Forgot to tell you I got the book "They Own It All (Including You) by Ronald MacDonald. Looks like it will be an interesting read Have only gotten through the credits etc. at the front. Will keep you posted on my thoughts. k -----Original Message----- From: beara-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:beara-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of donal O'Siodhachain Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 12:39 PM To: beara@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BEARA] (no subject) Hi Karen : you will be delighted to know then that Mave RIP finished yet another book just prior to her death. Meanwhile I searched for and found just for you, a lovely, affectionate portrait done for the RTE guide, the State Broadcasting Station magazine some years back. Enjoy! Slan is beannacht, Donal O' http://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/0731/maeve_binchy.html On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 2:46 PM, karen <sadieirish@metrocast.net> wrote: > Sad news entirely. I believe that I have every one of her books. I > just finished reading "Minding Frankie" and will now treasure my Maeve library. > Thank you, Donal, for keeping us informed. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Susan Haines > Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 8:39 AM > To: beara@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BEARA] (no subject) > > thank you for letting us know! I am saddened - she was one of my > favorite authors! Sue > > On 7/31/2012 4:13 AM, donal O'Siodhachain wrote: > > Friends of Beara : Mave Binchy death. > > > > I have just learned from the morning radio news that the Irish > > author > Mave > > Binchy has died RIP. Mave was a late comer fiction writing but from > > her first books she resonated with a home audience and since her > > writings reeked of athmosphere, very quickly for Irish exiles her > > stories became the 'magic carpet' to take them to the Ireland of > > their childhood and youth. > > For many children of exiles, Mave's Ireland became the prism that > > they viewed Ireland through. > > > > Mave sold over forty million books and little surprise in that, > > while her characters were unmistakably and sometimes even quirckly > > Irish, they were also accessable to an International audience and as > > belivable as those next door or down the street in their own > > neighbourhoods. She could take the ordinary and mundane such as a > > group of people ' working away in the big city' and returning by bus > > for their 'end of month' trip home to examine the rural/urban, the > > modern / conservative divides as each character came into sharp, but > > always sympathetic focus. Their collective interface brought a time, > > place and community to life in a credible way. Through her the > > 'Irish story' became a universal story ! > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maeve_Binchy > > > > Her early and up to middle age occupation was as a journalist; she > > was a first class one and these skills stood her in good stead. At > > writers festivals she remained approchable, ordinary and > > inspirational to those starting. She never bought in to the > > 'insider' literary world, she described herself as a story teller > > and as such she could often be seen completely absorbed in the story > > or stories of those she shared a table > or > > cup of tea with. Her books were described as 'warm and big hearted' > > that indeed they were as they were from the heart and that too > > described MaveShe will be sadly missed and her memory cherished by > > all who were privillaged to know her personally and by her millons > > of loyal fans world wide. In her last months she knew illness and > > pain but took these too in > a > > matter fact way as part of life. May she rest in peace! > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > ------------------------------- 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

It was indeed a lovely tribute to her. I have to admit until I read the note on Beara this morning I had never heard of her and to have sold so many books is pretty amazing. Seems like she would have been someone fun to know and pal around with. What did you think of my proposition to pat yesterday? Me coming over for your weeding or sending one of you a ticket to come over here to spend a honeymoon week amongst the chaos in CO. Really both would be great for me. Congratulations on the upcoming wedding. Waiting for the window man to come by and pick up a check for the window order. Finally, has taken Cody and me over 3 months to get this done. Now all the drama to get them installed once they arrive in 6-8 weeks. Well, off on another chore. Love to you both. k -----Original Message----- From: beara-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:beara-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of donal O'Siodhachain Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 12:39 PM To: beara@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BEARA] (no subject) Hi Karen : you will be delighted to know then that Mave RIP finished yet another book just prior to her death. Meanwhile I searched for and found just for you, a lovely, affectionate portrait done for the RTE guide, the State Broadcasting Station magazine some years back. Enjoy! Slan is beannacht, Donal O' http://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/0731/maeve_binchy.html On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 2:46 PM, karen <sadieirish@metrocast.net> wrote: > Sad news entirely. I believe that I have every one of her books. I > just finished reading "Minding Frankie" and will now treasure my Maeve library. > Thank you, Donal, for keeping us informed. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Susan Haines > Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 8:39 AM > To: beara@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BEARA] (no subject) > > thank you for letting us know! I am saddened - she was one of my > favorite authors! Sue > > On 7/31/2012 4:13 AM, donal O'Siodhachain wrote: > > Friends of Beara : Mave Binchy death. > > > > I have just learned from the morning radio news that the Irish > > author > Mave > > Binchy has died RIP. Mave was a late comer fiction writing but from > > her first books she resonated with a home audience and since her > > writings reeked of athmosphere, very quickly for Irish exiles her > > stories became the 'magic carpet' to take them to the Ireland of > > their childhood and youth. > > For many children of exiles, Mave's Ireland became the prism that > > they viewed Ireland through. > > > > Mave sold over forty million books and little surprise in that, > > while her characters were unmistakably and sometimes even quirckly > > Irish, they were also accessable to an International audience and as > > belivable as those next door or down the street in their own > > neighbourhoods. She could take the ordinary and mundane such as a > > group of people ' working away in the big city' and returning by bus > > for their 'end of month' trip home to examine the rural/urban, the > > modern / conservative divides as each character came into sharp, but > > always sympathetic focus. Their collective interface brought a time, > > place and community to life in a credible way. Through her the > > 'Irish story' became a universal story ! > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maeve_Binchy > > > > Her early and up to middle age occupation was as a journalist; she > > was a first class one and these skills stood her in good stead. At > > writers festivals she remained approchable, ordinary and > > inspirational to those starting. She never bought in to the > > 'insider' literary world, she described herself as a story teller > > and as such she could often be seen completely absorbed in the story > > or stories of those she shared a table > or > > cup of tea with. Her books were described as 'warm and big hearted' > > that indeed they were as they were from the heart and that too > > described MaveShe will be sadly missed and her memory cherished by > > all who were privillaged to know her personally and by her millons > > of loyal fans world wide. In her last months she knew illness and > > pain but took these too in > a > > matter fact way as part of life. May she rest in peace! > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > ------------------------------- 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

Sad news entirely. I believe that I have every one of her books. I just finished reading "Minding Frankie" and will now treasure my Maeve library. Thank you, Donal, for keeping us informed. -----Original Message----- From: Susan Haines Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 8:39 AM To: beara@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BEARA] (no subject) thank you for letting us know! I am saddened - she was one of my favorite authors! Sue On 7/31/2012 4:13 AM, donal O'Siodhachain wrote: > Friends of Beara : Mave Binchy death. > > I have just learned from the morning radio news that the Irish author Mave > Binchy has died RIP. Mave was a late comer fiction writing but from her > first books she resonated with a home audience and since her writings > reeked of athmosphere, very quickly for Irish exiles her stories became > the > 'magic carpet' to take them to the Ireland of their childhood and youth. > For many children of exiles, Mave's Ireland became the prism that they > viewed Ireland through. > > Mave sold over forty million books and little surprise in that, while her > characters were unmistakably and sometimes even quirckly Irish, they were > also accessable to an International audience and as belivable as those > next > door or down the street in their own neighbourhoods. She could take the > ordinary and mundane such as a group of people ' working away in the big > city' and returning by bus for their 'end of month' trip home to examine > the rural/urban, the modern / conservative divides as each character came > into sharp, but always sympathetic focus. Their collective interface > brought a time, place and community to life in a credible way. Through > her > the 'Irish story' became a universal story ! > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maeve_Binchy > > Her early and up to middle age occupation was as a journalist; she was a > first class one and these skills stood her in good stead. At writers > festivals she remained approchable, ordinary and inspirational to those > starting. She never bought in to the 'insider' literary world, she > described herself as a story teller and as such she could often be seen > completely absorbed in the story or stories of those she shared a table or > cup of tea with. Her books were described as 'warm and big hearted' that > indeed they were as they were from the heart and that too described > MaveShe will be sadly missed and her memory cherished by all who were > privillaged to know her personally and by her millons of loyal fans world > wide. In her last months she knew illness and pain but took these too in a > matter fact way as part of life. May she rest in peace! > > ------------------------------- > 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

Friends of Beara : Mave Binchy death. I have just learned from the morning radio news that the Irish author Mave Binchy has died RIP. Mave was a late comer fiction writing but from her first books she resonated with a home audience and since her writings reeked of athmosphere, very quickly for Irish exiles her stories became the 'magic carpet' to take them to the Ireland of their childhood and youth. For many children of exiles, Mave's Ireland became the prism that they viewed Ireland through. Mave sold over forty million books and little surprise in that, while her characters were unmistakably and sometimes even quirckly Irish, they were also accessable to an International audience and as belivable as those next door or down the street in their own neighbourhoods. She could take the ordinary and mundane such as a group of people ' working away in the big city' and returning by bus for their 'end of month' trip home to examine the rural/urban, the modern / conservative divides as each character came into sharp, but always sympathetic focus. Their collective interface brought a time, place and community to life in a credible way. Through her the 'Irish story' became a universal story ! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maeve_Binchy Her early and up to middle age occupation was as a journalist; she was a first class one and these skills stood her in good stead. At writers festivals she remained approchable, ordinary and inspirational to those starting. She never bought in to the 'insider' literary world, she described herself as a story teller and as such she could often be seen completely absorbed in the story or stories of those she shared a table or cup of tea with. Her books were described as 'warm and big hearted' that indeed they were as they were from the heart and that too described Mave. She will be sadly missed and her memory cherished by all who were privillaged to know her personally and by her millons of loyal fans world wide. In her last months she knew illness and pain but took these too in a matter fact way as part of life. May she rest in peace!

