AN URHAN TEAM OF THE 60's 1 Through the hush and the silence my heart starts a dreaming. My thoughts they take flight to the place I adore. So I sit by the fireside where sunlight is streaming, and I'm swept in my fancy to Urhan's fair shore. 2 In reverie absorbing I travel, o'er the townland of Urhan from Cahir to Gort. Then I glide by Travara and ramble from the strand to the mountain behind Ahabrock. 3 I've an excellent view of the townland beneath me with its natural bound'ries of mountain and sea like a miniture nature, secluded completely with its frontiers by warriors protected and free. 4 Just as Ireland rejoices in freedom from slavery, and treasured the heroes who banished her foe. so the townland of Urhan is proud of her brave ones, and the glories and triumphs of the young and the old. 5 In the realms of football this townland is peerless. Its fair history is dotted with records go leor. By the playing fields of Ireland her famed sons are fearless when they think of the hopes of their fathers at home. 6 So, let's drink a glad toast to the present selection who are champions of Beara, and champions of Cork. They have set a high standard of football perfection and have Downey's congested with Trophies and Cups. 7 For six years they have lorded o'er Beara completely. They've defended their title of champions supreme. With attempts to detrone them they've dealt with severely. They won out the County --- oh, what a fifteen !! 8 Long be their mem'ry in Urhan be treasured. Let their names be inscribed in the roll of the best, and when time has brought changes in far distant places, their mem'ry will still in their homeland be blest. 9 Now, the sun in the russet horizon is stealing, and the dusk and twilight are mingling with "smoke". So good luck to the champions who have set our lives dreaming, and long may they live by Urhan's famed shore. This was a song about the Urhan team in Beara in the 60's. * ----- Riobard *

Dear friends of Beara, You may wish to view this lovely 2 minute 38 second video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em5eKnmjf2o&feature=plcp Southwest Ireland: The Dingle, Iveragh & Beara Peninsulas Trailer It's a video tour of the high places in Ireland's southwest. There's a link to a book you may decide you want to get. Or not. But do look at the beautiful scenery. -- Bill

So sorry for your loss. Joan >________________________________ >From: Phil Brown <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 11:46 AM >Subject: Re: [BEARA] Will the banshee wail tonight? > >Bill, I don't know what to say, other than I'm terribly, terribly sorry. >Phil >Alexandria, Virginia > > > > >On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 11:56 PM, Bill Gawne <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear friends of Beara, >> >> It seems I keep coming here with news of tragedy.  I wish that weren't >> so, but so it is. >> >> This morning my wife Paula died.  When I woke up she was unresponsive. >>   Still warm, but not breathing.  I called the paramedics.  They found >> no heartbeat.  She was pronounced dead at the hospital shortly >> thereafter.  Best guess is she had a heart attack just a little while >> before I woke up. >> >> That's a son-in-law, and a wife, both gone in two months.  Between >> them we lost our friend Donal O. >> >> Will you please remember Paula Anne Gawne in your prayers?  Also, >> spare a thought for her daughters Grace, so recently widowed, and >> Amanda; and for her granddaughters Bethany and Rhiannon. >> >> -- 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 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 > >

Bill, thank you for the pictures and information re the books. Margaret Reed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Gawne" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 3:47 PM Subject: [BEARA] Pictures from Steve Sullivan > Dear friends of Beara, > > List member Steve Sullivan <[email protected]> has some pictures to share > with us. He tried to send them to the list, but Rootsweb doesn't > allow that, so they were bounced to me. With Steve's permission, I've > placed them on the Children of Beara website where you may view them > at > http://bearaschildren.blogspot.com/2012/11/three-new-pictures-our-friend-steve.html > > Here's the text of the message Steve sent: > > For those Beara Listers who have not had the privilege of meeting > Riobard O'Dwyer, attached are three pictures: > (Note that the three pictures are not attached, but are visible at the > website address I gave above. BG) > > 1. Riobard playing his accordion in his Eyeries home 2. A plaque at > the Urhan School honoring Riobard (forty one years teaching) 3. A > picture of Eyeries looking southwest over Coulagh Bay toward Urhan and > Allihies. > > Unfortunately I did not get a good picture of Riobard's wife, Saint Joan. > > Many years ago, while in Dublin, I visited the Irish genealogical society. > As soon as the genealogist heard that my family was from the Beara > Pennisula, she said "oh you should talk with Riobard O'Dwyer, he has > the most complete and accurate records for that area". > > Riobard is truly a legend in his own time; teacher, athlete, musician, > genealogist, historian, story teller, mentor, plus many many other > accomplishments. > > If you plan to stay near Eyeries, may I recommend a very nice B&B, > Formanes House. > > Steve Sullivan > Seer/Croumhane > Stevensville, Montana > Saratoga, California > > > -- 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, I don't know what to say, other than I'm terribly, terribly sorry. Phil Alexandria, Virginia On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 11:56 PM, Bill Gawne <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear friends of Beara, > > It seems I keep coming here with news of tragedy.  I wish that weren't > so, but so it is. > > This morning my wife Paula died.  When I woke up she was unresponsive. >   Still warm, but not breathing.  I called the paramedics.  They found > no heartbeat.  She was pronounced dead at the hospital shortly > thereafter.  Best guess is she had a heart attack just a little while > before I woke up. > > That's a son-in-law, and a wife, both gone in two months.  Between > them we lost our friend Donal O. > > Will you please remember Paula Anne Gawne in your prayers?  Also, > spare a thought for her daughters Grace, so recently widowed, and > Amanda; and for her granddaughters Bethany and Rhiannon. > > -- 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 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

Very sorry to hear of your loss, Bill. Ar deis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha. On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 11:56 PM, Bill Gawne <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear friends of Beara, > > It seems I keep coming here with news of tragedy.  I wish that weren't > so, but so it is. > > This morning my wife Paula died.  When I woke up she was unresponsive. >   Still warm, but not breathing.  I called the paramedics.  They found > no heartbeat.  She was pronounced dead at the hospital shortly > thereafter.  Best guess is she had a heart attack just a little while > before I woke up. > > That's a son-in-law, and a wife, both gone in two months.  Between > them we lost our friend Donal O. > > Will you please remember Paula Anne Gawne in your prayers?  Also, > spare a thought for her daughters Grace, so recently widowed, and > Amanda; and for her granddaughters Bethany and Rhiannon. > > -- 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

Dear friends of Beara, List member Steve Sullivan <[email protected]> has some pictures to share with us. He tried to send them to the list, but Rootsweb doesn't allow that, so they were bounced to me. With Steve's permission, I've placed them on the Children of Beara website where you may view them at http://bearaschildren.blogspot.com/2012/11/three-new-pictures-our-friend-steve.html Here's the text of the message Steve sent: For those Beara Listers who have not had the privilege of meeting Riobard O'Dwyer, attached are three pictures: (Note that the three pictures are not attached, but are visible at the website address I gave above. BG) 1. Riobard playing his accordion in his Eyeries home 2. A plaque at the Urhan School honoring Riobard (forty one years teaching) 3. A picture of Eyeries looking southwest over Coulagh Bay toward Urhan and Allihies. Unfortunately I did not get a good picture of Riobard's wife, Saint Joan. Many years ago, while in Dublin, I visited the Irish genealogical society. As soon as the genealogist heard that my family was from the Beara Pennisula, she said "oh you should talk with Riobard O'Dwyer, he has the most complete and accurate records for that area". Riobard is truly a legend in his own time; teacher, athlete, musician, genealogist, historian, story teller, mentor, plus many many other accomplishments. If you plan to stay near Eyeries, may I recommend a very nice B&B, Formanes House. Steve Sullivan Seer/Croumhane Stevensville, Montana Saratoga, California -- Bill

