancy of Grange in 1916 - the marriage ceremony took plac
Article from the Grange Book suggested for reading this week (week 30)
John Joe and Peggy Hourigan of Upper Grange
This week's (week 30) book article suggested for reading is about John Joe Hourigan of Upper Grange and his wife, Peggy (née Halpin).
The tribute was penned by their son, Tommy, on behalf of John Joe's and Peggy's nine children, who were all living when the Grange Book was published in 2015. Sadly, one of the siblings, Tony Hourigan, passed away in August 2017. John Joe was a well known rural postman who served communities for
