5 Fast Facts on Graiguenamanagh, Ireland - The Origins of the Doyle Dining Room Family!

Graiguenamanagh, Ireland - 1997
 (County Kilkenny)
photo by Andreas Franz Borchert

It was Arthur Doyle and his wife Mary ... who made that move ... who got on a boat and left for a New World, for new hope, a better life. They (along with some of their adult children purportedly left Graiguenamanagh, Ireland circa 1820s/1830s and found themselves in Tyendinaga Township/Marysville, Ontario, Canada. Some (all?) of their children who also moved to Canada are: Charles, Owen, Bridget, Catherine, Martin, and Michael.

Five Fast Facts on Graiguenamanagh, Ireland:    

1) You can try to pronounce it: Gráig na Manach (GRAIG-na-MAN-ah).

2) Graiguenamanagh means, "Village of the Monks."

3) Graiguenamanagh is home to a 13th Century Cistercian Abbey (now a parish church) known as Duiske Abbey.

4) Not far from Graiguenamanagh are the ruins of the medieval Ullard Church — which was founded by St. Fiachra (FEE-uh-kra) who later moved to France and became known as St. Fiacre (fee-AHKr). St. Fiachra/Fiacre is the patron saint of gardeners.

5) Graiguenamanagh has great hiking trails and one of the few remaining authentic Irish woolen mills, creating cloth from the fleece of Irish sheep (Cushendale Woollen Mills).

A St. Fiachra/Fiacre Garden Plaque

The Feast of St. Fiachra/Fiacre is August 30.

Interested in learning more about Graiguenamanagh, Ireland? 

Try this book ... 

Graiguenamanagh—a town and its people

by John Joyce

©GoogleMaps.com

According to Google Maps, Graiguenamanagh (in County Kilkenny) is southwest-ish from Dublin (County Dublin) … about a 1 hour, 33 minutes drive (80 miles).

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Can You Trace Your Ancestry to: Arthur Doyle & Mary of Graiguenamanagh, Ireland?

Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
photo by: Humphrey Bolton / The riverside from the bridge, Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny / CC BY-SA 2.0

 An Invitation ...

It seems fair to assume that Arthur Doyle & Mary (maiden name not yet known) have thousands of descendants with a wide range of surnames living now. Do you think you can trace your ancestry to Arthur Doyle & Mary? If so, please let us know your connection in the comment section below. Or better yet, please send a photo of yourself/your family with an explanation of the lineage, and I will add you to this post. It would be fun to create a collection of various family members at the Doyle Dining Room blog. You get Bonus Points if you have a photo of yourself at the memorial/tombstone of any of the Arthur Doyle & Mary family member at the Holy Name of Mary Cemetery in Canada! 😇 By The Way ... if you like to vacations at Alexandria Bay in the Thousand Islands, this cemetery is only 72 miles away! About a 1 hour and 15 minute drive (do remember your passport if you are not Canadian, though!). 

Please send your photo and lineage information to: Theresa Doyle-Nelson. 

Here's an Example ...

Pictured is John G. Doyle with his wife Lauren Saurini Doyle; they live in Rochester, NY.

- John G. Doyle is a son of J. Gregory Doyle. 

- J. Gregory Doyle is a son of John Gordon Doyle.

- John Gordon Doyle is a son of John Albert Doyle.

- John Albert Doyle is a son of Owen Eugene Doyle.

- Owen Eugene Doyle is a son of Owen Doyle (who emigrated from Graiguenamanagh, Ireland) & Margaret Shaughnessy (who emigrated from Ireland). 

- Owen Doyle is a son of Arthur Doyle and Mary (maiden name unknown), also from Graiguenamanagh, Ireland.

*This photo was taken circa 1998 or 1999 at the tombstone/memorial of Owen Doyle & Margaret Shaughnessy at Holy Name of Mary Cemetery in Marysville, Canada.

If you suspect you might be a descendant of Arthur Doyle & Mary and Owen & Margaret from Ireland, please take a look at the page below; it shares the names of their 9 children. Perhaps this list of names will help you discover a connection ...

The Story of Holy Name of Mary Parish; 1837-1987 (p. 77)
Please Click Here for an Updated Version (1837-2012)

This photo and list of names might also help you to find a link. It's of one of Arthur Doyle & Mary's great-grandsons: John Albert Doyle and his family ...

The John Albert Doyle & Florence May Bates Doyle Family
c. 1930

Front Row L🠆R: 

John Albert Doyle & Florence Bates Doyle (parents)

Middle Row L🠆R: 

Robert Eugene, Marion (m. Otto Frazer), Rosemary (m. Robert Francis Dowling Jr)

Back Row L🠆R: 

Arlington T. (Arlie), Marjorie (m. Benedict Miller), John Gordon (the groom!), Florence "Honey" (m. Crabill Waldron), Kenneth V. (Ken/Kenny), Leo (who died in an auto accident in 1935 at the age of 22.)

