Cabinet card photograph produced in New York by photographer C A Johnson. Titled "Major John McBride, Transvaal Irish Brigade for sale by Whytes in 2011.
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Maud Gonne McBride 1917
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McBride of Roebuck House
Patrick MacBride married Honoria Gill
born circa 1833 circa 1858 born circa 1837
Co Antrim Co Mayo
died 15 Nov 1868 died 31 Jan 1919
The Quay, Westport The Quay, Westport
Patrick McBride born circa 1833 in Co Antrim moved to Westport circa 1850. He married
Honoria Gill circa 1858. The Gill family were well known merchants of Westport. Patrick was
a sailor, sea captain and merchant of Westport. They had a grocer’s shop and were also coal
merchants. Patrick put his boat up for sale in 1867. He died 15 Nov 1868 at The Quay,
Westport and left personal estate of £600. Honoria took over the shop and public house
which was beside the Custom House on the Quay. She had a spirit and explosives licence
and was also a ship’s chandler. On the other side of the Custom House was Gill’s Public
House run by Bridget Gill, her late nephew’s wife. Honoria was still running the shop in 1911.
She died 31 Jan 1919 at The Quay, Westport, her grandson Patrick Joseph M’Bride the
informant. She was buried at Aughaval cemetery.
1 Joseph Michael McBride eldest son born circa 1860 was educated at St Malachy’,
Belfast. He was secretary to the Harbour Commissioners in Westport and also had
a farm. He married Eileen Contance Wilson on 3rd Aug 1904 at St Etheldreda's, in
Holborn. Eileen’s parents were given as Margaret and Thomas Wilson, but she was
thought to be the daughter of Margaret Wilson and Thomas Gonne and had lived
with Maud Gonne in Paris (which would make her Maud’s half sister). They lived at
Mallow Cottage in Westport. He was arrested in May 1916 and lodged in Castlebar
Jail and transferred to an English prison. He was released at Christmas and arrested
again in March the following year and interred in England again. He was given
temporary in January 1919 as his mother was unwell but arrived in Ireland to hear
she had already died. He was finally released in March 1919. He was a Sinn Fein
Member of the first Dáil and later with Cumann Na nGaedheal and was defeated in
the 1927 election. Joe died on 7 Mar 1938 survived by his wife Eileen and five children.
1 Sighle McBride born 4 Sep 1905 at Streamstown became a solicitor.
2 Niall McBride born 17 Apr 1905 at Streamstown, Westport died at 2 days.
3 Cleena Mary McBride (twin) born 1 May 1906 at Streamstown.
4 Mary Clohra McBride (twin) born 1 May 1906 at Streamstown became a solicitor
and married James Murphy in 1942.
5 Erc McBride only surviving son born 15 Aug 1907 at Streamstown married Mary
Bernardine Coen.
6 Una McBride born 13 Apr 1910 at Streamstown became a nun.
2 Patrick Moore MacBride born 23 Nov 1862. He married Mary Gertrude (Mollie) Regan
at Ballinrobe Church on 20 Feb 1889. Mollie was the daughter of William and
Catherine Regan, merchants of Ballinrobe. Patrick was a publican, grocer and was
also chairman of the Westport Town Commissioners. Mollie died 21 Mar 1927 and
Patrick died on 28 Mar 1943 at the Quay, Waterford.
1 Patrick Joseph McBride born 20 Jul 1890 at The Quay Westport.
2 William McBride born 25 Aug 1894 at Quay, Waterford.
3 Mary McBride born 7 Jan 1897 at Quay, Westport.
4 Nora (Honoria) McBride born 12 Apr 1900 at Westport Quay died aged twelve.
3 Francis William MacBride born 20 Aug 1864 emigrated to Australia and worked as a
stable hand in New South Wales. He died on 11 Apr 1932 in Liverpool, Australia.
4 Anthony M M’Bride born 17 Jun 1866 Quay Westport. He attended St Malachy’s
College, Belfast and the Catholic University of Ireland. He qualified from the Royal
University of Ireland as a medical doctor in May 1889. He worked at both St Vincent’s
and The Coombe, Dublin. He married Emma Mitchel on 27 Dec 1892 in London.
Emma was the widow of Charles Mitchel. In 1911 they were living at Castlebar and
had no children. Emma died at Castlebar on 12 Jun 1914 aged 53. Anthony, a
widower married Elizabeth Mooney at St Agnes’ Church, Crumlin on 26 Apr 1916.
Elizabeth was the daughter of Patrick Mooney, a farmer. Anthony died at Crannagh
Road, Rathfarnham on 5 May 1942.
