John S. Creaghe’s Hunting Knife .stk-b154397 .stk-img-wrapper{width:29% !important;height:217px !important} In August 2022, Brett Dean, originally from Fort Collins contacted the CFHS website with a story about a knife. In 1982, Brett’s father, Marlin Dean, was deer hunting on the slopes of Baldy Peak just north of Hesperus, Colorado...
Naval Museum And La Plaza de la Villa Madrid, Spain Naval Museum Spanish Naval Museum, Madrid The Naval Museum (Museo Naval) chronicles the history of the Spanish Navy from its infancy to Christopher Columbus and Magellan, to its peak as a world power in the 16th Century, and on to the...
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Photo pending On October 15, 1991, The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial was dedicated at 444 E street NW in the Judiciary Square are in Washington, D.C. It is dedicated to officers who have died in the line of duty, back to...
Anne Creaghe (1831-1919) and William Burke (1816-1908) Family Chart: Generation 8, Number 33 Stephen Creaghe (1805-1852) and Sarah Selina "Sally" Persse (~1805-after1841) Family Chart: Generation 7, Number 20 The Estate Manager's home in 1860's. Now the Lodge at Ashford Castle. Editor’s Note: This article was written by Alex Trouton...
CFHS Newsletter, August 8, 2022 Richard Fitzroy Heyliger Creagh Since the last newsletter there have been several articles added to our website and we have a new acquisition. New Acquisition – see Artifacts As mentioned in the last newsletter, portrait miniatures of Richard Creaghe DL and Richard F.H. Creaghe...
The Lodge at Ashford Castle Cong, County Mayo, Ireland The Lodge at Ashford Castle As is the case with most grand estates in Europe, Ashford Castle and Estate has a long history. While it all began in 1228, we are interested in the period starting with the purchase...
Cigarette Case John W.W. Creaghe Cigarette case given to JWW Creaghe. Photo courtesy, Elizabeth Shand. Elizabeth (Creaghe) Shand of Brisbane, Australia, relates the story behind this interesting item: "When I visited Sir William and Lady Pamela [Blunden] in 1975, they gave this case to me. I think...
Richard Fitzroy Heyliger Creaghe (1804 - 1890) and Anna Maria Archer-Butler Creaghe (1823 - 1903) Family Chart: Generation 7, #20 Richard Fitzroy Heyliger Creaghe and his wife, Anna Maria Archer-Butler, lived in some of the more dynamic and unsettling times in the history of Ireland. They were both...
Portrait Miniature Richard Creaghe DL Richard Creaghe DL Richard F.H. Creaghe The top piece was obtained at an online auction in December 2021. It and an identical piece depicting Richard FH Creaghe (bottom) were offered as part of the Cronin Family Sale of items from their home, Seafield,...
Creaghe Family Historical Society Newsletter November 20, 2021 There have been several interesting developments related to the CFHS website over the last year. New articles have been published, and additions have been made to existing pieces. Brief summaries are included here. NEWS The first item pertains to one of...
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