The Walsh family of Ard na Glaise
John Walsh married Elizabeth Buckley
Born circa 1849 17 Apr 1875 born circa 1850
Kerry Ballydonohue
John Walsh born circa 1849, son of Maurice Walsh, a farmer married Elizabeth Buckley daughter of
Timothy Buckley, farmer at Ballydonohue on 17 Apr 1875. They had ten children of whom eight
were still alive in 1911.
1 Ellen Mary Walsh born 12 Aug 1877 at Ballydonohue.
2 Bridget Walsh born 3 Apr 1876 at Ballydonohue.
3 Maurice Walsh eldest son and third child born 2 May 1879 at Ballydonohue joined the civil
service and was appointed an excise officer in Scotland mainly to the distilleries. He married
Caroline Isobel Thompson Begg daughter of Alexander S and Mary J Begg of Baniffshire on
5 Aug 1908 at Dufftown, Aberdeen. After the free state was formed Maurice transferred to
the civil service of the newly established Irish Free. His literary career started in the mid
1920’s. ‘The quiet man’, a short story, was published in the Saturday Evening Post of
11 Feb 1933, where it was read by the Irish-American film director John Ford, who acquired
the film rights in 1936. Ford's celebrated film The quiet man, shot mainly in Cong, Co. Mayo,
was produced in 1952, starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara.
While he is most famous for The Quiet Man, his other books were While Rivers Run (1926),
The Small Dark Man (1929), Blackcock’s Feather (1932), The Road to Nowhere (1934), Green
Rushes (1935), And No Quarter (1937), Sons of the Swordmaker (1938), The Hill is Mine (1940),
Son of Apple (1940), Thomasheen James, Man of No-work (1941), The Spanish Lady (1943),
The Man in Brown (1945), Castle Gillian (1948), Son of the Tinker and Other Tales (1951), The
Honest Fishermen (1954), A Strange Woman’s Daughter (1954), Danger under the Moon
(1956), and The Smart Fellow (1964).
Caroline died at Ard Na Glaise on 10 Jan 1941 and Maurice died 18 Feb 1964 at Ard na Glaise
and was buried at Esker cemetery, Lucan. In 2002 the papers of Maurice Walsh were
purchased by the University of Limerick and are available to view in their Literary Archive.
1 Maurice Walsh born 1910 in Scotland.
2 Ian Alistair Walsh born 27 Jul 1911 at Willington Lodge, Templemore.
3 Mollie Walsh
4 Elizabeth Walsh
5 Neil Forbes Walsh youngest son married Mairin Norman at the Church of Our Lady of
Succour, Foxrock om 8 Sep 1943. Marin was the daughter of W J Norman of Lisroyan,
Foxrock. Colm Nolan of Ros na Greine was best man.
4 Timothy Walsh born 8 Dec 1881 at Ballydonohue.
5 Patrick Walsh born 10 Mar 1885 at Ballydonohue.
6 Mary Walsh born 15 Jan 1889 at Ballydonohue.
7 Michael Walsh born 14 Sep 1888 at Ballydonohue.
8 Julia Walsh born 14 Oct 1893 at Ballydonohue.
© June Bow & Karen Poff – March 2021
John Walsh married Elizabeth Buckley
Born circa 1849 17 Apr 1875 born circa 1850
Kerry Ballydonohue
John Walsh born circa 1849, son of Maurice Walsh, a farmer married Elizabeth Buckley daughter of
Timothy Buckley, farmer at Ballydonohue on 17 Apr 1875. They had ten children of whom eight
were still alive in 1911.
1 Ellen Mary Walsh born 12 Aug 1877 at Ballydonohue.
2 Bridget Walsh born 3 Apr 1876 at Ballydonohue.
3 Maurice Walsh eldest son and third child born 2 May 1879 at Ballydonohue joined the civil
service and was appointed an excise officer in Scotland mainly to the distilleries. He married
Caroline Isobel Thompson Begg daughter of Alexander S and Mary J Begg of Baniffshire on
5 Aug 1908 at Dufftown, Aberdeen. After the free state was formed Maurice transferred to
the civil service of the newly established Irish Free. His literary career started in the mid
1920’s. ‘The quiet man’, a short story, was published in the Saturday Evening Post of
11 Feb 1933, where it was read by the Irish-American film director John Ford, who acquired
the film rights in 1936. Ford's celebrated film The quiet man, shot mainly in Cong, Co. Mayo,
was produced in 1952, starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara.
While he is most famous for The Quiet Man, his other books were While Rivers Run (1926),
The Small Dark Man (1929), Blackcock’s Feather (1932), The Road to Nowhere (1934), Green
Rushes (1935), And No Quarter (1937), Sons of the Swordmaker (1938), The Hill is Mine (1940),
Son of Apple (1940), Thomasheen James, Man of No-work (1941), The Spanish Lady (1943),
The Man in Brown (1945), Castle Gillian (1948), Son of the Tinker and Other Tales (1951), The
Honest Fishermen (1954), A Strange Woman’s Daughter (1954), Danger under the Moon
(1956), and The Smart Fellow (1964).
Caroline died at Ard Na Glaise on 10 Jan 1941 and Maurice died 18 Feb 1964 at Ard na Glaise
and was buried at Esker cemetery, Lucan. In 2002 the papers of Maurice Walsh were
purchased by the University of Limerick and are available to view in their Literary Archive.
1 Maurice Walsh born 1910 in Scotland.
2 Ian Alistair Walsh born 27 Jul 1911 at Willington Lodge, Templemore.
3 Mollie Walsh
4 Elizabeth Walsh
5 Neil Forbes Walsh youngest son married Mairin Norman at the Church of Our Lady of
Succour, Foxrock om 8 Sep 1943. Marin was the daughter of W J Norman of Lisroyan,
Foxrock. Colm Nolan of Ros na Greine was best man.
4 Timothy Walsh born 8 Dec 1881 at Ballydonohue.
5 Patrick Walsh born 10 Mar 1885 at Ballydonohue.
6 Mary Walsh born 15 Jan 1889 at Ballydonohue.
7 Michael Walsh born 14 Sep 1888 at Ballydonohue.
8 Julia Walsh born 14 Oct 1893 at Ballydonohue.
© June Bow & Karen Poff – March 2021