top of page



Search


TADHG MANLEY – Oide agus Óglach
Tadhg Manley, teacher, politician and volunteer
irishfamilydetective
Jul 3, 2025


FLORENCE FULTON HOBSON (1881 - 1978) - IRELAND'S FIRST WOMAN ARCHITECT
Florence Fulton Hobson was Ireland's first woman architect but faced many barriers in her career.
irishfamilydetective
Feb 11, 2025


IRIS ASHLEY CUMMINS (1894 - 1968)
In 1915, Iris Cummins graduated as Bachelor of Engineering, with honours, becoming the first female to graduate in engineering in Cork.
irishfamilydetective
Apr 29, 2024


TEMPLEUSQUE, CO. CORK
The modern-day Parish of Glanmire is a union of the ancient parishes of Templeusque, Rathcooney, Dunbullogue. Kilcully and Templemichael.
irishfamilydetective
Apr 6, 2024


ALEEN CUST (1868 - 1937)
A groundbreaking Irish woman was the first female to become a veterinary surgeon in Ireland and the United Kingdom.
irishfamilydetective
Jan 28, 2024
![ELISE SANDES: ‘A wise counsellor, a loyal friend’ [1]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cea7f5_7a853f05db3b42158ece929cd351d7d5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_187,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/cea7f5_7a853f05db3b42158ece929cd351d7d5~mv2.webp)
![ELISE SANDES: ‘A wise counsellor, a loyal friend’ [1]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cea7f5_7a853f05db3b42158ece929cd351d7d5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_390,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/cea7f5_7a853f05db3b42158ece929cd351d7d5~mv2.webp)
ELISE SANDES: ‘A wise counsellor, a loyal friend’ [1]
Elizabeth Anne (Elise) Sandes died on 19 August 1934, a remarkable woman, and ‘for 66 years the friend of Soldiers and founder of all the...
irishfamilydetective
Aug 18, 2023
bottom of page