thank you for letting us know! I am saddened - she was one of my favorite authors! Sue On 7/31/2012 4:13 AM, donal O'Siodhachain wrote: > Friends of Beara : Mave Binchy death. > > I have just learned from the morning radio news that the Irish author Mave > Binchy has died RIP. Mave was a late comer fiction writing but from her > first books she resonated with a home audience and since her writings > reeked of athmosphere, very quickly for Irish exiles her stories became the > 'magic carpet' to take them to the Ireland of their childhood and youth. > For many children of exiles, Mave's Ireland became the prism that they > viewed Ireland through. > > Mave sold over forty million books and little surprise in that, while her > characters were unmistakably and sometimes even quirckly Irish, they were > also accessable to an International audience and as belivable as those next > door or down the street in their own neighbourhoods. She could take the > ordinary and mundane such as a group of people ' working away in the big > city' and returning by bus for their 'end of month' trip home to examine > the rural/urban, the modern / conservative divides as each character came > into sharp, but always sympathetic focus. Their collective interface > brought a time, place and community to life in a credible way. Through her > the 'Irish story' became a universal story ! > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maeve_Binchy > > Her early and up to middle age occupation was as a journalist; she was a > first class one and these skills stood her in good stead. At writers > festivals she remained approchable, ordinary and inspirational to those > starting. She never bought in to the 'insider' literary world, she > described herself as a story teller and as such she could often be seen > completely absorbed in the story or stories of those she shared a table or > cup of tea with. Her books were described as 'warm and big hearted' that > indeed they were as they were from the heart and that too described MaveShe will be sadly missed and her memory cherished by all who were > privillaged to know her personally and by her millons of loyal fans world > wide. In her last months she knew illness and pain but took these too in a > matter fact way as part of life. May she rest in peace! > > ------------------------------- > 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

Hi Terrance,being a proud" Red Sox & Bruins fan I don't usually correspond with people"o Nua -Eabhrac". You seem to have a gift for languages but what impressed me was your use of "Ar dTeanga Dhuchais". Of course those solid Beara roots didnt hurt either Failte romhat go dti an liosta Beir bua, Seamus. On 07/27/12, Terrance O'Dwyer<tsodwyer@verizon.net> wrote: Friends of Beara, Greetings to all. I am a new subscriber to this site and have not posted previously. So, I would like to introduce myself and to offer a comment or two on this extraordinary site. I am from & live in New York, but the gene pool is 100.00% Beara. My dad, Tim Dwyer, was born in Castletownbere in 1907, and my mom was from Butte. My maternal grandmother, Margaret Powers was from Ballycrovane, but I do not know where my grandfather Eugene Sullivan was born. That said, I understand he was from the Castletown area---though as Riobard has pointed out, saying Castletown means anywhere in the peninsula. Two years ago, my wife, Donna and I, visited Castletownbere, and went up to the house where he grew up. It is/was for sale, and then current owner had done a remarkable job in modernizing the house; and the McCarthy/Forde agents were most gracious in taking us to the house. But, the story I love to tell most is about our visit to the Pizza Shop. The owner, is his name Roberto??, was speaking Italian to one of the fellows in the shop. So, I said something to them in Italian. âÂÂCan I order some pizza.â And, with missing a beat, Roberto replies, in Spanish, âÂÂSir, you speak with a Spanish accent. So, letâÂÂs continue in Spanish---which we did for 3 or 4 minutes until Donna asked me if I could get a Coke. So it was, my very first conversation in Castletownbere was in Spanish. Now, for weeks I have been reading the postings from and about Donal. These postings are distressing, challenging, and ultimately uplifting. Prior to discovering this site, I had seen YouTube videos of Donal the poet. The postings about the Ballycrovane raid brought out another side and the latest news another yet. To use the refrain from the song, âÂÂheâÂÂs a man you donâÂÂt meet every day.â And, recognizing that clinical prognoses are statistical analysis, let me just say I [and let me include everyone on this site] hope and pray that Donal is in the 5% tail, i.e. not in the 95%. IâÂÂve had occasion to write to Riobard about a project I am working on, and the day after my e-mail, Mr OâÂÂDwyer starts out by saying that we are cousinsâÂÂall the OâÂÂDwyers of Beara are related. What a welcome! Now, if only we had an albumâÂÂa CDâÂÂof Riobard playing his accordion. Go raibh mile maith agat, Mr OâÂÂDwyer. Go raibh mile maith agat, Mr Gawne. Enough blathering. I am thankful & happy to have encountered this site. All the best. Terrance OâÂÂDwyer Regards/ Le gach deá ghuÃ/ Saludos Terrance O'Dwyer ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [1]BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message References 1. mailto:BEARA-request@rootsweb.com