FWIW, here is a listing of recordings of Seán Ó Sé, available on Amazon in USA. Sorrry about the formatting 1. Sean O'riada: Orchestral Works- The Banks of Sulán and Seoladh na nGamhan, Nomoi Nos. 1 & 4 / Mise Éire by Seán Ó'Riada, Robert Houlihan, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and Seán Ó Sé (2011) - Import Formats Price New Used Audio CD, Import (2011) $18.99 MP3 Music (2011)Download or play now in Cloud Player. $8.99 2. An Poc Ar Buile by Sean O Se (2010) - Import Formats Price New Used Audio CD, Import (2010) $16.91 $33.71 MP3 Music (2011)Download or play now in Cloud Player. $8.99 3. Ó Riada sa Gaiety: le Seán Ó Sé Agus Ceoltóirí Cualann by Seán Ó Riada, Ceoltóirí Cualann and Seán Ó Sé (1995) - Import (5) Formats Price New Used Audio CD, Import (1995) $39.99 $19.92 4. Songs of Cork and Kerry by Sean O Se (1999) - Import Formats Price New Used Audio CD, Import (1999) $34.99 5. The Green Road by Sean O'Se with The Turloughmore Ceili Band (2009) Formats Price New Used Audio CD (2009)Currently unavailable 6. Songs & Stories by Sean O'Se (2012) Formats Price New Used Audio CD (2012)Currently unavailable "BEARA MY HOME" -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2012 3:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: BEARA Digest, Vol 7, Issue 225 Today's Topics: 1. Re: Tithe Applotment Books are online now (Ann Chilton) 2. Re: Tithe Applotment Books are online now ([email protected]) 3. Re: Tithe Applotment Books are online now (Ann Chilton) 4. "BEARA MY HOME" (Riobard O' Dwyer) 5. Re: "BEARA MY HOME" ([email protected]) 6. Re: "BEARA MY HOME" ([email protected]) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2012 13:18:57 -0000 From: "Ann Chilton" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [BEARA] Tithe Applotment Books are online now To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Hi Guys, Do you think Riobard has a hint as to how to find Bere Island ?? I couldn't find anything I recognised in the list after clicking Cork. Help please !! Cheers - Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Gawne" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 12:25 PM Subject: [BEARA] Tithe Applotment Books are online now > Dear friends of Beara, > > I've just learned that the Tithe Applotment Books from 1824-1827 are > now online at > > http://www.genealogy.nationalarchives.ie/ > > The National Archives has just launched a new web site for Irish > Genealogy resource materials genealogy.nationalarchives.ie The actual > images if the 1820's Tithe Applotment Books are there as well as the > 1901 and 1911 Census and a > database of soldier's Wills from 1914-17. That's it for now but they say > there's lots more to come. > > For Beara folks, I used the "browse by location" option, clicking > first on Cork for the county, and then Kilcatherine for the parish. > (Thank you, Riobard. I wouldn't have known to do that if not for > you.) I found Edmond Power in Brandy Hall, as expected. I'll look > for Hollands and Lowneys later today as time permits. > > I note that the Kilcatherine record is nowhere near as neat or orderly > as the Applotment Book page for my Carlow relatives. Maybe the > enumerators just weren't as careful in Beara? > > -- 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: 2 Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2012 08:26:02 -0600 (CST) From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BEARA] Tithe Applotment Books are online now To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi Ann, Arent you glad I keep tabs on you.Bere Island didnt have it's own parish but was part of Castletown which is listed as Kileconenagh or somesuch. I am not sure of the correct spelling but that should get you there .Good luck finding your "Ogs" Jim. On 11/10/12, Ann Chilton<[email protected]> wrote: Hi Guys, Do you think Riobard has a hint as to how to find Bere Island ?? I couldn't find anything I recognised in the list after clicking Cork. Help please !! Cheers - Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Gawne" <[1][email protected]> To: <[2][email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 12:25 PM Subject: [BEARA] Tithe Applotment Books are online now > Dear friends of Beara, > > I've just learned that the Tithe Applotment Books from 1824-1827 are > now online at > > [3]http://www.genealogy.nationalarchives.ie/ > > The National Archives has just launched a new web site for Irish > Genealogy resource materials genealogy.nationalarchives.ie The actual > images if the 1820's Tithe Applotment Books are there as well as the > 1901 and 1911 Census and a > database of soldier's Wills from 1914-17. That's it for now but they say > there's lots more to come. > > For Beara folks, I used the "browse by location" option, clicking > first on Cork for the county, and then Kilcatherine for the parish. > (Thank you, Riobard. I wouldn't have known to do that if not for > you.) I found Edmond Power in Brandy Hall, as expected. I'll look > for Hollands and Lowneys later today as time permits. > > I note that the Kilcatherine record is nowhere near as neat or orderly > as the Applotment Book page for my Carlow relatives. Maybe the > enumerators just weren't as careful in Beara? > > -- Bill > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [4][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 [5][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] 3. http://www.genealogy.nationalarchives.ie/ 4. mailto:[email protected] 5. mailto:[email protected] ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2012 14:49:50 -0000 From: "Ann Chilton" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [BEARA] Tithe Applotment Books are online now To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Hi Jim, Thanks for that, I've now managed to find your Killaconenagh and although that gives me recogniseable townland names for Bere Island, I still can't find my lot. There are Knocklin East, Middle and West listed - do you think these might be Cloughland? There is a Eugene O'Sullivan which might be my Great Grandfather, but I'm just not sure. This ancestry research is so difficult sometimes !! Hope all is well with you and yours and that you didn't suffer with the storm Sandy?? Take care - Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2012 2:26 PM Subject: Re: [BEARA] Tithe Applotment Books are online now > > Hi Ann, Arent you glad I keep tabs on you.Bere Island didnt have it's > own > parish but was part of Castletown which is listed as Kileconenagh or > somesuch. I am not sure of the correct spelling but that should get you > there .Good luck finding your "Ogs" Jim. > > > On 11/10/12, Ann Chilton<[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Guys, > Do you think Riobard has a hint as to how to find Bere Island ?? I > couldn't > find anything I recognised in the list after clicking Cork. > Help please !! > Cheers - Ann > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Gawne" <[1][email protected]> > To: <[2][email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 12:25 PM > Subject: [BEARA] Tithe Applotment Books are online now > > Dear friends of Beara, > > > > I've just learned that the Tithe Applotment Books from 1824-1827 are > > now online at > > > > [3]http://www.genealogy.nationalarchives.ie/ > > > > The National Archives has just launched a new web site for Irish > > Genealogy resource materials genealogy.nationalarchives.ie The actual > > images if the 1820's Tithe Applotment Books are there as well as the > > 1901 and 1911 Census and a > > database of soldier's Wills from 1914-17. That's it for now but they > say > > there's lots more to come. > > > > For Beara folks, I used the "browse by location" option, clicking > > first on Cork for the county, and then Kilcatherine for the parish. > > (Thank you, Riobard. I wouldn't have known to do that if not for > > you.) I found Edmond Power in Brandy Hall, as expected. I'll look > > for Hollands and Lowneys later today as time permits. > > > > I note that the Kilcatherine record is nowhere near as neat or orderly > > as the Applotment Book page for my Carlow relatives. Maybe the > > enumerators just weren't as careful in Beara? > > > > -- Bill > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [4][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 > [5][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] > 3. http://www.genealogy.nationalarchives.ie/ > 4. mailto:[email protected] > 5. mailto:[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 message ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2012 17:49:03 +0000 From: "Riobard O' Dwyer" <[email protected]> Subject: [BEARA] "BEARA MY HOME" To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]om> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 "BEARA MY HOME" This is a lovely song, probably now mostly forgotten ---- and sung by Fr. Sean O'Shea of Castletownbere. Fr. Sean is now very-much alive ---- living in the West End of the town and is now around 89 years of age. A fine footballer in his youth, he was always a lovely singer. Fr. Sean, a great character, and extremely-well-liked by all, served in his early years in Motherwell, Scotland; then as R.A.F. Chaplain for 16 years, during which time he served in Singapore, Aden, and Germany. He was Parish Priest in Biggar, Scotland, before returning to his native Beara where he administered in Bere Island for many more years. The first verse, goes like this:- "My heart ever wanders to the sweet land of Beara ----- with its mountains so stately and her long-winding shores where the people are kindly, light-hearted and tender ----and a cead mile failte is heard at each door". The chorus is:- "Oh Beara, sweet Beara, my fond thoughts I send you since fate has decreed that from you I must roam. Still, deep in my mem'ry, each hilltop and valley, each moorland and stream of old Beara, my home". Second verse:- "'Tis lovely to stand now, and gaze 'round its summit ---- and gaze to the west at the close of each day, * *while the rays of the sunset ---- are spead o'er the waters ---- and turn into gold ev'ry headland and bay". Third verse:- "The woods of Glengarriff, --- sweet Adrigole Harbour ---- Castletownbere and historic Dunbaoi Bere Island and Dursey, ---Reentrisk and Kilcath'rine. --- These are the old spots I'm longing to see. The tonic solfa sounds like this:- soh doh' ray'tee d'd' ---soh fah mee fah ray meedoh --- sohsoh doh'ray' tee doh'doh' --- doh' ray'/ mee' doh fah' mee'/ ray' s s/ d' r' t d'd'/ s f /m f r m d/ d r/ m m f sf r/ r d d d And the chorus sounds like this:- s/ d' d' r'/ m' m' m'/ f'' m' r'/m' r' / d'/ t s m f/ m f / s d' t/ d' s/ d' r' t/ d' d'/ sf mf r md ---r/m m f/ s f r/ r d d d I hope you can make that "rubbish" out. I feel that professional musicians will "take me to the cleaners". But, I'm only a poorly-qualified garsoon ---- and I beg forgiveness of the mighty. "Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa", ---- Riobard. ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2012 14:48:08 -0500 From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [BEARA] "BEARA MY HOME" To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Thank you Riobard! I enjoyed this! It is heartwarming to read all of your contributions that tell us the history of our ancestors from Beara. Ruth Bortolan Sent from my iPad On Nov 10, 2012, at 12:49 PM, "Riobard O' Dwyer" <[email protected]> wrote: > "BEARA MY HOME" > This is a lovely song, probably now mostly forgotten ---- and sung by Fr. > Sean O'Shea of Castletownbere. Fr. Sean is now very-much alive ---- > living > in the West End of the town and is now around 89 years of age. A fine > footballer in his youth, he was always a lovely singer. Fr. Sean, a great > character, and extremely-well-liked by all, served in his early years in > Motherwell, Scotland; then as R.A.F. Chaplain for 16 years, during which > time he served in Singapore, Aden, and Germany. He was Parish Priest in > Biggar, Scotland, before returning to his native Beara where he > administered in Bere Island for many more years. > The first verse, goes like this:- > "My heart ever wanders to the sweet land of Beara ----- with its mountains > so stately and her long-winding shores > where the people are kindly, light-hearted and tender ----and a cead mile > failte is heard at each door". > The chorus is:- > "Oh Beara, sweet Beara, my fond thoughts I send you > since fate has decreed that from you I must roam. > Still, deep in my mem'ry, each hilltop and valley, > each moorland and stream of old Beara, my home". > > Second verse:- > "'Tis lovely to stand now, and gaze 'round its summit ---- and gaze to > the west at the close of each day, > * *while the rays of the sunset ---- are spead o'er the waters ---- > and > turn into gold ev'ry headland and bay". > > Third verse:- > "The woods of Glengarriff, --- sweet Adrigole Harbour ---- > Castletownbere and historic Dunbaoi > Bere Island and Dursey, ---Reentrisk and Kilcath'rine. --- These are > the old spots I'm longing to see. > > The tonic solfa sounds like this:- > soh doh' ray'tee d'd' ---soh fah mee fah ray meedoh --- sohsoh doh'ray' > tee > doh'doh' --- doh' ray'/ mee' doh fah' mee'/ ray' > s s/ d' r' t d'd'/ s f /m f r m d/ d r/ m m f sf r/ r d d d > And the chorus sounds like this:- > s/ d' d' r'/ m' m' m'/ f'' m' r'/m' r' / d'/ t s m f/ m f / s > d' t/ d' > s/ d' r' t/ d' d'/ sf mf r md ---r/m m f/ s f r/ r d d d > > I hope you can make that "rubbish" out. I feel that professional musicians > will "take me to the cleaners". > But, I'm only a poorly-qualified garsoon ---- and I beg forgiveness of the > mighty. > "Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa", > ---- 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 ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2012 18:06:18 -0600 (CST) From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BEARA] "BEARA MY HOME" To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Go Raibh Mile maith agat a Riobaird. Do you happen to know if there's a tape or C D available. This old head would never be able to follow your notes. I heard it once when Sean O Se came to our Boston Beara dinner.I would also like a C D or tape of Maidin i mBeara if you can point me in the right direction Keep those contributions coming Slan agus Beannacht Seamus On 11/10/12, Riobard O' Dwyer<[email protected]> wrote: "BEARA MY HOME" This is a lovely song, probably now mostly forgotten ---- and sung by Fr. Sean O'Shea of Castletownbere. Fr. Sean is now very-much alive ---- living in the West End of the town and is now around 89 years of age. A fine footballer in his youth, he was always a lovely singer. Fr. Sean, a great character, and extremely-well-liked by all, served in his early years in Motherwell, Scotland; then as R.A.F. Chaplain for 16 years, during which time he served in Singapore, Aden, and Germany. He was Parish Priest in Biggar, Scotland, before returning to his native Beara where he administered in Bere Island for many more years. The first verse, goes like this:- "My heart ever wanders to the sweet land of Beara ----- with its mountains so stately and her long-winding shores where the people are kindly, light-hearted and tender ----and a cead mile failte is heard at each door". The chorus is:- "Oh Beara, sweet Beara, my fond thoughts I send you since fate has decreed that from you I must roam. Still, deep in my mem'ry, each hilltop and valley, each moorland and stream of old Beara, my home". Second verse:- "'Tis lovely to stand now, and gaze 'round its summit ---- and gaze to the west at the close of each day, * *while the rays of the sunset ---- are spead o'er the waters ---- and turn into gold ev'ry headland and bay". Third verse:- "The woods of Glengarriff, --- sweet Adrigole Harbour ---- Castletownbere and historic Dunbaoi Bere Island and Dursey, ---Reentrisk and Kilcath'rine. --- These are the old spots I'm longing to see. The tonic solfa sounds like this:- soh doh' ray'tee d'd' ---soh fah mee fah ray meedoh --- sohsoh doh'ray' tee doh'doh' --- doh' ray'/ mee' doh fah' mee'/ ray' s s/ d' r' t d'd'/ s f /m f r m d/ d r/ m m f sf r/ r d d d And the chorus sounds like this:- s/ d' d' r'/ m' m' m'/ f'' m' r'/m' r' / d'/ t s m f/ m f / s d' t/ d' s/ d' r' t/ d' d'/ sf mf r md ---r/m m f/ s f r/ r d d d I hope you can make that "rubbish" out. I feel that professional musicians will "take me to the cleaners". But, I'm only a poorly-qualified garsoon ---- and I beg forgiveness of the mighty. "Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa", ---- Riobard. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [1][email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message References 1. mailto:[email protected] ------------------------------ 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 225 *************************************

