What a great, touching story that is!!....Really something the way Riobard has affected so many folks in so many different ways!!  This was one of the most heartwarming that I've seen recently. Thanks for sharing this! Pat O'Leary --- On Sat, 11/24/12, Donald D Jennings <[email protected]> wrote: From: Donald D Jennings <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [BEARA] BEARA Digest, Vol 7, Issue 234 To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, November 24, 2012, 2:43 PM My deep gratitude to Riobard as well... In 2008, my mother was in the early stages of dementia.  Her brother gave her a substantial gift and suggested she use it on a big trip.  She asked me to take her to Ireland to see her relatives although she had no idea who they were.  During my search I came across this list.  A very kind person responded to my question, gave me the exact pages in Riobard's book re: our Allihies relatives, and topped it off with the phone number of the Allihies priest with a suggestion to call him.  Our cousin still lived next door to the parsonage and the priest gave me her phone number.  Mom couldn't remember much about the trip afterwards, but knew that she (from Spokane) got to see her Irish relatives with her daughter and granddaughter from Virginia and told everyone she met whether they knew her or not...  : ) We're heading to Spokane for Christmas to probably say our final goodbyes to Mom, but until 6 months ago, she would look at her photo album of the trip and smile... That trip would have never happened with you Riobard...thank you from the bottom of my heart! Linda Jennings On Sat, 24 Nov 2012 01:00:27 -0700 [email protected] writes: > > > Today's Topics: > >    1. Re: Many things. (Bill Gawne) >    2. Re: Many things. (Dot Leinhauser) >    3. Re: Many things. (Dalton O'Sullivan) >    4. Re: Many things. (Susan Haines) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:47:54 -0500 > From: Bill Gawne <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [BEARA] Many things. > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: >         <[email protected]> > Content-Type: > text/plain;        charset=ISO-8859-1;        DelSp="Yes"; >         format="flowed" > > Dear friends of Beara, > > Our own Riobard writes: > > > Re. the writings I've, for many years, > >   sent to the Beara Column, > > I have to say that age catches up with me too. > > So I've sent you the poem called "The Exile", > >   and now I must say "Tooraloo". > > I hope that I've oft' made you happy. > > The tears nearly come to my eyes. > > But I can not go on forever, > >  so, to all of my friends, > >   'tis GOODBYE. > > Riobard has assured me, in a private note, that he'll still be here  > > reading, and sometimes commenting.  But as a young lad of 80 > summers,  > he has a lot to do and wishes to devote more time to doing it.  So > the  > effort of keeping up the discussions here in the Beara list now > falls  > upon us. > > > My thanks to Bill Gawne and to all the other people > > who have done great work in charge over > >  the Beara Column for many years. > >    To them all I express a profound GRATIAS. > > It's a kind and generous thing you say, Riobard, but the plain truth >  > is none of us would be here reading this mailing list if not for > your  > life's work of dedicated scholarship.  Whatever happens here in time >  > to come will be -- in some form or fashion -- a derivative of that  > > amazing body of work. > > -- Bill > > > > ---- > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 12:45:34 -0500 > From: "Dot Leinhauser" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [BEARA] Many things. > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain;        charset="us-ascii" > > Many, many thanks to Riobard.  I know about my kin from your work > and thanks > to you Bill for all that you have done to continue Riobards work.  > God bless > you both from an 83 year old.  Dot > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On > Behalf Of Bill Gawne > Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 10:48 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [BEARA] Many things. > > Dear friends of Beara, > > Our own Riobard writes: > > > Re. the writings I've, for many years, > >   sent to the Beara Column, > > I have to say that age catches up with me too. > > So I've sent you the poem called "The Exile", > >   and now I must say "Tooraloo". > > I hope that I've oft' made you happy. > > The tears nearly come to my eyes. > > But I can not go on forever, > >  so, to all of my friends, > >   'tis GOODBYE. > > Riobard has assured me, in a private note, that he'll still be here > reading, > and sometimes commenting.  But as a young lad of 80 summers, he has > a lot to > do and wishes to devote more time to doing it.  So the effort of > keeping up > the discussions here in the Beara list now falls upon us. > > > My thanks to Bill Gawne and to all the other people who have done > > > great work in charge over  the Beara Column for many years. > >    To them all I express a profound GRATIAS. > > It's a kind and generous thing you say, Riobard, but the plain truth > is none > of us would be here reading this mailing list if not for your life's > work of > dedicated scholarship.  Whatever happens here in time to come will > be -- in > some form or fashion -- a derivative of that amazing body of work. > > -- Bill > >  > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:49:50 -0800 (GMT-08:00) > From: "Dalton O'Sullivan" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [BEARA] Many things. > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: >        <[email protected]link.net > >          > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Bill said it all.  