Terrance and friends : mention was made of U tube and poetry performances, so as we are on the subject of the net, there are some issues that I would like to deal with. A bit detailed but such meanders are for this thread only and as I said, it will be 'business as usual' with the rest. However given the constant ems of well wishing and support, some of you are also entitled to a few explanations, so with Bills indulgence on this thread and for this one only, here goes. I am sixty-three years of age, since my apprentice days in 1966 when I became an apprentice representative and a committee member of an Engineering Union, much of my life has been lived in the public sphere. Consequently I have 'left tracks' and a google of my name will throw up over 3,000 references. Of those 3,000 references, there is one prominent one from Nov 2002 up there either heading the list or in the first ten depending on whatever is googled. This is deliberately engineered by 'State Forces ' to be so ! Since ' first impressions are lasting ' this negative and what on the face of it is a damming inditement, is what is known in the press and pr trade as 'a spoiler' for anything following. Those who are politically literate or who understand the process of media manipulation and 'spin' can appreciate what is involved but for 'the silent majority' such as your good self who are 'read only' as you were to now, on sites such as this, that 'spoiler' is enough to form an adverse impression for the average person and consequently a 'turn off' for anything following however positive the latter may be. Lets park that there for the moment ! " ‘he’s a man you don’t meet every day.", you do not know the half of it ! In the eighties and nineties so called 'Free Legal Aid' was a shambles in Ireland, the only contact 80% of the mass of the people had with the Lower Courts was when they were prosecuted for something by the State. If people did not have available funds access to the Justice System was not possible. In 92 Patricia and myself as paralegals without any legal qualifications what so ever drafted proceedings for a victimized separated woman to vindicate her rights to law access as an Irish Citizen. In that landmark case F, V, The Legal Aid Board we had ' Free Legal Aid' practices declared unconstitutional, the Government of the day were forced to spend over ten million pounds and open up seventeen new, properly resourced Free Legal Aid Centers. The ordinary people got access to the courts and legal assistance, we got six months harassment from the Irish political Police goaded on by furious Government ministers in Justice and Finance etc. During one of his appearance in the Superior Court when Attorney General I met with and had three subsequent telephone conversations with Harry Wheelan regarding a Police Informer who was part of a pedophile sex ring in Southern Ireland, I gave specific details of child sex abuse to him, he did not act and terminated contact with me. Some years later Harry was appointed President Of The High Court, I contacted a National Sunday Newspaper, they investigated my claims against Harry Wheelan, prepared a double spread newspaper exposure, confronted him with the facts and he resigned. As far as I was concerned his lack of intervention to prevent the continuing sexual abuse of a child, for whatever reason, made him a totally unsuitable person to be President of the High Court. De facto I forced the Government to sack their newly appointed President of the High Court to avoid the scandal bringing down the Government itself........ which it did anyway. From the moment I began to contact the press and campaigning we had at least two and sometimes four or more car loads of 'Special Branch' ( political police heavies ) on our backs 24/7 but persisted and forced him out of office. I worked in Donegall for six months for a Private Investigator and friend, the late Billy Flynn and helped uncover a bomb making factory actually operated by serving policemen. They manufactured viable explosive mixes from fertilizers, planted some of these locally, 'found them' and foiled 'subversive plots', rouge IRA units etc. plenty of overtime, promotions, commendations etc. They even took to planting some of these explosives across the border where their Northern Police counterparts got on the same overtime, promotion, commendations etc bandwagon. That led to one of the most long running and most expensive Judicial Tribunals ever held in Ireland ( Donegal Garda Scandal / Morris tribunal) where the corruptions of the police were laid bare for all to see. I could list dozens of other such things regarding State Forces corruption, malpractice and ineptitude that I participated in exposing. Most of these type things only come to the notice of the public when they break surface. Prior to that there are weeks and months of unseen 'down and dirty no holds barred' frantic activity as one party attempts to expose and the other to cover up and conduct damage limitation exercise. The only rules in this underground, unseen twilight world is that they are no rules ! I know the price I paid for all this intense activity and while there are genetic factors involved in my cancer, it actually started in 2005 in a period when I was under heavy medication for cardiac problems, I was weakened and seriously ill, yet this was the very time and for that very reason that the Police pounced to 'break me' and I was forced to undertake a series of Court actions when I should have been resting and recovering. The stress at that period was unbelievable. As to the 'negative entry' that I referred to in opening, one of my sisters is married to a first cousin of the man we had a civil dispute with, another first cousin was my best friend until this case when I broke off all contact with that family. We all grew up together, went to the same village functions etc. One of the parties is now dead RIP. This dead woman was running a business, got herself in fraud/ embezzlement situation with the Revenue, was investigated by the police and threatened with prosecution and jail unless she did as instructed by the political police. Our breach of contract litigation, initiated by us was then underway in the High Court, that misfortunate woman got a simple choice from State authorities, face a fraud prosecution herself or allow them to run the High Court Case and allow it to be spun against us for propaganda purposes to destroy our public reputation and character. No contest for her. It may be but one negative google out of over 3,000 but it is always up there in the first ten references and to the causal browser it do the business it was intended to do by State Authorities ! I dearly love Ireland, as a volunteer of the Irish Republican Army I was prepared to die for it, but there are also some very disgusting and despicable things lurking in the State undergrowth unseen by the mass of the populace but a nightmare reality for those confronting these forces! There is a price to be paid in Ireland as in all countries for confronting these forces, I made choices, paid the price with my health as did my late friend Billy Flynn. No regrets : I would do the same again without hesitation simply because it was the right thing to do and hopefully there are a few boy scout points waiting up there for me for having done so. For those interested in yet another side to me, this is a sample of my political polemic writing, I was posting on this site under 'Munsterview' Some one brought it to my attention recently and I had it on the desktop. Now or never to reveal the truth about Sinn Fein’s past Brian Walker <http://sluggerotoole.com/profile/brianwalker/>, Tue 21 December 2010, 12:45pm 130<http://sluggerotoole.com/2010/12/21/now-or-never-to-reveal-the-truth-about-sinn-feins-past/#comments> Slan is beannacht, Donal O' On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 2:44 AM, Terrance O'Dwyer <tsodwyer@verizon.net>wrote: > Friends of Beara, > > Greetings to all. > > I am a new subscriber to this site and have not posted previously. So, I > would like to introduce myself and to offer a comment or two on this > extraordinary site. > > > > I am from & live in New York, but the gene pool is 100.00% Beara. My dad, > Tim Dwyer, was born in Castletownbere in 1907, and my mom was from Butte. > My maternal grandmother, Margaret Powers was from Ballycrovane, but I do > not know where my grandfather Eugene Sullivan was born. That said, I > understand he was from the Castletown area---though as Riobard has pointed > out, saying Castletown means anywhere in the peninsula. > > Two years ago, my wife, Donna and I, visited Castletownbere, and went up > to the house where he grew up. It is/was for sale, and then current owner > had done a remarkable job in modernizing the house; and the McCarthy/Forde > agents were most gracious in taking us to the house. But, the story I love > to tell most is about our visit to the Pizza Shop. The owner, is his name > Roberto??, was speaking Italian to one of the fellows in the shop. So, I > said something to them in Italian. “Can I order some pizza.’ And, with > missing a beat, Roberto replies, in Spanish, “Sir, you speak with a > Spanish accent. So, let’s continue in Spanish---which we did for 3 or 4 > minutes until Donna asked me if I could get a Coke. So it was, my very > first conversation in Castletownbere was in Spanish. > > > > Now, for weeks I have been reading the postings from and about Donal. > These postings are distressing, challenging, and ultimately uplifting. > Prior to discovering this site, I had seen YouTube videos of Donal the > poet. The postings about the Ballycrovane raid brought out another side and > the latest news another yet. To use the refrain from the song, ‘he’s a man > you don’t meet every day.’ And, recognizing that clinical prognoses are > statistical analysis, let me just say I [and let me include everyone on > this site] hope and pray that Donal is in the 5% tail, i.e. not in the 95%. > > > > I’ve had occasion to write to Riobard about a project I am working on, and > the day after my e-mail, Mr O’Dwyer starts out by saying that we are > cousins—all the O’Dwyers of Beara are related. What a welcome! Now, if only > we had an album—a CD—of Riobard playing his accordion. Go raibh mile maith > agat, Mr O’Dwyer. > > Go raibh mile maith agat, Mr Gawne. > > > > Enough blathering. I am thankful & happy to have encountered this site. > All the best. > > Terrance O’Dwyer > > Regards/ Le gach deá ghuí/ Saludos > > Terrance O'Dwyer > > ------------------------------- > 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

Friends of Beara, Greetings to all. I am a new subscriber to this site and have not posted previously. So, I would like to introduce myself and to offer a comment or two on this extraordinary site. I am from & live in New York, but the gene pool is 100.00% Beara. My dad, Tim Dwyer, was born in Castletownbere in 1907, and my mom was from Butte. My maternal grandmother, Margaret Powers was from Ballycrovane, but I do not know where my grandfather Eugene Sullivan was born. That said, I understand he was from the Castletown area---though as Riobard has pointed out, saying Castletown means anywhere in the peninsula. Two years ago, my wife, Donna and I, visited Castletownbere, and went up to the house where he grew up. It is/was for sale, and then current owner had done a remarkable job in modernizing the house; and the McCarthy/Forde agents were most gracious in taking us to the house. But, the story I love to tell most is about our visit to the Pizza Shop. The owner, is his name Roberto??, was speaking Italian to one of the fellows in the shop. So, I said something to them in Italian. “Can I order some pizza.’ And, with missing a beat, Roberto replies, in Spanish, “Sir, you speak with a Spanish accent. So, let’s continue in Spanish---which we did for 3 or 4 minutes until Donna asked me if I could get a Coke. So it was, my very first conversation in Castletownbere was in Spanish. Now, for weeks I have been reading the postings from and about Donal. These postings are distressing, challenging, and ultimately uplifting. Prior to discovering this site, I had seen YouTube videos of Donal the poet. The postings about the Ballycrovane raid brought out another side and the latest news another yet. To use the refrain from the song, ‘he’s a man you don’t meet every day.’ And, recognizing that clinical prognoses are statistical analysis, let me just say I [and let me include everyone on this site] hope and pray that Donal is in the 5% tail, i.e. not in the 95%. I’ve had occasion to write to Riobard about a project I am working on, and the day after my e-mail, Mr O’Dwyer starts out by saying that we are cousins—all the O’Dwyers of Beara are related. What a welcome! Now, if only we had an album—a CD—of Riobard playing his accordion. Go raibh mile maith agat, Mr O’Dwyer. Go raibh mile maith agat, Mr Gawne. Enough blathering. I am thankful & happy to have encountered this site. All the best. Terrance O’Dwyer Regards/ Le gach deá ghuí/ Saludos Terrance O'Dwyer