* Worth noting: John Albert & Florence May had four other children who died very young: 

- A set of twins (year unknown; perhaps between Arlington & Kenneth).

- Dorothy Marie died at the age of 3 in 1912.

- William died at infancy in 1918. 

Some helpful links ...

Descendants of Arthur Doyle and Mary - Graiguenamanagh - Tyendinaga   ~Facebook Group

Owen Eugene Doyle @ FindAGrave.com

John Albert Doyle @ FindAGrave.com

Florence May Bates Doyle @ FindAGrave.com

Holy Name of Mary Parish in Canada

Tyendinaga Township/Marysville, Ontario, Canada

The First Doyle to Arrive in North America

A String of Five Generations from Arthur Doyle & Mary

Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny, Ireland

If you have an Ancestry.com account, you can find many of these people and loads of clippings and photos within the "Marjorie R. Frazer" Family Tree. Marjorie is a granddaughter-in-law of John Albert & Florence May Bates.

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If you believe you might have some Irish ancestry through Holy Name of Mary Parish in Tyendinaga Township/Marysville, Ontario, Canada, you might enjoy a copy of this book ...

The Story of Holy Name of Mary Parish

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Arthur & Mary Doyle Descendants

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 Descendants of Arthur Doyle and Mary - Graiguenamangh - Tyendinaga

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A String of Five (Six, really) Generations - From Ireland to the Doyle Dining Room Blog

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Arthur Doyle & Mary (Maiden Name?) Doyle

-Arthur and Mary came from Graiguenamanagh, Ireland to Canada c. 1828 via Quebec and Montreal.

-Arthur was born in 1780 in Graiguenamanagh, Ireland.

-The 1861 census has Mary living with her son Michael and his family.

-Mary was buried in Marysville, Hastings, Ontario in 1869.

-Details of Arthur's passing are still conflicted. One assertion is that he died in 1861 in Tyendinaga, Hastings, Ontario, Canada: 

Descendants of Arthur Doyle and Mary - Graiguenamanagh - Tyendinaga
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Owen Doyle & Margaret (Mary) Shaughnessy Doyle

-Owen Doyle was born in 1807 in Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny, Ireland, and died in Tyendinaga Township/Marysville, Ontario, Canada in 1864. He married Margaret (although the memorial stone indicates Mary, the records show Margaret) Shaughnessy at St. Michael's in Belleville in 1834. They had nine children.

-Margaret Shaughnessy was born in 1813 in Ireland, and died in 1897; she was buried in Marysville, Ontario, Canada. 

*For More information on Owen Doyle & Margaret Shaughnessy, click here.  

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Owen Eugene Doyle & Emily/Emma McCormick Doyle

-Owen Eugene Doyle was the sixth child of Owen & Margaret; he was born in 1846 in Lonsdale, Ontario. He married Emily/Emma McCormack/McCormick in 1873 in Canandaigua, NY; it is uncertain how he came to live in Canandaigua. The story goes that he lived a quiet life as a cooper (a barrel-maker). According to Aunt Eileen, Owen E. Doyle died in 1919 back in Canada, but his body was brought to Rochester, NY for burial (see below).

-Emma F. McCormack/McCormick Doyle was the daughter of Francis S. McCormick and Nancy McAdam McCormick; she was born in 1856 in Canandaigua, NY, and was one of about 11 children. Emma married Owen Eugene Doyle in 1873. For a time, the couple lived at 22 Clark Street in Canandaigua. They moved to Rochester at some point. Emma died in 1944 in Rochester, NY. 

*For More information on Owen Eugene Doyle & Emily/Emma McCormack, click here. 

An Excerpt from The Doyle Dining Room Post of July 25, 2010

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John Albert Doyle & Florence May Bates Doyle

-John Albert Doyle and his twin, James Doyle (who lived about six months) were two of six children born to Owen Eugene Doyle and Emma McCormick; they were born in 1884 in Canandaigua, NY, and John Albert died in 1939 in Rochester, NY. John Albert Doyle was a policeman and later started the Doyle Detective Bureau in 1919. He later added an armored car service to the company.

-Florence May Bates Doyle was also born in 1884 in Canandaigua, NY; and died in 1954. John Albert and Florence May got married in 1901 in Canandaigua, NY. 

*For more information on John Albert and Florence May, click here.

The Family of John Albert Doyle & Florence May Bates Doyle

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John Gordon Doyle & Mary Bernadine Daley Doyle

-John Gordon Doyle was the third child of John Albert and Florence Bates. He was born in 1907 in Rochester, NY, and eventually took over the detective portion of the Doyle Detective Bureau. John Gordon married Mary Bernadine Daley circa 1929/1930. John Gordon served as a Lt. Col. in WWII (Ft. Niagara) and died in 1966.

