Do you still leave your door open? I think it is a very nice sentiment, but I would be too afraid of being robbed blind.> Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:05:22 +0000> From: ebsems3940@comcast.net> To: beara@rootsweb.com> Subject: [BEARA] LIGHT IN THE WINDOW> > > > Our custom was not only have a light in the window but to leave the door open on Christmas eve so that if someone needed a place they were welcome. Our mother always told us that it was in honor of the Holy Family as They did not find an open door nor a light in a window... > > > > > Subject: [BEARA] LIGHT IN THE WINDOW > > > > Window. The story I was told and raised as a young one about the light > > in > > the window was for the three wise men CASPAR, MELCHIOR and BALTHZAR to > > follow > > to bring them to the baby Jesus. They didn't get there until the 6th of > > January and that day is known as little Christmas. That is when you are > > supposed > > to exchange the gifts and presents The orthodox Christians celebrate the > > little Christmas then. Well, anyway Mo Chara's. > > Merry Christmas to you and all your love ones and a Happy and > > Prosperous > > New Year. as always > > > > Danny the YANK > > > > > > **************One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, > > Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. The NEW > > AOL.com.(http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000019) > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG. > > Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.9.18/1848 - Release Date: > > 14/12/2008 12:28 > > > > > > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. > We are a community of 5.7 million users fighting spam. > SPAMfighter has removed 3256 of my spam emails to date. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > The Professional version does not have this message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA-request@rootsweb.com 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 BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Have a great Christmas Danny from Bernie Den Mick ----- Original Message ----- From: <DDannyboy332@aol.com> To: <Beara@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 8:39 PM Subject: [BEARA] LIGHT IN THE WINDOW > Window. The story I was told and raised as a young one about the light > in > the window was for the three wise men CASPAR, MELCHIOR and BALTHZAR to > follow > to bring them to the baby Jesus. They didn't get there until the 6th of > January and that day is known as little Christmas. That is when you are > supposed > to exchange the gifts and presents The orthodox Christians celebrate the > little Christmas then. Well, anyway Mo Chara's. > Merry Christmas to you and all your love ones and a Happy and > Prosperous > New Year. as always > > Danny the YANK > > > **************One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, > Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. The NEW > AOL.com.(http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000019) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.9.18/1848 - Release Date: > 14/12/2008 12:28 > > -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 5.7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 3256 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message

My understanding is that the candle in the window was to show a welcome to any traveller on Christmas night. It may also have become symbolic of keeping the Catholic faith alive during the time of the Penal Laws. My dad once told me that this symbol of welcome was put to the test when he, his brothers and sisters were at home with their mother, Julia Sullivan - by then a widow of the late Quinlan Sullivan. It was late on Christmas eve, everyone was inside the house, in quite a remote spot in Kilcatherine, when there was a loud knocking on the door. "Who's there?" asked my Grandmother "A traveller" came the reply. "Go away" (or something less polite) was here reply. I still keep a candle lighted in our front room window in England through Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, but the story is a useful reminder that we usually honour these traditions until they actually challenge our behaviour. To be fair, she was a widow, was possibly a frightened and perhaps recognised the voice, knew the man had been to the pub etc. Most of us would probably do the same. I've asked around and none of my many cousins remembers hearing this story about our grandmother but, to me, it has the ring of truth. Paul Sullivan -----Original Message----- From: beara-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:beara-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of C Sullivan Sent: 14 December 2008 06:09 To: seamusjames@yahoo.com; Beara-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BEARA] Seasonal greetings. I keep lights in wreaths in all front windows but I have no idea why. Please tell me. Light in a window yes, see ablove Jan 6th, yes, and was my mother's birthday as well. The tree never came down until the Magi arrived. Very few here know this nor do they know the 12 days of Christmas other than the song. ~~C Sullivan --- On Sat, 12/13/08, seamus O'More <seamusjames@yahoo.com> wrote: From: seamus O'More <seamusjames@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [BEARA] Seasonal greetings. To: beara@rootsweb.com Date: Saturday, December 13, 2008, 12:06 PM Mo chara's D.V. means God willing. May everyone have a great season full of Gods love. Who still lights a red candle inside a holly wreath? Or a candle or light in the window? Do you still celebrate Jan 6th? Traditions taken with us to other parts of the world fades with time. What other Christmas tradition's did our Beara ancestors take with them? Seamus --- On Sat, 12/13/08, Riobard O'Dwyer <beararesearchodwyer@eircom.net> wrote: From: Riobard O'Dwyer <beararesearchodwyer@eircom.net> Subject: [BEARA] Seasonal greetings. To: beara@rootsweb.com Date: Saturday, December 13, 2008, 3:28 AM A very, very happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year to all those on the Beara List and to all their friends.Times may be a bit tough at the moment, but they won't always be like that. Keep the spirit up and battle on. This is the first time that Joan & myself will be all on our own for Christmas. Two of the lads will be on duty; one will be gone abroad for a few weeks; and the other and his family will be celebrating at home. But they will be back to us again shortly after Christmas D.V. At present I'm working on Glengarriff records. No rest for the wicked !! Have a lovely holiday. Best wishes, Riobard & Joan -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 5.7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 1966 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA-request@rootsweb.com 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 BEARA-request@rootsweb.com 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 BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Window. The story I was told and raised as a young one about the light in the window was for the three wise men CASPAR, MELCHIOR and BALTHZAR to follow to bring them to the baby Jesus. They didn't get there until the 6th of January and that day is known as little Christmas. That is when you are supposed to exchange the gifts and presents The orthodox Christians celebrate the little Christmas then. Well, anyway Mo Chara's. Merry Christmas to you and all your love ones and a Happy and Prosperous New Year. as always Danny the YANK **************One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. The NEW AOL.com.(http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000019)

