LIMERICK ITEMS

Kossuth County Advance; Algona, Kossuth, Iowa; April 26, 1956

Lone Rock Family Sponsors Relative
     LONE ROCK-- Mr. and Mrs. Dave Lynch and family and Mrs. Hannah Lynch drove to Mason City Friday to meet Jack McEniry a cousin of Mr. Lynch who arrived by plane from County Limerick, Ireland. Mrs. Hannah Lynch visited three months last summer in Ireland in the McEniry home and on her return home plans were started to bring Jack to this country.
     Jack is 25 years old, and this is his first trip to America. He has one brother, one sister and his mother and father living in Ireland. He is going to make his home on the Lynch farm and is sponsored by Mr. Lynch. Jack's father and Mrs. Hannah Lynch are brother and sister.

Kossuth County Advance; Algona, Kossuth, Iowa; June 7, 1955

     Mrs. T.J. Palmer and daughter Marilyn, accompanied by the former's brother, Dave Lynch, of Lone Rock, to Chicago on Tuesday, taking their mother, Mrs. T. C. Lynch of Ledyard, to catch a plane for New York City. From there, Mrs. Lynch sailed Wednesday on a Danish boat for Rathkeale, County Limerick, Ireland, where she will visit two brothers and two sisters who still live on the place where she was born. She will be in Ireland till September. Her son, daughter, and granddaughter remained in Chicago over night and by the time they arrived back at Algona, Mrs. Lynch was already well out on the Atlantic.

Iowa City Press Citizen; Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa; August 18, 1948

Daniel O'Donnell Will Admitted to Probate Here Today
     Admitted to probate in Johnson county district court today was the will of Daniel O'Donnell, former resident here, who died March 31 this year at Abbeyfeale, County Limerick, Ireland.
     The will was admitted on the position of witnesses Michael Foley and Daniel J. O'Donnell, both of Ireland.
     The Iowa State Bank and Trust company was named executor without bond. William R. Hart is attorney of the estate.