Patrick had ambitions to become a national schoolteacher, and I believe that he idolized and was mentored by Thomas Howlett, who ended up marrying his sister Sarah.
In 1863, Patrick worked at Rathnew National School in Wicklow, not too far up the road from Ballymanus.
In 1867, Patrick started working in County Dublin (where the money and opportunity may have been better) at Lucan National School as well as Raheny School.
In 1873, he married dressmaker Ellen Flyght at St. Patrick's Parish in Wicklow, and they ended up having seven daughters together.
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| ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL WICKLOW, IRELAND |
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| GLENCULLEN NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNTY DUBLIN |
In 1882, Patrick was charged by the Rathdown Union with failure to vaccinate his children. It's unclear which vaccine was available at this time. There weren't many, only the ones for cholera and smallpox, to my understanding.
In 1884, a dog bit one of his daughters, and Patrick pressed charges against Dr. Mackay for failing to treat her.
In 1892, a few months after his mother Elizabeth died, Patrick accused John Cullen of Glencullen of kicking his dog, causing a broken leg and shoulder, but the case was dismissed. In 1895, he was arrested for public drunkenness, and in 1897, he lost his two youngest daughters to diphtheria (they were only ten and twelve years old). To add insult to injury, his house was inspected by the local doctor (Mackay), and he was ordered to clean up and sanitize the room, to prevent the spread of the disease.
Late in 1905, Patrick contracted tuberculosis. He checked into the Rathdown Union Workhouse for treatment for his sore eye in December of that year, a complication of his TB. He was released a month later, in January of 1906. He was dead by March of 1906.
His wife Ellen remained at their house until her own death in 1932.
Of his seven daughters, only four appear to have lived to adulthood, but I don't believe any of them had any children of their own. His eldest daughter Elizabeth ended up in Mountjoy Prison for a week in the summer of 1915 for stealing a box of polish. She married a few years later, and I think she was the only child of Patrick's to do so.
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SOURCES:
Dog License Registers (Dublin)
Petty Court Sessions (Wicklow and Dublin)
National School Teacher Salary Books (Dublin)
Slater's Royal National Directory Of Ireland (Dublin)
Catholic Parish Registers (Wicklow and Dublin)
Civil Birth, Marriage and Death Records (Wicklow and Dublin)
In 1892, a few months after his mother Elizabeth died, Patrick accused John Cullen of Glencullen of kicking his dog, causing a broken leg and shoulder, but the case was dismissed. In 1895, he was arrested for public drunkenness, and in 1897, he lost his two youngest daughters to diphtheria (they were only ten and twelve years old). To add insult to injury, his house was inspected by the local doctor (Mackay), and he was ordered to clean up and sanitize the room, to prevent the spread of the disease.
Late in 1905, Patrick contracted tuberculosis. He checked into the Rathdown Union Workhouse for treatment for his sore eye in December of that year, a complication of his TB. He was released a month later, in January of 1906. He was dead by March of 1906.
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| PATRICK & ELLEN MULLARNEY'S HOUSE ELMWOOD AVENUE RANELAGH, RATHMINES COUNTY DUBLIN |
Of his seven daughters, only four appear to have lived to adulthood, but I don't believe any of them had any children of their own. His eldest daughter Elizabeth ended up in Mountjoy Prison for a week in the summer of 1915 for stealing a box of polish. She married a few years later, and I think she was the only child of Patrick's to do so.
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SOURCES:
Dog License Registers (Dublin)
Petty Court Sessions (Wicklow and Dublin)
National School Teacher Salary Books (Dublin)
Slater's Royal National Directory Of Ireland (Dublin)
Catholic Parish Registers (Wicklow and Dublin)
Civil Birth, Marriage and Death Records (Wicklow and Dublin)
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