I would like to echo Riobard's holiday greeting to Riobard and Joan and... "... A very, very happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year to all those on the Beara List and to all their friends..." Sandra M. Cummings (Harrington FLOR) -----Original Message----- From: beara-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:beara-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of margaret stein Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 12:16 AM To: beara@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BEARA] Seasonal greetings. May god bless your home during this festive time; Happy Christmas to all and to all a good year Thank you for all your help everyone Margaret > From: beararesearchodwyer@eircom.net > To: beara@rootsweb.com > Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:28:18 +0000 > Subject: [BEARA] Seasonal greetings. > > A very, very happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year to all those on the Beara List and to all their friends.Times may be a bit tough at the moment, but they won't always be like that. Keep the spirit up and battle on. > This is the first time that Joan & myself will be all on our own for Christmas. Two of the lads will be on duty; one will be gone abroad for a few weeks; and the other and his family will be celebrating at home. But they will be back to us again shortly after Christmas D.V. > At present I'm working on Glengarriff records. No rest for the wicked !! > Have a lovely holiday. > Best wishes, > Riobard & Joan > > > > > > > > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. > We are a community of 5.7 million users fighting spam. > SPAMfighter has removed 1966 of my spam emails to date. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > The Professional version does not have this message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Send e-mail anywhere. No map, no compass. http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_anywher e_122008 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

