I managed to go to Ireland to go back to my roots this year I stayed in Drogheda the birthplace of my Ancestor John Wogan. I took my car across on the ferry and I visited a lot of townships along the way which have Wogan connections. I met Gerard Wogan who owns the Wogan Timber and Building supplies in Drogheda we had a very interesting chat he is very nice man .Gerard's family originated from Slane. I enjoyed my trip immensely the only regret is that I could not trace my roots any further back after 2 trips to Dublin to check the records I have now given up into going any further back .I am trying to trace Catherine ????????? from Drogheda who married John Wogan the soldier there must be some record somewhere in the Military records of the marriage. I took a few pictures when I was there.
| The Ship that transported me to Ireland | My wife's name is Elizabeth (Betty) picture taken in Bettystown about 6 miles from Drogheda | St Mary's Church Drogheda where my ancestor John Wogan originated from the parish. |
| Wogan Interior's Drogheda | Wogan Interior's Drogheda | St Mary's Church Drogheda |
| 3 pictures of Kilmainham Hospital Dublin where my Ancestor
John Wogan was pensioned off from the BritishArmy.
I felt a presence there as it was the only place in Ireland that I knew he had been there it was a bit nostalgic. |
| Could not come to Dublin without taking the brewery tour .Wogan's in their time must have supped a few pints of these | 2 views of Dublin Castle how many Wogan's have ended up in the courthouse here after supping too many Guinness. |
| Rathcoffey Castle situated to the north of
Clane Co Kildare without a doubt the baronial home of the Wogan family in
Ireland .The lands of Rathcoffey were granted by the king in 1317 to Sir
John Wogan, as a reward for his family’s loyalty and service to the crown .Rathcoffey
Castle stayed in the hands of the Wogan family until the eighteenth century
when John Wogan died without an heir and the castle came into the hands of
the Talbot family (Malahide castle) .It was sold in the 1780's to Archibald
Hamilton Rowan, future United Irish leader .All what is left of the Castle
is the keep in the foreground the castle was demolished to build a house for
Archibald Hamilton Rowan in background. At the present time there is no
right of way to the castle there are legal proceedings to alter this.
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| Malahide Castle Fingal In 1735 John Talbot married Frances Wogan daughter of Col Nicholas Wogan of Rathcoffey who was also the heiress. There is a picture of Col Nicholas Wogan in the great hall . |
| Clongeswood
Clane Co Kildare the home of the Wogan -Browne family an influential family in Ireland these images supplied with the kind permission of John Hegarty from Clongeswood College .Clongeswood is now a Jesuit College bought from the Wogan-Brownes in 1814. http://www.clongowes.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=12627
http://www.clongowes.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=12941&g2_imageViewsIndex=1 Left the Castle in modern times. Middle modern picture . Right old aerial view of Clongeswood |
| Trim castle keep built by Hugh De Lacy one of the early Norman settlers in 1172 he had 100 knights living there one or more could have been Wogan staying here .Just across the River Boyne adjacent to Trim castle lived the Talbot's who later moved to Malahide . |
| Went to the West coast of Ireland last year visited Bunratty Castle whilst I was there. This castle was built by Richard De Clare (Strongbow) Wogan knights went out with him from Wales |
