Walt Disney's Ancestors Grave.
The last resting place of Walt
Disney's ancestors is in RUINS even though the cartoon
king's legacy is worth millions. Walt Disney's Irish
ancestors are buried in Clonmelsh graveyard, Ballyloo,
Co Carlow. But while the Disney corporation is worth
millions, the graves of Walt's ancestors are overgrown
and covered in mounds of filthy rubbish. Angry councillor Jim Townsend
claims locals even had to remove the gates to the
graveyard to stop vandals stealing them. He said:
"What's happening is a disgrace. "The council cleaned
up the rubbish six months ago, but it's all back now." The Disney’s left Clonmelsh to
travel to New York in 1834, but three of Walt's
ancestors are buried in the cemetery. The all-star
graveyard also boasts the family of Pierce Butler, one
of the men who signed the American Constitution, and
millionaire Thomas Tracy.
Source: The images were captured on video by Anthony Heaney via Facebook."Its all about Carlow".
The Disney
Family In 1801, Arundel Elias Disney,
great-grandfather of Walt Disney was born in Kilkenny,
Ireland. He is a descendant of Hughes and Robert
d'Isigny who settled in England with William the
Conqueror in 1066. In the Primary Valuation of
Tenements from May 1849, one Kepple Disney is listed
as renting property of 4 acres comprising "House,
offices, and land", and valued at £5 10s in the parish
of Rathbeagh, Kilkenny. Also listed is one Henry
Disney with over 34 acres. In 1832 Arundel married Maria
Swan and gave birth 2 November of that year to Kepple
Disney. They would have a total of 16 children,
including Kepple. In 1834 Arundel and his
brother Robert left Liverpool with their families
intending to settle in the United States. They reached
this destination on 3 October after spending a month
crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Once on American soil, the two
brothers separated, with Robert settling on a farm in
the Midwest while Arundel proceeded to Goderich
Township in Ontario, Canada. Arundel built a windmill
near the Maitland River, and made his living selling
corn and wood. But his fortune was temporary and he
was soon in debt. In 1858, Kepple married Mary
Richardson (20 March 1838-10 March 1909) who was an
Irish immigrant. In 1859, after settling in
Bluevale, Ontario, Elias was the first of their 11
children. Kepple attempted various jobs such as work
drilling oil or mining salt. In 1878, Kepple and his two
sons, Elias and Robert, soon joined the rest of the
family and settled in Ellis, Kansas where they
purchased 80 hectares of land from the Union Pacific
Railroad. They did not have the means to buy wood, so
the family built a cob house before embarking on a
career that would allow them to build a stone house.
During this time, the Disney's farmed cattle and corn. Kepple Disney died in 1891 at
the age of 59.
Walt
Disney, the son of Flora and Elias Disney, had
three brothers and one sister. As the co-founder (with
his brother Roy O. Disney) of Walt Disney Productions,
Walt became one of the best-known motion picture
producers in the world.
Walt Disney's ancestors had emigrated from Gowran,
County Kilkenny in Ireland. His father Elias Disney
had moved to the United States after his parents
failed at farming in Canada. As a child Elias moved
with his family all around the United States, as his
father chased various business ventures. He also
worked as a mailman in Kissimmee (Orlando), Florida,
future home of Walt Disney World. Elias moved to
Chicago in the late 1800s soon after his marriage to
Flora Call. Walt was born in Chicago.
Gowran is a small town in
County Kilkenny. Kilkenny (Contae Chill Chainnigh in
Irish) is located in the south east of Ireland in the
province of Leinster. ... Elias Disney (February 6,
1859 - September 13, 1941) was the father of Walt
Disney. Kissimmee is a city in Osceola County,
Florida, United States. In April, 1906 Elias grew
disenchanted with the violence in Chicago and moved
his family to Marceline, Missouri, where his brother
owned property. There he bought a house and 45 acres
of farmland. While in Marceline, Disney developed his
love for drawing. One of their neighbours, a retired
doctor named "Doc" Sherwood, paid him to draw pictures
of Sherwood's horse, Rupert. He also developed his
love for trains in Marceline, which owed its existence
to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway which ran
through town. Walt would put his ear to the tracks in
anticipation of the coming train. Then he would look
for his uncle, engineer Michael Martin, running the
train.
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