1 Eoin Lorcan McBride born 1 Jul 1917 at Castlebar.
2 Antoine (Anthony) McBride born 7 Sep 1920 at Castlebar.
5 John MacBride born 7 May 1868 at Quay, Westport. He went to London and was
involved with a group to raise an Irish Brigade. He rose to the position of second-in
-command in the second Boer War in South Africa, fighting on the side of the Boers
and attained the rank of major. This meant he was fighting against the British army
which included many Irishmen. He married Edith Maud (Maud) Gonne*on
21 Feb 1903 in Paris. Maud was the daughter of Thomas Gonne and Edith Frith Cook.
It is thought she benefited from the estate of her grandfather William Cook of
Roydon Hall who left personal estate of 600K. She also received 2K from her uncle
William Gonne in 1892 and 3K from her great aunt Sophia Tarleton nee Cook in 1894.
In previous years she had been described as a firebrand, a socialist, a fury of the
political platform and a Home Rule agitator. She led a protest on Queen Victoria's
first and only visit to Ireland in April 1900. Maude converted to the Catholicism and
was baptised into the faith as Honoria on 16 Feb 1903 at the Church of St Therese,
Lavel, Paris. By February 1905 Maud had applied for a divorce from her husband
citing cruelty, drunkenness and infidelity. The case was adjourned on numerous
occasions. In August 1905 it was heard by Civil Tribunal and in August 1906 the Paris
court refused her application but granted a separation order in her favour. John
took a case again Independent Newspapers for libel in their reporting of the
proceedings. He won and was awarded £1;, each side had to pay their own costs.
John arrived in Dublin on Easter Monday 1916 to attend his brother Anthony’s
wedding the following week and apparently, on a chance meeting with Thomas
MacDonagh, ended up as second in command at Jacob's biscuit factory during the
Rising. He was captured after the rising, court martialled and sentenced to death.
He was executed on 5 May 1916 by firing squad in the Stonebreakers Yard at
Kilmainham Prison.
In 1918 Maud was arrested and deported to England. In 1922 Maud moved from
Stephen’s Green to Roebuck House in Clonskea with activist and Anglo-Irish
suffragist Charlotte Despard. Here Maud and Charlotte employed girls to make
shell flower decorations and jams which were sold for the relief of political prisoners.
The gardens at Roebuck provided the fruit and premises for the jam making. It
wasn’t hugely successful and her son John and his wife took it over and John
became MD of Roebuck Jam. Their products included jellies, marmalade and Jams
made from damsons, gooseberries, blackberries, blackcurrants and loganberries.
Maud continued her interest in political affairs, continued to agitate and was
frequently arrested and the house in Roebuck was raided numerous times. She
also aired her anti-Semitic views referring to Jews as money lenders. She died
27 Apr 1953 at Roebuck House and her grandson Tiernan was the informant. She
was laid out on her brass bed with her arms crossed against her chest wearing a
black mantilla. Hundreds lined the driveway of the house to pay their last respects.
Her body was brought to the Sacred Heart Church in Donnybrook where her
funeral mass was held. The cortege was over a mile in length, and streets were
lined with people from Donnybrook to Glasnevin where she was buried in the
Republican plot.
1 John McBride born 26 Jan 1904 in Paris. Sean married Kathleen Bulfin on
26 Jan 1926 at University Church, Stephen’s Green. Catalina was the daughter
of William Bulfin of Birr. Sean was prosecuted under the Public Safety Act in
1927 suspected of being engaged in a conspiracy to murder Kevin O’Higgins.
Catalina ran the jam factory at Roebuck, until it was sold in 1932, as John was
often in prison or on the run.
He was an Irish Clann na Poblachta politician who served as Minister for
External Affairs from 1948 to 1951, leader of Clann na Poblachta from 1946
to 1965 and Chief of Staff of the IRA from 1936 to 1937. He served as a TD
from 1947 to 1957. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1974, the
Lenin Peace Prize the following year and the UNESCO silver medal for
service in 1980.