Ta failte romhat a Sheamuis. Sean O Se makes a fabulous job of singing it, and also of Maidin i mBeara. He was singing and story-telling in the Sneem Story-telling Festival a few nights ago, and he nearly brought down the house with the enthusiastic and heartwarming reception he received. It was one of his best-ever performances. Sean would be about the only one who would know the answer to your question. Sneem hope to make this a very big and far-spread Festival in the relatively-near future. I appreciate the reception of my humble efforts that I got from those in the Beara who emailed me. I did my best ---- even though I wouldn't make my place in a Philharmonic Orchestra. ---- Riobard. On 11 November 2012 00:06, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Go Raibh Mile maith agat a Riobaird. Do you happen to know if there's a > tape > or C D available. This old head would never be able to follow your > notes. I > heard it once when Sean O Se came to our Boston Beara dinner.I would > also > like a C D or tape of Maidin i mBeara if you can point me in the right > direction > Keep those contributions coming > Slan agus Beannacht > Seamus > > > On 11/10/12, Riobard O' Dwyer<[email protected]> wrote: > > "BEARA MY HOME" > This is a lovely song, probably now mostly forgotten ---- and sung by > Fr. > Sean O'Shea of Castletownbere. Fr. Sean is now very-much alive ---- > living > in the West End of the town and is now around 89 years of age. A fine > footballer in his youth, he was always a lovely singer. Fr. Sean, a > great > character, and extremely-well-liked by all, served in his early years in > Motherwell, Scotland; then as R.A.F. Chaplain for 16 years, during which > time he served in Singapore, Aden, and Germany. He was Parish Priest in > Biggar, Scotland, before returning to his native Beara where he > administered in Bere Island for many more years. > The first verse, goes like this:- > "My heart ever wanders to the sweet land of Beara ----- with its > mountains > so stately and her long-winding shores > where the people are kindly, light-hearted and tender ----and a cead > mile > failte is heard at each door". > The chorus is:- > "Oh Beara, sweet Beara, my fond thoughts I send you > since fate has decreed that from you I must roam. > Still, deep in my mem'ry, each hilltop and valley, > each moorland and stream of old Beara, my home". > Second verse:- > "'Tis lovely to stand now, and gaze 'round its summit ---- and gaze to > the west at the close of each day, > * *while the rays of the sunset ---- are spead o'er the waters ---- and > turn into gold ev'ry headland and bay". > Third verse:- > "The woods of Glengarriff, --- sweet Adrigole Harbour ---- > Castletownbere and historic Dunbaoi > Bere Island and Dursey, ---Reentrisk and Kilcath'rine. --- These are > the old spots I'm longing to see. > The tonic solfa sounds like this:- > soh doh' ray'tee d'd' ---soh fah mee fah ray meedoh --- sohsoh doh'ray' > tee > doh'doh' --- doh' ray'/ mee' doh fah' mee'/ ray' > s s/ d' r' t d'd'/ s f /m f r m d/ d r/ m m f sf r/ r d d d > And the chorus sounds like this:- > s/ d' d' r'/ m' m' m'/ f'' m' r'/m' r' / d'/ t s m f/ m f / s > d' t/ d' > s/ d' r' t/ d' d'/ sf mf r md ---r/m m f/ s f r/ r d d d > I hope you can make that "rubbish" out. I feel that professional > musicians > will "take me to the cleaners". > But, I'm only a poorly-qualified garsoon ---- and I beg forgiveness of > the > mighty. > "Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa", > ---- Riobard. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [1][email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > References > > 1. mailto:[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 message > -- *Riobard (O'Dwyer)*

