Pennefather Family, Ireland

Although my grandmother, Dorothy Gwendoline Pennefather, was born in County Tipperary in 1914, her family was English Protestant, dating back to the 1650s when our ancestors came to Ireland in Oliver Cromwell’s Army.

Mounted in front of Marlow: Aubrey, Lionel, Ray and Kingsmill — or it might have been Gwen instead of Ray on the horse (since the older sister Ray seems to be on the steps)

The Pennefather Family on the front steps of Marlow, circa 1920

Photos of the Marlow farm yard, first model T Ford, circa 1968

Pennefather siblings: Kingsmill, Gwen, Edward, Ray, Lionel, Aubrey, Circla 1925

Lionel Pennefather, 3rd son and accomplished sheep dog trainer

Marlow, the Pennefather house in Goold's Cross, County Tipperary — Marlow, the Pennefather house in Goold’s Cross, County Tipperary

1939 Gwen and Edward Pennefather in the garden at Marlow — 1939 Gwen (my grandmother) and her brother Edward Pennefather in the garden at Marlow

A handwritten letter to my family in 1920 from the IRA reads: “We find it necessary to take your motor car for about an hour owing to a Comrade being wounded. It will be returned in the evening. Please don’t make any report.”

Josephine May Pennefather (nee Gabbett) — Josephine May (Gabbette), my great grandmother

Edward and Gwen Pennefather hunting on horseback, 1939

Lionel and Aubrey on pony and trap at Judith Pennefather's wedding — Lionel and Aubrey on pony and trap at Judith Pennefather’s wedding

Josephine May Pennefather (Gabbette) at her wedding in 1903 — Josephine May (Gabbette), my great grandmother, at her wedding to Richard Lloyd Pennefather in 1903

Calling card of Kingsmill Pennefather or possibly his father, Richard Lloyd Pennefather in the old style, just his name and his residence, Marlow in County Tipperary

Gwen and Edward Pennefather hunting on horseback, 1939

Pennefather Family, Ireland

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