In Merchant Princes~The Remarkable Story of Tralee's Milling Families, Vincent O'Mahoney describes the rise of the Tralee families Donovan, Latchford, McCowen, and Kelliher from 1800 up to 2016. The sources of the book are many newspaper articles, previously unseen archival material. diaries, letters and family photographs. This book also takes us through the life of the town of Tralee, before and after The Great Hunger (An Gorta Mor), through WW1, the War of Independence, the Civil War, the formative years of the Irish Free State and WW2.
The Historical Timeline at the end of the book is invaluable to anyone researching any Tralee family as it places the lives of our ancestors in the context of international and local events at the same time.
Researchers with any connection to these families or the town of Tralee may also discover members of their own families mentioned. On page 261, I found a reference to my late father Michael Brennan's work in the development of the Russell Arcade in 1976.
I also found information about the Curraheen Waterworks, the development of Fenit Harbour and the expansion of the Railway in which members of my family worked. I can see myself returning to this book again and again.
Merchant Princes~The Remarkable Story of Tralee's Milling Families by Vincent Mahony
Publishes 2016
ISBN 978-1-5272-0100-2
The Historical Timeline at the end of the book is invaluable to anyone researching any Tralee family as it places the lives of our ancestors in the context of international and local events at the same time.
Researchers with any connection to these families or the town of Tralee may also discover members of their own families mentioned. On page 261, I found a reference to my late father Michael Brennan's work in the development of the Russell Arcade in 1976.
I also found information about the Curraheen Waterworks, the development of Fenit Harbour and the expansion of the Railway in which members of my family worked. I can see myself returning to this book again and again.
Merchant Princes~The Remarkable Story of Tralee's Milling Families by Vincent Mahony
Publishes 2016
ISBN 978-1-5272-0100-2
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