The Giblin Brothers and Their Circle of Crime

[ASY]

Hi,

After six months of in-depth research into and about the families connected to the Giblin brothers and their notorious slogging gang. Following on from my two previous blogs, I have finally finished Part three, my research though has resulted in over 500 pages of writing, far too much to condense into a single blog post.

To do justice to the complexity of their lives, I’ll be releasing a five- or six-part blog series, exploring key individuals, their criminal trajectories, and the harsh social conditions that shaped them.

Part One – Introduction: Industrial & Reformatory Schools

Part Two – Moran & Bates Families

Part Three – Cunningham, Welch, Walsh, & Welch Families

Part Four – Prendergast & Feeney Families

Part Five – The Giblin Brothers & Conclusion

Part one is now on my website link here

I would love to hear from anybody that maybe related to any of the names mentioned above

Many Thanks Andy

 

[Astoness]

hi andy having read part 1 i must congratulate you on your in depth research work..i have always been interested in social history..you are of course correct in saying that the harsh social conditions shaped the lives of thousands..a lot of those mug shots are of mere children so one shudders to think what life was like for their parents and grandparents before them..it was a case of dog eat dog..it is my feeling that we should never judge their wayward ways as it was all part of history that cant be turned back or put right....thank you

lyn

 

[ASY]

hi andy having read part 1 i must congratulate you on your in depth research work..i have always been interested in social history..you are of course correct in saying that the harsh social conditions shaped the lives of thousands..a lot of those mug shots are of mere children so one shudders to think what life was like for their parents and grandparents before them..it was a case of dog eat dog..it is my feeling that we should never judge their wayward ways as it was all part of history that cant be turned back or put right....thank you

lyn

Hello Lyn, Thank you for your kind message, I really enjoyed doing this blog and probably got a little bit carried away. It just seemed family after family were in such poverty that is no wonder the children turned out they way they did. Part one was just the introduction. I think you will like the other chapters as there are some fantastic stories uncovered. I plan to post the remaining five each week, they are all finished but I need to take a wee break. I have been a bit obsessed, getting up at 4am each morning..

 

[Astoness]

Hello Lyn, Thank you for your kind message, I really enjoyed doing this blog and probably got a little bit carried away. It just seemed family after family were in such poverty that is no wonder the children turned out they way they did. Part one was just the introduction. I think you will like the other chapters as there are some fantastic stories uncovered. I plan to post the remaining five each week, they are all finished but I need to take a wee break. I have been a bit obsessed, getting up at 4am each morning..

yes take a break andy..i know what its like when i get locked into family research..be it my own or helping others...sometimes we need to step back and re charge the old batteries

lyn