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Bridget (Howard) Costelloe (abt. 1798 - 1874)

Bridget Costelloe formerly Howard
Born about in County Galway, Irelandmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 76 in Dunolly, Victoria, Australiamap
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Biography

Ireland Native
Bridget (Howard) Costelloe was born in Ireland.

Bridget was born in 1798 in either Co Galway or Co Tipperary.. She was the daughter of John Howard and Mary Conners. Bridget married John COSTELLOE and all their children were born in Co Tipperary.

Bell Isle - Lehinch - Co Tipperary

John COSTELLOE was from County Tipperary, the inscription on John and his wife Bridget's gravestone gives the name of an estate house in Lehinch, Co Tipperary.
Inscription
"Bridget and John both of Bellisle, County of Tipperary, Ireland."

'Bell Isle' is the name of a grand estate House or Country House in Lehinch, Co Tipperary. It's on an elevated site, right on the border of Co Galway, overlooking the Shannon River and and Portumna Bridge, Portumna is the closest toen. The house was built 1770 - 1810, a smaller place c1790 and a larger building added later.

Source - Website 'Buildings of Ireland.' National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Identifying, recording and evaluating the post 1700 architectural heritage of Ireland.- Bell Isle. Lehinch. Tipperary North.

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Bridget passed way in 1874 at the age of 76. The Dunolly burial register shows she died at Bet Bet, which is near Timor and about 10 kms from Dunolly. Dunolly likely place of registration only. [2]

Sources

  1. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Identifying, recording and evaluating the post 1700 architectural heritage of Ireland.
    Bell Isle. Lehinch. Tipperary North.
    https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/22400302/belle-isle-lehinch-tipperary-north
  2. Death Record: #9311 / 1874 Birth Deaths and Marriages, Victoria, Australia.
    (Name: Bridget COSTELLO); (Place: NOT STATED, VIC); (Mothers Name: Mary CONNERS); (Fathers Name: John HOWARD); (Spouse: John COSTELLO).




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