A thousand thanks Riobard!!! > >From a 84 yr old lister and, I hope, a friend > Slante, > Dalton O'Sullivan > San Francisco,CA > > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Bill Gawne <[email protected]> > >Sent: Nov 23, 2012 7:47 AM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [BEARA] Many things. > > > >Dear friends of Beara, > > > >Our own Riobard writes: > > > >> Re. the writings I've, for many years, > >>   sent to the Beara Column, > >> I have to say that age catches up with me too. > >> So I've sent you the poem called "The Exile", > >>   and now I must say "Tooraloo". > >> I hope that I've oft' made you happy. > >> The tears nearly come to my eyes. > >> But I can not go on forever, > >>  so, to all of my friends, > >>   'tis GOODBYE. > > > >Riobard has assured me, in a private note, that he'll still be here >  > >reading, and sometimes commenting.  But as a young lad of 80 > summers,  > >he has a lot to do and wishes to devote more time to doing it.  So > the  > >effort of keeping up the discussions here in the Beara list now > falls  > >upon us. > > > >> My thanks to Bill Gawne and to all the other people > >> who have done great work in charge over > >>  the Beara Column for many years. > >>    To them all I express a profound GRATIAS. > > > >It's a kind and generous thing you say, Riobard, but the plain > truth  > >is none of us would be here reading this mailing list if not for > your  > >life's work of dedicated scholarship.  Whatever happens here in > time  > >to come will be -- in some form or fashion -- a derivative of that  > > >amazing body of work. > > > >-- Bill > > > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:44:59 -0500 > From: Susan Haines <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [BEARA] Many things. > To: [email protected] > Cc: Dot Leinhauser <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > many, many thanks, Riobard!  I have enjoyed your comments and your > poetry.  May you find enjoyment as you move to other things. > > Bill, again, I appreciate your faithful efforts toward the list.  In > > fact I am on this list largely because of the excellent people; I do > > wish I could find some Beara ancestor and come close some times, but > it > doesn't quite pan out. > > Thank you, all. > > Sue > > > On 11/23/2012 12:45 PM, Dot Leinhauser wrote: > > Many, many thanks to Riobard.  I know about my kin from your work > and thanks > > to you Bill for all that you have done to continue Riobards work.  > God bless > > you both from an 83 year old.  Dot > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On > > Behalf Of Bill Gawne > > Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 10:48 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [BEARA] Many things. > > > > Dear friends of Beara, > > > > Our own Riobard writes: > > > >> Re. the writings I've, for many years, > >>    sent to the Beara Column, > >> I have to say that age catches up with me too. > >> So I've sent you the poem called "The Exile", > >>    and now I must say "Tooraloo". > >> I hope that I've oft' made you happy. > >> The tears nearly come to my eyes. > >> But I can not go on forever, > >>   so, to all of my friends, > >>    'tis GOODBYE. > > Riobard has assured me, in a private note, that he'll still be > here reading, > > and sometimes commenting.  But as a young lad of 80 summers, he > has a lot to > > do and wishes to devote more time to doing it.  So the effort of > keeping up > > the discussions here in the Beara list now falls upon us. > > > >> My thanks to Bill Gawne and to all the other people who have > done > >> great work in charge over  the Beara Column for many years. > >>     To them all I express a profound GRATIAS. > > It's a kind and generous thing you say, Riobard, but the plain > truth is none > > of us would be here reading this mailing list if not for your > life's work of > > dedicated scholarship.  Whatever happens here in time to come will > be -- in > > some form or fashion -- a derivative of that amazing body of > work. > > > > -- Bill > > > >    > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in > > the subject and the body of the message > > > > > >    > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the BEARA list administrator, send an email to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the BEARA mailing list, send an email to > [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of BEARA Digest, Vol 7, Issue 234 > ************************************* > ____________________________________________________________ Woman is 57 But Looks 27 Mom publishes simple facelift trick that angered doctors... http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/50b131855bab31845e2ast02duc ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

My deep gratitude to Riobard as well... In 2008, my mother was in the early stages of dementia. Her brother gave her a substantial gift and suggested she use it on a big trip. She asked me to take her to Ireland to see her relatives although she had no idea who they were. During my search I came across this list. A very kind person responded to my question, gave me the exact pages in Riobard's book re: our Allihies relatives, and topped it off with the phone number of the Allihies priest with a suggestion to call him. Our cousin still lived next door to the parsonage and the priest gave me her phone number. Mom couldn't remember much about the trip afterwards, but knew that she (from Spokane) got to see her Irish relatives with her daughter and granddaughter from Virginia and told everyone she met whether they knew her or not... : ) We're heading to Spokane for Christmas to probably say our final goodbyes to Mom, but until 6 months ago, she would look at her photo album of the trip and smile... That trip would have