Margaret, Dominic and Peter Gaffaney, Mill Road, Waimate
My great grandparents Peter Dominic and Margaret (O’Rourke) Gaffaney, along with their son Michael Dominic, moved to Waimate in 1919, where they lived at this house they named “Clonmel” in Mill Road.
Gaffaney home, Mill Road, Waimate
I didn’t know which number in Mill Road the house was, and couldn’t find it using Google Maps, so when my parents and I visited Waimate last month, it was a matter of cruising (very slowly) up and down the road.
Mill Road house, Waimate ~ January 2012
We found it! It was difficult to spot initially because of all the trees in front of the house, but the distinctive woodwork over the verandah gave it away.