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A huge thanks to everyone who added information on the families. Martine
​And if anyone would like to help me stay awake as I manually save all the blogs.... please
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In August 1913, the Irish American Weekly published this announcement about Dr. Georgina Revington of Tralee.

The 1901 Census, gives a lovely snapshot of Georgina, aged 12 living with her father John and mother Emma Letitia, and her brother John and sister Elise, Princes Quay, Tralee. Georgina's governess was Elizabeth Edith Switzer. Also present was Kate Stack, their domestic servant who was from Barrons, Co. Kerry.
The Revington family were members of the Church of Ireland. John Revington and Emma Letitia White married in the Methodist Centenary Church in Stephen's Green, Dublin on Sept. 7 1886. John's father was Joseph Revington, a Merchant and Emma's father was John White, a Printer.
In 1910 Georgina Revington won the Large Gold Medal for Natural Science at Trinity College Dublin.
By 1911, the family had moved to Clonalour, Tralee and Georgina is recorded as a medical student at Trinity College, Dublin. Ethel Mary Warren of Kilkenny and Charlotte Anna Cheighton of Tyrone are also recorded as Business Apprentices.
In 1915, Dr. Georgina Revington married Guy Singleton Darling of Belfast, an Insurance Agent in St. John's (C of I) Tralee. 
Sadly Guy Darling died in February of the following year, aged 29, in Lurgan. His father, Dr. J Singleton Darling was present at his death.

I would love to know if Dr. Revington was Tralee's first woman doctor? If you have further information about her please post in the comments box below.


Sources
Marriage 1886
civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1886/10843/5958744.pdf

Methodist Centenary Church archiseek.com/2010/1843-former-methodist-church-st-stephens-green-dublin/
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Birth of Georgina Revington 1889
 civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1889/02480/1920650.pdf
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1901 Census www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Kerry/Tralee_Urban/Princes_Quay/1432031/

​1911 Census www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Kerry/Tralee_Rural/Cloonalour/281450/

​Irish American Weekly August 1913 genealogybank.com

Marriage 1915
 civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1915/09815/5564217.pdf
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​Death of Guy Darling 1916
 civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1916/05255/4457271.pdf
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Death of John Revington 1931
civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1931/04896/4326729.pdf

​Trinity College Dublin 1910 www.tcd.ie/about/trinity/events/Womens_Centenary/timeline.php

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In Rath Graveyard, Tralee, yesterday, I found this headstone to a man from Armagh, Francis McGaley, a stonemason. I began to wonder what brought Frank so far from home.
His headstone gave clear information. Francis was known as Frank and he was originally from Jonesboro, Co. Armagh. His wife Mary Lynch was from Ballinassig, Dingle and their daughter Mary, known as Mollie died in 1919.
In the 1901 Census, Frank was a boarder at the home of Margaret Fitzgerald of Strand Street, Tralee. His wife Mary, was still living in John St., Dingle only this time she was recorded as a Publican. Present in the house are Thomas Lynch, Mary's brother, Mary's sons, John & Francis & daughter Mary McGailey, and Mary's daughter, Bridget Martin.
I wasn't able to find Frank's marriage to Mary until I discovered that Mary was the mother of Bridget Martin and the widow of Michael Martin of John St., Dingle.
Mary Martin married Francis McGEALY in Dingle on Nov. 23, 1890 . Her parents are recorded as Patrick Lynch & Ellen Murphy. His parents as John McGealy & Bridget McCarthy. (RC Church Record)

In 1901, Patrick Lynch was still living with his wife Ellen and family in Ballinasig, Dingle.
In 1911, Frank was living with his wife Mary, sons John and Francis and daughter Mary in Ratass, Tralee.
It is interesting that he is described as being born in Co. Louth in both returns even though his gravestone clearly states he was from Jonesboro, Co. Armagh..

John McGaley was born in John St., Dingle in 1891. John's baptism record reads John McGAILEY. Sponsors, Joseph Donovan & Johanna Kennedy.
Francis McGaley was born also in John St., Dingle in 1894. Frank senior is recorded as a shopkeeper. Francis baptismal record has Francis McGUILY as the spelling of his name. Sponsors, John Ryall & Bridget Stack.
There is a Mary McGINLEY of John St. baptised in Dingle on Mar 1, 1897 who looks like our Mary. Sponsors Maurice & Mary McDonnell.
Creative spelling at it's finest!

In 1921, Francis McGaley married Nora Mary Fitzgerald of Strand St., Tralee. He was an Excise Officer, resident in Westcliff on Sea, London. 
In 1925, John McGaley married Mary Kerins of Castleisland. He was a Clerk and she was a Nurse. When his mother Mary McGaley died in 1942, John was recorded as present at her death.

I still don't know what exactly brought Frank McGaley to Dingle but he and Mary clearly made every effort to ensure that their children got a good education. Mollie's death in 1919 must have been a sore loss to them.

Sources
1884 Birth of Bridget Martin
civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1884/02696/1992985.pdf
1890 Marriage of Francis McGaley
civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1890/10720/5908226.pdf
1891 Birth of John McGaley
civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1891/02363/1882684.pdf
1901 Census
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Kerry/Tralee_Urban/Strand_Street/1432391/
1901 Census John St., Dingle
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Kerry/Dingle/John_Street/1408727/
1901 Census Ballinasig, Dingle
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Kerry/Dingle/Ballinasig/1408855/
1911 Census
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Kerry/Tralee_Rural/Ratass/281503/ 
Marriage of Francis McGaley 1921
civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1921/09237/5343280.pdf
Marriage of John McGaley 1925
civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1894/02244/1845023.pdf
1930 Death Certificate Frank McGaley
civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1930/04915/4333827.pdf
1942 Death Certificate of Mary McGaley
​civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1942/04677/4246457.pdf

I have been searching for a long time for my four Grand Uncles 'across the water' who being Irish are of course named John Hurley, and Patrick, Martin and John Sheehan! The good news is that I have found one of them. My uncle John Hurley was in Chicago, and I was searching in Boston. A familiar story for anyone who has tried to trace their family tree, that's for sure. Sadly Uncle John died many years ago but I have now made contact with his family. I can't tell you how much it means to me to have re-established contact after all these years. This feels like a restoration in my family, a healing event. I think it is something my Granny would have liked. How I wish she was here to see it unfold!

On a more practical level, I learned a lot about tracing family. I followed Megan Smolenyak's advice. She says that when we hit a brick wall following the male line to move over to the female line. In my research, I discovered that Uncle John's wife, Hannah Courtney came from Castlegregory, on the road between Tralee and Dingle. I asked my cousins if they knew anyone in the family. I was given a name. After gathering my courage, I rang the phone number. I explained who I was and that I was looking for uncle John's family. Three phone calls later I was given an address. Now I am in contact with my mother's first cousin. I was also given this photo of Jack and Hannah on their wedding day in Chicago in 1937. I have been told that Hannah was a lovely gentle woman. How apt it is then that I should name one of my daughters' Hannah without even knowing this at the time of her birth.
So thank you Megan and thank you to my lovely cousins through marriage without whom none of this would have been possible.

PS Respecting family privacy I cannot disclose the names of living cousins.