never happened with you Riobard...thank you from the bottom of my heart! Linda Jennings On Sat, 24 Nov 2012 01:00:27 -0700 [email protected] writes: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Many things. (Bill Gawne) > 2. Re: Many things. (Dot Leinhauser) > 3. Re: Many things. (Dalton O'Sullivan) > 4. Re: Many things. (Susan Haines) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:47:54 -0500 > From: Bill Gawne <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [BEARA] Many things. > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: > text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp="Yes"; > format="flowed" > > Dear friends of Beara, > > Our own Riobard writes: > > > Re. the writings I've, for many years, > > sent to the Beara Column, > > I have to say that age catches up with me too. > > So I've sent you the poem called "The Exile", > > and now I must say "Tooraloo". > > I hope that I've oft' made you happy. > > The tears nearly come to my eyes. > > But I can not go on forever, > > so, to all of my friends, > > 'tis GOODBYE. > > Riobard has assured me, in a private note, that he'll still be here > > reading, and sometimes commenting. But as a young lad of 80 > summers, > he has a lot to do and wishes to devote more time to doing it. So > the > effort of keeping up the discussions here in the Beara list now > falls > upon us. > > > My thanks to Bill Gawne and to all the other people > > who have done great work in charge over > > the Beara Column for many years. > > To them all I express a profound GRATIAS. > > It's a kind and generous thing you say, Riobard, but the plain truth > > is none of us would be here reading this mailing list if not for > your > life's work of dedicated scholarship. Whatever happens here in time > > to come will be -- in some form or fashion -- a derivative of that > > amazing body of work. > > -- Bill > > > > ---- > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 12:45:34 -0500 > From: "Dot Leinhauser" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [BEARA] Many things. > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Many, many thanks to Riobard. I know about my kin from your work > and thanks > to you Bill for all that you have done to continue Riobards work. > God bless > you both from an 83 year old. Dot > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On > Behalf Of Bill Gawne > Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 10:48 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [BEARA] Many things. > > Dear friends of Beara, > > Our own Riobard writes: > > > Re. the writings I've, for many years, > > sent to the Beara Column, > > I have to say that age catches up with me too. > > So I've sent you the poem called "The Exile", > > and now I must say "Tooraloo". > > I hope that I've oft' made you happy. > > The tears nearly come to my eyes. > > But I can not go on forever, > > so, to all of my friends, > > 'tis GOODBYE. > > Riobard has assured me, in a private note, that he'll still be here > reading, > and sometimes commenting. But as a young lad of 80 summers, he has > a lot to > do and wishes to devote more time to doing it. So the effort of > keeping up > the discussions here in the Beara list now falls upon us. > > > My thanks to Bill Gawne and to all the other people who have done > > > great work in charge over the Beara Column for many years. > > To them all I express a profound GRATIAS. > > It's a kind and generous thing you say, Riobard, but the plain truth > is none > of us would be here reading this mailing list if not for your life's > work of > dedicated scholarship. Whatever happens here in time to come will > be -- in > some form or fashion -- a derivative of that amazing body of work. > > -- Bill > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:49:50 -0800 (GMT-08:00) > From: "Dalton O'Sullivan" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [BEARA] Many things. > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]link.net > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Bill said it all. A thousand thanks Riobard!!! > >From a 84 yr old lister and, I hope, a friend > Slante, > Dalton O'Sullivan > San Francisco,CA > > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Bill Gawne <[email protected]> > >Sent: Nov 23, 2012 7:47 AM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [BEARA] Many things. > > > >Dear friends of Beara, > > > >Our own Riobard writes: > > > >> Re. the writings I've, for many years, > >> sent to the Beara Column, > >> I have to say that age catches up with me too. > >> So I've sent you the poem called "The Exile", > >> and now I must say "Tooraloo". > >> I hope that I've oft' made you happy. > >> The tears nearly come to my eyes. > >> But I can not go on forever, > >> so, to all of my friends, > >> 'tis GOODBYE. > > > >Riobard has assured me, in a private note, that he'll still be here > > >reading, and sometimes commenting. But as a young lad of 80 > summers, > >he has a lot to do and wishes to devote more time to doing it. So > the > >effort of keeping up the discussions here in the Beara list now > falls > >upon us. > > > >> My thanks to Bill Gawne and to all the other people > >> who have done great work in charge over > >> the Beara Column for many years. > >> To them all I express a profound GRATIAS. > > > >It's a kind and generous thing you say, Riobard, but the plain > truth > >is none of us would be here reading this mailing list if not for > your > >life's work of dedicated scholarship. Whatever happens here in > time > >to come will be -- in some form or fashion -- a derivative of that > > >amazing body of work. > > > >-- Bill > > > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:44:59 -0500 > From: Susan Haines <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [BEARA] Many things. > To: [email protected] > Cc: Dot Leinhauser <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > many, many thanks, Riobard! I have enjoyed your comments and your > poetry. May you find enjoyment as you move to other things. > > Bill, again, I appreciate your faithful efforts toward the list. In > > fact I am on this list largely because of the excellent people; I do > > wish I could find some Beara ancestor and come close some times, but > it > doesn't quite pan out. > > Thank you, all. > > Sue > > > On 11/23/2012 12:45 PM, Dot Leinhauser wrote: > > Many, many thanks to Riobard. I know about my kin from your work > and thanks > > to you Bill for all that you have done to continue Riobards work. > God bless > > you both from an 83 year old. Dot > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On > > Behalf Of Bill Gawne > > Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 10:48 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [BEARA] Many things. > > > > Dear friends of Beara, > > > > Our own Riobard writes: > > > >> Re. the writings I've, for many years, > >> sent to the Beara Column, > >> I have to say that age catches up with me too. > >> So I've sent you the poem called "The Exile", > >> and now I must say "Tooraloo". > >> I hope that I've oft' made you happy. > >> The tears nearly come to my eyes. > >> But I can not go on forever, > >> so, to all of my friends, > >> 'tis GOODBYE. > > Riobard has assured me, in a private note, that he'll still be > here reading, > > and sometimes commenting. But as a young lad of 80 summers, he > has a lot to > > do and wishes to devote more time to doing it. So the effort of > keeping up > > the discussions here in the Beara list now falls upon us. > > > >> My thanks to Bill Gawne and to all the other people who have > done > >> great work in charge over the Beara Column for many years. > >> To them all I express a profound GRATIAS. > > It's a kind and generous thing you say, Riobard, but the plain > truth is none > > of us would be here reading this mailing list if not for your > life's work of > > dedicated scholarship. Whatever happens here in time to come will > be -- in > > some form or fashion -- a derivative of that amazing body of > work. > > > > -- Bill > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in > > the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the BEARA list administrator, send an email to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the BEARA mailing list, send an email to > [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of BEARA Digest, Vol 7, Issue 234 > ************************************* > ____________________________________________________________ Woman is 57 But Looks 27 Mom publishes simple facelift trick that angered doctors... http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/50b131855bab31845e2ast02duc

As someone who has learned a lot about the ancestry of my children through Riobard's amazing work, I, too, want to say "Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your tireless dedication and loving work." As a genealogist, I know the hard work and dedication it takes to work on your own family. Doing this work for others, often not getting paid for it, demonstrates a powerful love of Ireland, Beara, and the history of an oft tortured people. My congratulations to you, for finally taking the time to be yourself and giving more of your time to your lovely wife, Joan, and the rest of your family. Thank you for everything you have done. Chuck Weinstein Bellport, NY [email protected]

many, many thanks, Riobard! I have enjoyed your comments and your poetry. May you find enjoyment as you move to other things. Bill, again, I appreciate your faithful efforts toward the list. In fact I am on this list largely because of the excellent people; I do wish I could find some Beara ancestor and come close some times, but it doesn't quite pan out. Thank you, all. Sue On 11/23/2012 12:45 PM, Dot Leinhauser wrote: > Many, many thanks to Riobard. I know about my kin from your work and thanks > to you Bill for all that you have done to continue Riobards work. God bless > you both from an 83 year old. Dot > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Bill Gawne > Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 10:48 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [BEARA] Many things. > > Dear friends of Beara, > > Our own Riobard writes: > >> Re. the writings I've, for many years, >> sent to the Beara Column, >> I have to say that age catches up with me too. >> So I've sent you the poem called "The Exile", >> and now I must say "Tooraloo". >> I hope that I've oft' made you happy. >> The tears nearly come to my eyes. >> But I can not go on forever, >> so, to all of my friends, >> 'tis GOODBYE. > Riobard has assured me, in a private note, that he'll still be here reading, > and sometimes commenting. But as a young lad of 80 summers, he has a lot to > do and wishes to devote more time to doing it. So the effort of keeping up > the discussions here in the Beara list now falls upon us. > >> My thanks to Bill Gawne and to all the other people who have done >> great work in charge over the Beara Column for many years. >> To them all I express a profound GRATIAS. > It's a kind and generous thing you say, Riobard, but the plain truth is none > of us would be here reading this mailing list if not for your life's work of > dedicated scholarship. Whatever happens here in time to come will be -- in > some form or fashion -- a derivative of that amazing body of work. > > -- Bill > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Many, many thanks to Riobard. I know about my kin from your work and thanks to you Bill for all that you have done