Donal, mo chara dhil, your bravery in your circumstances is something we can all learn from. One of the 1916 men about to be excuted faced the firing squad and bravely said: I am ready; get it over with". I have no doubt that you are well ready, and before your time on earth has come, as it will to all of us sooner or later, I hope it will be a peaceful one. Our regards to your good wife and to yourself, and if we meet in World No. 2, I have no doubt but that we will have a good old chat about the times on Beara-L. May God and His Blessed Mother look after you and yours. ---- Riobard (and Joan). On 27 July 2012 14:54, Dr. Dan Harrington <dan@destinyuniversity.edu.lc>wrote: > Donal: > > Thank you for sharing your circumstances with the group. I am sure it > isn't easy, but please be assured you have touched all our hearts, and each > will keep you in our thoughts and prayers. > > Your courage, as well as that of your family, is truly inspiring. Take > care of yourself, do nice things for yourself and your family, and know > for sure that your journey means a great deal to all of us. > > Sincerely, > > Dan Harrington > Butte > > On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 2:49 AM, donal O'Siodhachain <dospoet@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Hi Bette & friends : my sympathy and regrets for your own medical > situation > > and my heartfelt admiration for your obvious courage and bravery in the > > face of it ! > > > > This was one of the reasons while I readily agreed from diagnosis on Good > > Friday to ' go public' as a high profile Poet and cultural figure to > raise > > cancer awareness. For every one such person as your good self Betty who > > reply, there are probably a dozen to twenty others who are gaining > comfort > > and solace from information exchanges such as this, so Bill may excuse > the > > digressions from 'usual business' on this particular thread ? > > > > I have already made Irish medical history in that I am the first known > > person in Ireland to have had so extensive bowel and abdomen surgery. My > > Consultant / surgeon Dr Owen Condon returned to Ireland full time last > > year from Cleveland last year and he is at the leading edge of cancer > > treatment. There are perhaps no more than five or six other such > > specialized surgeons as yet in the country with anything like > comparative > > expertise and Dr Owen is by far the most experienced due to his US > training > > and extensive practice there. > > > > Had I come under the care of an average Irish theater bowel surgeon, once > > the extent of my cancer spread became evident, I would just have ' been > > made comfortable ', send to palliative care and I would have been lucky > to > > have lived past next November. While it may seem ironic to use the word ' > > luck ' in my situation, I have been incredibly lucky to get this extra > > eight or nine months of what with God's help will be a relatively normal > > life. > > > > As to 'giving up ', I am far from that, very far from it indeed ! My > own > > father in 1983 was given a maximum of six remaining weeks of life on best > > medical openion after his own cancer operation in October 1983, his first > > reaction when I broke the news to him, was five minutes of convulsive > > laughter followed by a firm declaration that " I am sorry for them ( the > > doctors) but I will be there for Christmas and I will be there for > Easter > > "! He died in June '84, some forty weeks later. My childhood era gave > me > > some very precious insights and ' take things aisy' attitudes to life and > > indeed death. > > > > > > *Luachra Childhood* > > > > (for Alice Taylor) > > > > > > In twilight, in evening, > > > > Before old ease had flown, > > > > Before tarmacadam uniform > > > > Had covered each polished stone, > > > > I drove cattle homeward, > > > > Thoughts pendulumed to > > > > Milk-filled udder' sway, > > > > Bare feet in golden dust, > > > > Content, at ease, at one > > > > With slowly, closing, day. > > > > > > > > An Irish Redemporist priest in Canada refused chemo and wrote to his > > Limerick superior to expect him ' home in a box '. He did come home > months > > later on his own feet and last night a full twelve years later, he said > > evening mass at the Redemporist Monastery Church. I fully appreciate the > > medical reality of my situation but miracles small and big are possible, > ' > > Man proposes but God disposes ' at the saying goes ! While at ease with > > and accepting my medical situation I have not ' given up' ..... My > > Oncologist Professor ( a most impressively humane and compassionate man > ) > > may have closed my file but as far as I am concerned it is still very > much > > open. > > > > The following poem is self explanatory, it was not dedicated prior to > this > > and I take the liberty to do so now to my fellow historian and occasional > > sparring partner 'the other Bill' who lost his own loved father earlier > > this year. > > > > Slan is beannacht, Donal O' > > > > *Remembering my father* > > > > ( for Bill Mulligan ) > > > > > > ‘My father died last january’- > > > > The readers measured words > > > > Caught me unawares, resonating > > > > Inside my head and you, loved Dad > > > > Flashed through my mind, in meadows, > > > > In bog land and in your cancer bed > > > > > > Remembering now when I gave you > > > > Their verdict, of how you laughed > > > > In the the face of death, saying that > > > > Months not weeks would be yours - > > > > That you would live for some time yet > > > > > > The brightness in your eyes - > > > > And your voice confident, strong > > > > Made me doubt 'The White Coats', > > > > Thinking, hoping that they were > > > > Wrong. Your certainty, the gift > > > > It seemed you had ' to know-' > > > > Then you named the summer, saying > > > > That it was your own time to go > > > > > > As it came, I watched you waste > > > > Back to shriveled skin and bone > > > > Until my mother could lift you from > > > > Mattress to chair, easily, alone- > > > > You that that I had seen stride, with > > > > Two cwt. of barley on your shoulder- > > > > Or wrestle a bog-deal root from blue > > > > Mud, a *crochail *large as a boulder > > > > > > During those final weeks, time > > > > And yet time again, no doubts or > > > > Self pity’ no surrender to pain. > > > > A triumph of spirit over body > > > > Of faith over empty ritual prayer > > > > Twenty four years gone, Mike, > > > > My friend, my father and still, not > > > > A day that you have not been there ! > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 3:05 AM, Bette new email <bjlars1@bresnan.net > > >wrote: > > > > > Donal I have been praying for you. Do not give up! Doctors do not > really > > > know how long you are going to live. I admire your decision, however. I > > > have > > > had metastatic breast cancer for 24 years with it spreading > periodically. > > > Now it is back and is very aggressive. Without chemo, I would live 3-4 > > > months. I chose the chemo and I may now live 4 months to close to a > year. > > > The chemo is not that bad, thank God. The word "terminal" is not good > to > > > hear. Live every day to the fullest. I have people all over the US > > praying > > > for me and now I ask the people of Ireland to pray for us. To the > folks I > > > have been trying to help with genealogy: I will continue to work on it, > > > when > > > I feel good. I SO wanted to get back to Ireland to see my friends, but > it > > > is > > > too hard a trip when one doesn’t feel well. God Bless! Bette > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: donal O'Siodhachain > > > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 7:22 PM > > > To: beara > > > Subject: [BEARA] Donal; medical, final. > > > > > > Friends of Beara; thank you for your continuing private ems of support, > > > they are valued and we appreciate them. Rather than reply individually, > > > here is the latest update and from next week my posts will be back to > > > 'business as usual' > > > > > > This last update is not good news I am afraid, to day we met with the > > > Professor of Oncology to discuss the available Chemo program in my > > ongoing > > > cancer treatment. This Consultant had also collated all information on > my > > > case to date and was in a position to make a final authoritative > > prognosis > > > in as much as one can be made with signet ring cancer. > > > > > > The prognosis is stark : the cancer was too old, advanced and > widespread > > to > > > eradicate completely. Left untreated, I will probably die in or around > > the > > > end of July 2013, give or take two months ! If I opt for chemo > > treatment I > > > may get another four to six additional months but at a terrible cost > of a > > > drug ravished body and a destroyed immune system. It would also mean > > > regular hospitalization with all energies and focus directed at > > prolonging > > > mortal existence with a probable poor quality of life from now until > > still > > > inevitable death with little time for any other activity in this > possible > > > eighteen month period. > > > > > > There was a simple choice to make : go the chemo route as in the > > foregoing > > > with the consequences referred to, or in the alternative live out every > > day > > > The Good Lord allocates to me in peace and dignity with a quality of > > life, > > > time to share with my partner, family, relatives and friends until all > > > winds down in a brief, pain managed, few weeks at close. > > > > > > Patricia and myself having discussed the options quickly came to a > > > decision, we have opted for a shorter mortal life but of as high a life > > > quality as possible for my remain earthly span. > > > > > > So this is it, I probably have around twelve months of mortal life > > > remaining, eight or so expected to be normal and productive and after > > that > > > it is a matter of taking each day as it comes. I am still calm, > composed > > > and at ease about it all. Thanks Be To God for the serenity that has > > been > > > gifted to me to deal with all of this ! > > > > > > Slan is beannacht, Donal O'. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > 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 > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > -- *Riobard (O'Dwyer)*

