The Raftice Family of Mullinavat
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When: 25 August 1908
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Good morning, Flickroonies. I'm hoping that Raftice is a sufficiently unusual name that we can winkle out some background on this family group, posed here in their absolutest Sunday Bestest.
Photographer: A. H. Poole
Collection: Poole Photographic Studio, Waterford
Date: 25 August 1908
NLI Ref: POOLEWP 1845b
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Photographer: A. H. Poole
Collection: Poole Photographic Studio, Waterford
Date: 25 August 1908
NLI Ref: POOLEWP 1845b
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
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ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
25 August 1908 was a Tuesday ... Is the child on the left holding a toy DOG?
Niall McAuley
32 Raftices in the 1911 census, but none entered as Mullinavat.
Niall McAuley
The only ones with small children are the Raftices of Grogan, Ballincrea, about 10 km away. Bridget, Maggie and Stasia in 1911.... But they would have been aged 5, 1 and zero in 1908, and there were only 3, no sibs in 1911.
Niall McAuley
Part of Mullinavat is in Garrandarragh townland, which has two Raftices in 1911, Mary Anne (67), and in another household, James Cannon, 71. Given as Mullinavat Town in 1901. Perhaps this is Mary Anne with a collection of grandchildren?
sharon.corbet
It could be a Mrs. Raftice with her daughter's kids - with the grandkids having a different surname. For example Catherine Raftice in Ballylusky, which is only a few km from Mullinavat.
Niall McAuley
It's 1908, and the children are aged between 2 and 9, so born from say 1898 to 1906. This area seems to be covered by registrations in Waterford, and there are exactly 4 children who fit: Margaret Raftice and 3 Aylwards, mothers name Raftice. Record Search at Irish Genealogy Ages are wrong though. Widening to 1896 to 1907 is better - 6 children, and the little lad could be James Aylward, July 1907, and the girls 3 of Margaret or Anastasia Raftice, Johanna and Mary Aylward.
Niall McAuley
Patrick Raftice married Anastasia Mullally in 1898. John Aylward married Margaret Raftice in 1901.
Niall McAuley
Hmm, Patrick Raftice's father is given as Robert, Margaret's as Nicholas. The kids would not be first cousins...
Niall McAuley
The Aylwards in Arundel Square in 1911 have added Michael and Ellen, younger than James. Johanna is recorded as Josephine.
Niall McAuley
I see that the original title in the archive is "Mrs. Raftice, Mullinavat, Co. Kilkenny, group of five", it does not say they are all Rafticesseses or from Mullinavat, just herself.
sharon.corbet
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley I think Margaret Raftice at Irish Genealogy is Maggie Raftice from Grogan, Ballincrea. Her sister Bridget doesn't seem to be in the birth records.
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley Apologies, Niall, didn't mean to mislead with the Mullinavat!
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
P.S. found out at a staff meeting this morning that we'll be having a new image viewer on the catalogue here at Library Towers. Don't know what to do about the patent pending on MegaZoomable – it's still pending.
Foxglove
beachcomber_australia .... unfortunately it is a horse / donkey and not a dog. also, very rarely do we see cats ....
DannyM8
Not a Dog!
sharon.corbet
https://www.flickr.com/photos/foxglove So I'm not the only one who has noticed the unacceptable bias against cats!
sharon.corbet
At least some Raftices have been recorded as Raftis instead, widening the field a bit further. I still can’t see a likely set of kids, though. (I would link, but I seem to have broken both the Census and Irish Genealogy sites...)
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland Eagerly anticipating the new MegaZoom2. Seven years since it first appeared - time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana! (Groucho)https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/8453130686/in/photolist-ciCJ37-eVSiPL-jAhx62-9fCkXU-eLHasv-fHT1LE-eqCF8G-fKVMdY-2bXj66A-23Gwbx7-212mnPH-RuFZLM-QUX2rL-9PhMSm-dSYvfw https://www.flickr.com/photos/foxglove I now look like an ass...
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
There are several 'Similar Items' which mention Raftice - might narrow the field? Buckstown, Ballyluskey, Mr Richd, and a wedding group ... catalogue.nli.ie/Search/Results?lookfor=raftice&type=...
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/foxglove] [https://www.flickr.com/photos/scorbet] Usa culpa. We are not over-endowed with cats in our photographs. I will bring it up at the next board meeting. In the meantime...
Niall McAuley
Foxglove
clearly an early example of the urbanisation of the rarely seen Irish Forest Cat, Felix hibernoborealis
sharon.corbet
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland] [https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley] Thank you for the fantastic feline photos! PS Whoever was responsible for the title of this photo probably should have gone to Specsavers...
Hannahs Lens
Very Interesting: I was born I. Kilkenny many moons ago; grew up in Donegal; my Godmothers name was Aylward
turtski1
Raftice family living now at Rathclough, Danesfort, Co. Kilkenny ... surely related?