to continue Riobards work. God bless you both from an 83 year old. Dot -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Gawne Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 10:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BEARA] Many things. Dear friends of Beara, Our own Riobard writes: > Re. the writings I've, for many years, > sent to the Beara Column, > I have to say that age catches up with me too. > So I've sent you the poem called "The Exile", > and now I must say "Tooraloo". > I hope that I've oft' made you happy. > The tears nearly come to my eyes. > But I can not go on forever, > so, to all of my friends, > 'tis GOODBYE. Riobard has assured me, in a private note, that he'll still be here reading, and sometimes commenting. But as a young lad of 80 summers, he has a lot to do and wishes to devote more time to doing it. So the effort of keeping up the discussions here in the Beara list now falls upon us. > My thanks to Bill Gawne and to all the other people who have done > great work in charge over the Beara Column for many years. > To them all I express a profound GRATIAS. It's a kind and generous thing you say, Riobard, but the plain truth is none of us would be here reading this mailing list if not for your life's work of dedicated scholarship. Whatever happens here in time to come will be -- in some form or fashion -- a derivative of that amazing body of work. -- Bill ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Bill said it all. A thousand thanks Riobard!!! >From a 84 yr old lister and, I hope, a friend Slante, Dalton O'Sullivan San Francisco,CA -----Original Message----- >From: Bill Gawne <[email protected]> >Sent: Nov 23, 2012 7:47 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [BEARA] Many things. > >Dear friends of Beara, > >Our own Riobard writes: > >> Re. the writings I've, for many years, >> sent to the Beara Column, >> I have to say that age catches up with me too. >> So I've sent you the poem called "The Exile", >> and now I must say "Tooraloo". >> I hope that I've oft' made you happy. >> The tears nearly come to my eyes. >> But I can not go on forever, >> so, to all of my friends, >> 'tis GOODBYE. > >Riobard has assured me, in a private note, that he'll still be here >reading, and sometimes commenting. But as a young lad of 80 summers, >he has a lot to do and wishes to devote more time to doing it. So the >effort of keeping up the discussions here in the Beara list now falls >upon us. > >> My thanks to Bill Gawne and to all the other people >> who have done great work in charge over >> the Beara Column for many years. >> To them all I express a profound GRATIAS. > >It's a kind and generous thing you say, Riobard, but the plain truth >is none of us would be here reading this mailing list if not for your >life's work of dedicated scholarship. Whatever happens here in time >to come will be -- in some form or fashion -- a derivative of that >amazing body of work. > >-- Bill > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear friends of Beara, Our own Riobard writes: > Re. the writings I've, for many years, > sent to the Beara Column, > I have to say that age catches up with me too. > So I've sent you the poem called "The Exile", > and now I must say "Tooraloo". > I hope that I've oft' made you happy. > The tears nearly come to my eyes. > But I can not go on forever, > so, to all of my friends, > 'tis GOODBYE. Riobard has assured me, in a private note, that he'll still be here reading, and sometimes commenting. But as a young lad of 80 summers, he has a lot to do and wishes to devote more time to doing it. So the effort of keeping up the discussions here in the Beara list now falls upon us. > My thanks to Bill Gawne and to all the other people > who have done great work in charge over > the Beara Column for many years. > To them all I express a profound GRATIAS. It's a kind and generous thing you say, Riobard, but the plain truth is none of us would be here reading this mailing list if not for your life's work of dedicated scholarship. Whatever happens here in time to come will be -- in some form or fashion -- a derivative of that amazing body of work. -- Bill

THE EXILE ----------------- 1) When I was young, all in my youth I thought I'd like to roam. Like many another foolish boy I had no thoughts for home. The kind old friends around me, they thought so well of me. But I left my dear old parents, and I went away to sea. 2) My father, at my parting, said: "My lad, where'er you roam, let no one's joys make you forget the loving ones at home". My mother, she could hardly speak that day I went away. She threw her arms around my neck, those words to me did say: "My boy, God bless you, darling son, wherever you may roam, my prayers shall be, both night and day, that God may watch you home. Goodbye, God bless you darling", so sadly she did cry. While I'll have life, I'll ne'er forget my mother's last goodbye. 3) At length I started o'er the sea to a land far far away. I toiled beneath the burning sun for many a dreary day. Yet, though I had the wish for gold, the thoughts ran in my ears of the last fond words I heard from home were from my parents dear. 4) Then:- my mem'ry fled to Ireland, my home across the sea where loving hearts were beating, oft filled with thoughts of me. In home and kindred, I must speak, were many a heartfelt sigh of father's kind and loving words, and my mother's last goodbye. 