*George Gonne Millevoye born 1 Jan 1889 died 31 August 1891 at Samois-sur-Seine, Seine-
et-Marne, Île-de-France is named as her adopted child, as is Germain Lucile (French aged 23)
who travelled with her to England in 1917. Iseult Lucille Germaine Gonne married William
Francis Stuart, a writer at the University Church on 7 Apr 1920. Her father is not listed on the
register. Iseult died 22 Mar 1952 at Laragh, Co Wicklow survived by her husband, son and
daughter. Their son Ian Stuart married Imogen Werner, sculptor and designer of the 'fiddler
of Dooney' a centrepiece of the Stillorgan Shopping Centre. They had three daughters;
Aoibheann, Siobhan and Aisling
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Patrick MacBride married Honoria Gill
born circa 1833 circa 1858 born circa 1837
Co Antrim Co Mayo
died 15 Nov 1868 died 31 Jan 1919
The Quay, Westport The Quay, Westport
Patrick McBride born circa 1833 in Co Antrim moved to Westport circa 1850. He married
Honoria Gill circa 1858. The Gill family were well known merchants of Westport. Patrick was
a sailor, sea captain and merchant of Westport. They had a grocer’s shop and were also coal
merchants. Patrick put his boat up for sale in 1867. He died 15 Nov 1868 at The Quay,
Westport and left personal estate of £600. Honoria took over the shop and public house
which was beside the Custom House on the Quay. She had a spirit and explosives licence
and was also a ship’s chandler. On the other side of the Custom House was Gill’s Public
House run by Bridget Gill, her late nephew’s wife. Honoria was still running the shop in 1911.
She died 31 Jan 1919 at The Quay, Westport, her grandson Patrick Joseph M’Bride the
informant. She was buried at Aughaval cemetery.
1 Joseph Michael McBride eldest son born circa 1860 was educated at St Malachy’,
Belfast. He was secretary to the Harbour Commissioners in Westport and also had
a farm. He married Eileen Contance Wilson on 3rd Aug 1904 at St Etheldreda's, in
Holborn. Eileen’s parents were given as Margaret and Thomas Wilson, but she was
thought to be the daughter of Margaret Wilson and Thomas Gonne and had lived
with Maud Gonne in Paris (which would make her Maud’s half sister). They lived at
Mallow Cottage in Westport. He was arrested in May 1916 and lodged in Castlebar
Jail and transferred to an English prison. He was released at Christmas and arrested
again in March the following year and interred in England again. He was given
temporary in January 1919 as his mother was unwell but arrived in Ireland to hear
she had already died. He was finally released in March 1919. He was a Sinn Fein
Member of the first Dáil and later with Cumann Na nGaedheal and was defeated in
the 1927 election. Joe died on 7 Mar 1938 survived by his wife Eileen and five children.
1 Sighle McBride born 4 Sep 1905 at Streamstown became a solicitor.
2 Niall McBride born 17 Apr 1905 at Streamstown, Westport died at 2 days.
3 Cleena Mary McBride (twin) born 1 May 1906 at Streamstown.
4 Mary Clohra McBride (twin) born 1 May 1906 at Streamstown became a solicitor
and married James Murphy in 1942.
5 Erc McBride only surviving son born 15 Aug 1907 at Streamstown married Mary
Bernardine Coen.
6 Una McBride born 13 Apr 1910 at Streamstown became a nun.
2 Patrick Moore MacBride born 23 Nov 1862. He married Mary Gertrude (Mollie) Regan
at Ballinrobe Church on 20 Feb 1889. Mollie was the daughter of William and
Catherine Regan, merchants of Ballinrobe. Patrick was a publican, grocer and was
also chairman of the Westport Town Commissioners. Mollie died 21 Mar 1927 and
Patrick died on 28 Mar 1943 at the Quay, Waterford.
1 Patrick Joseph McBride born 20 Jul 1890 at The Quay Westport.
2 William McBride born 25 Aug 1894 at Quay, Waterford.
3 Mary McBride born 7 Jan 1897 at Quay, Westport.
4 Nora (Honoria) McBride born 12 Apr 1900 at Westport Quay died aged twelve.
3 Francis William MacBride born 20 Aug 1864 emigrated to Australia and worked as a
stable hand in New South Wales. He died on 11 Apr 1932 in Liverpool, Australia.
4 Anthony M M’Bride born 17 Jun 1866 Quay Westport. He attended St Malachy’s
College, Belfast and the Catholic University of Ireland. He qualified from the Royal
University of Ireland as a medical doctor in May 1889. He worked at both St Vincent’s
and The Coombe, Dublin. He married Emma Mitchel on 27 Dec 1892 in London.
Emma was the widow of Charles Mitchel. In 1911 they were living at Castlebar and
had no children. Emma died at Castlebar on 12 Jun 1914 aged 53. Anthony, a
widower married Elizabeth Mooney at St Agnes’ Church, Crumlin on 26 Apr 1916.
Elizabeth was the daughter of Patrick Mooney, a farmer. Anthony died at Crannagh
Road, Rathfarnham on 5 May 1942.
