Forde of Hazelwood Convalescent Home
Mary Imelda Pope married Patrick Aloysius Forde
born circa 1860 26 Apr 1900 born circa 1864
Iowa, USA St Andrews, Westland Row Cork City
died 22 May 1942
122 Lower Baggot Street
Mary Imelda Pope born circa 1858 in America to Alexander (Sandy) Pope, a merchant and Margaret
Doyle. It is believed the family moved from America to Waterford in 1862 where her father was the
proprietor of Alexander Pope & Co of Henrietta Street. She married Patrick Forde, a widower at
St Andrews, Westland Row on 26 Apr 1900. Patrick was born in Cork City, son of Patrick Forde.
Mary's stepmother was Martha Jenkins Scott and died at 122 Lower Baggot Street in 1911. Her
brother Henry born in Iowa died in Liverpool in 1931. Another brother William born in Iowa was
a wine merchant based in Waterford and married Elizabeth Harney in 1888. Her nephews (sons of
William) were staying with her in 1911 and she had no children of her own.
Mary was a nurse and ran a private hospital employing trained nurses at 122 Lower Baggot Street.
She was in trouble in 1908 when two children born at the hospital were boarded out and
subsequently died from malnutrition. Although the children were their parent’s responsibility,
Mary Imelda had arranged the boarding. By 1914 she was running a convalescent home at
Hazelwood.
Mary Imelda was a founder member of the Kennel Club and she bred and showed toy dogs. She
sued the Kennel club and won when she was fined £5 for entering a dog in the incorrect class in
error. The fine was found to be very unfair and the fact that it was publicised by the Kennel club
was considered to be unjust as no other names had been printed. It would seem that someone
was very jealous of her. She competed at numerous shows, entered about 200 competitions
each year and won a great deal of them. She appears to have stopped competing in 1939 but
her cup the Tramore cup was still being presented in 1962.
© June Bow & Karen Poff – July 2022
Mary Imelda Pope married Patrick Aloysius Forde
born circa 1860 26 Apr 1900 born circa 1864
Iowa, USA St Andrews, Westland Row Cork City
died 22 May 1942
122 Lower Baggot Street
Mary Imelda Pope born circa 1858 in America to Alexander (Sandy) Pope, a merchant and Margaret
Doyle. It is believed the family moved from America to Waterford in 1862 where her father was the
proprietor of Alexander Pope & Co of Henrietta Street. She married Patrick Forde, a widower at
St Andrews, Westland Row on 26 Apr 1900. Patrick was born in Cork City, son of Patrick Forde.
Mary's stepmother was Martha Jenkins Scott and died at 122 Lower Baggot Street in 1911. Her
brother Henry born in Iowa died in Liverpool in 1931. Another brother William born in Iowa was
a wine merchant based in Waterford and married Elizabeth Harney in 1888. Her nephews (sons of
William) were staying with her in 1911 and she had no children of her own.
Mary was a nurse and ran a private hospital employing trained nurses at 122 Lower Baggot Street.
She was in trouble in 1908 when two children born at the hospital were boarded out and
subsequently died from malnutrition. Although the children were their parent’s responsibility,
Mary Imelda had arranged the boarding. By 1914 she was running a convalescent home at
Hazelwood.
Mary Imelda was a founder member of the Kennel Club and she bred and showed toy dogs. She
sued the Kennel club and won when she was fined £5 for entering a dog in the incorrect class in
error. The fine was found to be very unfair and the fact that it was publicised by the Kennel club
was considered to be unjust as no other names had been printed. It would seem that someone
was very jealous of her. She competed at numerous shows, entered about 200 competitions
each year and won a great deal of them. She appears to have stopped competing in 1939 but
her cup the Tramore cup was still being presented in 1962.
© June Bow & Karen Poff – July 2022