Go Raibh Mile maith agat a Riobaird. Do you happen to know if there's a tape or C D available. This old head would never be able to follow your notes. I heard it once when Sean O Se came to our Boston Beara dinner.I would also like a C D or tape of Maidin i mBeara if you can point me in the right direction Keep those contributions coming Slan agus Beannacht Seamus On 11/10/12, Riobard O' Dwyer<[email protected]> wrote: "BEARA MY HOME" This is a lovely song, probably now mostly forgotten ---- and sung by Fr. Sean O'Shea of Castletownbere. Fr. Sean is now very-much alive ---- living in the West End of the town and is now around 89 years of age. A fine footballer in his youth, he was always a lovely singer. Fr. Sean, a great character, and extremely-well-liked by all, served in his early years in Motherwell, Scotland; then as R.A.F. Chaplain for 16 years, during which time he served in Singapore, Aden, and Germany. He was Parish Priest in Biggar, Scotland, before returning to his native Beara where he administered in Bere Island for many more years. The first verse, goes like this:- "My heart ever wanders to the sweet land of Beara ----- with its mountains so stately and her long-winding shores where the people are kindly, light-hearted and tender ----and a cead mile failte is heard at each door". The chorus is:- "Oh Beara, sweet Beara, my fond thoughts I send you since fate has decreed that from you I must roam. Still, deep in my mem'ry, each hilltop and valley, each moorland and stream of old Beara, my home". Second verse:- "'Tis lovely to stand now, and gaze 'round its summit ---- and gaze to the west at the close of each day, * *while the rays of the sunset ---- are spead o'er the waters ---- and turn into gold ev'ry headland and bay". Third verse:- "The woods of Glengarriff, --- sweet Adrigole Harbour ---- Castletownbere and historic Dunbaoi Bere Island and Dursey, ---Reentrisk and Kilcath'rine. --- These are the old spots I'm longing to see. The tonic solfa sounds like this:- soh doh' ray'tee d'd' ---soh fah mee fah ray meedoh --- sohsoh doh'ray' tee doh'doh' --- doh' ray'/ mee' doh fah' mee'/ ray' s s/ d' r' t d'd'/ s f /m f r m d/ d r/ m m f sf r/ r d d d And the chorus sounds like this:- s/ d' d' r'/ m' m' m'/ f'' m' r'/m' r' / d'/ t s m f/ m f / s d' t/ d' s/ d' r' t/ d' d'/ sf mf r md ---r/m m f/ s f r/ r d d d I hope you can make that "rubbish" out. I feel that professional musicians will "take me to the cleaners". But, I'm only a poorly-qualified garsoon ---- and I beg forgiveness of the mighty. "Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa", ---- Riobard. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [1][email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message References 1. mailto:[email protected]