we have a wreath handed down from my grandmother it is not the orginalwreath that was replaced every year but the red center candle and dish is from her we light it on christmas eve Christmas in Ireland stretches from Christmas Eve to the Epiphany feast on '6th of January'. Epiphany is also known as 'Little Christmas' here. For Irish people, Christmas is much more a religious festival than the tome to have fun. People place lighted red candles on their windowsills that are mostly decorated with sprigs of holly so that Mary and Joseph looking for shelter may find the way to their homes. Irish wives bake a seed cake for each person in the household and make three puddings for Christmas day, New Year's Day and the Twelfth Night. On Christmas Eve, the door is left open for Mary and Joseph and bread and milk are left out for them. It is also considered as a symbol of hospitality. On 26th of December or St Stephen's Day, people indulge in football matches and conduct meetings. Children participate in the Wren Boys Procession, in which boys go from home to home carrying a fake wren on a stick, singing carols and playing musical instruments like violins, accordions, harmonicas and horns. They collect money 'for the starving wren', that of course they spend on themselves. Irish children put out sacks to receive presents from Santa rather than stockings and leave mince pies and a bottle of Guinness for him with the sack. Margaret > Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:08:38 -0800 > From: c_lion@purringfox.com > To: seamusjames@yahoo.com; Beara-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BEARA] Seasonal greetings. > > I keep lights in wreaths in all front windows but I have no idea why. Please tell me. > Light in a window yes, see ablove > Jan 6th, yes, and was my mother's birthday as well. The tree never came down until the Magi arrived. Very few here know this nor do they know the 12 days of Christmas other than the song. > > ~~C Sullivan > > --- On Sat, 12/13/08, seamus O'More <seamusjames@yahoo.com> wrote: > > From: seamus O'More <seamusjames@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [BEARA] Seasonal greetings. > To: beara@rootsweb.com > Date: Saturday, December 13, 2008, 12:06 PM > > Mo chara's > D.V. means God willing. > May everyone have a great season full of Gods love. > Who still lights a red candle inside a holly wreath? > Or a candle or light in the window? > Do you still celebrate Jan 6th? > Traditions taken with us to other parts of the world fades with time. > What other Christmas tradition's did our Beara ancestors take with them? > Seamus > > --- On Sat, 12/13/08, Riobard O'Dwyer > <beararesearchodwyer@eircom.net> wrote: > > From: Riobard O'Dwyer <beararesearchodwyer@eircom.net> > Subject: [BEARA] Seasonal greetings. > To: beara@rootsweb.com > Date: Saturday, December 13, 2008, 3:28 AM > > A very, very happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year to all those > on the Beara List and to all their friends.Times may be a bit tough at the > moment, but they won't always be like that. Keep the spirit up and battle > on. > This is the first time that Joan & myself will be all on our > own for Christmas. Two of the lads will be on duty; one will be gone abroad for > a few weeks; and the other and his family will be celebrating at home. But they > will be back to us again shortly after Christmas D.V. > At present I'm working on Glengarriff records. No rest for the > wicked !! > Have a lovely holiday. > Best wishes, > Riobard & Joan > > > > > > > > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. > We are a community of 5.7 million users fighting spam. > SPAMfighter has removed 1966 of my spam emails to date. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > The Professional version does not have this message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com 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 > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com 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 BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ You live life online. So we put Windows on the web. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/127032869/direct/01/

I wonder if the candle in the wreath might be an echo of the Advent wreath. The Advent wteath has four candles in the wreath and one in the middle. The one in the middle is usually white as a symbol of Christ. Maggie Duffy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Gawne" <gawne@cesmail.net> To: "seamus O'More" <seamusjames@yahoo.com> Cc: "Beara" <Beara@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 3:21 PM Subject: Re: [BEARA] Seasonal greetings. > Hello Seamus, all, > > seamus O'More <seamusjames@yahoo.com> writes: > >> Mo chara's >> D.V. means God willing. > > Indeed it does. Deus Volent. > >> May everyone have a great season full of Gods love. >> Who still lights a red candle inside a holly wreath? > > I don't know that one. Can you tell me the significance? > >> Or a candle or light in the window? > > This one I do, and yes, we put (electric) candles in our front windows. > >> Do you still celebrate Jan 6th? > > Indeed we do. > >> Traditions taken with us to other parts of the world fades with time. >> What other Christmas tradition's did our Beara ancestors take with them? > > I don't know if it was a tradition from Beara or not, but my > grandmother traditionally served fish on Christmas Eve. She at least > told us it was a custom from Ireland. > > -- Bill > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

