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Wednesday, 14 October 2026 15:52

79 year-old Dianne Newcombe'S great-great grandfather William Delahunt was born in Offaly.

An Australian woman is seeking out her distant relatives in the Midlands.

79 year-old Dianne Newcombe has travelled from Australia in search of links to her great-great grandfather William Delahunt who was born in Offaly.

She believes he was married to a woman called Ellen with a maiden name of Lamb.

Her great-grandfather John Delahunt was also born in the county of March 18th 1852 and emigrated to Australia in 1867 when he was 15 years old,.

Ms Newcombe says it would mean the world to her to complete the circle between her and her Offaly descendants:

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