"BEARA MY HOME" This is a lovely song, probably now mostly forgotten ---- and sung by Fr. Sean O'Shea of Castletownbere. Fr. Sean is now very-much alive ---- living in the West End of the town and is now around 89 years of age. A fine footballer in his youth, he was always a lovely singer. Fr. Sean, a great character, and extremely-well-liked by all, served in his early years in Motherwell, Scotland; then as R.A.F. Chaplain for 16 years, during which time he served in Singapore, Aden, and Germany. He was Parish Priest in Biggar, Scotland, before returning to his native Beara where he administered in Bere Island for many more years. The first verse, goes like this:- "My heart ever wanders to the sweet land of Beara ----- with its mountains so stately and her long-winding shores where the people are kindly, light-hearted and tender ----and a cead mile failte is heard at each door". The chorus is:- "Oh Beara, sweet Beara, my fond thoughts I send you since fate has decreed that from you I must roam. Still, deep in my mem'ry, each hilltop and valley, each moorland and stream of old Beara, my home". Second verse:- "'Tis lovely to stand now, and gaze 'round its summit ---- and gaze to the west at the close of each day, * *while the rays of the sunset ---- are spead o'er the waters ---- and turn into gold ev'ry headland and bay". Third verse:- "The woods of Glengarriff, --- sweet Adrigole Harbour ---- Castletownbere and historic Dunbaoi Bere Island and Dursey, ---Reentrisk and Kilcath'rine. --- These are the old spots I'm longing to see. The tonic solfa sounds like this:- soh doh' ray'tee d'd' ---soh fah mee fah ray meedoh --- sohsoh doh'ray' tee doh'doh' --- doh' ray'/ mee' doh fah' mee'/ ray' s s/ d' r' t d'd'/ s f /m f r m d/ d r/ m m f sf r/ r d d d And the chorus sounds like this:- s/ d' d' r'/ m' m' m'/ f'' m' r'/m' r' / d'/ t s m f/ m f / s d' t/ d' s/ d' r' t/ d' d'/ sf mf r md ---r/m m f/ s f r/ r d d d I hope you can make that "rubbish" out. I feel that professional musicians will "take me to the cleaners". But, I'm only a poorly-qualified garsoon ---- and I beg forgiveness of the mighty. "Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa", ---- Riobard.

Hi Jim, Thanks for that, I've now managed to find your Killaconenagh and although that gives me recogniseable townland names for Bere Island, I still can't find my lot. There are Knocklin East, Middle and West listed - do you think these might be Cloughland? There is a Eugene O'Sullivan which might be my Great Grandfather, but I'm just not sure. This ancestry research is so difficult sometimes !! Hope all is well with you and yours and that you didn't suffer with the storm Sandy?? Take care - Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2012 2:26 PM Subject: Re: [BEARA] Tithe Applotment Books are online now > > Hi Ann, Arent you glad I keep tabs on you.Bere Island didnt have it's > own > parish but was part of Castletown which is listed as Kileconenagh or > somesuch. I am not sure of the correct spelling but that should get you > there .Good luck finding your "Ogs" Jim. > > > On 11/10/12, Ann Chilton<[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Guys, > Do you think Riobard has a hint as to how to find Bere Island ?? I > couldn't > find anything I recognised in the list after clicking Cork. > Help please !! > Cheers - Ann > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Gawne" <[1][email protected]> > To: <[2][email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 12:25 PM > Subject: [BEARA] Tithe Applotment Books are online now > > Dear friends of Beara, > > > > I've just learned that the Tithe Applotment Books from 1824-1827 are > > now online at > > > > [3]http://www.genealogy.nationalarchives.ie/ > > > > The National Archives has just launched a new web site for Irish > > Genealogy resource materials genealogy.nationalarchives.ie The actual > > images if the 1820's Tithe Applotment Books are there as well as the > > 1901 and 1911 Census and a > > database of soldier's Wills from 1914-17. That's it for now but they > say > > there's lots more to come. > > > > For Beara folks, I used the "browse by location" option, clicking > > first on Cork for the county, and then Kilcatherine for the parish. > > (Thank you, Riobard. I wouldn't have known to do that if not for > > you.) I found Edmond Power in Brandy Hall, as expected. I'll look > > for Hollands and Lowneys later today as time permits. > > > > I note that the Kilcatherine record is nowhere near as neat or orderly > > as the Applotment Book page for my Carlow relatives. Maybe the > > enumerators just weren't as careful in Beara? > > > > -- Bill > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [4][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 > [5][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] > 3. http://www.genealogy.nationalarchives.ie/ > 4. mailto:[email protected] > 5. mailto:[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 message

Thank you Riobard! I enjoyed this! It is heartwarming to read all of your contributions that tell us the history of our ancestors from Beara. Ruth Bortolan Sent from my iPad On Nov 10, 2012, at 12:49 PM, "Riobard O' Dwyer" <[email protected]> wrote: > "BEARA MY HOME" > This is a lovely song, probably now mostly forgotten ---- and sung by Fr. > Sean O'Shea of Castletownbere. Fr. Sean is now very-much alive ---- living > in the West End of the town and is now around 89 years of age. A fine > footballer in his youth, he was always a lovely singer. Fr. Sean, a great > character, and extremely-well-liked by all, served in his early years in > Motherwell, Scotland; then as R.A.F. Chaplain for 16 years, during which > time he served in Singapore, Aden, and Germany. He was Parish Priest in > Biggar, Scotland, before returning to his native Beara where he > administered in Bere Island for many more years. > The first verse, goes like this:- > "My heart ever wanders to the sweet land of Beara ----- with its mountains > so stately and her long-winding shores > where the people are kindly, light-hearted and tender ----and a cead mile > failte is heard at each door". > The chorus is:- > "Oh Beara, sweet Beara, my fond thoughts I send you > since fate has decreed that from you I must roam. > Still, deep in my mem'ry, each hilltop and valley, > each moorland and stream of old Beara, my home". > > Second verse:- > "'Tis lovely to stand now, and gaze 'round its summit ---- and gaze to > the west at the close of each day, > * *while the rays of the sunset ---- are spead o'er the waters ---- and > turn into gold ev'ry headland and bay". > > Third verse:- > "The woods of Glengarriff, --- sweet Adrigole Harbour ---- > Castletownbere and historic Dunbaoi > Bere Island and Dursey, ---Reentrisk and Kilcath'rine. --- These are > the old spots I'm longing to see. > > The tonic solfa sounds like this:- > soh doh' ray'tee d'd' ---soh fah mee fah ray meedoh --- sohsoh doh'ray' tee > doh'doh' --- doh' ray'/ mee' doh fah' mee'/ ray' > s s/ d' r' t d'd'/ s f /m f r m d/ d r/ m m f sf r/ r d d d > And the chorus sounds like this:- > s/ d' d' r'/ m' m' m'/ f'' m' r'/m' r' / d'/ t s m f/ m f / s > d' t/ d' > s/ d' r' t/ d' d'/ sf mf r md ---r/m m f/ s f r/ r d d d > > I hope you can make that "rubbish" out. I feel that professional musicians > will "take me to the cleaners". > But, I'm only a poorly-qualified garsoon ---- and I beg forgiveness of the > mighty. > "Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa", > ---- 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

