Front cover of transcript of Richard Lawlor's diary

• December 22, 2016 23:46:46 Sue Bryant

  Diary written by:

   

  Richard Lawlor, R.N.R.

  Rostoonstown, Tacumshane, Co. Wexford

  Three year voyage of the “S.S. Orbita” June 1915 to October 1918

   

  Richard Lawlor continued his seafaring career after the First world

  War and while on a voyage between Montreal and Hamburg in the

  1940’s he died from injuries received in an accident on board ship

  and was buried at sea. Richard was married to Annie Rossitter of

  Kilmore and they had two sons, Jim and Jack and one daughter

  Bridie. His sister Mary Lawlor was married to John Doyle,

  Drimmagh, Tagoat, who also sailed on the “Orbita”.

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