Donal, I have enjoyed your informative posts on Irish history over many months, and now I am tremendously impressed and inspired by your faith and courage in your attitude about your health. You are definitely an inspiration to all of us on the list in how we should approach our mortality and live each day to the fullest, trusting that God will be on our side and help us through whatever we must endure. My prayers are with all those on the list who are pulling for you. With your determination you will beat all the odds. God bless! Joan -----Original Message----- From: Riobard O' Dwyer <bearariobard@gmail.com> To: beara <beara@rootsweb.com> Sent: Fri, Jul 27, 2012 11:37 am Subject: Re: [BEARA] Donal; medical, final. Donal, mo chara dhil, your bravery in your circumstances is something we can all learn from. One of the 1916 men about to be excuted faced the firing squad and bravely said: I am ready; get it over with". I have no doubt that you are well ready, and before your time on earth has come, as it will to all of us sooner or later, I hope it will be a peaceful one. Our regards to your good wife and to yourself, and if we meet in World No. 2, I have no doubt but that we will have a good old chat about the times on Beara-L. May God and His Blessed Mother look after you and yours. ---- Riobard (and Joan). On 27 July 2012 14:54, Dr. Dan Harrington <dan@destinyuniversity.edu.lc>wrote: > Donal: > > Thank you for sharing your circumstances with the group. I am sure it > isn't easy, but please be assured you have touched all our hearts, and each > will keep you in our thoughts and prayers. > > Your courage, as well as that of your family, is truly inspiring. Take > care of yourself, do nice things for yourself and your family, and know > for sure that your journey means a great deal to all of us. > > Sincerely, > > Dan Harrington > Butte > > On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 2:49 AM, donal O'Siodhachain <dospoet@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Hi Bette & friends : my sympathy and regrets for your own medical > situation > > and my heartfelt admiration for your obvious courage and bravery in the > > face of it ! > > > > This was one of the reasons while I readily agreed from diagnosis on Good > > Friday to ' go public' as a high profile Poet and cultural figure to > raise > > cancer awareness. For every one such person as your good self Betty who > > reply, there are probably a dozen to twenty others who are gaining > comfort > > and solace from information exchanges such as this, so Bill may excuse > the > > digressions from 'usual business' on this particular thread ? > > > > I have already made Irish medical history in that I am the first known > > person in Ireland to have had so extensive bowel and abdomen surgery. My > > Consultant / surgeon Dr Owen Condon returned to Ireland full time last > > year from Cleveland last year and he is at the leading edge of cancer > > treatment. There are perhaps no more than five or six other such > > specialized surgeons as yet in the country with anything like > comparative > > expertise and Dr Owen is by far the most experienced due to his US > training > > and extensive practice there. > > > > Had I come under the care of an average Irish theater bowel surgeon, once > > the extent of my cancer spread became evident, I would just have ' been > > made comfortable ', send to palliative care and I would have been lucky > to > > have lived past next November. While it may seem ironic to use the word ' > > luck ' in my situation, I have been incredibly lucky to get this extra > > eight or nine months of what with God's help will be a relatively normal > > life. > > > > As to 'giving up ', I am far from that, very far from it indeed ! My > own > > father in 1983 was given a maximum of six remaining weeks of life on best > > medical openion after his own cancer operation in October 1983, his first > > reaction when I broke the news to him, was five minutes of convulsive > > laughter followed by a firm declaration that " I am sorry for them ( the > > doctors) but I will be there for Christmas and I will be there for > Easter > > "! He died in June '84, some forty weeks later. My childhood era gave > me > > some very precious insights and ' take things aisy' attitudes to life and > > indeed death. > > > > > > *Luachra Childhood* > > > > (for Alice Taylor) > > > > > > In twilight, in evening, > > > > Before old ease had flown, > > > > Before tarmacadam uniform > > > > Had covered each polished stone, > > > > I drove cattle homeward, > > > > Thoughts pendulumed to > > > > Milk-filled udder' sway, > > > > Bare feet in golden dust, > > > > Content, at ease, at one > > > > With slowly, closing, day. > > > > > > > > An Irish Redemporist priest in Canada refused chemo and wrote to his > > Limerick superior to expect him ' home in a box '. He did come home > months > > later on his own feet and last night a full twelve years later, he said > > evening mass at the Redemporist Monastery Church. I fully appreciate the > > medical reality of my situation but miracles small and big are possible, > ' > > Man proposes but God disposes ' at the saying goes ! While at ease with > > and accepting my medical situation I have not ' given up' ..... My > > Oncologist Professor ( a most impressively humane and compassionate man > ) > > may have closed my file but as far as I am concerned it is still very > much > > open. > > > > The following poem is self explanatory, it was not dedicated prior to > this > > and I take the liberty to do so now to my fellow historian and occasional > > sparring partner 'the other Bill' who lost his own loved father earlier > > this year. > > > > Slan is beannacht, Donal O' > > > > *Remembering my father* > > > > ( for Bill Mulligan ) > > > > > > ‘My father died last january’- > > > > The readers measured words > > > > Caught me unawares, resonating > > > > Inside my head and you, loved Dad > > > > Flashed through my mind, in meadows, > > > > In bog land and in your cancer bed > > > > > > Remembering now when I gave you > > > > Their verdict, of how you laughed > > > > In the the face of death, saying that > > > > Months not weeks would be yours - > > > > That you would live for some time yet > > > > > > The brightness in your eyes - > > > > And your voice confident, strong > > > > Made me doubt 'The White Coats', > > > > Thinking, hoping that they were > > > > Wrong. Your certainty, the gift > > > > It seemed you had ' to know-' > > > > Then you named the summer, saying > > > > That it was your own time to go > > > > > > As it came, I watched you waste > > > > Back to shriveled skin and bone > > > > Until my mother could lift you from > > > > Mattress to chair, easily, alone- > > > > You that that I had seen stride, with > > > > Two cwt. of barley on your shoulder- > > > > Or wrestle a bog-deal root from blue > > > > Mud, a *crochail *large as a boulder > > > > > > During those final weeks, time > > > > And yet time again, no doubts or > > > > Self pity’ no surrender to pain. > > > > A triumph of spirit over body > > > > Of faith over empty ritual prayer > > > > Twenty four years gone, Mike, > > > > My friend, my father and still, not > > > > A day that you have not been there ! > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 3:05 AM, Bette new email <bjlars1@bresnan.net > > >wrote: > > > > > Donal I have been praying for you. Do not give up! Doctors do not > really > > > know how long you are going to live. I admire your decision, however. I > > > have > > > had metastatic breast cancer for 24 years with it spreading > periodically. > > > Now it is back and is very aggressive. Without chemo, I would live 3-4 > > > months. I chose the chemo and I may now live 4 months to close to a > year. > > > The chemo is not that bad, thank God. The word "terminal" is not good > to > > > hear. Live every day to the fullest. I have people all over the US > > praying > > > for me and now I ask the people of Ireland to pray for us. To the > folks I > > > have been trying to help with genealogy: I will continue to work on it, > > > when > > > I feel good. I SO wanted to get back to Ireland to see my friends, but > it > > > is > > > too hard a trip when one doesn’t feel well. God Bless! Bette > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: donal O'Siodhachain > > > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 7:22 PM > > > To: beara > > > Subject: [BEARA] Donal; medical, final. > > > > > > Friends of Beara; thank you for your continuing private ems of support, > > > they are valued and we appreciate them. Rather than reply individually, > > > here is the latest update and from next week my posts will be back to > > > 'business as usual' > > > > > > This last update is not good news I am afraid, to day we met with the > > > Professor of Oncology to discuss the available Chemo program in my > > ongoing > > > cancer treatment. This Consultant had also collated all information on > my > > > case to date and was in a position to make a final authoritative > > prognosis > > > in as much as one can be made with signet ring cancer. > > > > > > The prognosis is stark : the cancer was too old, advanced and > widespread > > to > > > eradicate completely. Left untreated, I will probably die in or around > > the > > > end of July 2013, give or take two months ! If I opt for chemo > > treatment I > > > may get another four to six additional months but at a terrible cost > of a > > > drug ravished body and a destroyed immune system. It would also mean > > > regular hospitalization with all energies and focus directed at > > prolonging > > > mortal existence with a probable poor quality of life from now until > > still > > > inevitable death with little time for any other activity in this > possible > > > eighteen month period. > > > > > > There was a simple choice to make : go the chemo route as in the > > foregoing > > > with the consequences referred to, or in the alternative live out every > > day > > > The Good Lord allocates to me in peace and dignity with a quality of > > life, > > > time to share with my partner, family, relatives and friends until all > > > winds down in a brief, pain managed, few weeks at close. > > > > > > Patricia and myself having discussed the options quickly came to a > > > decision, we have opted for a shorter mortal life but of as high a life > > > quality as possible for my remain earthly span. > > > > > > So this is it, I probably have around twelve months of mortal life > > > remaining, eight or so expected to be normal and productive and after > > that > > > it is a matter of taking each day as it comes. I am still calm, > composed > > > and at ease about it all. Thanks Be To God for the serenity that has > > been > > > gifted to me to deal with all of this ! > > > > > > Slan is beannacht, Donal O'. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > 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 > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > -- *Riobard (O'Dwyer)* ------------------------------- 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