5) I landed, but, alas, too late. My parents they were dead. My gold now had no joy for me, for all my joys were fled. But I hope to hear those loving words in a land beyond the sky. And:- while lives are lives, I'll ne'er forget my parents' last goodbye. Mistakes I found while researching Parish Records: About 200 Baptisms were omitted from the Records. (There was known as Baiste an Urlair, or Floor Baptism. In olden days, the Priest used often go around on a saddled horse and Baptise the children in their homes. By the time he arrived home, he at times had forgotten some of the names of children he had Baptised. So those those names were missing from th Records (--- but, I eventually traced them !!). Boys were put into the Records were girls' names, and girls were put down with boys' names. Grandparents and Godparents were put down as parents of children --- all mixed up. Twins were put down as being born 2 months apart. (There must have been some long pregnancies in those days). A boy was born 3 times. A girl in Bere Island got married on the day she was born. A man got married to his mother. A boy was dead for 3 months before he was born. A woman married 2 men the same day. (The 1st fellow must have "taken off" while "the going was good"). A man from Kilmacowen was buried 72 years before he got married in New York. Then, there was the story of Big Patrick from Castletownbere who handed the Priest in an envelope his offering for one child when he should have given him the offering for 2 --- as he had Baptised twins. When Big Patrick was then reminded by the Priest that he had Baptised 2 --- and not 1 --- Big Patrick replied: "2 arrived, but there was only 1 ordered and I am only paying for what I ordered !! Another day, Big Patrick, whose job it was to put a body into the coffin beside a Hospital, had just put the body in --- with an umbrella over it --- when Sr. Oliver rushed out on seeing what was after happening. "Good God, Patrick", she exclaimed, "Why are you putting the body into the coffin with an umbrella over it ?" "Well, Sr.", said Big Patrick, "it might be raining when he gets to the other side " !! Re. the writings I've, for many years, sent to the Beara Column, I have to say that age catches up with me too. So I've sent you the poem called "The Exile", and now I must say "Tooraloo". I hope that I've oft' made you happy. The tears nearly come to my eyes. But I can not go on forever, so, to all of my friends, 'tis GOODBYE. My thanks to Bill Gawne and to all the other people who have done great work in charge over the Beara Column for many years. To them all I express a profound GRATIAS. *----- Riobard*

Thank you for all that you’ve shared, Riobard. The recent poems were beautiful. ‘The Exile’ and ‘Sweet Adrigole’ wereespecially touching and as a parent, quite sad. There must have been incredible sadness for the parents as theirchildren left Irelandand sailed for foreign shores, never to be embraced by them again. I’m not convinced that we’re made of the ‘samestuff’ that our ancestors were. And I’ve often wondered, how many left and then returned to Ireland whenthey could no longer endure the separation from parents and homeland. Probably not as many who would have made thetrip if they’d had the funds. Thanks again. Carolyn -----Original Message----- From: Riobard O' Dwyer <[email protected]> To: beara <[email protected]>; bearariobard <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, Nov 22, 2012 9:44 am Subject: [BEARA] Many things. THE EXILE ----------------- 1) When I was young, all in my youth I thought I'd like to roam.

Thank you, Riobard for your wonderful columns. They are always a pleasure. You're a treasure for all of us with our Beara roots. My mother, Mary Jane Holland, was born in Butte in 1899. but was sent back to live with her Grandparents in Castletownbere at Gauer House when she was one or two. The family story was that Butte was just too tough a place to raise a daughter. I think she stayed there 'til she was about 7 or 8 when her parents came to fetch her back to Butte. She was so upset about leaving sweet Cork, the story goes, that she asked the priest if he would marry her, so that she could stay on. He declined and so off she went to Montana, never to return but with a wealth of kind words and happy memories for Beara. Thanks again Riobard. Tooraloo...

Delightful, Riobard. I really enjoy your poems and comments. Reg (O'Regan) Volk-Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Riobard O' Dwyer" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 6:43 AM Subject: [BEARA] Many things. > THE EXILE > ----------------- > 1) > When I was young, all in my youth > I thought I'd like to roam. > Like many another foolish boy > I had no thoughts for home. > The kind old friends around me, > they thought so well of me. > But I left my dear old parents, > and I went away to sea. > 2) > My father, at my parting, said: > "My lad, where'er you roam, > let no one's joys make you forget > the loving ones at home". > My mother, she could hardly speak > that day I went away. > She threw her arms around my neck, > those words to me did say: > "My boy, God bless you, darling son, > wherever you may roam, > my prayers shall be, both night and day, > that God may watch you home. > Goodbye, God bless you darling", > so sadly she did cry. > While I'll have life, I'll ne'er forget > my mother's last goodbye. > 3) > At length I started o'er the sea to a land far far away. > I toiled beneath the burning sun for many a dreary day. > Yet, though I had the wish for gold, > the thoughts ran in my ears > of the last fond words I heard from home > were from my parents dear. > 4) > Then:- my mem'ry fled to Ireland, my home across the sea > where loving hearts were beating, oft filled with thoughts of me. > In home and kindred, I must speak, were many a heartfelt sigh > of father's kind and loving words, and my mother's last goodbye. > 5) > I landed, but, alas, too late. My parents they were dead. > My gold now had no joy for me, for all my joys were fled. > But I hope to hear those loving words in a land beyond the sky. > And:- while lives are