Michael Christopher O'Brien
1897 - 1969 (71 years) 
Set As Default Person 
1896 - 
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Gender Male Born 18 Dec 1897 Coolnakilly, Glenealy, Co. Wicklow 
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Christened 18 Dec 1897 Church of the Most Holy Rosary, Ashford, Co. Wicklow [2]
- Sponsors: Michael Russell and Mary Anne Cleary [2]
Census 31 Mar 1901 Coolnakilly, Glenealy, Co. Wicklow [3]
– Michael is 3 when the census is taken.
He lives with his parents, Thomas and Bridget and three siblings. His older siblings Bill (7) and Elizabeth (5) attend the local national school in Ballylusk. Michael, too young for school, stays at home with baby brother Jack (13 mth).
Michael's Uncle Patrick O'Brien, a bachelor, is also staying with the family.
Their home is made of stone walls with a thatch roof. There are two rooms inside and windows to the front of the house. Outside the house is a single shed. The census enumerator lists the house as 3rd class.
The family are renting the property from Ann De Butts. Anne is a 72-year-old English widow and she lives with two unmarried daughters. All three describe her income as being 'derived from stock, etc'. The household includes three servants (a house, parlour and kitchen maid) and a nurse.
Outside the family have a stable, a coach House, harness room, cow house, calf house, dairy, piggery, 2 fowl houses, a boiling house, a workshop and two general sheds.
The De Butt family also rent a 2nd class house to John Harris. John records his employment as a 'Coachman & Domestic Servant. His property holds a shed and a hen house - which would suggest he is employed by Anne.
John, his family and all who live in the main De Butt house list their religion as Church of Ireland, Church of England or Presbyterian.
Residence 1 Apr 1901 Glenealy Lodge, Coolnakilly, Glenealy, Co. Wicklow [3, 4]
– The census does not use conventual addresses but rather provides a number to each house in a townland which it can make it difficult to identify the exact location.
In the townland of Coolnakilly, (situated in the district electoral division, DED, of Glencaly) the 1901 census records 7 houses. The O'Brien's live in house 2; the De Butts in house 6 and the Harris family in house 7.
In 1854 the Griffith Valuation records 6 houses in Coolnakilly. James Whitstead De Butt (husband of Anne Elizabeth De Butt) as a tenant to Daniel Tighe renting a total of 63 acres, 1 rod and 37 perches. De Butt has one tenant, Daniel McGrath. McGrath has one house and no land.
The information provided by Griffith's Valuation can be cross-referenced to historic OSI maps. The land occupied by De Butt's surrounds Glenealy Lodge.
Later, the National Library would receive the estate papers, administration files and related correspondence of the Tighe Family. Within the collection is 22 letters relating to Mrs A.E. De Butts of Glenealy Lodge cover the period 1877 - 1887.
Died 28 Aug 1969 Coolnakilly, Glenealy, Co. Wicklow [5]
Age 71 years 
Siblings11 siblings Person ID I500 Family Tree | O'Brien Branch Last Modified 11 May 2019
Father 
Thomas O'Brien, b. 6 Apr 1873, Carrigmore, Dunganstown, Co. Wicklow , d. 2 Feb 1957, St Colemans Hospital, Rathdrum, Co Wicklow (Age 83 years) Mother Bridget Redmond, b. 13 Apr 1873, Kilnamanagh Beg, Co. Wicklow , d. 26 Aug 1946, Coolnakilly, Glenealy, Co. Wicklow (Age 73 years) Married 12 Aug 1894 Church of the Most Holy Rosary, Ashford, Co. Wicklow
Family ID F128 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Spouse / Partner Catherine Byrne, d. 4 Feb 1933, Coolnakilly, Glenealy, Co. Wicklow Married 27 Oct 1918 Church of the Most Holy Rosary, Ashford, Co. Wicklow [6]
- Witnessed by: William O'Brien and Margretta Byrne [6]
Last Modified 11 May 2019 Family ID F151 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Photos 
Memorial Cards 
Michael O'Brien | Memorial Card Sacred Heart of Jesus
Have Mercy on the Soul of
MICHAEL O'BRIEN
Coolnakilly, Glenealy, Co. Wicklow
Who died on 28th August, 1969.
Aged 71 Years.
R.I.P.
Birth Records 
Michael O'Brien | Registration of Birth 1897 December Eighteenth, Coolnakilly | Michael | Male | Father: Thomas Brien Coolnakilly | Mother: Bridget Brien formerly Redmond | Occupation or Profession of Father: Labourer | Registered by: Thomas Brien, Father, Coolnakilly | Registered: March Seventeenth 1898
Marriage Records 
Michael O'Brien & Catherine Byrne | Civil Registration of Marriage 27 October 1918
Michael Brien | 21 | Bachelor | Rank or Profession: Labourer | Residence: Coolnakilly, Glenealy | Father: Thomas Brien | Father's Profession: Labourer
Catherine Byrne | 23 | Spinster | Rank or Profession: Servant | Residence: Ballymanus, Glenealy | Father: Thomas Byrne | Father's Profession: Labourer
Married in the Roman Catholic Church of Ashford Co. Wicklow [...]
Witnesses: William Brien, Glenealy and Margretta Byrne, Glenealy.
Death Records 
Bridget Redmond-O'Brien | Death Announcement O'BRIEN (Glenealy, Co. Wicklow) - August 26 1946 at her residence, Coolinakilly. Bridget, beloved wife of Thomas O'Brien; deeply regretted by her sorrowing husband and children. R.I.P. Funeral from St. Joseph's Church to Glenealy Cemetery today (Wednesday) at 3 o'c.