-Mary Bernadine Daley Doyle was the sixth and last child of Daniel Patrick Daley and Anna Jane Moore; she was born in 1907 and died in 1991. For information on Mary Bernadine's brother, Andy Daley, click here: Uncle Andy. For information on Mary Bernadine's Aunt Lizzie Moore, click here: Aunt Lizzie. 

The Family of John Gordon Doyle & Mary Bernadine Daley Doyle

And the trail ends here for one branch of the tree ... John Gordon and Mary Bernadine had six children: Elizabeth, Eileen, J. Gregory, Patricia, Leo, and Michael. From these six children (who would be the sixth generation from Arthur and Mary), 25 grandchildren were born ... and countless great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren, etc.... The sprawl continues and continues!  It was the second child of this family—Eileen (in the striped shirt)—who felt inspired to record family memories and research extra details on this particular branch of Doyle Family history, creating The Doyle Dining Room Blog. 

Some helpful links ...

Descendants of Arthur Doyle and Mary - Graiguenamanagh - Tyendinaga
Facebook Group

Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Holy Name of Mary Parish in Canada

Holy Name of Mary Cemetery in Canada

Tyendinaga Township/Marysville, Ontario, Canada

St. Michael the Archangel Church in Belleville, Ontario, Canada

Canandaigua, NY

Rochester, NY - History

Article on the Tenth Anniversary of the Doyle Detective Bureau

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The First Doyles to Leave Ireland for North America ... for "The Doyle Dining Room" Branch

AN UPDATE!    

It has been thought for some time now that Owen Doyle and Margaret Shaughnessy were the patriarch/matriarch who left Ireland for the New World. Some updated research using new genealogy indexes points strongly to Owen's parents: Arthur and Mary as being the true patriarch/matriarch! How fun to stumble upon one more generation who emigrated from Graiguenamanagh, Ireland! There is a lack of details on Arthur's amount of time in Canada, but he did make it there! 

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Margie Frazer Missing Aunt Eileen - Her Ancestry Partner

Margie Frazer - Eileen Doyle's Ancestry Partner!
(At the Sea of Galilee in 2019)

What a great e-mail I received recently! I claim the credit for getting Aunt Eileen to start the Doyle Dining Room blog, however, it was our cousin, Margie Frazer (wife of Jim Frazer and daughter-in-law of Marion Doyle Frazer) who really connected with Aunt Eileen on all the deep study. Margie helped out in great ways to keep the blog information solid and correct. And, cousin Margie misses her dear "Ancestry Partner"!😢 Here's her e-mail ...

July 16, 2021

Hi Theresa,

I still plug away at family history and when I find something new, my impulse is to call Eileen, knowing she will bubble with excitement.

I discovered the long lost parents of Sephora White — Joseph White and Alice Wells — who were born on Connecticut, lived in Canandaigua, and died at their son’s home in Michigan. (We didn’t even know Sephora had a brother — Merritt.)

Great addition to the family tree that I just had to share. So thanks for indulging me. I really miss my ancestry partner.

Blessings,

Margie

mfrazer51@gmail.com

An Extra Note from Theresa ...

Click below to learn more about Sephora/Sephrona White:

To Begin It is after the Revolutionary War of 1776

(The Doyle Dining Room - April 1, 2010)

The Six Children of John and Saphrona

(The Doyle Dining Room - April 11, 2010

More from Margie Frazer later on the same day ...

July 16, 2021

I would love to hear [Family] stories or collect any additional info. To see Doyle history in family tree form, see ancestry.com and the Marjorie R. Frazer tree. Free access at most libraries. Search for any Doyle and you will find the many branches. Also, lots of Bates history. Jim [Margie's husband] did the DNA thing before he died, so if any long-lost cousins turn up, I will let you know. 

Margie

mfrazer51@gmail.com

Connecting the Dots Between Margie Frazer & Aunt Eileen ...

The John Albert Doyle & Florence May Bates Doyle Family
circa 1929/1930

-Margie Frazer's mother-in-law is Marion Doyle Frazier ... the shortest girl standing behind the two chairs. Marion died in 2011 at the age of 90.

-Aunt Eileen Doyle Barbarisi's father is John Gordon Doyle ... the most central young man in the back row with the white vest (this was his wedding day!). John Gordon died in 1966 at the age of 59.

A Cropped, Close-up of Margie Frazier's Mother-In-Law and Aunt Eileen's Father ...

Marion Doyle Frazer; 1921-2011
John Gordon Doyle; 1907-1966

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How To Have Doyle Dining Room Posts Sent Directly To You ...