A warm and Merry Holiday season to you, Joan and the rest of the Beara list.   I was to go to Florida on Monday but I have a sick pet that needs to have sub-cutaneous fluids every day so I am cancelling. I just hope the airlines will, for a fee of course, let me change the ticket or if I will have to lose the ticket and all I spent. Should anyone have an idea of how to handle that let me know. ~~C Sullivan --- On Sat, 12/13/08, Riobard O'Dwyer <beararesearchodwyer@eircom.net> wrote: From: Riobard O'Dwyer <beararesearchodwyer@eircom.net> Subject: [BEARA] Seasonal greetings. To: beara@rootsweb.com Date: Saturday, December 13, 2008, 3:28 AM A very, very happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year to all those on the Beara List and to all their friends.Times may be a bit tough at the moment, but they won't always be like that. Keep the spirit up and battle on. This is the first time that Joan & myself will be all on our own for Christmas. Two of the lads will be on duty; one will be gone abroad for a few weeks; and the other and his family will be celebrating at home. But they will be back to us again shortly after Christmas D.V. At present I'm working on Glengarriff records. No rest for the wicked !! Have a lovely holiday. Best wishes, Riobard & Joan -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 5.7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 1966 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I keep lights in wreaths in all front windows but I have no idea why. Please tell me. Light in a window yes, see ablove Jan 6th, yes, and was my mother's birthday as well. The tree never came down until the Magi arrived. Very few here know this nor do they know the 12 days of Christmas other than the song. ~~C Sullivan --- On Sat, 12/13/08, seamus O'More <seamusjames@yahoo.com> wrote: From: seamus O'More <seamusjames@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [BEARA] Seasonal greetings. To: beara@rootsweb.com Date: Saturday, December 13, 2008, 12:06 PM Mo chara's D.V. means God willing. May everyone have a great season full of Gods love. Who still lights a red candle inside a holly wreath? Or a candle or light in the window? Do you still celebrate Jan 6th? Traditions taken with us to other parts of the world fades with time. What other Christmas tradition's did our Beara ancestors take with them? Seamus --- On Sat, 12/13/08, Riobard O'Dwyer <beararesearchodwyer@eircom.net> wrote: From: Riobard O'Dwyer <beararesearchodwyer@eircom.net> Subject: [BEARA] Seasonal greetings. To: beara@rootsweb.com Date: Saturday, December 13, 2008, 3:28 AM A very, very happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year to all those on the Beara List and to all their friends.Times may be a bit tough at the moment, but they won't always be like that. Keep the spirit up and battle on. This is the first time that Joan & myself will be all on our own for Christmas. Two of the lads will be on duty; one will be gone abroad for a few weeks; and the other and his family will be celebrating at home. But they will be back to us again shortly after Christmas D.V. At present I'm working on Glengarriff records. No rest for the wicked !! Have a lovely holiday. Best wishes, Riobard & Joan -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 5.7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 1966 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA-request@rootsweb.com 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 BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

May god bless your home during this festive time; Happy Christmas to all and to all a good year Thank you for all your help everyone Margaret > From: beararesearchodwyer@eircom.net > To: beara@rootsweb.com > Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:28:18 +0000 > Subject: [BEARA] Seasonal greetings. > > A very, very happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year to all those on the Beara List and to all their friends.Times may be a bit tough at the moment, but they won't always be like that. Keep the spirit up and battle on. > This is the first time that Joan & myself will be all on our own for Christmas. Two of the lads will be on duty; one will be gone abroad for a few weeks; and the other and his family will be celebrating at home. But they will be back to us again shortly after Christmas D.V. > At present I'm working on Glengarriff records. No rest for the wicked !! > Have a lovely holiday. > Best wishes, > Riobard & Joan > > > > > > > > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. > We are a community of 5.7 million users fighting spam. > SPAMfighter has removed 1966 of my spam emails to date. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > The Professional version does not have this message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Send e-mail anywhere. No map, no compass. http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_anywhere_122008

Riobard and Joan.... Thank you for the kind sentiments.....Roger and I send our very best also for a very happy Christmas and a more prosperous New Year to you and yours. It is amazing how the entire world seems to be wrapped up with their economies....it is not fun that is for sure!! I think we have all hit bottom, so 2009 should be headed upwards!! Once the lads return, you will all have a great visit, especially with the wee ones. We are spending our holidays between our two children's homes which are luckily only minutes from our home. The three grandson will keep us entertained during these cold and possibly snowy holidays!! The excitement has been building around here for weeks with the boys! Santa can't come soon enough! Again, a Blessed Christmas to you and Joan!! Best wishes from Boston, Maureen and Roger At 07:28 AM 12/13/2008, Riobard O'Dwyer wrote: > A very, very happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year > to all those on the Beara List and to all their friends.Times may > be a bit tough at the moment, but they won't always be like that. > Keep the spirit up and battle on. > This is the first time that Joan & myself will be all > on our own for Christmas. Two of the lads will be on duty; one will > be gone abroad for a few weeks; and the other and his family will > be celebrating at home. But they will be back to us again shortly > after Christmas D.V. > At present I'm working on Glengarriff records. No rest > for the wicked !! > Have a lovely holiday. > Best wishes, > Riobard & Joan > > > > > > > > >-- >I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. >We are a community of 5.7 million users fighting spam. >SPAMfighter has removed 1966 of my spam emails to date. >Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > >The Professional version does not have this message > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message

