Patrick Bolger

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 Born
 Died
2.Michael Bolger b1925,
3.Margaret Bolger b1928,
4.Brigid Bridie Bolger b1929,
5.Patrick Pat Bolger b1927,
 Residence
 Mother

## Birth

PATRICK BOLGER was born on 10th January 1901 in Coolnakisha, Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow, Eire. He died on 10 Oct 1964 in Skerries, Co Dublin, Eire. He married Annie Gorman from Borris in about 1923.

## Possible Reasons Why parents Kate Shaw and Michael Bolger married

Kate was obviously a single mother from October 1898 onwards after her first son Thomas Bolger/Shaw was born. All through her life Kate never divulged the name of Tom's father. It was only as late as 2020 that a DNA test actually solved the puzzle by identifying Patrick Malone b1875 as the father of Tom ( a whole 45 years after Tom had passed away ). We note also that Kate's second son [[Patrick Bolger[[ was born on the 10th January 1900 and christened a month BEFORE Kate Shawemarried Michael Bolger on 27th February 1900. So Maybe Michael Bolger had to make an honest woman of Kate Shaw.

## Patrick's Life Story

Patrick Bolger and Annie Gorman had the following children:

* Kathleen Kitt Bolger (daughter of Patrick Bolger and Annie Gorman) was born on 16 Nov 1925. She died on 24 Nov 1999. She married SEAN MOONEY (son of Maurice Mooney) on 29 Sep 1955. He was born on 07 Jun 1926 in Cloherinka,Co.Kildare. .
* Michael Bolger b1925 (son of Patrick Bolger and anne gorman) was born about 1925. He died on 02 Mar 1991. He married SHEILA NOLAN. Army Number 80630 Bolger, M., Coolnakisha, Leighlinbridge
* Margaret Bolger b1928 (daughter of Patrick Bolger and Annie Gorman) was born on 15 Aug 1928. She married Edward 'Ned' Bolger on 10 Mar 1948. He was born about 1929. He died on 04 Mar 1992. Known by everybody as Mags Bolger
* Brigid Bridie Bolger b1929 (daughter of Patrick Bolger and Annie Gorman) was born about 1929. She married JIM APPLETON about 1953.
* Patrick Pat Bolger b1927 (son of Patrick Bolger and Annie Gorman) was born about 1927 in Leighlinbridge, Carlow, Ireland. He died on 24 Feb 1991 in Skerries Co Dublin. He married ESTER 'LALLY' MANSON.

* Patricia Bolger b1934 (daughter of Patrick Bolger and anne gorman) was born on 22 Mar 1934. Patricia passed away in Oct 1991 (death registered in Chester and Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England). Patricia married JOSEPH WARD ??.

## Paddy Bolger Joins Irish Free State Army

File:Paddybolgerarmy.jpg

**above** - Paddy Bolger Army Photo ( courtesy user:Jackie gough - nee JACQUELINE BOLGER facebook collection )

### November 1922 Census of the Free State Army

At midnight on the 12th/13th November 1922 a Census was taken of the members of the Irish Free State Army. Both Thomas Bolger and his brother **Patrick Bolger** are listed in this Census. For more details click on the links below

* What was and Why was this Census Taken ?
* Where to view the Census On-line
* Entry for Patrick Bolger in the 1922 Army Census
* Entry for Thomas Bolger in the 1922 Army Census

**Above - Paddy Bolger in Uniform (circa April 1923)**

## Photos

File:Paddybolger01.jpg

**above** - Paddy Bolger

File:Paddybolger02.jpg

**above** - Paddy Bolger

## Census 1901

It is known (from the Tom Bolger life story tape ) that after Michael and Kate were married in 1900, they lived initially in an old house in Coolnakisha belonging to a Farming family called Agan (or Agar ).

**Residents of a house 6 in Craanavonane (Rathornan, Carlow)**

Source - http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Carlow/Rathornan/Craanavonane/1043534/

File:1901kateshawcensus.jpg

## Census 1911

**1911 Census entry for Michael and Kate Bolger**

There is a mention of the family of Michael and Kate Bolger (nee Shaw) in the 1911 Ireland Census. They are recorded as living at house 16 in Coolnaskisha, Rathornan, Carlow

File:Bolger census 1911.jpg

**Source ( http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Carlow/Rathornan/Coolnaskisha/314518/ )**

**Residents of a house 16 in Coolnaskisha, Rathornan, Carlow**

## Paddy's brother Tom Bolger meets Esther Fitzgerald

While serving in the Army, Tom’s brother Paddy was seeing a local girl who worked in Baltinglass, called Esther Fitzgerald. On one particular evening when Paddy had already arranged to meet Esther, he was called on for extra guard duty.

In those days before telephones, it was not possible to cancel or rearrange a date with a girl quite so easily, so Paddy asked Tom to go in his place and to meet up with Esther to explain what had happened.

Tom duly turned up and explained the situation, and asked Esther what the arrangements had been. Esther explained that they had arranged to go to the cinema. Tom asked Esther if she would mind if he took her to the cinema instead. Esther accepted.

Tom and Esther hit it off almost instantly, and inevitably Esther stopped seeing Paddy as romance began to blossom with Tom..

## Paddy's brother Tom Bolger marries Esther Fitzgerald

After about a year of ‘courting’, Tom Bolger asked Esther Fitzgerald to marry him, she duly accepted and on July 5th 1923, they married at the Garrison Church of St. Andrew, Westland Row, Dublin.

 File:Tom bolger 10.jpg  **A copy of the wedding certificate of Thomas Bolger and Esther Fitzgerald**

The wedding was a military affair with both Tom , and Paddy (who ironically turned out to be Tom’s Best Man) wearing their Army Uniforms. The wedding was also attended by their sister Bridget along with Esther’s younger brother Bill Fitzgerald and the bridesmaid Brigid Dunphy (who was a friend of Esther’s).

The wedding breakfast was held at a hotel in Dublin before everybody returned back to Carlow (with both Tom and Paddy in full Army uniform, which was a risky thing to do as the Republicans were intent on shooting anybody in the Irish Free State uniform).

 File:Tom bolger 11.jpg  **Above - The only known photograph of Tom and Esther Bolger’s wedding (Back L-R) Bridget Bolger, Bill Fitzgerald, Brigid Dunphy,(Front L-R) Tom Bolger, Esther Fitzgerald, Patrick Bolger**

## Paddy Bolger Pedigree

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Information about Patrick Bolger and Biddy Timmins kindly provided by **Jackie Gough ( nee JACQUELINE BOLGER** )

## Descendants of Paddy Bolger

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