edithdillon

ancestry dot com suggests Ethel lived until 1978! Not sure where they sourced that.

P appears to be for Pansy.

Could be something in the Births, marriages and Deaths column of the Irish Times, November 23rd 1978 (page 24 or 30).

L is for Lily

Niall McAuley are you sure? L is for some 4 letter word but neither the word nor the plant looks much like a lily. Edit: Though according to wikipedia, the only other 4-letter garden plants beginning with L are Leea and Luma, neither of which look remotely like that (being bushes), so I guess it must be Lily.

Judging by the "Fashion and Varieties" column in Freeman's, no social occasion was complete in the late 1890s (Feb 1898 onwards) without the presence of the Honourable Edith Dillon. The Honourable Ethel's first appearance in the column is May 1899

John Spooner So Edith was "out" from the age of about 20, and then Ethel from about 19?

In Januaary 1905 Edith married Sir William Mahon at Abaseragh Ahascragh Church.

The bride wore a white satin gown with a deep flounce of Brussels lace cught up with a bow of silver tissue, the bodice being trimmed with lace and silver gauze to correspond. Her veil was of lace, and her ornaments diamonds

The Times (London, England), Friday, Jan 27, 1905, court circular You can't beat a good flounce

John Spooner You certainly can't! Think that should be Ahascragh Church, John. The Clonbrock Estate was at Ahascragh in Co. Galway.

Untimely death KLAXXXON London Times Deaths column, 3rd Sep 1910

MAHON - On the 31st Aug., at Criccieth, WILLIAM GERALD ROSS, only son of SIR WILLIAM and HON. LADY MAHON, within two days of his first birthday

Hooray for beachcombers !

Could be Salthill.

There's a grand collection of masts at the end of the spit, but it doesn't appear to be any of Derrygimla, Crosshaven or Ballybunion.

There's something marked at Salthill that could be posts of some sort: maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,528134,723732,12,9 Somthing to do with the trams, maybe.

It doesn't necessarily have to be in Ireland - they were in Stolzenfels am Rhein the next year...

Pistol or light meter (see catalogue)??

William Mahon and Edith Mahon in the 1911 Census. Edith in the 1901 Census .

Their marriage certificate - dated January 25, 1905 in Ahascragh Church - here

Here is Sir William in shooting garb "ca. 1914" - NB different tie and shirt collar, so not likely to be the same day - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000523131

Their children: - Ursula Augusta Jane, 17 Jan 1906 - William Gerald Ross, 2 Sep 1909 - George Edward John, the 6th baronet, 22 Jun 1911 - Mary Edith Georgiana, 22 Jun 1911 - Luke Bryan Arthur, 12 Apr 1917