• Paddy - married Ellen Purcell (Tullow Street, Carlow). They had no children.

• MICHAEL HAYDEN was born in Carlow town. He was a carpenter by occupation and, during the 1914-18 war, he worked with Thomas Thompson & Son in the construction of aeroplanes.

  Michael Hayden in Bandman's Uniform

  
  
  He loved music and was a drummer in the Carlow Pipers' Band in the early 1920s.

  Michael married BRIGID CONNOLLY in 1926. After their marriage in 1926 Michael and Brigid set up a confectionery business in Browne Street. They later moved the business to 42, Tullow Street, Carlow. Michael died on 8/9/1961 and Brigid ceased trading in the mid 1960s. Brigid died on 19/4/1982.

  They had 10 children.
  
  

• Bridie - married Harry Meyer, a British soldier stationed in Ireland during the War of Independence. Bridie owned a confectionery shop/newsagents in Tullow Street, Carlow.
  • Author's Note: During my childhood the shop stocked classic American D.C. Comics. "Superman", "Batman", "The Green Lantern", "Spiderman", "The Flash" are just a few of the titles that come to mind. We were always welcomed into the shop whenever we visited Carlow and it was truly an "Aladdin's Cave" for a child more used to reading "The Dandy" and "The Beano".

  Bridie and Harry Meyer had one child, Elizabeth "Betty", who married T.J. Byrne. T.J. managed "The Royal Showband" during the great showband era in Ireland. Betty and T.J. have one son, also T.J., who worked for a time as a secondary school teacher in Newtownpark Avenue School in Blackrock, Co. Dublin.

The Children of Michael Hayden and Brigid Connolly

1. MARY BRIGID (Mollie) - born on 31/3/1927. She was educated in the Presentation Sisters, Carlow and married PADDY HAND on 3/2/1954. They raised a family of 5 children.

2. Anthony - born 19/6/1928 and educated in the C.B.S., Carlow. He was a carpenter by trade and also a motor mechanic. He worked for some time in the motor garage of Sam Moore in Carlow and subsequently in the German firm, Lapple Ltd. also in Carlow. Tony married Mai Dowling from Graigecullen, Carlow in 1959. They have 5 children:-

   Aisling, Ethna, Michael, Paschal, and Robert.

3. Michael - born 18/6/1929 and educated in the C.B.S., Carlow. He worked as an assistant in Doyles, the Shamrock, Carlow and subsequently with Dempseys, Tullow Street and E. Broughan - all of these concerns were builders' providers. He died on 8/12/1967. He was unmarried.

4. Frank - born 22/7/1930 and educated in the C.B.S., Carlow. He was a printer, employed by "The Nationalist & Leinster Times", Carlow. He married Nancy Walsh and they set up and managed a holiday accomodation business in Carlow.

5. Dinah - born 6/12/1931 and educated at the Mercy Convent, Carlow. She set up her own hairdressing business in Carlow and married Patrick Barron from Bagenalstown. He was a butcher by trade and they moved to Bagenalstown. They have 5 children:-

   Roger, Andrew, Sheila, Marion, and Ruth.

6. Ena - born 3/5/1933 and educated in the Mercy Convent, Carlow. She worked as a confectioner in Shevlins, Tullow Street, Carlow and prior to that in the drapery business of M. Conroy, Castle Hill, Carlow. Ena was a talented athlete and became Leinster Table Tennis Champion. She married Matt Dobson, a Cavan man employed by the Sugar Company in Carlow. Matt later acquired land adjacent to the town and became a successful farmer. They have 1 son:-

   Mark.

7. Patrick - born 2/4/1935 and educated in the C.B.S., Carlow. He was a successful businessman being successively hairdresser, restauranter, and fabric shop proprietor. Paddy married Teresa Fox from Ballina, Co. Mayo. He died on 1/2/1984. They have 5 children:-

   Louise, Oliver, Derek, Raymond and Ian.

8. Claire - born 3/11/1936 and educated in the Presentation Convent, Carlow. She worked in the family business until she married Maurice O'Connor, a native of Waterford and Sugar Company Employee. They moved to Dublin and set up a successful Display Systems business there.

9. Bridie - born 14/12/1936 and educated in the Presentation and Mercy Convents, Carlow. She worked in the family business until she married Jack Murphy, Graigecullen, Carlow. They set up a confectionery business in Dublin Street, Carlow. It was later disposed of. They reside in Carlow. They have 3 children:-

   Terina, Martina and Jerrie.

10. Betty - born 24/3/1943 and educated in the Mercy Convent, Carlow. She worked in the family business until she married Dee Murphy (brother of Jack). They reside in Carlow. They have 4 children:-

    Aoife, Deirdre, Orla and Finnuala.