Individual Details

Ann Emily (Emma) GORDON

(10 Aug 1910 - 16 Jan 2012)

Having trained at the Munster Institute in Cork, Emma worked for many years as a hotel housekeeper in Dublin. She never married.

Emma died at the age of 101. She is buried with her aunt Lizzie McDonnell (née Gordon) and her first cousins Annie and Emma McDonnell in Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin. I am told that this grave is located beside those of other relatives, including Emma's aunts Kathleen Clarke (née Gordon) and Bea O'Hara (née Gordon).

    Events

    Birth10 Aug 1910Kilgarriff, Fairymount, Co. Roscommon
    Christen14 Aug 1910Fairymount Church, Co. Roscommon
    Death16 Jan 2012Dublin
    Burial19 Jan 2012Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin (grave OH 70.5, St. Bridget's)

    Families

    FatherCormac GORDON (1870 - 1939)
    MotherMary MORAHAN (1877 - 1932)
    SiblingKathleen (Sr. Teresa Mary) GORDON (1906 - 1989)
    SiblingJosephine (Jo) Margaret GORDON (1908 - 1985)
    SiblingLinda GORDON (1912 - 1986)
    SiblingThomas (Tom) GORDON (1914 - 2001)
    SiblingIrene (Sr. Austin Peter) GORDON (1916 - 1987)
    SiblingPatrick (Paddy) GORDON (1919 - 1984)
    SiblingCormac GORDON (1921 - 2009)