Many of you have been e-mail subscribers to The Doyle Dining Room Blog, and Thank You! It's been nice to have your interest in the Doyle Family Tree! Unfortunately, however, blogger is discontinuing its e-mail subscriber service this month (July, 2021). Evidently, there are new and improved ways to get posts of your favorite blogs sent to you.

And ... here's one way that works nicely! For free! On your phone or iPad, you go to the App Store and search for "Feed Reader." Select an option that looks good to you, and then download it. The one I chose (feeder.co—see icon above) has been working real well; all my favorite blogs show up nicely. And, it was free! (It also has an e-mail option ... but that's not free.)

App Store Icon & Feeder Icon

How the Feeder App looks when opened on an iPhone ...

The directions are pretty simple!

1) Download a Feed Reader App and open it.

2) Enter the URL: thedoylediningroom.blogspot.com

3) Click "+Follow."

4) Repeat steps 2 & 3 for any other blogs you like.

5) Back on the home screen, tap on your new App.

6) Select the post titles that capture your attention, and enjoy!

An Extra Note ...

I have no idea how long The Doyle Dining Room Blog will continue. For now, it seems a few intriguing things here and there stumble into my mailbox, so I put them in. I don't have the depth that Aunt Eileen (together with cousin Margie Frazer) had, but I enjoy a good story now and then.  Be sure to scroll back a bit ... there is a post on John Albert Doyle featured in an old Detective magazine called "Flynn's Weekly," a lengthy write-up on Aunt Eileen, and a post on Uncle Leo's woodworking. If you really scroll back, you'll discover a huge archive of Aunt Eileen's posts on family history. And, there are at least two more posts slated for August and September. It might end with the September post ... or it might not! We'll see!

Blessings, blessings,

Theresa

Uncle Leo Doyle's Artistic Wood Turnings

 

Video ...

Leo Doyle: Turnings With Drawers

Uncle Leo Doyle (grandson of John Albert Doyle and brother to Eileen Doyle Barbarisi) was recently invited to participate in the Lancaster Weekly Coffee Hour (via Zoom) to talk about his Wood Turning expertise—he offered a few tips, and showed some of his prized wood turning creations.

Ten Fast Facts on Uncle Leo & Wood Turnings

1) As a college student, Uncle Leo was studying architecture and realized that instead of drawing at the drafting board, he'd rather be creating.

2) Upon graduation at R.I.T., he was invited to start  a wood program at California State University—San Bernardino. This ultimately led to the creation of a Fine Arts program at the University!

3) Uncle Leo found the best part of teaching to be the 37 years of teaching woodworking and working with the students.

4) He found committee meetings to be the worst part of teaching woodworking.

5) His favorite kind of wood is Honduras Mahogany.

6) Uncle Leo took a sabbatical in Nova Scotia on Folk Art, which inspired him to create colorful hand-crafted wooden birds to work into some of his art pieces.

7) His dual-function pieces typically got the most attention at shows; for example: see the Sugar-Bowl-With-Spoon at 19:15 minutes.

8) His almost-hidden drawers in some of his Wood Turning projects are awesome.

9) He established a woodworking shop in 1,000 Islands, NY, but he sold his place there and is creating a new workshop in California—where he plans to do hand-crafted pieces only.

10) Despite hitting the big 80 this year, his enthusiasm and love for the art is still clearly evident.

My Favorite Wood Turning Piece Crafted by Uncle Leo Displayed in the Video:

The Cheese & Olive Table 🧀 

(a.k.a the Hors D'Oeuvre Table)

The Hors D'Oeuvre Table
(See 11:25 minutes in the video.)

Truly, each project displayed such creativity and heart ... it was a treat to have a mini tour of his stunning Wood Turning work! 

Vicki-The-Lovely-Assistant ...

Smart move to prevent the wood oil from getting on your pretty tablecloth! And Ruby was so cute!💗

A Young Leo Doyle Sitting on a Chair With His Father, John Gordon Doyle
A Detective Father with a Future Wood Artist Son!

The Lancaster Weekly Coffee Hour Write-Up on Uncle Leo:

Leo Doyle is a founding member of the AAW and a master craftsmen and teacher. Back in the 1970s and 80s, Leo invented methods of stack-laminating a drawer into a turned object, a technical unique never seen before and very rarely since. In this video Leo joins the Lancaster weekly coffee hour to show us his groundbreaking work, and take questions about it. 

Coffee Hour Host: John Kelsey

lancasterareawoodturners.org

Leo Doyle's Website:

LeoDoyle.net

Leo Doyle taking a break and getting some inspiration for his woodworking projects in the Thousand Islands ...

Leo & Vicki Doyle

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