Clare Past Forum

So funny, as I am just this moment scratching my head over the Michael Brews as well.

That info of yours about
According to Introduction to the Post Offices of County Clare, Ireland (1989),
by John Mackey and Tony Cassidy (p.24), William Brew had succeeded
Austin Clossey as postmaster only in ...

Posted at: http://www.ourlibrary.ca/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=195#p402

Marriages

On the 24th inst., at Ballyvaughan Church, Richard BREW, Esq., Lieutenant H.M.'s 1st West India Regiment, eldest son of the late Rev. Richard Brew, rector of Tulla, to Rebecca GREENE, youngest daughter of the Rev ...

Article as published in the Ennis Chronicle 8 Jan 1813, puts William Brew in Church Street as early as 1813:

TO BE LET
From the First Day of May next,
For such Term as may be agreed on,
The Dwelling-house and Premises in
Bow-Lane, in the town of Ennis,
FORMERLY THE CUSTOM-HOUSE,
As now held by ...

According to the 1821 Census of the Parish of Dromcliffe, Co. Clare, Ireland , William Brew and his wife Catherine Foley (daughter of Timothy Foley, Esq. of Ballyduff and Cohee [Cohey, Cohy] Co Clare) were living in a three story house located at 23 Church Street in the town of Ennis, Co Clare ...

Okay, here's something to prove that I'm on the right track:

GENEALOGY OF THE BREW FAMILY
Compiled by Thomas Brew Nolan, Washington, D.C., 1908
It has been submitted by John Brew of Seattle, but is related
to Tom Seigenthaler of Nashville, Tennessee.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Brew family came from ...

Some possible siblings of "Margaret Brew, 19th century Kilrush authoress"?

Came across two obits for women who were both daughters of a William Brew, Esq. of Kilrush, namely a Mrs. Barry D. Gibbons and her sister Elizabeth Cornelia Brew. It would seem that their father William could possibly be of ...

A gap of 34 years between the reference to an authoress in an 1846 obituary and the publication of Margaret's first documented novel in 1880 is strange

My thinking exactly! Something's not 'kosher' here.

Also that one reference from 1912 saying that she'd died just a few years ago doesn't 'jive ...

Are you aware of the connection between Mary Studdert wife of Thomas Gibson and William Brew of Leadmore House, Kilrush?

Her obit was published in the Irish American Weekly (New York, NY); Sat 11 Jun 1887; Page 5. See http://tinyurl.com/aqbjjlt

Mrs. T. Gibson is Mary Studdert daughter of Thomas ...

Regarding your comment

"She is not listed at
http://www.ricorso.net/rx/az-data/authors/b/index.htm"

Yes, she is!

There is just a typo on the page and her entry is run together with that of
Bress, Charles (Sir).

The link to her page is:
http://www.ricorso.net/rx/az-data/authors/b/Brew_M/life ...

While doing research on the Oct 1860 murder of Limerick City Alderman William SHEEHY came across a very interesting death notice published for Biddy EARLY aka Wise Woman of Clare.

What's interesting is the DATE of her death: 1 Jun 1872

This flies in the face of most all the information put out ...