Joan Mary (Maureen) FALVEY
1925 - 2003 (~ 78 years)-
Name Joan Mary (Maureen) FALVEY Birth May 1925 [1] Gender Female _UID 98414AFCC4B642B4A8439554F292B66B089D Death 28 Sep 2003 94 Curraheen Drive, Model Farm Rd, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland Burial 30 Sep 2003 St Oliver's Cemetery, Model Farm Rd., Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland Notes - Ireland GRO Birth Index
Joan Mary Falvey Q 30 Jun 1925 vol 5 pg 77 Cork
Went to England at age 17. Worked in Holloway prison, was a guard for Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hung in an English prison 13 July 1955. She said the screams of Ruth Ellis going to the hangman made her white so she packed up.
She then worked on the ships on liners and met Eugene Barber on a ship.
The Evening Echo - Cork - Monday 29 Sep 2003
Barber (Cork): On September 28, 2003, peacefully, MARY (MAUREEN) (nee Falvey), beloved wife of Robert (Gene Barber), Curraheen Drive, Bishopstown. Sadly missed by her loving husband, sisters, brothers, nephews, nieces, relatives, neighbours and friends and especially her good friend Breda Poland. RIP. Reposing at Fordes Funeral Home, South Gate Bridge. Rosary on this (Monday) evening at 8pm followed by removal to St. Finbarr's (South) Church. Funeral on tomorrow (Tuesday) after 2pm Requiem Mass to St. Oliver's Cemetery. - Cork Examiner
Person ID I120 falvey08 Last Modified 6 Oct 2024
Father Thomas FALVEY, b. 18 Aug 1901, 10 Patrick's Arch, Off Gerald Griffin St., Blackpool, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland d. 11 Sep 1973, South Infirmary/Victoria Hospital, Old Blackrock Rd., Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland (Age 72 years) Mother Eliza (Lizzie) SHEEHAN, b. 19 Apr 1900, 10 Green St., Off Pouladuff Rd., Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland d. 16 Oct 1983, 5 Presentation Place, Greenmount, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland (Age 83 years) Marriage 5 Jul 1924 St Finbarr's West, (Church Of The Immaculate Conception). The Lough, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland Family ID F86 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Robert (Eugene) BARBER, b. Abt 1932, England d. 27 Mar 2008, St Finbarr's Hospital, (Formerly The Union Hospital & Cork District Hospital), Douglas Rd., Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland (Age ~ 76 years) Marriage Jul 1954 England Address Address:
Robert (Eugene) & Joan Mary (Maureen) BARBER
Curreen, Cork City,_UID 7827FFBC7F054185AA8E7A5C5A2A6708A53F Family ID F96 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Oct 2022
- Ireland GRO Birth Index
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Photos MaureenFalvey1954train MaureenFalveyc1929 MaureenFalvey1954 MaureenFalvey FalveyMaureen2
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Sources - [S802] Interview with Lily Falvey.
- [S802] Interview with Lily Falvey.