Hi Guys, Do you think Riobard has a hint as to how to find Bere Island ?? I couldn't find anything I recognised in the list after clicking Cork. Help please !! Cheers - Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Gawne" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 12:25 PM Subject: [BEARA] Tithe Applotment Books are online now > Dear friends of Beara, > > I've just learned that the Tithe Applotment Books from 1824-1827 are > now online at > > http://www.genealogy.nationalarchives.ie/ > > The National Archives has just launched a new web site for Irish > Genealogy resource materials genealogy.nationalarchives.ie The actual > images if the 1820's Tithe Applotment Books are there as well as the > 1901 and 1911 Census and a > database of soldier's Wills from 1914-17. That's it for now but they say > there's lots more to come. > > For Beara folks, I used the "browse by location" option, clicking > first on Cork for the county, and then Kilcatherine for the parish. > (Thank you, Riobard. I wouldn't have known to do that if not for > you.) I found Edmond Power in Brandy Hall, as expected. I'll look > for Hollands and Lowneys later today as time permits. > > I note that the Kilcatherine record is nowhere near as neat or orderly > as the Applotment Book page for my Carlow relatives. Maybe the > enumerators just weren't as careful in Beara? > > -- 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

Hi Ann, Arent you glad I keep tabs on you.Bere Island didnt have it's own parish but was part of Castletown which is listed as Kileconenagh or somesuch. I am not sure of the correct spelling but that should get you there .Good luck finding your "Ogs" Jim. On 11/10/12, Ann Chilton<[email protected]> wrote: Hi Guys, Do you think Riobard has a hint as to how to find Bere Island ?? I couldn't find anything I recognised in the list after clicking Cork. Help please !! Cheers - Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Gawne" <[1][email protected]> To: <[2][email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 12:25 PM Subject: [BEARA] Tithe Applotment Books are online now > Dear friends of Beara, > > I've just learned that the Tithe Applotment Books from 1824-1827 are > now online at > > [3]http://www.genealogy.nationalarchives.ie/ > > The National Archives has just launched a new web site for Irish > Genealogy resource materials genealogy.nationalarchives.ie The actual > images if the 1820's Tithe Applotment Books are there as well as the > 1901 and 1911 Census and a > database of soldier's Wills from 1914-17. That's it for now but they say > there's lots more to come. > > For Beara folks, I used the "browse by location" option, clicking > first on Cork for the county, and then Kilcatherine for the parish. > (Thank you, Riobard. I wouldn't have known to do that if not for > you.) I found Edmond Power in Brandy Hall, as expected. I'll look > for Hollands and Lowneys later today as time permits. > > I note that the Kilcatherine record is nowhere near as neat or orderly > as the Applotment Book page for my Carlow relatives. Maybe the > enumerators just weren't as careful in Beara? > > -- Bill > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [4][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 [5][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] 3. http://www.genealogy.nationalarchives.ie/ 4. mailto:[email protected] 5. mailto:[email protected]

Dear friends of Beara, I've just learned that the Tithe Applotment Books from 1824-1827 are now online at http://www.genealogy.nationalarchives.ie/ The National Archives has just launched a new web site for Irish Genealogy resource materials genealogy.nationalarchives.ie The actual images if the 1820's Tithe Applotment Books are there as well as the 1901 and 1911 Census and a database of soldier's Wills from 1914-17. That's it for now but they say there's lots more to come. For Beara folks, I used the "browse by location" option, clicking first on Cork for the county, and then Kilcatherine for the parish. (Thank you, Riobard. I wouldn't have known to do that if not for you.) I found Edmond Power in Brandy Hall, as expected. I'll look for Hollands and Lowneys later today as time permits. I note that the Kilcatherine record is nowhere near as neat or orderly as the Applotment Book page for my Carlow relatives. Maybe the enumerators just weren't as careful in Beara? -- Bill

Dear Betsy, A Cornelius Harrington, Cork !!! There was a Mary Conroy, Baptised in Aug. 1843 in a townland called Clogheen in the Allihies Parish, Beara. Her parents were Philip Conroy & Honora Sullivan. This may be a long shot. It was all Baptismal dates rather than birth dates in those times, at least here in Beara. But, maybe people in Beara were a good deal more holy than people outside of here !! In fact, most people in the very early years, often when they went to countries overseas, didn't have a clue as to when exactly they were born. Most of those from all counties couldn't read or write as a result of the Penal Laws, etc. ---- Riobard. On 30 October 2012 12:52, BH <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anyone have relatives related to Cornelius Harrington (we think he was > born May 1836 in Cork, Ireland) and/or > Mary Conroy Harrington (also her maiden name, born around 1842 in Cork, > Ireland)? > > The earliest reference to them that we can find is their marriage > registration in Houghton, MI on September 22, 1863. Witnesses were Daniel > Shai and Mary Sullivan. Married by James Sweeney, Catholic missionary. > > Thank you. > Betsy Harrington > > ------------------------------- > 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)*

Does anyone have relatives related to Cornelius Harrington (we think he was born May 1836 in Cork, Ireland) and/or Mary Conroy Harrington (also her maiden name, born around 1842 in Cork, Ireland)? The earliest reference to them that we can find is their marriage registration in Houghton, MI on September 22, 1863. Witnesses were Daniel Shai and Mary Sullivan. Married by James Sweeney, Catholic missionary. Thank you. Betsy Harrington