Albums O'Brien's of Coolnakilly (5)
Photographs of Thomas O'Brien, Bridget Redmond and their children.
1901 Census | O'Brien-Redmond Family in Coolnakilly (4)
Images of the original census forms. Form A, the first form, is transcribed.
1911 Census | O'Brien-Redmond Family in Kilnamanagh Beg (1)
Images of the original census forms. Form A, the first form, is transcribed.
Coolnakilly Residence (3)
Files relating the the 1901 Coolnakilly house.Civil Birth Registrations | O'Brien of Coolnakilly (2)
Images of entries to the civil registration of births relating to the children of Thomas O'Brien and Bridget Redmond. -
Event Map 
Born - 18 Dec 1897 - Coolnakilly, Glenealy, Co. Wicklow 
Christened - 18 Dec 1897 - Church of the Most Holy Rosary, Ashford, Co. Wicklow 
Census - Michael is 3 when the census is taken.
He lives with his parents, Thomas and Bridget and three siblings. His older siblings Bill (7) and Elizabeth (5) attend the local national school in Ballylusk. Michael, too young for school, stays at home with baby brother Jack (13 mth).
Michael's Uncle Patrick O'Brien, a bachelor, is also staying with the family.
Their home is made of stone walls with a thatch roof. There are two rooms inside and windows to the front of the house. Outside the house is a single shed. The census enumerator lists the house as 3rd class.
The family are renting the property from Ann De Butts. Anne is a 72-year-old English widow and she lives with two unmarried daughters. All three describe her income as being 'derived from stock, etc'. The household includes three servants (a house, parlour and kitchen maid) and a nurse.
Outside the family have a stable, a coach House, harness room, cow house, calf house, dairy, piggery, 2 fowl houses, a boiling house, a workshop and two general sheds.
The De Butt family also rent a 2nd class house to John Harris. John records his employment as a 'Coachman & Domestic Servant. His property holds a shed and a hen house - which would suggest he is employed by Anne.
John, his family and all who live in the main De Butt house list their religion as Church of Ireland, Church of England or Presbyterian.
- 31 Mar 1901 - Coolnakilly, Glenealy, Co. Wicklow
Residence - The census does not use conventual addresses but rather provides a number to each house in a townland which it can make it difficult to identify the exact location.
In the townland of Coolnakilly, (situated in the district electoral division, DED, of Glencaly) the 1901 census records 7 houses. The O'Brien's live in house 2; the De Butts in house 6 and the Harris family in house 7.
In 1854 the Griffith Valuation records 6 houses in Coolnakilly. James Whitstead De Butt (husband of Anne Elizabeth De Butt) as a tenant to Daniel Tighe renting a total of 63 acres, 1 rod and 37 perches. De Butt has one tenant, Daniel McGrath. McGrath has one house and no land.
The information provided by Griffith's Valuation can be cross-referenced to historic OSI maps. The land occupied by De Butt's surrounds Glenealy Lodge.
Later, the National Library would receive the estate papers, administration files and related correspondence of the Tighe Family. Within the collection is 22 letters relating to Mrs A.E. De Butts of Glenealy Lodge cover the period 1877 - 1887.
- 1 Apr 1901 - Glenealy Lodge, Coolnakilly, Glenealy, Co. Wicklow
Married - 27 Oct 1918 - Church of the Most Holy Rosary, Ashford, Co. Wicklow 
Died - 28 Aug 1969 - Coolnakilly, Glenealy, Co. Wicklow = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Sources - [S13] Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958, Michael; Date of Birth: 18 Dec 1897; Mothers Birth Surname: Redmond; Registered Year: 1898; Registered Quarter: Jan - Mar; Registrars District: Wicklow; District: Rathdrum; County: Wicklow; Vol 2; Page 881; Entry: 456; Group Registration ID: 01799187; Registration Date: 17 Mar 1899, 10 May 2019.
- [S4] Wicklow Family History Centre | Church Baptism Records, 9 Mar 2019.
- [S43] 1901 Census of Ireland; Online Archives, National Archives of Ireland, (National Archives of Ireland (http://www.nationalarchives.ie)), County Wicklow; Townland/Street: Coolnakilly, DED: Glencaly; House Number: 2, 18 Oct 2018.
- [S130] Griffith Valuation, (AskAboutIreland and ENFO), Publication: 1954; De Butts, James; County: Wicklow; Barony: Newcastle: Union: Rathdrum; Parish: Glenealy; Townland: Coolnakilly; Position: 19; Map Ref: 5, 16 Oct 2018.
- [S6] Memorial Card, 26 Feb 2019.
- [S19] Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958, Party 1: Michael Brien; Party 2: Catherine Byrne; SR District/Reg Area: Rathdrum; Registration Quarter/Year: 4 1918; Registered on: 29 Oct 1918; Group Registration ID 1811839; Vol 2; Page 787; Date of Event: 27 October 1918, 10 May 2019.
- [S13] Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958, Michael; Date of Birth: 18 Dec 1897; Mothers Birth Surname: Redmond; Registered Year: 1898; Registered Quarter: Jan - Mar; Registrars District: Wicklow; District: Rathdrum; County: Wicklow; Vol 2; Page 881; Entry: 456; Group Registration ID: 01799187; Registration Date: 17 Mar 1899, 10 May 2019.
