Julia (Hourihane) Ahern (1911 - 1998)

Born 17 Apr 1911 in Castledonovan, County Cork, Ireland

Ancestors

Wife of Cornelius Ahern — married 10 Oct 1937 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Descendants

Died 6 Apr 1998 at age 86 in Dublin, Ireland

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Biography

Julia (Hourihane) Ahern was born in Ireland.

Julia was a Roman Catholic.

Julia, daughter of Bartholomew and Kate (née Mahoney) Hourihane, was born on the 17th April 1911 in Castledonovan, County Cork.^[1]

In the 1911 census Julia (1 week), Infant, was the single daughter of Batt Hourihane in Garranes North, County Cork.^[2]

During the War of Independence, the notorious K Company branch of the Auxiliaries attacked her family's home resulting in a lifelong resentment of the 'The Brits'.^[3]

Julia Hourihane of 11 Lower Gardiner Street married Cornelius Ahern, Farm Labourer, of 26 Church Avenue on the 10th October 1937 in Marlborough Street Pro-Catherdral, Dublin; in the presence of John J. Ryan and Ellen O'Regan.^[4] They had five children, including Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.

Julia Ahern died (aged 86) on the 6th April 1998 and was buried in Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin.^[5]

Research Notes

• Julia Hourihane is said to be the grandniece of Timothy Burke, the Master of the Dunmanway workhouse. More research is necessary. - Troy-204 15:34, 5 January 2019 (UTC).

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, "Civil Records," database with images, IrishGenealogy.ie, birth of Julia Hourihane, 17 April 1911, Registration District/Office: Dromdalegue; entry 389 of the 'copied register' of the Birth Register Books, signed and dated 9 March 1911 by J.J. Fuller, Registrar. (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1911/01524/1618569.pdf : accessed 23 September 2023).
2. ↑ 1911 Census: "1911 Census of Ireland"
   The National Archives of Ireland; Residents of a house 1 in Garranes North (Dromdaleague North, Cork)
   National Archives of Ireland Image - National Archives of Ireland Record (accessed 23 September 2023)
   Julia Hourihane, single daughter, Infant, in household of Batt Hourihane (38) in Garranes North, Dromdaleague North, Cork, Ireland. Born in County Cork, Ireland.
3. ↑ Who Do You Think You Are?: Kelly, Aoife (2018). "Who Do You Think You Are?": Bertie Ahern finds relative died fighting for the Free State Army. https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/who-do-you-think-you-are-bertie-ahern-finds-relative-died-fighting-for-the-free-state-army/37360573.html.
4. ↑ Marriage: Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, "Civil Records," database with images, IrishGenealogy.ie, marriage of Cornelius Ahern and Julia Hourihane, 10 October 1937, Registration District/Office: Dublin; entry 92 of the 'copied register' of the Marriage Register Books, signed and dated 10 October 1937 by Joseph P. Camar P.P. (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1937/08909/5222320.pdf : accessed 24 September 2023).
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #32928912 (accessed 24 September 2023)
   Memorial page for Julia Ahern (unknown-6 Apr 1998), citing Glasnevin Cemetery, Glasnevin, County Dublin, Ireland; Maintained by T (contributor 46812087).