Riobard, wow you have given me much to chew on. I have all three books as I was on my quest but I kept missing them. I see them now and in the book the arose did Tim marry a Lowney girl from Allihies and yes he did. My grandmother Mary Lowney. I can hardly wait to get off work to go over all the relationships. My what a tangled web marriages. What fun! I can not thank you enough. Tami Gilbert On Oct 29, 2012, at 5:38 AM, "Riobard O' Dwyer" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Tami, > Let me get you out of your suffering !! You cry with joy, or > jump up and down. I once or twice have had a moist eye when the solution to > something I had not expected to happen turned up out of the blue. And, as > regards to jumping up and down, I am well used to that as well, as I have > won 7 All-Ireland triple jump Championships in my time. > Now, to get down to business. > I have written what is known as "The Annals of Beara" which > covers the children born in the Beara Peninsula in Co. Cork over the last > almost 200 years [apart from some of the townlands of Bonane, Co. Kerry, > which I have researched and sent on to Boston]. I don't think such research > in detail has never been done in Ireland before. It took me "only" circa 50 > years or so of tough going ---- but it will help many people in at last > finding out their ancestors, and will now be there for everybody to be able > to trace long after I have passed to my eternal reward ---- whether up or > down. It probably will be down if the wishes of some of the women I have > divulged their proper ages are listened to by the Man or Woman above !! > Your grandfather Timothy Harrington, son of Curly (or Cornelius) > Harrington (Trocaire --- a Harrington branch-name) & Margaret O'Sullivan > (Cumba ---- one of about 25 O'Sullivan branch-names in Beara) was born in a > lttle townland called Cloghane Lower in the Parish of Allihies. Mag (or > Margaret) Cumba was born in a small townland called Coom, also in th > Allihies Parish. The parents of Cornelius (born in April 1843, just before > the terrible Famine in Ireland) were Tadhg Harrington (Trocaire) of > Cloghane Lower & his 2nd cousin Mary Murphy (Maheesh ---- a Murphy > branch-name) of the small townland of Knockrua, also in the Allihies > Parish. All those are very, very detailed in Volume 1 of my 3-Volumed book, > "The Annals of Beara", which is available from http:/www.lulu.com/ > Very best wishes, > Riobard. > On 28 October 2012 22:22, Tami Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Riobard, yes I have been very stumped on my grandfather. In reading your >> email I don't know whether to cry or jump up and down or maybe both! All >> out of joy and other emotions I can't label. Is the information in your >> books and I haven't came across it or some other source? >> >> 50 years of this bug could leave you chronically sleep deprived. :). I >> thought maybe it was just a passing phase for me and I'm sure my family >> wishes it was. However, I now know it will be a life-long journey and one >> that comes with ups and downs. This is definitely an up moment. >> >> Thank you for your vast amount of research and expertise! >> >> Tami Gilbert >> >> >> On Oct 28, 2012, at 1:56 PM, "Riobard O' Dwyer" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Dear Tami, >>> I also caught the bug, but whereas yours was only recently, >>> mine was only about 50 years ago. >>> You seem to be puzzled very much about your grandfather >>> Timothy Harrington whose parents were Cornelius Harrington & Margaret >>> Cumba. I could go further ---- to Timothy's grandparents who were 2nd >>> cousins and had 7 children. There's nothing to it. It is very easy !!! >> Your >>> greatfather Cornelius Harrington was born just before the Famine. He and >>> his wife Margaret also had 7 children --- 4 boys & 3 girls. Cornelius >> had a >>> brother who also married a 2nd cousin. Genealogy is great fun, coupled, >> as >>> you say, with late nights. I had 50 years of those late nights ---- and >> I'm >>> still battling on (Just about !!!). >>> ---- Riobard. >>> >>> On 27 October 2012 19:36, Tami Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello All, >>>> >>>> I recently caught the genealogy bug. Ouch! What a mixed blessing of the >>>> thrill and heart warmth it has brought to learn about my ancestry >> coupled >>>> with the late nights and seemingly all too early work mornings. I had >> no >>>> idea of the addictive nature it was to have on me. With the help of >>>> Riobard’s books, Butte archives, and lucky hits finding obituaries in >>>> Newspaper Archives I am convinced at this point I can track my >>>> grandmother’s family to Coulagh house 15 on the 1901 census and house >> 16 >>>> Coulagh, Cork on the 1911 census. Coulagh is the Oneill home but I have >>>> not found if James and Johanna lived somewhere else. On my bucket list >>>> someday would be to travel to this area. Would this information get me >>>> close to where they lived or would I be able to google earth now? >>>> >>>> I would also love to connect with anyone that knows information about >>>> these Lowney’s and Oneill’s. From Riobard’s book I found my great >>>> grandmother Johanna Shea, Lowney, Oneill who married James Lowney and >> after >>>> his death (1896 – 1899) she married John Oneill. My grandmother is Mary >>>> Lowney Harrington (1885) who went to Butte in 1904 and married Timothy C >>>> Harrington in 1906. My mother is their youngest daughter Agatha M >>>> Harrington Rawls. >>>> >>>> Children of Johanna Shea, Lowney, Oneill were I believe as follows: >>>> >>>> John Lowney 1884 who married Brigid Hanley (thanks Riobard) (godparents >>>> Patrick Shea & Honora Shea) >>>> >>>> Patrick Lowney 1894 – 1931 who I was lucky enough to find his obituary >> in >>>> a Butte newspaper stating my grandmother Mrs. T Harrington in Black >>>> Diamond, Washington as his sister. His obituary also noted 3 brothers >> and >>>> 1 sister in New York and two brothers and a sister in County Cork. >> This is >>>> where I’m stuck on just who might be in Ireland and who might be in New >>>> York. Perhaps from the information below someone will be able to give >> me >>>> some information? >>>> >>>> Julia Lowney Griffin, Crilly 6/3/1895 who also moved to Butte and passed >>>> in 5/19/1959 . Again lucky to get her obituary (Dooneen) >>>> >>>> Johanna lowney 3/8/1890 (godparents Killian Shea & Bridget Shea) >>>> >>>> Elizabeth Oneill 8/10/1902 who pasted 1977 in Butte who my family >> visited >>>> on occasion. (godparents Patrick Shea & Mary Shea) >>>> >>>> Michael ONeill 12/1903 >>>> >>>> Timothy Oneill 1853 >>>> >>>> JohnONeill 1888 >>>> >>>> Jerry ONeill 1899 (godparents Richard Dwyer & Catherine Shea) >>>> >>>> Honora Neill 1900 (godparents John Sullivan & Mary Lowney) >>>> >>>> My Grandfather Timothy C. Harrington family is a total mystery at this >>>> point except that his father was Cornelius Harrington and his Mother was >>>> Margaret Cumba. Timothy (1877-1879) His obituary says 1877 but a >> military >>>> registration which is verified with his address of 13 Cora Terrace >>>> Walkerville (Butte) Montana says 3/15/1879. He immigrated 1890 and >>>> naturalized Oct 24 1898 witnesses John Cumba & James Holland. He >> worked in >>>> the Badger State Mine. Cain and Catherine Holland my mothers godparents >> feb >>>> 1920 at St Lawrence church. >>>> >>>> Timothy and Mary (my Nana & grandpa) moved separately to Butte and then >> to >>>> Park City Utah in 1910. They then moved back to Butte with known >> address >>>> 13 Cora Terrace which I was again lucky to come across a front page >>>> newspaper (Anaconda Standard) article describing the devastating fire >> my >>>> family talked about. It started in my grandmother stove and took 7 >>>> buildings on Cora street in Centerville. Their family of 5 girls and 1 >> son >>>> left Butte area and moved to Black Diamond Washington to the coal mines. >>>> Sadly Timothy died 1924 of pulmonary hemorrhage leaving Mary with a >> family >>>> to raise. My mother was the youngest at 4 years old. Amazing women! >>>> >>>> I would be very appreciative of any information or advice as I am a >>>> dedicated rookie. >>>> >>>> Tami Gilbert, Mount Vernon Washington >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> 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)* >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> 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 >> > > > > -- > *Riobard (O'Dwyer)* > > ------------------------------- > 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

