Post by Admin on Sept 1, 2013 8:25:44 GMT -5
Some of the MN men of Kinsale:
Quote Kinsale Mayor, Tomas O Brien : "Many a young Kinsale man left to go to Barry, which to them was the gateway to the world. For some it was the first time they had left their native town, and their families survived on the money they sent home. "Some settled in Barry and have families there today. Many others died in the wars while serving in both the Royal and Merchant Navies." This is Barry. Thursday 1 September 2005
Many of the Irish people listed joined merchant ships at Barry and this may have been the last port they saw, as most never returned home.
The first name on the list is Patrick Joseph Lucey. All the crew of the ship that he sailed on, thought he had died after a serious accident at sea, he did survive and lived in Scilly, Kinsale. Patrick has recently Crossed the Bar.
Lest We Forget
LUCEY, Able Seaman, PATRICK JOSEPH, S.S. Westdale (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 10th April 1942. Age 50. Son of Michael and Joan Anna Lucey; husband of Mary Christina Lucey, of Scilly Kinsale, Co. Cork, Irish Republic. Sec. D. Grave 159. BARRY (MERTHYR DYFAN) BURIAL GROUND - Glamorganshire
AUSTIN, Boatswain (Bosun), WILLIAM, M.V. Empire Spring (Greenock). Merchant Navy. 15th February 1942. Age 55. Son of Michael and Ellen Austin; husband of Julia Austin, of Kinsale, Co. Cork, Irish Republic. Panel 45
SHEEHAN, Able Seaman, PATRICK, M.V. Melbourne Star (London). Merchant Navy. 2nd April 1943. Age 27. Son of Patrick and Annie Sheehan, of Berehaven, Co. Cork, Irish Republic. Panel 69.
SHEEHAN, Able Seaman, RICHARD, S.S. Ocean Crusader. Merchant Navy. 26th November 1942. Age 53. Son of Jeremiah and Catherine Sheehan; husband of Anne Sheehan, of Kinsale, Co. Cork, Irish Republic. Panel 75.
SHEEHAN, Sailor, DANIEL JOSEPH, S.S. Sulaco (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 19th October 1940. Age 23. Son of Jeremiah and Alice Sheehan, of Ballydehob, Co. Cork, Irish Republic. Panel 104.
O'BRIEN, Ordinary Seaman, MICHAEL, S.S. Tregenna (St. Ives). Merchant Navy. 17th September 1940. Age 26. Son of Patrick and Mary O'Brien, of Arklow, Co. Wicklow, Irish Republic. Panel 110.
McCARTHY, Able Seaman, DANIEL, S.S. Kyle Rona (Glasgow). Merchant Navy. 16th February 1941. Age 21. Son of James and Mary Ellen McCarthy, of Kinsale, Co. Cork, Irish Republic. Panel 62
MURPHY, Able Seaman, DANIEL, S.S. Holystone (Newcastle-on-Tyne). Merchant Navy. 15th February 1941. Age 70. Son of Daniel and Margaret Murphy; husband of Mary Murphy, of Kinsale, Co. Cork, Irish Republic. Panel 57.
Quote Kinsale Mayor, Tomas O Brien : "Many a young Kinsale man left to go to Barry, which to them was the gateway to the world. For some it was the first time they had left their native town, and their families survived on the money they sent home. "Some settled in Barry and have families there today. Many others died in the wars while serving in both the Royal and Merchant Navies." This is Barry. Thursday 1 September 2005
Many of the Irish people listed joined merchant ships at Barry and this may have been the last port they saw, as most never returned home.
The first name on the list is Patrick Joseph Lucey. All the crew of the ship that he sailed on, thought he had died after a serious accident at sea, he did survive and lived in Scilly, Kinsale. Patrick has recently Crossed the Bar.
Lest We Forget
LUCEY, Able Seaman, PATRICK JOSEPH, S.S. Westdale (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 10th April 1942. Age 50. Son of Michael and Joan Anna Lucey; husband of Mary Christina Lucey, of Scilly Kinsale, Co. Cork, Irish Republic. Sec. D. Grave 159. BARRY (MERTHYR DYFAN) BURIAL GROUND - Glamorganshire
AUSTIN, Boatswain (Bosun), WILLIAM, M.V. Empire Spring (Greenock). Merchant Navy. 15th February 1942. Age 55. Son of Michael and Ellen Austin; husband of Julia Austin, of Kinsale, Co. Cork, Irish Republic. Panel 45
SHEEHAN, Able Seaman, PATRICK, M.V. Melbourne Star (London). Merchant Navy. 2nd April 1943. Age 27. Son of Patrick and Annie Sheehan, of Berehaven, Co. Cork, Irish Republic. Panel 69.
SHEEHAN, Able Seaman, RICHARD, S.S. Ocean Crusader. Merchant Navy. 26th November 1942. Age 53. Son of Jeremiah and Catherine Sheehan; husband of Anne Sheehan, of Kinsale, Co. Cork, Irish Republic. Panel 75.
SHEEHAN, Sailor, DANIEL JOSEPH, S.S. Sulaco (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 19th October 1940. Age 23. Son of Jeremiah and Alice Sheehan, of Ballydehob, Co. Cork, Irish Republic. Panel 104.
O'BRIEN, Ordinary Seaman, MICHAEL, S.S. Tregenna (St. Ives). Merchant Navy. 17th September 1940. Age 26. Son of Patrick and Mary O'Brien, of Arklow, Co. Wicklow, Irish Republic. Panel 110.
McCARTHY, Able Seaman, DANIEL, S.S. Kyle Rona (Glasgow). Merchant Navy. 16th February 1941. Age 21. Son of James and Mary Ellen McCarthy, of Kinsale, Co. Cork, Irish Republic. Panel 62
MURPHY, Able Seaman, DANIEL, S.S. Holystone (Newcastle-on-Tyne). Merchant Navy. 15th February 1941. Age 70. Son of Daniel and Margaret Murphy; husband of Mary Murphy, of Kinsale, Co. Cork, Irish Republic. Panel 57.