Article from the Grange Parish Book suggested for reading this week (week 49)
The Grange book article, Ó hÓgáin, was written by Hazel Ní Ógáin Sweeney. The article was introduced by the Book Committee. The Ó hÓgáin family of Grange lived on the Galloway Estate, in the house subsequently to become the home of Michael Lombard and his family. Davy Hogan and his family lived there when he was employed as a groom. Davy was a horseman of some renown. A number of Davy’s and Mary’s (nee Tyrell) children were born in Grange and attended Grange National School.
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 Parish Book suggested for reading this week (week 43)
Bishop John Joseph Hogan The book article about Bishop John Joseph Hogan, son of Caherguillamore, Grange, was written by his great-grandniece, Olive Hogan O'Connor of Rahin, Grange. The article is a lengthy one, charting the extraordinary life of John Joseph Hogan from his birth in May 1829 until his death in Kansas City, USA, in 1913. The extensive and meticulous research conducted by Olive becomes apparent from early in her article, making for a most engaging account of the
Article from the Grange Parish Book suggested for reading this week (week 42)
Creameries Austin Cregan, retired creamery manager, wrote an engaging and informative article about creameries for the Grange book. Austin charted the history and evolution of the creamery from the 'Travelling Creamery' to the co-operative movement which saw the establishment of rural creameries throughout Ireland that many readers will remember. By the advent of this century, the rural creamery had ceased to operate, and creamery buildings disappeared from the landscape or w
Article from the Grange Parish Book suggested for reading this week (week 41)
Tullybrackey Church An article on Tullybrackey Church, written by James Canon Costello, Parish Priest of Bruff, which previously appeared in The Dawn was reproduced, with permission, in the Grange Parish Book. A number of people mentioned, who were alive when the article was written, have since passed to their eternal rewards. The Tullybrackey Church site lies within the parish of Grange. As the article was quite short, the full version follows hereunder: Publications like Th
