Edward Flanagan
Edward was born on February 15th, 1904 in
Cave. Edward's father was
Martin Flanagan and his mother was
Mary Murphy. His paternal grandparents were
Patrick (Patt) Flanagan and
Bridget (Biddy) Fahy; his maternal grandparents were
James (Jim) Murphy and
Cecelia Crowe. He had eight brothers and four sisters, named
Patt,
James,
John,
Martin,
Thomas,
Michael,
Antony,
Michael,
Bridget,
Celia,
Mary Kate and
Norah. He was the fifth oldest of the thirteen children. He died at the age of 83 on February 3rd, 1988.
Edward and
Mary were married in a religious ceremony on August 3rd, 1943 in
St. Josephs, Galway by Peter Davis and witnessed by Thomas Flanagan, Maria Hernan. They had two sons and a daughter, named
Martin,
Ollie and
Flanagan.