And a very Merry/Happy Christmas to everyone on the Beara List too! I for one still put a candle in the window (even though it's a battery operated LED one on account of the potential fire hazard in a Manhattan apartment) and I celebrate January 6 (actually the Saturday that falls near it) by holding an Epiphany party for close friends. As for past traditions - My mother told me that on Christmas Eve the family had a special dinner with a fish called ling that they ate only on that day each year. She didn't continue that tradition here in the Staes, but she often reminisced about it, along with the candle in the window and greens brought in (but no tree) and the special treats like mince pies and oranges and how the shops in Castletown would give people a little extra something as a gift. Maggie Duffy ----- Original Message ----- From: "seamus O'More" <seamusjames@yahoo.com> To: <beara@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 3:06 PM Subject: Re: [BEARA] Seasonal greetings. > Mo chara's > D.V. means God willing. > May everyone have a great season full of Gods love. > Who still lights a red candle inside a holly wreath? > Or a candle or light in the window? > Do you still celebrate Jan 6th? > Traditions taken with us to other parts of the world fades with time. > What other Christmas tradition's did our Beara ancestors take with them? > Seamus > > --- On Sat, 12/13/08, Riobard O'Dwyer <beararesearchodwyer@eircom.net> > wrote: > > From: Riobard O'Dwyer <beararesearchodwyer@eircom.net> > Subject: [BEARA] Seasonal greetings. > To: beara@rootsweb.com > Date: Saturday, December 13, 2008, 3:28 AM > > A very, very happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year to all > those > on the Beara List and to all their friends.Times may be a bit tough at the > moment, but they won't always be like that. Keep the spirit up and battle > on. > This is the first time that Joan & myself will be all on our > own for Christmas. Two of the lads will be on duty; one will be gone > abroad for > a few weeks; and the other and his family will be celebrating at home. But > they > will be back to us again shortly after Christmas D.V. > At present I'm working on Glengarriff records. No rest for the > wicked !! > Have a lovely holiday. > Best wishes, > Riobard & Joan > > > > > > > > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. > We are a community of 5.7 million users fighting spam. > SPAMfighter has removed 1966 of my spam emails to date. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > The Professional version does not have this message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com 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 > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Hello Seamus, all, seamus O'More <seamusjames@yahoo.com> writes: > Mo chara's > D.V. means God willing. Indeed it does. Deus Volent. > May everyone have a great season full of Gods love. > Who still lights a red candle inside a holly wreath? I don't know that one. Can you tell me the significance? > Or a candle or light in the window? This one I do, and yes, we put (electric) candles in our front windows. > Do you still celebrate Jan 6th? Indeed we do. > Traditions taken with us to other parts of the world fades with time. > What other Christmas tradition's did our Beara ancestors take with them? I don't know if it was a tradition from Beara or not, but my grandmother traditionally served fish on Christmas Eve. She at least told us it was a custom from Ireland. -- Bill

Mo chara's D.V. means God willing. May everyone have a great season full of Gods love. Who still lights a red candle inside a holly wreath? Or a candle or light in the window? Do you still celebrate Jan 6th? Traditions taken with us to other parts of the world fades with time. What other Christmas tradition's did our Beara ancestors take with them? Seamus --- On Sat, 12/13/08, Riobard O'Dwyer <beararesearchodwyer@eircom.net> wrote: From: Riobard O'Dwyer <beararesearchodwyer@eircom.net> Subject: [BEARA] Seasonal greetings. To: beara@rootsweb.com Date: Saturday, December 13, 2008, 3:28 AM A very, very happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year to all those on the Beara List and to all their friends.Times may be a bit tough at the moment, but they won't always be like that. Keep the spirit up and battle on. This is the first time that Joan & myself will be all on our own for Christmas. Two of the lads will be on duty; one will be gone abroad for a few weeks; and the other and his family will be celebrating at home. But they will be back to us again shortly after Christmas D.V. At present I'm working on Glengarriff records. No rest for the wicked !! Have a lovely holiday. Best wishes, Riobard & Joan -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 5.7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 1966 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

A very, very happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year to all those on the Beara List and to all their friends.Times may be a bit tough at the moment, but they won't always be like that. Keep the spirit up and battle on. This is the first time that Joan & myself will be all on our own for Christmas. Two of the lads will be on duty; one will be gone abroad for a few weeks; and the other and his family will be celebrating at home. But they will be back to us again shortly after Christmas D.V. At present I'm working on Glengarriff records. No rest for the wicked !! Have a lovely holiday. Best wishes, Riobard & Joan -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 5.7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 1966 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message

