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The Queen vs. Kelly
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The Queen vs. Kelly

Canada, Crime and Punishment, Ireland9 June 2022by M.C. Moran

‘Shocking Murder’ It was on Good Friday, April 9, 1841, that John Kelly killed his own brother-in-law Michael Hourigan. According to an account published in the Bathurst Courier, the two men had spent the afternoon drinking at Henry Smith’s brewery, where they had been…

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Irish Film Festival Ottawa

Irish Film Festival Ottawa

Canada, Ireland, Ottawa, Stories22 April 2025by M.C. Moran

April 25-27, 2025 This weekend, the Irish Film Festival Ottawa celebrates its tenth year with a program of 7 films, from comedy to drama to thrillers. I plan to attend the Saturday afternoon showing of Fidil Ghorm (The Blue Fiddle)….

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‘The presents were numerous and costly’

‘The presents were numerous and costly’

East Grand Forks, Grand Forks, Marriage Records, Newspapers, Ottawa, Women15 March 2025by M.C. Moran

Or, Who Gave What to Whom? In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, marriage notices in local newspapers would sometimes include a list of the wedding presents received by the happy couple, along with the names of the gift-givers….

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The Sad Death of Patrick Donahue

The Sad Death of Patrick Donahue

Canada, Death and Burial, Local History, Newspapers, Occupations18 February 2025by M.C. Moran

Mattawa Hospital ‘A very large floating population of men’ In an 1883 report of his inspection of the Mattawa Hospital, which he had visited on July 23, 1882, W.T. O’Reilly noted that hundreds of men passed through Mattawa “in the…

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Newspaper “Jollies”

Newspaper “Jollies”

East Grand Forks, Grand Forks, Marriage Records, Migration, Newspapers13 February 2025by M.C. Moran

Or, The Marriage of Michael J. Sullivan Michael Joseph Sullivan and Helen Elizabeth Moran Note: Basic genealogical information for this couple can be found here. In brief: the Canadian-born Michael “Mike” Joseph Sullivan (1859-1951), son of Timothy Sullivan and Hanora…

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Died in Childbirth

Died in Childbirth

Canada, Census, Death and Burial, Women23 January 2025by M.C. Moran

Two examples from the 1871 census I’ve been looking into childbirth-related deaths and the ways in which they were recorded (or not recorded, in some cases). I have many examples from 19th-century Carleton and Lanark Counties, but for this post…

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An ‘Ingenious’ Swindler: Part One

An ‘Ingenious’ Swindler: Part One

Canada, Crime and Punishment, Legal, Newspapers2 May 2024by M.C. Moran

I’ve been researching the career of the Rev. Canon John Andrew Sloan (1855-1915), the Catholic priest who baptized, married, and buried many of my paternal ancestors, first at St. Patrick’s, Fallowfield/St. Isidore’s, South March, and then at St. Mary’s, Ottawa….

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  • Irish Film Festival Ottawa 22 April 2025
  • ‘The presents were numerous and costly’ 15 March 2025
  • The Sad Death of Patrick Donahue 18 February 2025
  • Newspaper “Jollies” 13 February 2025
  • Died in Childbirth 23 January 2025