Hi Tami, Let me get you out of your suffering !! You cry with joy, or jump up and down. I once or twice have had a moist eye when the solution to something I had not expected to happen turned up out of the blue. And, as regards to jumping up and down, I am well used to that as well, as I have won 7 All-Ireland triple jump Championships in my time. Now, to get down to business. I have written what is known as "The Annals of Beara" which covers the children born in the Beara Peninsula in Co. Cork over the last almost 200 years [apart from some of the townlands of Bonane, Co. Kerry, which I have researched and sent on to Boston]. I don't think such research in detail has never been done in Ireland before. It took me "only" circa 50 years or so of tough going ---- but it will help many people in at last finding out their ancestors, and will now be there for everybody to be able to trace long after I have passed to my eternal reward ---- whether up or down. It probably will be down if the wishes of some of the women I have divulged their proper ages are listened to by the Man or Woman above !! Your grandfather Timothy Harrington, son of Curly (or Cornelius) Harrington (Trocaire --- a Harrington branch-name) & Margaret O'Sullivan (Cumba ---- one of about 25 O'Sullivan branch-names in Beara) was born in a lttle townland called Cloghane Lower in the Parish of Allihies. Mag (or Margaret) Cumba was born in a small townland called Coom, also in th Allihies Parish. The parents of Cornelius (born in April 1843, just before the terrible Famine in Ireland) were Tadhg Harrington (Trocaire) of Cloghane Lower & his 2nd cousin Mary Murphy (Maheesh ---- a Murphy branch-name) of the small townland of Knockrua, also in the Allihies Parish. All those are very, very detailed in Volume 1 of my 3-Volumed book, "The Annals of Beara", which is available from http:/www.lulu.com/ Very best wishes, Riobard. On 28 October 2012 22:22, Tami Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote: > Riobard, yes I have been very stumped on my grandfather. In reading your > email I don't know whether to cry or jump up and down or maybe both! All > out of joy and other emotions I can't label. Is the information in your > books and I haven't came across it or some other source? > > 50 years of this bug could leave you chronically sleep deprived. :). I > thought maybe it was just a passing phase for me and I'm sure my family > wishes it was. However, I now know it will be a life-long journey and one > that comes with ups and downs. This is definitely an up moment. > > Thank you for your vast amount of research and expertise! > > Tami Gilbert > > > On Oct 28, 2012, at 1:56 PM, "Riobard O' Dwyer" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Dear Tami, > > I also caught the bug, but whereas yours was only recently, > > mine was only about 50 years ago. > > You seem to be puzzled very much about your grandfather > > Timothy Harrington whose parents were Cornelius Harrington & Margaret > > Cumba. I could go further ---- to Timothy's grandparents who were 2nd > > cousins and had 7 children. There's nothing to it. It is very easy !!! > Your > > greatfather Cornelius Harrington was born just before the Famine. He and > > his wife Margaret also had 7 children --- 4 boys & 3 girls. Cornelius > had a > > brother who also married a 2nd cousin. Genealogy is great fun, coupled, > as > > you say, with late nights. I had 50 years of those late nights ---- and > I'm > > still battling on (Just about !!!). > > ---- Riobard. > > > > On 27 October 2012 19:36, Tami Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Hello All, > >> > >> I recently caught the genealogy bug. Ouch! What a mixed blessing of the > >> thrill and heart warmth it has brought to learn about my ancestry > coupled > >> with the late nights and seemingly all too early work mornings. I had > no > >> idea of the addictive nature it was to have on me. With the help of > >> Riobard’s books, Butte archives, and lucky hits finding obituaries in > >> Newspaper Archives I am convinced at this point I can track my > >> grandmother’s family to Coulagh house 15 on the 1901 census and house > 16 > >> Coulagh, Cork on the 1911 census. Coulagh is the Oneill home but I have > >> not found if James and Johanna lived somewhere else. On my bucket list > >> someday would be to travel to this area. Would this information get me > >> close to where they lived or would I be able to google earth now? > >> > >> I would also love to connect with anyone that knows information about > >> these Lowney’s and Oneill’s. From Riobard’s book I found my great > >> grandmother Johanna Shea, Lowney, Oneill who married James Lowney and > after > >> his death (1896 – 1899) she married John Oneill. My grandmother is Mary > >> Lowney Harrington (1885) who went to Butte in 1904 and married Timothy C > >> Harrington in 1906. My mother is their youngest daughter Agatha M > >> Harrington Rawls. > >> > >> Children of Johanna Shea, Lowney, Oneill were I believe as follows: > >> > >> John Lowney 1884 who married Brigid Hanley (thanks Riobard) (godparents > >> Patrick Shea & Honora Shea) > >> > >> Patrick Lowney 1894 – 1931 who I was lucky enough to find his obituary > in > >> a Butte newspaper stating my grandmother Mrs. T Harrington in Black > >> Diamond, Washington as his sister. His obituary also noted 3 brothers > and > >> 1 sister in New York and two brothers and a sister in County Cork. > This is > >> where I’m stuck on just who might be in Ireland and who might be in New > >> York. Perhaps from the information below someone will be able to give > me > >> some information? > >> > >> Julia Lowney Griffin, Crilly 6/3/1895 who also moved to Butte and passed > >> in 5/19/1959 . Again lucky to get her obituary (Dooneen) > >> > >> Johanna lowney 3/8/1890 (godparents Killian Shea & Bridget Shea) > >> > >> Elizabeth Oneill 8/10/1902 who pasted 1977 in Butte who my family > visited > >> on occasion. (godparents Patrick Shea & Mary Shea) > >> > >> Michael ONeill 12/1903 > >> > >> Timothy Oneill 1853 > >> > >> JohnONeill 1888 > >> > >> Jerry ONeill 1899 (godparents Richard Dwyer & Catherine Shea) > >> > >> Honora Neill 1900 (godparents John Sullivan & Mary Lowney) > >> > >> My Grandfather Timothy C. Harrington family is a total mystery at this > >> point except that his father was Cornelius Harrington and his Mother was > >> Margaret Cumba. Timothy (1877-1879) His obituary says 1877 but a > military > >> registration which is verified with his address of 13 Cora Terrace > >> Walkerville (Butte) Montana says 3/15/1879. He immigrated 1890 and > >> naturalized Oct 24 1898 witnesses John Cumba & James Holland. He > worked in > >> the Badger State Mine. Cain and Catherine Holland my mothers godparents > feb > >> 1920 at St Lawrence church. > >> > >> Timothy and Mary (my Nana & grandpa) moved separately to Butte and then > to > >> Park City Utah in 1910. They then moved back to Butte with known > address > >> 13 Cora Terrace which I was again lucky to come across a front page > >> newspaper (Anaconda Standard) article describing the devastating fire > my > >> family talked about. It started in my grandmother stove and took 7 > >> buildings on Cora street in Centerville. Their family of 5 girls and 1 > son > >> left Butte area and moved to Black Diamond Washington to the coal mines. > >> Sadly Timothy died 1924 of pulmonary hemorrhage leaving Mary with a > family > >> to raise. My mother was the youngest at 4 years old. Amazing women! > >> > >> I would be very appreciative of any information or advice as I am a > >> dedicated rookie. > >> > >> Tami Gilbert, Mount Vernon Washington > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> 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)* > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > -- *Riobard (O'Dwyer)*