1 Eoin Lorcan McBride born 1 Jul 1917 at Castlebar.
2 Antoine (Anthony) McBride born 7 Sep 1920 at Castlebar.
5 John MacBride born 7 May 1868 at Quay, Westport. He went to London and was
involved with a group to raise an Irish Brigade. He rose to the position of second-in
-command in the second Boer War in South Africa, fighting on the side of the Boers
and attained the rank of major. This meant he was fighting against the British army
which included many Irishmen. He married Edith Maud (Maud) Gonne*on
21 Feb 1903 in Paris. Maud was the daughter of Thomas Gonne and Edith Frith Cook.
It is thought she benefited from the estate of her grandfather William Cook of
Roydon Hall who left personal estate of 600K. She also received 2K from her uncle
William Gonne in 1892 and 3K from her great aunt Sophia Tarleton nee Cook in 1894.
In previous years she had been described as a firebrand, a socialist, a fury of the
political platform and a Home Rule agitator. She led a protest on Queen Victoria's
first and only visit to Ireland in April 1900. Maude converted to the Catholicism and
was baptised into the faith as Honoria on 16 Feb 1903 at the Church of St Therese,
Lavel, Paris. By February 1905 Maud had applied for a divorce from her husband
citing cruelty, drunkenness and infidelity. The case was adjourned on numerous
occasions. In August 1905 it was heard by Civil Tribunal and in August 1906 the Paris
court refused her application but granted a separation order in her favour. John
took a case again Independent Newspapers for libel in their reporting of the
proceedings. He won and was awarded £1;, each side had to pay their own costs.
John arrived in Dublin on Easter Monday 1916 to attend his brother Anthony’s
wedding the following week and apparently, on a chance meeting with Thomas
MacDonagh, ended up as second in command at Jacob's biscuit factory during the
Rising. He was captured after the rising, court martialled and sentenced to death.
He was executed on 5 May 1916 by firing squad in the Stonebreakers Yard at
Kilmainham Prison.
In 1918 Maud was arrested and deported to England. In 1922 Maud moved from
Stephen’s Green to Roebuck House in Clonskea with activist and Anglo-Irish
suffragist Charlotte Despard. Here Maud and Charlotte employed girls to make
shell flower decorations and jams which were sold for the relief of political prisoners.
The gardens at Roebuck provided the fruit and premises for the jam making. It
wasn’t hugely successful and her son John and his wife took it over and John
became MD of Roebuck Jam. Their products included jellies, marmalade and Jams
made from damsons, gooseberries, blackberries, blackcurrants and loganberries.
Maud continued her interest in political affairs, continued to agitate and was
frequently arrested and the house in Roebuck was raided numerous times. She
also aired her anti-Semitic views referring to Jews as money lenders. She died
27 Apr 1953 at Roebuck House and her grandson Tiernan was the informant. She
was laid out on her brass bed with her arms crossed against her chest wearing a
black mantilla. Hundreds lined the driveway of the house to pay their last respects.
Her body was brought to the Sacred Heart Church in Donnybrook where her
funeral mass was held. The cortege was over a mile in length, and streets were
lined with people from Donnybrook to Glasnevin where she was buried in the
Republican plot.
1 John McBride born 26 Jan 1904 in Paris. Sean married Kathleen Bulfin on
26 Jan 1926 at University Church, Stephen’s Green. Catalina was the daughter
of William Bulfin of Birr. Sean was prosecuted under the Public Safety Act in
1927 suspected of being engaged in a conspiracy to murder Kevin O’Higgins.
Catalina ran the jam factory at Roebuck, until it was sold in 1932, as John was
often in prison or on the run.
He was an Irish Clann na Poblachta politician who served as Minister for
External Affairs from 1948 to 1951, leader of Clann na Poblachta from 1946
to 1965 and Chief of Staff of the IRA from 1936 to 1937. He served as a TD
from 1947 to 1957. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1974, the
Lenin Peace Prize the following year and the UNESCO silver medal for
service in 1980.
*George Gonne Millevoye born 1 Jan 1889 died 31 August 1891 at Samois-sur-Seine, Seine-
et-Marne, Île-de-France is named as her adopted child, as is Germain Lucile (French aged 23)
who travelled with her to England in 1917. Iseult Lucille Germaine Gonne married William
Francis Stuart, a writer at the University Church on 7 Apr 1920. Her father is not listed on the
register. Iseult died 22 Mar 1952 at Laragh, Co Wicklow survived by her husband, son and
daughter. Their son Ian Stuart married Imogen Werner, sculptor and designer of the 'fiddler
of Dooney' a centrepiece of the Stillorgan Shopping Centre. They had three daughters;
Aoibheann, Siobhan and Aisling
© June Bow & Karen Poff - November 2023
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