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awrence
Fahy (born c. 1839) of Coolfin, son of Thomas Fahy, married
Catherine Murray (born c. 1841) of Easterfield, daughter
of Peter Murray, on 13 February 1866, at the Catholic
Church of Abbey
of Kilnalahan in the Registrar's District of Portumna,
Co. Galway, Eire, in the presence of Laurence Fahy and
Bridget Tully.
Lawrence
was 27 years old and Catherine was 25 at the time of their
marriage.
Catherine
hailed from the rural area of Tullira, Ardrahan, that
is the scene of an existing castle.  Catherine's
nephew, James Murray (born c. 1887), lived in a little
cottage just inside the gate to the castle. His son and
daughter, Larry and Kay lived there with him. James was
an accomplished accordian player, and his daughter, Kay,
worked at the Tara
factory.
Catherine
was a good looking, very small woman and was known for
her love of cooking. On holidays she would cook large
meals and all the relatives would gather round her table.
Her thatched home was at one time, considered one of the
nicest in Coolfin. Catherine was known as "The Wren"
because she was so small, and her "nest" was
filled with a total of 15 children reared by her; 12 were
hers biologically.
Lawrence
died of unknown causes at Coolfin, 20 January 1873 at
the age of 34. According to his death certificate, "quinzey"
was suspected, but not certified, as the cause of death.
In today's terminology we know quinsy as streptococcal
tonsillitis.
Catherine
later remarried and her second husband was named Michael
Geraghty.
Catherine
died at Coolfin, 18 March 1915 at the age of 73, on a
settee bed by a turf fire in the arms of her bachelor
son, John. According to all, her sons were very good to
her and she was known as a saintly woman. The cause of
her death is listed as old age.
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