Hi Bette & friends : my sympathy and regrets for your own medical situation and my heartfelt admiration for your obvious courage and bravery in the face of it ! This was one of the reasons while I readily agreed from diagnosis on Good Friday to ' go public' as a high profile Poet and cultural figure to raise cancer awareness. For every one such person as your good self Betty who reply, there are probably a dozen to twenty others who are gaining comfort and solace from information exchanges such as this, so Bill may excuse the digressions from 'usual business' on this particular thread ? I have already made Irish medical history in that I am the first known person in Ireland to have had so extensive bowel and abdomen surgery. My Consultant / surgeon Dr Owen Condon returned to Ireland full time last year from Cleveland last year and he is at the leading edge of cancer treatment. There are perhaps no more than five or six other such specialized surgeons as yet in the country with anything like comparative expertise and Dr Owen is by far the most experienced due to his US training and extensive practice there. Had I come under the care of an average Irish theater bowel surgeon, once the extent of my cancer spread became evident, I would just have ' been made comfortable ', send to palliative care and I would have been lucky to have lived past next November. While it may seem ironic to use the word ' luck ' in my situation, I have been incredibly lucky to get this extra eight or nine months of what with God's help will be a relatively normal life. As to 'giving up ', I am far from that, very far from it indeed ! My own father in 1983 was given a maximum of six remaining weeks of life on best medical openion after his own cancer operation in October 1983, his first reaction when I broke the news to him, was five minutes of convulsive laughter followed by a firm declaration that " I am sorry for them ( the doctors) but I will be there for Christmas and I will be there for Easter "! He died in June '84, some forty weeks later. My childhood era gave me some very precious insights and ' take things aisy' attitudes to life and indeed death. *Luachra Childhood* (for Alice Taylor) In twilight, in evening, Before old ease had flown, Before tarmacadam uniform Had covered each polished stone, I drove cattle homeward, Thoughts pendulumed to Milk-filled udder' sway, Bare feet in golden dust, Content, at ease, at one With slowly, closing, day. An Irish Redemporist priest in Canada refused chemo and wrote to his Limerick superior to expect him ' home in a box '. He did come home months later on his own feet and last night a full twelve years later, he said evening mass at the Redemporist Monastery Church. I fully appreciate the medical reality of my situation but miracles small and big are possible, ' Man proposes but God disposes ' at the saying goes ! While at ease with and accepting my medical situation I have not ' given up' ..... My Oncologist Professor ( a most impressively humane and compassionate man ) may have closed my file but as far as I am concerned it is still very much open. The following poem is self explanatory, it was not dedicated prior to this and I take the liberty to do so now to my fellow historian and occasional sparring partner 'the other Bill' who lost his own loved father earlier this year. Slan is beannacht, Donal O' *Remembering my father* ( for Bill Mulligan ) ‘My father died last january’- The readers measured words Caught me unawares, resonating Inside my head and you, loved Dad Flashed through my mind, in meadows, In bog land and in your cancer bed Remembering now when I gave you Their verdict, of how you laughed In the the face of death, saying that Months not weeks would be yours - That you would live for some time yet The brightness in your eyes - And your voice confident, strong Made me doubt 'The White Coats', Thinking, hoping that they were Wrong. Your certainty, the gift It seemed you had ' to know-' Then you named the summer, saying That it was your own time to go As it came, I watched you waste Back to shriveled skin and bone Until my mother could lift you from Mattress to chair, easily, alone- You that that I had seen stride, with Two cwt. of barley on your shoulder- Or wrestle a bog-deal root from blue Mud, a *crochail *large as a boulder During those final weeks, time And yet time again, no doubts or Self pity’ no surrender to pain. A triumph of spirit over body Of faith over empty ritual prayer Twenty four years gone, Mike, My friend, my father and still, not A day that you have not been there ! On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 3:05 AM, Bette new email <bjlars1@bresnan.net>wrote: > Donal I have been praying for you. Do not give up! Doctors do not really > know how long you are going to live. I admire your decision, however. I > have > had metastatic breast cancer for 24 years with it spreading periodically. > Now it is back and is very aggressive. Without chemo, I would live 3-4 > months. I chose the chemo and I may now live 4 months to close to a year. > The chemo is not that bad, thank God. The word "terminal" is not good to > hear. Live every day to the fullest. I have people all over the US praying > for me and now I ask the people of Ireland to pray for us. To the folks I > have been trying to help with genealogy: I will continue to work on it, > when > I feel good. I SO wanted to get back to Ireland to see my friends, but it > is > too hard a trip when one doesn’t feel well. God Bless! Bette > > -----Original Message----- > From: donal O'Siodhachain > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 7:22 PM > To: beara > Subject: [BEARA] Donal; medical, final. > > Friends of Beara; thank you for your continuing private ems of support, > they are valued and we appreciate them. Rather than reply individually, > here is the latest update and from next week my posts will be back to > 'business as usual' > > This last update is not good news I am afraid, to day we met with the > Professor of Oncology to discuss the available Chemo program in my ongoing > cancer treatment. This Consultant had also collated all information on my > case to date and was in a position to make a final authoritative prognosis > in as much as one can be made with signet ring cancer. > > The prognosis is stark : the cancer was too old, advanced and widespread to > eradicate completely. Left untreated, I will probably die in or around the > end of July 2013, give or take two months ! If I opt for chemo treatment I > may get another four to six additional months but at a terrible cost of a > drug ravished body and a destroyed immune system. It would also mean > regular hospitalization with all energies and focus directed at prolonging > mortal existence with a probable poor quality of life from now until still > inevitable death with little time for any other activity in this possible > eighteen month period. > > There was a simple choice to make : go the chemo route as in the foregoing > with the consequences referred to, or in the alternative live out every day > The Good Lord allocates to me in peace and dignity with a quality of life, > time to share with my partner, family, relatives and friends until all > winds down in a brief, pain managed, few weeks at close. > > Patricia and myself having discussed the options quickly came to a > decision, we have opted for a shorter mortal life but of as high a life > quality as possible for my remain earthly span. > > So this is it, I probably have around twelve months of mortal life > remaining, eight or so expected to be normal and productive and after that > it is a matter of taking each day as it comes. I am still calm, composed > and at ease about it all. Thanks Be To God for the serenity that has been > gifted to me to deal with all of this ! > > Slan is beannacht, Donal O'. > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Donal: Thank you for sharing your circumstances with the group. I am sure it isn't easy, but please be assured you have touched all our hearts, and each will keep you in our thoughts and prayers. Your courage, as well as that of your family, is truly inspiring. Take care of yourself, do nice things for yourself and your family, and know for sure that your journey means a great deal to all of us. Sincerely, Dan Harrington Butte On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 2:49 AM, donal O'Siodhachain <dospoet@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi Bette & friends : my sympathy and regrets for your own medical situation > and my heartfelt admiration for your obvious courage and bravery in the > face of it ! > > This was one of the reasons while I readily agreed from diagnosis on Good > Friday to ' go public' as a high profile Poet and cultural figure to raise > cancer awareness. For every one such person as your good self Betty who > reply, there are probably a dozen to twenty others who are gaining comfort > and solace from information exchanges such as this, so Bill may excuse the > digressions from 'usual business' on this particular thread ? > > I have already made Irish medical history in that I am the first known > person in Ireland to have had so extensive bowel and abdomen surgery. My > Consultant / surgeon Dr Owen Condon returned to Ireland full time last > year from Cleveland last year and he is at the leading edge of cancer > treatment. There are perhaps no more than five or six other such > specialized surgeons as yet in the country with anything like comparative > expertise and Dr Owen is by far the most experienced due to his US training > and extensive practice there. > > Had I come under the care of an average Irish theater bowel surgeon, once > the extent of my cancer spread became evident, I would just have ' been > made comfortable ', send to palliative care and I would have been lucky to > have lived past next November. While it may seem ironic to use the word ' > luck ' in my situation, I have been incredibly lucky to get this extra > eight or nine months of what with God's help will be a relatively normal > life. > > As to 'giving up ', I am far from that, very far from it indeed ! My own > father in 1983 was given a maximum of six remaining weeks of life on best > medical openion after his own cancer operation in October 1983, his first > reaction when I broke the news to him, was five minutes of convulsive > laughter followed by a firm declaration that " I am sorry for them ( the > doctors) but I will be there for Christmas and I will be there for Easter > "! He died in June '84, some forty weeks later. My childhood era gave me > some very precious insights and ' take things aisy' attitudes to life and > indeed death. > > > *Luachra Childhood* > > (for Alice Taylor) > > > In twilight, in evening, > > Before old ease had flown, > > Before tarmacadam uniform > > Had covered each polished stone, > > I drove cattle homeward, > > Thoughts pendulumed to > > Milk-filled udder' sway, > > Bare feet in golden dust, > > Content, at ease, at one > > With slowly, closing, day. > > > > An Irish Redemporist priest in Canada refused chemo and wrote to his > Limerick superior to expect him ' home in a box '. He did come home months > later on his own feet and last night a full twelve years later, he said > evening mass at the Redemporist Monastery Church. I fully appreciate the > medical reality of my situation but miracles small and big are possible, ' > Man proposes but God disposes ' at the saying goes ! While at ease with > and accepting my medical situation I have not ' given up' ..... My > Oncologist Professor ( a most impressively humane and compassionate man ) > may have closed my file but as far as I am concerned it is still very much > open. > > The following poem is self explanatory, it was not dedicated prior to this > and I take the liberty to do so now to my fellow historian and occasional > sparring partner 'the other Bill' who lost his own loved father earlier > this year. > > Slan is beannacht, Donal O' > > *Remembering my father* > > ( for Bill Mulligan ) > > > ‘My father died last january’- > > The readers measured words > > Caught me unawares, resonating > > Inside my head and you, loved Dad > > Flashed through my mind, in meadows, > > In bog land and in your cancer bed > > > Remembering now when I gave you > > Their verdict, of how you laughed > > In the the face of death, saying that > > Months not weeks would be yours - > > That you would live for some time yet > > > The brightness in your eyes - > > And your voice confident, strong > > Made me doubt 'The White Coats', > > Thinking, hoping that they were > > Wrong. Your certainty, the gift > > It seemed you had ' to know-' > > Then you named the summer, saying > > That it was your own time to go > > > As it came, I watched you waste > > Back to shriveled skin and bone > > Until my mother could lift you from > > Mattress to chair, easily, alone- > > You that that I had seen stride, with > > Two cwt. of barley on your shoulder- > > Or wrestle a bog-deal root from blue > > Mud, a *crochail *large as a boulder > > > During those final weeks, time > > And yet time again, no doubts or > > Self pity’ no surrender to pain. > > A triumph of spirit over body > > Of faith over empty ritual prayer > > Twenty four years gone, Mike, > > My friend, my father and still, not > > A day that you have not been there ! > > > > > On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 3:05 AM, Bette new email <bjlars1@bresnan.net > >wrote: > > > Donal I have been praying for you. Do not give up! Doctors do not really > > know how long you are going to live. I admire your decision, however. I > > have > > had metastatic breast cancer for 24 years with it spreading periodically. > > Now it is back and is very aggressive. Without chemo, I would live 3-4 > > months. I chose the chemo and I may now live 4 months to close to a year. > > The chemo is not that bad, thank God. The word "terminal" is not good to > > hear. Live every day to the fullest. I have people all over the US > praying > > for me and now I ask the people of Ireland to pray for us. To the folks I > > have been trying to help with genealogy: I will continue to work on it, > > when > > I feel good. I SO wanted to get back to Ireland to see my friends, but it > > is > > too hard a trip when one doesn’t feel well. God Bless! Bette > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: donal O'Siodhachain > > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 7:22 PM > > To: beara > > Subject: [BEARA] Donal; medical, final. > > > > Friends of Beara; thank you for your continuing private ems of support, > > they are valued and we appreciate them. Rather than reply individually, > > here is the latest update and from next week my posts will be back to > > 'business as usual' > > > > This last update is not good news I am afraid, to day we met with the > > Professor of Oncology to discuss the available Chemo program in my > ongoing > > cancer treatment. This Consultant had also collated all information on my > > case to date and was in a position to make a final authoritative > prognosis > > in as much as one can be made with signet ring cancer. > > > > The prognosis is stark : the cancer was too old, advanced and widespread > to > > eradicate completely. Left untreated, I will probably die in or around > the > > end of July 2013, give or take two months ! If I opt for chemo > treatment I > > may get another four to six additional months but at a terrible cost of a > > drug ravished body and a destroyed immune system. It would also mean > > regular hospitalization with all energies and focus directed at > prolonging > > mortal existence with a probable poor quality of life from now until > still > > inevitable death with little time for any other activity in this possible > > eighteen month period. > > > > There was a simple choice to make : go the chemo route as in the > foregoing > > with the consequences referred to, or in the alternative live out every > day > > The Good Lord allocates to me in peace and dignity with a quality of > life, > > time to share with my partner, family, relatives and friends until all > > winds down in a brief, pain managed, few weeks at close. > > > > Patricia and myself having discussed the options quickly came to a > > decision, we have opted for a shorter mortal life but of as high a life > > quality as possible for my remain earthly span. > > > > So this is it, I probably have around twelve months of mortal life > > remaining, eight or so expected to be normal and productive and after > that > > it is a matter of taking each day as it comes. I am still calm, composed > > and at ease about it all. Thanks Be To God for the serenity that has > been > > gifted to me to deal with all of this ! > > > > Slan is beannacht, Donal O'. > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 >