lives, I'll ne'er forget > my parents' last goodbye. > > Mistakes I found while researching Parish Records: > About 200 Baptisms were omitted from the Records. > (There was known as Baiste an Urlair, or Floor Baptism. > In olden days, the Priest used often go around on a saddled horse > and Baptise the children in their homes. > By the time he arrived home, he at times had forgotten > some of the names of children he had Baptised. > So those those names were missing from th Records > (--- but, I eventually traced them !!). > Boys were put into the Records were girls' names, > and girls were put down with boys' names. > Grandparents and Godparents were put down > as parents of children --- all mixed up. > Twins were put down as being born 2 months apart. > (There must have been some long pregnancies > in those days). > A boy was born 3 times. A girl in Bere Island > got married on the day she was born. > A man got married to his mother. > A boy was dead for 3 months before he was born. > A woman married 2 men the same day. > (The 1st fellow must have "taken off" > while "the going was good"). > A man from Kilmacowen was buried > 72 years before he got married in New York. > > Then, there was the story of Big Patrick from Castletownbere > who handed the Priest in an envelope > his offering for one child when he should have > given him the offering for 2 --- as he had Baptised twins. > When Big Patrick was then reminded by the Priest > that he had Baptised 2 --- and not 1 --- > Big Patrick replied: "2 arrived, but there was > only 1 ordered > and I am only paying for what I ordered !! > > Another day, Big Patrick, whose job it was to put a body > into the coffin beside a Hospital, > had just put the body in --- with an umbrella over it --- > when Sr. Oliver rushed out on seeing > what was after happening. > "Good God, Patrick", she exclaimed, > "Why are you putting the body into the coffin > with an umbrella over it ?" > "Well, Sr.", said Big Patrick, > "it might be raining when he gets to the other side " !! > > Re. the writings I've, for many years, > sent to the Beara Column, > I have to say that age catches up with me too. > So I've sent you the poem called "The Exile", > and now I must say "Tooraloo". > I hope that I've oft' made you happy. > The tears nearly come to my eyes. > But I can not go on forever, > so, to all of my friends, > 'tis GOODBYE. > > My thanks to Bill Gawne and to all the other people > who have done great work in charge over > the Beara Column for many years. > To them all I express a profound GRATIAS. > > *----- Riobard* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Giving thanks for you today, Riobard...on this Thanksgiving Day in America. Susan Twomey Northern California *Holland/Houlihan, Hampston, Harrington, Sullivan, Murphy ancestors from Beara On Nov 22, 2012, at 6:43 AM, Riobard O' Dwyer wrote: > ... > Re. the writings I've, for many years, > sent to the Beara Column, > I have to say that age catches up with me too. > So I've sent you the poem called "The Exile", > and now I must say "Tooraloo". > I hope that I've oft' made you happy. > The tears nearly come to my eyes. > But I can not go on forever, > so, to all of my friends, > 'tis GOODBYE. > > My thanks to Bill Gawne and to all the other people > who have done great work in charge over > the Beara Column for many years. > To them all I express a profound GRATIAS. > > *----- Riobard*

* SWEET ADRIGOLE (in Beara). 1) Dear parents you're now sad and lonely. All alone you must sit down and sigh. Your sons they have all gone to travel, and your daughters have left you likewise. They have travelled to Butte and to Leadville, to Boston right off to Greenore. But parents we'll never forget you in your homestead in sweet Adrigole. * 2) The trees are all crowded with warblers; the blackbirds and thrushes they sing. Sure we wish we could hear them each morning instead of the 6 'clock ring. We wish we could die there contented; no more would we wish for to roam; for dearer than gold or of silver is our homestead in sweet Adrigole. 3) Now for wishes we very few get them; and wishing it would never do; for if we had our wishes, dear parents, we would all fly back straight home to you. So goodbye to you dearest forever. It is sad that we can't live at home. So goodbye to you father and mother, and goodbye to you sweet Adrigole. * ---- from an old man for Riobard.** *

This is beautiful, Thank you so very much for sharing Terry -----Original Message----- From: Riobard O' Dwyer Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 10:11 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [BEARA] Poem:"Sweet Adrigole". * SWEET ADRIGOLE (in Beara). 1) Dear parents you're now sad and lonely. All alone you must sit down and sigh. Your sons they have all gone to travel, and your daughters have left you likewise. They have travelled to Butte and to Leadville, to Boston right off to Greenore. But parents we'll never forget you in your homestead in sweet Adrigole. * 2) The trees are all crowded with warblers; the blackbirds and thrushes they sing. Sure we wish we could hear them each morning instead of the 6 'clock ring. We wish we could die there contented; no more would we wish for to roam; for dearer than gold or of silver is our homestead in sweet Adrigole. 3) Now for wishes we very few get them; and wishing it would never do; for if we had our wishes, dear parents, we would all fly back straight home to you. So goodbye to you dearest forever. It is sad that we can't live at home. So goodbye to you father and mother, and goodbye to you sweet Adrigole. * ---- from an old man for Riobard.** * ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you, Riobard! Susan On Nov 21, 2012, at 9:11 AM, Riobard O' Dwyer wrote: > * SWEET ADRIGOLE (in Beara). > 1)... >