Please remove me from this email address -thank you so much ----- Original Message ----- From: "margaret stein" <maggiern99@hotmail.com> To: <beara@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 1:39 PM Subject: [BEARA] O'sullivan clan > > > Thank to the book I discovered that We all were wrong about about Margaret > McCarthy parents, we know that her father was dennis McCarthy a fisherman, > if not the dennis McCarthy that was married to cathrine, The book does not > say who the wife was. We had partial records to mike O'Sullivan and > Margaret McCarthy, but at that point it stops. I know Peter O'Sullivan > came to San Fransico through Angel Island off of California that was a > recent discovery, so he went to sea and came to california, He came here > with his brother, we have that record. > What I Like to know if anyone has information is who was Margaret McCarthy > parents, and where is Dennis and Margaret layed to rest is it on Bere > Island or off the main land, and when were they married and where. > Thank You for all your help so far > Margaret > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send e-mail anywhere. No map, no compass. > http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_anywhere_122008 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Thank to the book I discovered that We all were wrong about about Margaret McCarthy parents, we know that her father was dennis McCarthy a fisherman, if not the dennis McCarthy that was married to cathrine, The book does not say who the wife was. We had partial records to mike O'Sullivan and Margaret McCarthy, but at that point it stops. I know Peter O'Sullivan came to San Fransico through Angel Island off of California that was a recent discovery, so he went to sea and came to california, He came here with his brother, we have that record. What I Like to know if anyone has information is who was Margaret McCarthy parents, and where is Dennis and Margaret layed to rest is it on Bere Island or off the main land, and when were they married and where. Thank You for all your help so far Margaret _________________________________________________________________ Send e-mail anywhere. No map, no compass. http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_anywhere_122008

It's true that Mary doesn't ask for anything, but it seems reasonable to make a small "donation" to the church to avoid having the parish (or Mary herself) shell out the money for postage and/or photocopy. I don't think this is unreasonable and will help to insure continued good will. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stan & Shiela Etheridge" <seth5455@bellsouth.net> To: <beara@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 8:56 AM Subject: Re: [BEARA] Buckley >I also have had the pleasure of receiving help from Mary Burke. She sent a > letter back after a while when I wrote her several years ago. The mail > lady > who delivered it had only one request, that when I was done with the > envelope, that I let her have it. Our mail lady in this small Florida > rural > town (Mims, FL) takes unusual stamped letters to local elementary classes, > and she had never seen one from Ireland. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <DBJOLEARY@aol.com> > To: <beara@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 10:14 PM > Subject: Re: [BEARA] Buckley > > >>I don't think Mary Burke ever uses a donation as an incentive to look up >> parish records. I met her a few years ago and she was very gracious with >> her >> time taking my inquiries, and sending the info later. Like most >> Sacristans she >> is all alone with other duties to perform, and like most Sacristans >> looking up >> records comes only after her parish priorities. Sure I offered her 20 >> Euros >> which she declined at the time. Of course she works on "Irish Time" too >> but >> eventually she e-mailed me telling me that she could find no records re >> my >> inquiry. >> >> Don >> >> >> In a message dated 12/9/2008 7:13:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, >> john.steitz@gmail.com writes: >> >> Mary >> Thank you very much. I will give this a try. Do you know, is this the >> records for all of the Bantry Parish or just this particular Church? >> Again >> thank you for the information. >> John >> >> On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 6:14 PM, Mary Ellen Moran >> <jacmare@hotmail.com>wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi John, >>> I'm also looking for ancestors in the Bantry area but have stayed with >>> the >>> Beara list because I enjoy reading Riobard's items and the material >>> others >>> contribute. I found baptismal and marriage records at St. Finbarr's >>> Roman >>> Catholic Church. The sacristan there is Mary Burke. The record book >>> is >>> kept in the sacristry amid the cleaning supplies! Mary has indicated >>> that >>> she has little time to look up records but a small contribution may >>> provide >>> more of an incentive. Good luck with your search...Mary Ellen> Date: >>> Mon, >>> 24 Nov 2008 15:21:45 -0500> From: john.steitz@gmail.com> To: >> >> >> **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and >> favorite sites in one place. Try it now. >> (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010) >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.16/1840 - Release Date: 12/9/2008 > 4:53 PM > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you all. This is very good and promising information. John (son of a Buckley) On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 8:56 AM, Stan & Shiela Etheridge < seth5455@bellsouth.net> wrote: > I also have had the pleasure of receiving help from Mary Burke. She sent a > letter back after a while when I wrote her several years ago. The mail > lady > who delivered it had only one request, that when I was done with the > envelope, that I let her have it. Our mail lady in this small Florida > rural > town (Mims, FL) takes unusual stamped letters to local elementary classes, > and she had never seen one from Ireland. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <DBJOLEARY@aol.com> > To: <beara@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 10:14 PM > Subject: Re: [BEARA] Buckley > > > >I don't think Mary Burke ever uses a donation as an incentive to look up > > parish records. I met her a few years ago and she was very gracious with > > her > > time taking my inquiries, and sending the info later. Like most > > Sacristans she > > is all alone with other duties to perform, and like most Sacristans > > looking up > > records comes only after her parish priorities. Sure I offered her 20 > > Euros > > which she declined at the time. Of course she works on "Irish Time" too > > but > > eventually she e-mailed me telling me that she could find no records re > > my > > inquiry. > > > > Don > > > > > > In a message dated 12/9/2008 7:13:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > > john.steitz@gmail.com writes: > > > > Mary > > Thank you very much. I will give this a try. Do you know, is this the > > records for all of the Bantry Parish or just this particular Church? > > Again > > thank you for the information. > > John > > > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 6:14 PM, Mary Ellen Moran > > <jacmare@hotmail.com>wrote: > > > >> > >> Hi John, > >> I'm also looking for ancestors in the Bantry area but have stayed with > >> the > >> Beara list because I enjoy reading Riobard's items and the material > >> others > >> contribute. I found baptismal and marriage records at St. Finbarr's > >> Roman > >> Catholic Church. The sacristan there is Mary Burke. The record book > is > >> kept in the sacristry amid the cleaning supplies! Mary has indicated > >> that > >> she has little time to look up records but a small contribution may > >> provide > >> more of an incentive. Good luck with your search...Mary Ellen> Date: > >> Mon, > >> 24 Nov 2008 15:21:45 -0500> From: john.steitz@gmail.com> To: > > > > > > **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and > > favorite sites in one place. Try it now. > > ( > http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010 > ) > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.16/1840 - Release Date: 12/9/2008 > 4:53 PM > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

