James Boylan

Rank:	Driver
Street:	5 Church Street
Townland:
Town/Village:	Granard
Civil Parish:	Granard
Catholic Parish:	Granard
Country:
Alternative Address:	26 Dublin Street, Longford
Census 1901:	Possible entry at Ball Alley Lane, Granard www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Longford/Granard_Urban__in_26_files_/Bally_Alley_Upper/1549941/
Census 1911:
Regiment/Unit:	Royal Field Artillery, 30th Reserve Battery
Regiment Number:	76768
Date of Death:
Cause:	Survived WW1
Memorial:	Unknown
Information:	James from Granard and enlisted with the Royal Field Artillery in Longford town in March 1915. However, he was discharged at Ballincollig, Co. Cork in May 1916 on medical grounds due to nephritis, which is an inflammation of the nerves.
Parents Names:	Stated that he was the son of Bryan Boylan, 26 Dublin St, Longford
Notes:	James's discharge notes that he had a clean and sober character, with a knowledge of horses. He was discharged as a result of neuritis, an inflammatory disease of the nerves. *Likely better known as Bernard Boylan. It is possible that if James's father was Bernard Boylan, he was the son of Bernard Boylan and Bridget Carters, born on or around 1 April 1894.
Links:	Link to Army attestment and discharge notes on Fold3.com (a paid subscription site); potential Civil Record of Birth (please ensure web link ends in .pdf)

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