Friends of Beara; thank you for your continuing private ems of support, they are valued and we appreciate them. Rather than reply individually, here is the latest update and from next week my posts will be back to 'business as usual' This last update is not good news I am afraid, to day we met with the Professor of Oncology to discuss the available Chemo program in my ongoing cancer treatment. This Consultant had also collated all information on my case to date and was in a position to make a final authoritative prognosis in as much as one can be made with signet ring cancer. The prognosis is stark : the cancer was too old, advanced and widespread to eradicate completely. Left untreated, I will probably die in or around the end of July 2013, give or take two months ! If I opt for chemo treatment I may get another four to six additional months but at a terrible cost of a drug ravished body and a destroyed immune system. It would also mean regular hospitalization with all energies and focus directed at prolonging mortal existence with a probable poor quality of life from now until still inevitable death with little time for any other activity in this possible eighteen month period. There was a simple choice to make : go the chemo route as in the foregoing with the consequences referred to, or in the alternative live out every day The Good Lord allocates to me in peace and dignity with a quality of life, time to share with my partner, family, relatives and friends until all winds down in a brief, pain managed, few weeks at close. Patricia and myself having discussed the options quickly came to a decision, we have opted for a shorter mortal life but of as high a life quality as possible for my remain earthly span. So this is it, I probably have around twelve months of mortal life remaining, eight or so expected to be normal and productive and after that it is a matter of taking each day as it comes. I am still calm, composed and at ease about it all. Thanks Be To God for the serenity that has been gifted to me to deal with all of this ! Slan is beannacht, Donal O'.

Donal I have been praying for you. Do not give up! Doctors do not really know how long you are going to live. I admire your decision, however. I have had metastatic breast cancer for 24 years with it spreading periodically. Now it is back and is very aggressive. Without chemo, I would live 3-4 months. I chose the chemo and I may now live 4 months to close to a year. The chemo is not that bad, thank God. The word "terminal" is not good to hear. Live every day to the fullest. I have people all over the US praying for me and now I ask the people of Ireland to pray for us. To the folks I have been trying to help with genealogy: I will continue to work on it, when I feel good. I SO wanted to get back to Ireland to see my friends, but it is too hard a trip when one doesn’t feel well. God Bless! Bette -----Original Message----- From: donal O'Siodhachain Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 7:22 PM To: beara Subject: [BEARA] Donal; medical, final. Friends of Beara; thank you for your continuing private ems of support, they are valued and we appreciate them. Rather than reply individually, here is the latest update and from next week my posts will be back to 'business as usual' This last update is not good news I am afraid, to day we met with the Professor of Oncology to discuss the available Chemo program in my ongoing cancer treatment. This Consultant had also collated all information on my case to date and was in a position to make a final authoritative prognosis in as much as one can be made with signet ring cancer. The prognosis is stark : the cancer was too old, advanced and widespread to eradicate completely. Left untreated, I will probably die in or around the end of July 2013, give or take two months ! If I opt for chemo treatment I may get another four to six additional months but at a terrible cost of a drug ravished body and a destroyed immune system. It would also mean regular hospitalization with all energies and focus directed at prolonging mortal existence with a probable poor quality of life from now until still inevitable death with little time for any other activity in this possible eighteen month period. There was a simple choice to make : go the chemo route as in the foregoing with the consequences referred to, or in the alternative live out every day The Good Lord allocates to me in peace and dignity with a quality of life, time to share with my partner, family, relatives and friends until all winds down in a brief, pain managed, few weeks at close. Patricia and myself having discussed the options quickly came to a decision, we have opted for a shorter mortal life but of as high a life quality as possible for my remain earthly span. So this is it, I probably have around twelve months of mortal life remaining, eight or so expected to be normal and productive and after that it is a matter of taking each day as it comes. I am still calm, composed and at ease about it all. Thanks Be To God for the serenity that has been gifted to me to deal with all of this ! Slan is beannacht, Donal O'. ------------------------------- 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

All the best, donal. Enjoy every moment. Which is what we all should be doing. AND hugging our family members and others more often! Reg-Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "donal O'Siodhachain" <dospoet@gmail.com> To: "beara" <beara@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 6:22 PM Subject: [BEARA] Donal; medical, final. > Friends of Beara; thank you for your continuing private ems of support, > they are valued and we appreciate them. Rather than reply individually, > here is the latest update and from next week my posts will be back to > 'business as usual' > > This last update is not good news I am afraid, to day we met with the > Professor of Oncology to discuss the available Chemo program in my > ongoing > cancer treatment. This Consultant had also collated all information on my > case to date and was in a position to make a final authoritative prognosis > in as much as one can be made with signet ring cancer. > > The prognosis is stark : the cancer was too old, advanced and widespread > to > eradicate completely. Left untreated, I will probably die in or around the > end of July 2013, give or take two months ! If I opt for chemo treatment > I > may get another four to six additional months but at a terrible cost of a > drug ravished body and a destroyed immune system. It would also mean > regular hospitalization with all energies and focus directed at prolonging > mortal existence with a probable poor quality of life from now until still > inevitable death with little time for any other activity in this possible > eighteen month period. > > There was a simple choice to make : go the chemo route as in the foregoing > with the consequences referred to, or in the alternative live out every > day > The Good Lord allocates to me in peace and dignity with a quality of life, > time to share with my partner, family, relatives and friends until all > winds down in a brief, pain managed, few weeks at close. > > Patricia and myself having discussed the options quickly came to a > decision, we have opted for a shorter mortal life but of as high a life > quality as possible for my remain earthly span. > > So this is it, I probably have around twelve months of mortal life > remaining, eight or so expected to be normal and productive and after that > it is a matter of taking each day as it comes. I am still calm, composed > and at ease about it all. Thanks Be To God for the serenity that has been > gifted to me to deal with all of this ! > > Slan is beannacht, Donal O'. > > ------------------------------- > 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

Hi folks, this is in the current Irish Central and it may prove of interest to some of you. Did the Irish and St. Brendan discover America first? - VIDEO<http://s.clickability.com/s?19=30300&32=7184&36=1106463&22=4742576&37=26465669&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishcentral.com%2Froots%2FDid-the-Irish-and-St-Brendan-discover-America-first---VIDEO-163524426.html&18=0.6643413095434989> As I recently compiled some other material in this general area last month following a research request, I will also share this with you. I met Philip on a number of occasions at conferences and for anybody interest in 'hidden lore' no better man. Ducan was to the fore in the Celtic Revival and he was a most influential figure in his day. http://www.philipcoppens.com/duncan.html These are some other articles articles on Hy Brazil, mystical lands to the West etc. http://www.fantompowa.net/Flame/brazil.htm http://historicmysteries.com/hy-brasil-the-other-atlantis Slan is beannacht, Donal O'

