Acknowledgements:
The authors acknowledge the assistance of the many members of the wider family who have contributed to the review. In particular we would like to thank the following who have patiently dealt with our enquiries, and supplied important information;
Maurice Rabbitt, Jim Addison, Greg and Joan Rabbitte, Delia Doherty, Joan Coleman
Peggy Andrews, Padraig Holland, Paul Holland, Liam Rabbitte, Michael Rabbitte, Christine Thompson, Maureen Forde, Dianne Langford, Eleanor Langford, Jennifer Pomplun, and Donna La Fauci.
We are especially indebted to Mr John Clarke, of Galway, who contacted the authors’ after reading an early version of RELATIVELY RABBITT, and was able to contribute additional information about the family in Galway. Other information has been obtained from;
Books:
The Parish of Lackagh Turloughmore.
Fernhills/ Kauana School & District (1883 - 1983) ( A book produced to mark 100 years of school and district.)
Organisations:
The National Library of New Zealand
The National Archives of New Zealand
Registrar General of New Zealand
New Zealand Defence Force
Other sources included provincial libraries, old newspapers, the marine reference book White Wings, and the resources of the Wellington Marine Museum.
Finally we must again acknowledge the tremendous assistance provided to this project by the survival of the letters from the original family in Ireland. These letters were provided by Bridget Langford, nee Rabbitt (1898 -1988). Without these letters this work would not have been possible.
Maurice Rabbitt, Jim Addison, Greg and Joan Rabbitte, Delia Doherty, Joan Coleman
Peggy Andrews, Padraig Holland, Paul Holland, Liam Rabbitte, Michael Rabbitte, Christine Thompson, Maureen Forde, Dianne Langford, Eleanor Langford, Jennifer Pomplun, and Donna La Fauci.
We are especially indebted to Mr John Clarke, of Galway, who contacted the authors’ after reading an early version of RELATIVELY RABBITT, and was able to contribute additional information about the family in Galway. Other information has been obtained from;
Books:
The Parish of Lackagh Turloughmore.
Fernhills/ Kauana School & District (1883 - 1983) ( A book produced to mark 100 years of school and district.)
Organisations:
The National Library of New Zealand
The National Archives of New Zealand
Registrar General of New Zealand
New Zealand Defence Force
Other sources included provincial libraries, old newspapers, the marine reference book White Wings, and the resources of the Wellington Marine Museum.
Finally we must again acknowledge the tremendous assistance provided to this project by the survival of the letters from the original family in Ireland. These letters were provided by Bridget Langford, nee Rabbitt (1898 -1988). Without these letters this work would not have been possible.
The start of it all - first information received from Bridget mid 1980’s
Family Members Past and Present
 Mary Scully on right with her sister & 2 sons Eugene and William  John Rabbitt & Mary Scully, taken at the time of their marriage |
 John Rabbitt with his grandson Richard Langford  Norah Rabbitt with her granddaughter Mary Doherty |
Patrick & Norah Rabbitte - at the time of their marriage
Dennis Holland, Francis Courtney and Teresa Martin and a neighbour holding Maura Murray
 Patrick Fahey, Seamus Murphy, Martin Rabbitte, Brian Rabbitte (NZ)  Bernadette Cameron & Brenda Whitaker, Taken in Ireland  Michael, Una ,Mamie & Christine (wife and family of Martin Rabbitte of London)  Nonie & Martin Rabbitte - Ireland  Back: Marie Therese Rabbette, Jacqueline Frood, Anne Bray, Mary Hughes. Front: Jim Addison, Rosemay Henderson , Kevin Price, Paul Price  Seated: Peggy Andrews (nee Holland) Teresa Moran (nee Martin) Nuala Holland, Fred Andrews Standing: Courtney Andrews , Kathleen Guttery. Taken in 1997 at the home of the Andrews  Bernadette Langford as a Child  Back: Liam, Martin, John Rabbitte Seamus Murphy
Front: John & Rachael Langford  Jenny Pomplun nee Grimwood and her husband Ian  Kathleen Guttery, Mary Hughes, Betty Weavers & Brian Rabbitte - Family of Patrick James Rabbitte  Back : John Clarke, Joe Rabbitt, John Rabbitt, Liam Rabbit (Behind)
Martin Rabbitt Front: Moira Clarke, Maurice Forde & Maureen Forde (NZ)  Back: Anne Egan, Liam Rabbitte Irene Rabbitte Front: Wynnis Rabbitt, Terry Egan, John Rabbitt  McCarthy Family: Jan-Marie McCarthy, Maureen Forde, Margaret Boyle, Kathleen Jesperson, Anne Egan, Lenore Bailey  Family of Joan and Tim Coleman taken at the time of their 50th Wedding Anniversary in 2008. Back: Antoinette, Peter, John, Middle: Susan, Joan , Tim. Front: Judy, Bernadette  John, Jimmy and Martin Rabbitte with their sister Mary Quinn, Ireland  Rosemary & Jack - USA Descendants of John Rabbitt USA 1901 - 1944  Mattie & Mamie Rabbitte, Catherine, Chrissie Murphy, Christine & Mike Thompson
Margaret Murphy – at the wedding of Chrissie in 1978. |
Back Row: Pearce Courtney, Peggy Courtney and Sarah Holland holding a hay fork.
Middle: Mary Holland and Jack Morrow
Front: Bridget and Johnnie Holland holding a dog
 Vincent Rabbitte (Canada)  Jeremy Rabbitte & his family in Canada holding a copy of Relatively Rabbitt  Patrick Ryan with his family, Balfour NZ  Mary & Tom Quinn, Outside their house in Ireland  Kathleen Guttery at the family grave Lackagh Cemetery in 2003  Walter & Kathleen Guttery at Roscrea Ireland in 2003  Doherty Family: Back, William Doherty, Dianne Langford
Front: Mary Cuthbert, Jennifer Milne, Bernadette Cairns  Winnie and Graham Grimwood  Karen Reid (Daughter of John Rabbitte, Ireland), and her husband with Delia Doherty  William Ryan son of Nora Ryan  Bridget Langford and her daughter Eleanor  Jacqueline Frood daughter of John Rabbette and her husband Bob taken in Ireland  Joe Rabbitte and his nephew Liam - Ireland  Jack & Sheila Rabbitte - taken in Ireland  Back: Martin Rabitte and ? Ryan Front: Mary Ryan, Mary Rabbitte, and Paul Ryan |
Bernadette Cameron nee Langford 85Th Birthday
Standing: Bernadette Cameron, Eleanor Langford, Bruce Stewart, Gwen Langford, Wayne Harris,
Sue Brosnahan, Jenny Stewart. Sitting: Kevin Brosnahan, Dick Langford, Brenda Whittaker
Wedding of Timothy Rabbitte, and Jessica nee Malcolm in 2011
Son of Greg & Joan Rabbitte – Kauana
Wedding in 2010 of Martin & Nonie’s youngest daughter, Catherine and the family.
 Mary and Pat Ryan taken with Kathleen Guttery in 2010 |
 Liam & Irene Rabbitte – April 2010 |
Grange / Turloughmore District - - Galway
Kauana District - New Zealand
