The Condons from County Waterford, Ireland

Redmond Condon and his brother Robert left from the small town of Knockaneris, Ireland and came to the big city of Chicago in the late 1880s. If you look on the map below you will see that Waterford is separated into West & East. The lower left corner of the map (southwest County Waterford) is where you will find the parish of Clashmore and the small town of Knockaneris.



Redmond Condon married Mary Quinlan in Chicago on Nov 17, 1889 at St. Bridget Church in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago. Originally situated at the corners of Arch & Archer, St. Bridget's was torn down a few years ago. Mary Quinlan was also born in Clashmore Parish, in a small town called Ballanamultina. They must have known each other when they lived there, although notes from Aunt Mae Condon indicate that they met at a boarding house here in Chicago.

In 1900, they lived at 2929 Lyman Street in Chicago, not far from St. Bridget's. You can click here to see what that very house looks like today. It is still standing. You can also read the 1900 Census Sheet for the Condon family.

BIOGRAPHICAL STATS:
REDMOND CONDON
b. Aug 13, 1859 - Knockaneris, Clashmore, Waterford, Ireland
d. Nov 10, 1932 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

MARY QUINLAN CONDON
b. Dec 26, 1864 - Ballanamultina, Clashmore, Waterford, Ireland
d. Jul 4, 1949 - Chicago, Cook, Illlinois, USA

To read more about the demolition of St. Bridget's, click here:
http://www.bc.edu/publications/bcm/spring_2005/c21_chicago.html

For a view of where St. Bridget's used to be, check out this map.

For more information on churches in Bridgeport in the early 1900s, check out the
Detail from Map of Chicago Showing Location of All Catholic Churches, 1926

And finally, you can learn more about Clashmore Parish by clicking here.