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There is a comment from benstaunton 12 years ago - "This is my great grand father. He was from Kilkenny and came from a family who had several members involved in founding the socialist movement in Ireland. He was a friend and close associate of James Connolly."

'Thomas J. Lyng' is second from right standing ...

Irish Socialist Republican Group in Phoenix Park, May 1901. Seated, Left to right: John Arnall, E W Stewart, Thomas Brady, James Connolly, John J Lyng, William O’Brien, and John Carolan. Standing, left to right: W J Bradshaw, John Brannigan, J Goff, Mark Deering, Murtha J Lyng, Daniel O’Brien, Thomas J Lyng and James Bishop.

See - 1913committee.ie/blog/?p=586

Slum landlords, milk adulterators and food fakers could sleep easy. Irish Independent - Friday 21 February 1913:

NORTH CITY WARD ELECTION.
The election for Councillor, In the room of the late Mr. R. J. Union, to represest North City Ward in the Dublin Corporation took place yesterday, the result being declared last night as follows:

James Gately - 475
Joe O'Donerty (U.I.L.) - 434
Thos. J. Lyng (I.L.P.) - 54
Patrick M'Grene - 47

There were 11 spoiled votes. Mr. C. S. Campbell acted as Deputy Returning Officer and Mr. Gately, in moving a vote of thanks to him, said a Socialist had been started to split the vote.

So Mr Lyng was unsuccessful, unless his sole object in standing was to split the vote as Mr Gately suggested.

Printed at The City Printing Works, 13 Stafford Street. Now known as Wolfe Tone street, the Printing Works are marked on the 25", opposite what is now Wolfe Tone Square. Now a glass office block.

An "Agnostic Hatter's Assistant" - www.myheritage.com/research/record-10198-2289793/thomas-j...

If it's 1911 the census should be our friend.

derangedlemur Good thinking, Batman!

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The posters mention "Letter from Mr J Redmond" and "Home Rule Finance" London Times Saturday 27th May 1911 "The following letter from Mr John Redmond appeared in the Dublin newspapers yesterday ..." The letter mentions finance of the Home Rule Bill. There is also lots of stuff about the Imperial Conference, which had begun that week. So I'd say Friday 26th May 1911. I'd put my house shed on it.

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GoogleMapsStreetView ;)

beachcomber australia You're a hoot! I was actually going to zoom in from a wider street view to get exactly X marks the spot... :)

Definetly 1911.

Bottom on the right, "The Parnell Memorial". Is it this one: www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/6509876797/ ?

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Mr John Cullinan MP married Rita O'Meara on Wednesday 2nd April 1913 at Ardfinnan Parish Church. Minnie O'Meara was the bridesmaid, and Mr R Burke was best man. The bride was given away by her brother Mr James O'Meara. The bride "carried a handsome shower bouquet of white heather, lily-pf-the-valley, and white roses ... and wore a very beautiful diamond pendant, a gift from the Irish Party." (condensed from the report in Freeman's Journal 3rd April 1913)

The report also lists the 6 clergymen who were present in addition to the Very Reverend Canon Sheedy who performed the ceremony, and at whose house the wedding breakfast took place.

John Cullinan at wikipedia. Rita and Minnie in the 1901 Census.

I think this is at the Parochial House in Ardfinnan. You can see the corner of the house in one of the other photos of the event. Streetview of driveway.

By April the 10th he was back at work in Westminster: Hansard