Hello!
I am so glad to see your entry. I too, am wanting more info. on Irish Hill.
My grandmother Bridget BREEN came from County Cork and settled in this
"neck-of-the-woods". I found a copy of her daughter's (my G
Grandmother's)
Baptismal Certificate. (June 24, 1883). I called the church and asked them
to see if they registered her other sacraments on the back of her Bap. Cert.
Sure enough, I received the marriage date to my G Grandfather, Albert
CLENDENING. I had a date, and that was the key. There was no way for them
to search on Bridget, because she married Edward SMITH. With surnames like
SMITH and BREEN in an Irish community,---need I say more?!! This was St.
John's Catholic Chuch. I have written to several historical and information
venues in Indy. No one has responded about what must be a vast wealth of
info. in a little area of town. Anyone want to research and write a book?!!
I do have a great book on Indianapolis: The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. It
mentions Irish Hill several times. It gives a little column about it. When
I type, I have to look at the keys, I am sorry to admit. I would be happy
to fax this article to you. It tells direct boundries and other churches,
ect.
Cecilia (Cece) Hearn Cope
Hot-Lanta, GA
mawcee(a)mindspring.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeanne Richardson <moon1874(a)hotmail.com>
To: <INMARION-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2000 9:54 AM
Subject: [INMARION] Irish Hill
Hello-I was wondering about the location of this place. My family
came
from
Ireland to Indianapolis (by way of ?) in the 1870s. My granfather
always
talked when I was a little girl about "Irish Hill." Does anyone know
where
this is/was? The family lived first near where Victory Field now
stands
and
then in the Fountian Square are. I grew up on Indy's east side,
steeped
in
Irish Catholic tradition, but had never heard of irish Hill until I
began
my
genealogical quest.
Thanks,
Jeanne Richardson Baldwin
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