Lady McLaughlin
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Ethel Adrienne McLaughlin & Arthur McCormas Johnstone
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Sir Henry McLaughlin
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McLaughlin family, The Rectory, Stillorgan
William H McLaughlin born circa 1851, DL of Macedon, Whitehouse, Coady in Co Antrim was
head of Messrs McLaughlin and Harvey, builders married Emily Sophia Dobbin. William died
18 July 1920 at Whitehouse, leaving 7 daughters and 3 sons one of whom was Sir Henry
McLaughlin.
Henry McLaughlin married Ethel Mary Mollan
born 21 Mar 1876 25 Apr 1899 born 10 Feb 1876
Belfast Belfast
died 21 Nov 1927 died 19 Jun 1950
Riversdale, Monkstown The Chalet, Foxrock
Henry McLaughlin, eldest son born 21 Mar 1876 was educated at the Royal Academy in Belfast
and Mount Radford in Exeter. He married Ethel Mary Mollan, daughter of William Stuart Mollan
and Louisa Margaret Calcutt on 25 Apr 1899 at the Registrar's Office on Fitzroy Avenue, Belfast.
Henry was a member of the Plymouth Brethren.
Henry became Chairman of Messrs McLaughlin and Harvey, building contractors and was
president of the Building Employers Association, Dublin. They lived at Dartmouth Square before
moving to Calpe in Blackrock. During WW1 Henry was the Hon. Director General of Recruitment
in Ireland and of the Central Recruiting Committee from 1915 to 1916 and Director of the Red Cross
Day fund. The Lord Lieutenant appointed him Director-General of Demobilisation and
Re-employment of Sailors and Soldiers for Ireland in 1919. The same year he was appointed to the
War Pensions Committee and received a Knighthood.
Known for his organisation skills he was made director of the Dublin Hospitals fete in 1920, that
same year he appealed for clemency for Kevin Barry. A football fan, he was President of the Irish
Free State Football Association and an organiser of the Tailteann Games. He was chairman of the
Irish Kennel Club and a breeder of Scottish Deerhounds. His own dogs were CH. Marquis of Cranna
and CH. Countess of Cranna.
He had a commitment from Lord Kitchener that ex-service men would be looked after plus Lloyd
George had promised ‘Houses fit for Heroes’ on their return. In 1921 he arranged the purchase of
60 houses at Clontarf and he transferred land purchased at Killester which was being used for
agricultural training to the Local Government Board to build 287 houses to be given to ex-service
men. The scheme also employed about 120 ex-soldiers and sailors to build these houses. By the
time the scheme was finished in 1923 political power had been transferred to the new Free State
and these schemes were run by the Irish Soldiers and Sailors Trust. By 1925 he was sadly
disillusioned as only 1 out of 72 heroes had received houses on their return.
They moved to Riversdale in Monkstown circa 1920. Henry died suddenly on his way to work on
21 Nov 1927 and his funeral was held in Belfast. He left 10K in personal estate. After his death
Lady McLaughlin moved to The Rectory in Stillorgan. She was much in demand to open charity
events and fetes and was a frequent visitor to St Helen’s, home of the Nutting family in Stillorgan.
Ethel died 19 Jun 1950 at The Chalet, Westminster Road, Foxrock and her funeral was at Belfast
City Cemetery.
1 Gladys McLaughlin, eldest daughter born 24 Apr 1902 at 13 Dartmouth Square married
Hesty Edmond (Ted) Mayne, son of H H Mayne at Abercorn, Northern Rhodesia on
21 Jun 1931.
2 Ethel Adrienne McLaughlin younger daughter born 28 Apr 1905 at Cowper Road
Rathmines married Arthur McComas Johnstone, import agent and son of Robert
Crawford Johnstone, import agent, at St Brigid’s Church Stillorgan on 23 May 1931.
The reception was held at The Rectory to which more than 100 guests were invited.
© June Bow & Karen Poff – September 2019
William H McLaughlin born circa 1851, DL of Macedon, Whitehouse, Coady in Co Antrim was
head of Messrs McLaughlin and Harvey, builders married Emily Sophia Dobbin. William died
18 July 1920 at Whitehouse, leaving 7 daughters and 3 sons one of whom was Sir Henry
McLaughlin.
Henry McLaughlin married Ethel Mary Mollan
born 21 Mar 1876 25 Apr 1899 born 10 Feb 1876
Belfast Belfast
died 21 Nov 1927 died 19 Jun 1950
Riversdale, Monkstown The Chalet, Foxrock
Henry McLaughlin, eldest son born 21 Mar 1876 was educated at the Royal Academy in Belfast
and Mount Radford in Exeter. He married Ethel Mary Mollan, daughter of William Stuart Mollan
and Louisa Margaret Calcutt on 25 Apr 1899 at the Registrar's Office on Fitzroy Avenue, Belfast.
Henry was a member of the Plymouth Brethren.
Henry became Chairman of Messrs McLaughlin and Harvey, building contractors and was
president of the Building Employers Association, Dublin. They lived at Dartmouth Square before
moving to Calpe in Blackrock. During WW1 Henry was the Hon. Director General of Recruitment
in Ireland and of the Central Recruiting Committee from 1915 to 1916 and Director of the Red Cross
Day fund. The Lord Lieutenant appointed him Director-General of Demobilisation and
Re-employment of Sailors and Soldiers for Ireland in 1919. The same year he was appointed to the
War Pensions Committee and received a Knighthood.
Known for his organisation skills he was made director of the Dublin Hospitals fete in 1920, that
same year he appealed for clemency for Kevin Barry. A football fan, he was President of the Irish
Free State Football Association and an organiser of the Tailteann Games. He was chairman of the
Irish Kennel Club and a breeder of Scottish Deerhounds. His own dogs were CH. Marquis of Cranna
and CH. Countess of Cranna.
He had a commitment from Lord Kitchener that ex-service men would be looked after plus Lloyd
George had promised ‘Houses fit for Heroes’ on their return. In 1921 he arranged the purchase of
60 houses at Clontarf and he transferred land purchased at Killester which was being used for
agricultural training to the Local Government Board to build 287 houses to be given to ex-service
men. The scheme also employed about 120 ex-soldiers and sailors to build these houses. By the
time the scheme was finished in 1923 political power had been transferred to the new Free State
and these schemes were run by the Irish Soldiers and Sailors Trust. By 1925 he was sadly
disillusioned as only 1 out of 72 heroes had received houses on their return.
They moved to Riversdale in Monkstown circa 1920. Henry died suddenly on his way to work on
21 Nov 1927 and his funeral was held in Belfast. He left 10K in personal estate. After his death
Lady McLaughlin moved to The Rectory in Stillorgan. She was much in demand to open charity
events and fetes and was a frequent visitor to St Helen’s, home of the Nutting family in Stillorgan.
Ethel died 19 Jun 1950 at The Chalet, Westminster Road, Foxrock and her funeral was at Belfast
City Cemetery.
1 Gladys McLaughlin, eldest daughter born 24 Apr 1902 at 13 Dartmouth Square married
Hesty Edmond (Ted) Mayne, son of H H Mayne at Abercorn, Northern Rhodesia on
21 Jun 1931.
2 Ethel Adrienne McLaughlin younger daughter born 28 Apr 1905 at Cowper Road
Rathmines married Arthur McComas Johnstone, import agent and son of Robert
Crawford Johnstone, import agent, at St Brigid’s Church Stillorgan on 23 May 1931.
The reception was held at The Rectory to which more than 100 guests were invited.
© June Bow & Karen Poff – September 2019