*AN EXILE FROM BEARA'S SHORES 1) The flowers bloom, the waters gleam, the fields are covered green; the trees are decked in foliage how beautiful that's been. 'Tis hard to part from all we love, on a bright midsummer's day, and bid farewell to home and friends and sail down Bantry Bay. 2) To leave the land that gave me birth, it grieves my heart so sore. But to leave it bound in slavery, it grieves me 10 times more. For many's the son and daughter fair went down by foregn's way, which leaves me homeless, poor and fair as I sail down Bantry Bay. 3) I stood upon the steamer's deck. For friends of old I sighed --- in Castletown, sweet Rosmacowen, Bere Island by the tide; and lovely hills and fields so green where I spent happy days. and as I viewed, my eyes they filled with tears down Bantry Bay. 4) Oh God be with you Ireland, my friends and comrades too While life remains with me out here, to you I will be true, and when my days on earth are o'er and I no longer roam; though buried in a foreign land, there's still no place like home. ---- an old man for Riobard. *

Hi Bill, Not a clue ---- except what was on the poem. --- Riobard. On 17 November 2012 13:55, Bill Gawne <[email protected]> wrote: > Good morning Riobard, and all here, > > A sad, sad poem, and far sadder still the terrible reality of it must > have been for the poor lads in the boat and the dear ones left behind. > > Do you know where Swan's Rock is found, in Bantry Bay? Google Earth > is being no help at all. I can see Adrigole easily enough, and its > harbour; and across the bay up by Bantry town I see Whiddy Island. I > suppose the rock lies somewhere between, but for all I know it might > be anywhere. > > Riobard O' Dwyer <[email protected]> writes: > > > *THE ACCIDENTAL DROWNING OF THE FISHERMAN > > This accidental drowning, while fishing off the Adrigole shores in Beara, > > took place many years ago. A poem was made about it. and it goes like > this:- > [...] > > -- Bill > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > -- *Riobard (O'Dwyer)*

Hey Bill, Riobard et al. I never heard of it either but it sounds as if it is far out The Lighthouse is called roancarraig which means seal-rock so it may be out in that area. It is a sad story and we've had too many drownings.Two off Bere Island within the past month and two more ,one in Castletown and one in allihiesjust prior to that Happy Thanksgiving to all Jim. On 11/17/12, Bill Gawne<[email protected]> wrote: Good morning Riobard, and all here, A sad, sad poem, and far sadder still the terrible reality of it must have been for the poor lads in the boat and the dear ones left behind. Do you know where Swan's Rock is found, in Bantry Bay? Google Earth is being no help at all. I can see Adrigole easily enough, and its harbour; and across the bay up by Bantry town I see Whiddy Island. I suppose the rock lies somewhere between, but for all I know it might be anywhere. Riobard O' Dwyer <[1][email protected]> writes: > *THE ACCIDENTAL DROWNING OF THE FISHERMAN > This accidental drowning, while fishing off the Adrigole shores in Beara, > took place many years ago. A poem was made about it. and it goes like this:- [...] -- Bill ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [2][email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message References 1. mailto:[email protected] 2. mailto:[email protected]

*THE ACCIDENTAL DROWNING OF THE FISHERMAN This accidental drowning, while fishing off the Adrigole shores in Beara, took place many years ago. A poem was made about it. and it goes like this:- 1 The people of this neighbourhood attend, both young and small. Unlike the football verses, they are awful to be told of 5 young men who lost heir lives, it grieves me for to say, close to the shores of Adrigole that lies near Bantry Bay. * 2 On the 11th of October in the year of '95, 'twas a night of dreadful gale through the country far and wide. Just as the sun had gone to rest, their nets they planned to cast. They little thought when leaving home, that it would be their last. 3 The night was dark and dreary. They ventured far from shore. The waves they rushed like mountains high against them more and more. But when they came to the Swans Rock, it grieves me for to tell 'twas there they met their fateful doom by the crash of the deadly swell. 4 5 gallant youg men in their prime, of right & honest view, they of them were O'Sullivans, Tim Shea, and Abbott too. All those young me in the prime of life, as the public paper states. May the Lord have mercy on their souls, 3 met their watery graves. 5 At 6 o'Clock next morning, just at the break of day, Peter Downey from Whiddy Isle, and to his sons did say "A boat I see in danger"-- his eyes that were aglow: "tis they that are acalling. We'll save those those men below". 6 Oh Lord, it was an awful sight when 2 men they were found close to the Strand of "Loo"ville 2 miles from Bantry town. In a watery grave in Bantry Bay the other 3 they sleep. May God who called their lives away with himself them will keep. ---- Riobard.

Good morning Riobard, and all here, A sad, sad poem, and far sadder still the terrible reality of it must have been for the poor lads in the boat and the dear ones left behind. Do you know where Swan's Rock is found, in Bantry Bay? Google Earth is being no help at all. I can see Adrigole easily enough, and its harbour; and across the bay up by Bantry town I see Whiddy Island. I suppose the rock lies somewhere between, but for all I know it might be anywhere. Riobard O' Dwyer <[email protected]> writes: > *THE ACCIDENTAL DROWNING OF THE FISHERMAN > This accidental drowning, while fishing off the Adrigole shores in Beara, > took place many years ago. A poem was made about it. and it goes like this:- [...] -- Bill