I also have had the pleasure of receiving help from Mary Burke. She sent a letter back after a while when I wrote her several years ago. The mail lady who delivered it had only one request, that when I was done with the envelope, that I let her have it. Our mail lady in this small Florida rural town (Mims, FL) takes unusual stamped letters to local elementary classes, and she had never seen one from Ireland. ----- Original Message ----- From: <DBJOLEARY@aol.com> To: <beara@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 10:14 PM Subject: Re: [BEARA] Buckley >I don't think Mary Burke ever uses a donation as an incentive to look up > parish records. I met her a few years ago and she was very gracious with > her > time taking my inquiries, and sending the info later. Like most > Sacristans she > is all alone with other duties to perform, and like most Sacristans > looking up > records comes only after her parish priorities. Sure I offered her 20 > Euros > which she declined at the time. Of course she works on "Irish Time" too > but > eventually she e-mailed me telling me that she could find no records re > my > inquiry. > > Don > > > In a message dated 12/9/2008 7:13:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > john.steitz@gmail.com writes: > > Mary > Thank you very much. I will give this a try. Do you know, is this the > records for all of the Bantry Parish or just this particular Church? > Again > thank you for the information. > John > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 6:14 PM, Mary Ellen Moran > <jacmare@hotmail.com>wrote: > >> >> Hi John, >> I'm also looking for ancestors in the Bantry area but have stayed with >> the >> Beara list because I enjoy reading Riobard's items and the material >> others >> contribute. I found baptismal and marriage records at St. Finbarr's >> Roman >> Catholic Church. The sacristan there is Mary Burke. The record book is >> kept in the sacristry amid the cleaning supplies! Mary has indicated >> that >> she has little time to look up records but a small contribution may >> provide >> more of an incentive. Good luck with your search...Mary Ellen> Date: >> Mon, >> 24 Nov 2008 15:21:45 -0500> From: john.steitz@gmail.com> To: > > > **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and > favorite sites in one place. Try it now. > (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.16/1840 - Release Date: 12/9/2008 4:53 PM