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The Rice family in France

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  • 13-11-2012 9:35am
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    Fuinseog
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    I was watching an episode of ' ce a chonaigh i mo theachsa' recently and it dealt with the Rice family who apparently were a wealthy merchant family with a bank in Nantes. The programme inspired me to do a little research but I have found little on them. I found it strange that the book 'Strangers to Citizens- the Irish in Europe', though containing a chapter on Irish merchants in France has nothing about the Rice family.


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    pedroeibar1
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    Did not see that programme; the Rice family was I think from Carlow/Kilkenny and a branch in Waterford had the banking business AFAIK. Same family as Ignatius Rice, founder of the Christian Brothers.


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    Rebelheart
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    Fuinseog wrote: »
    I was watching an episode of ' ce a chonaigh i mo theachsa' recently and it dealt with the Rice family who apparently were a wealthy merchant family with a bank in Nantes. The programme inspired me to do a little research but I have found little on them. I found it strange that the book 'Strangers to Citizens- the Irish in Europe', though containing a chapter on Irish merchants in France has nothing about the Rice family.

    Gerry Rice, the Meath priest, has written a rake of stuff about the history of Meath. I'd say he knows more about the family history than anybody alive. He's one of the last of the scholar priests.


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