Friends of Beara : just in from a voluntary gig at a retirement home where we contributed some poetry and music to the home 10th anniversary celebration for the old folk there, so life goes on! JSee this list of the Denver shootings victims on a net news flash and I see that two Sullivans are among them. *Veronica Moser-Sullivan* (6), Jessica Ghawi (24), John Larimer (27), Aexander Boik (18), Jesse Childress (29), Jonathan Blunk (26), Rebecca Wingo (32), *Alex Sullivan* (27), Gordon Cowden (51), Micayla Medek (23) and Alexander Teves (24). The twelfth victim was provisionally identified as 27-year old *Matthew McQuinn.* Given the Beara / Colorado mining connection it is quite probable that these Sullivans have Beara ancestry which gives an intimacy to this outrageous and senseless act for all here on this site. McQuinn while not a prominent Irish clan name, has never the less many prominent people of that name in contemporary Irish life. The town of Quin, Co. Clare has a lovely atmospheric old abbey ruin and I have often spend a welcome mediative bit of an evening in that blessed place when passing through. While extending a sincere sympathy to all the relatives of the shot victims, given the possible Beara connections, the shootings may yet have an added poignancy for friends of Beara.

Linda & Beara friends : your story is sad regarding the early childhood of your late grandmother. The domestic violence and physical abuse described was unfortunately all too prevalent in Irish society from the 1840's up to the 1960's My National School teacher used the turned leg of a chair and ' four on each hand ' swung from over the shoulder was the norm for any number of reasons for rich and poor children alike. A complaint made at home about the teacher's behavior often as not brought a 'clip around the ear' for having 'provoked the man' The Lady teacher for the four lower classes had a two foot strip of well seasoned pine and she was not slow about using it either. There were two main forms of adult violence in family homes, male on female spousal abuse arising by in large out of alcohol abuse and drunkenness. The second came from 'arranged marriages' that did not work out yet because of financial entanglements, children and no divorce, these men and women who hated each other were doomed to share not only the same house and farm but sometimes even the same bed for decades. Women played a large part in the War Of Independence : Countess Marviche was Europe's first female Government Minister. Constance <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constance_Markievicz>*Markievicz<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constance_Markievicz> * - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constance_Markievicz> This led to issues effecting women getting a ready audience and remedy. The Republican Courts Dáil <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A1il_Courts> *Courts <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A1il_Courts>* - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A1il_Courts> confronted domestic violence head on. Perpetrators were brought before the courts and sentenced. In the North Cork Brigade area the scentenced man was taken to a large tilled field. A large stone with a ring attached and pulled by a donkey was used to crush weeds in furrows, the culprit was tied to this stone with a shoulder harness and with an IRA volunteer on either side with horsewhips, he was forced to drag the stone the through the furrows to the point of collapse. Brutal perhaps but effective; it drastically reduced drunken and domestic violence as very few would risk the same experience again. This 'hidden violence' is now the last great taboo subject in Irish Society from the past that is awaiting confrontation and discussion. I am glad Linda that your aunt knew many years of happiness, it was no more than she deserved after her violent childhood. Slan is beannacht, Donal O' On Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 3:13 PM, Linda Lane Sheridan <linda.sheridan@me.com>wrote: > Beara List - > > I don't often write to the list, but was moved by the talk of Butte. My > grandmother was from Eskavaude, Reentrisk - Mary Downey Bennett - she was > born in Eskavaude "cove of the boat" and with the help of Riobard (p. 1 and > 2 of Riobard's Allihies book). In 2005 I was able to stand in her shoes > with the help of Riobard and his sweetheart Joan and see where she spent > the happiest days of her short life. To stand at the site where she saw the > bay every morning was a soul affirming moment for me and my family, > especially my mother. Mary left Ireland at 7 when her mother died and lived > with an abusive aunt in Butte, married to Jim Larking - she horse whipped > her. Her father lived in a boarding house there and was a copper miner - > her younger siblings were disbursed to relatives and an orphanage. When she > was 15 her father had saved enough money to reunite the family and he > brought Mary back to Allihies. Unfortunately, the family was together for > only a short time as he died of min! > er's consumption and pneumonia brought on by a night of seine fishing. > The family was again split up and she never was able to return to Ireland, > she was forced to go back to Butte, where she lived the rest of her life > without going home or reuniting with her siblings. She had 6 children with > my grandfather Ephraim Bennett, a copper miner. She died at 51 of breast > cancer, so I never knew had the pleasure of my grandmother in my life. My > parents are both Butte natives - Margaret Bennett Sheridan and Robert > Sheridan. > > We will be in Butte for a family reunion the weekend of the Montana Irish > Festival. If you are there and see someone with a Sheridan/Frazier reunion > shirt on - say hello! I would love to meet someone from the list. > > I am proud to have the blood of Ireland and Butte Montana running through > my veins and count myself lucky to be related to the strong and beautiful > people of the Beara. I am made of strong stock, and my heritage and culture > has stood me well through the trials and tribulations of this beautiful, > bittersweet life. Take joy in the small things of this world, and the love > around you. That is the true treasure of this life. > > Best, > Linda Lane Sheridan > great granddaughter of Con Downey and Margaret O'Sullivan (Suonish), > Eskavaude , Reentrisk (ON P. 1 and 2 of Riobard's Allihies book) > granddaughter of Mary Downey Bennett of Eskavaude,, Reentrisk > daughter of Margaret Bennett Sheridan and Robert Sheridan of Butte, Montana > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Dear Riobard: Thank you for your reply. Your offer to hear you play your accordion again may well be enough for us to schedule another trip to Eyeries. We will be back in Butte in early December, and I'll keep you posted on the goings-on. You both would enjoy the Butte Summerfest. Of course, it takes on an Irish tone (but that may be my imagination or wish). All the best to you and Joan. Dan On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 2:31 PM, Riobard O' Dwyer <bearariobard@gmail.com>wrote: > Donal. Put together ar fheabhas. Hope you are well on the way to recovery. > Riobard. > > On 20 July 2012 20:42, donal O'Siodhachain <dospoet@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Riobard and friends : good story about the horse; brings to mind > something > > something similar from the last quarter of the 19th, century in Rathmore > Co > > Kerry. > > > > > > "They were doing fine with writing out the Report until they came to the > > word Aluminum [by the way, that's how it was spelled/spelt there]." > > > > In the old days a tailor's iron was called a 'goose'. One of the village > > tailor was a man that was a bit touchy and sensitive about his dignity, > > which of course meant that the 'prime boys' were always pulling pranks on > > him and sending him up to 'get a rise out of him' and they were seldom > > disappointed! > > > > One evening while reading the newspaper he see tailors irons on offer at > a > > good price in Dublin and he decided to order two. " Woman. pen, ink and > > paper" came the command, his wife obliged he began writing , scribed away > > in silence and then cleared his throat. " Dear sirs, in response to your > > advertised offer re tailors accouterments, please find enclosed money and > > dispatch to me for personal collection at Rathmore Railway Station, two > > tailors geese. Signed Thimoty, Joseph Moriarity, Gentleman's Tailor, > > Rathmore, Co Kerry. Well what do you think of that woman, straight and > to > > the point isn't it "? > > > > Wife, " I do not know Tim, are two irons together called geese" ? A bit > of > > head scratching " Do you know woman you could be right" , letter thrown > on > > the fire and off he went again, then read out the second attempt. Wife " > > That's worse Tim, two gooses sound definitely wrong, even I know that" > > > > " Well, well woman I have enough here laughing at me around here without > > adding Dublin caboges to the list " More head scratching, more thinking > and > > the writing started again. Then he read out the completed draft. > > > > " Dear sirs, in response to your advertised offer, please find enclosed > > money and dispatch to me for personal collection at Rathmore Railway > > Station, one tailors goose. Signed Thimoty, Joseph Moriarity, Gentleman's > > Tailor, Rathmore, Co Kerry. > > > > PS : sure when you are sending one you may as well send another and I am > > enclosing money for two ! > > > > As the local Seanachai ( storyteller) uses to say tapping his head " Up > > here for thinking " and then pointing to his feet " Down there for > dancing" > > ! > > > > Slan is beannacht, Donal O' > > > > On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 4:47 PM, Riobard O' Dwyer < > bearariobard@gmail.com > > >wrote: > > > > > Dear Dr. Dan, > > > Seeing that they were two strong men, they must have > > been > > > from Beara. Oh, what I would give to be in Butte for the St. Patrick's > > Day > > > celebrations. I would love to be filling in, in place of those mighty > > > well-loved people, the late John "the Yank" and Fr. Sarsfield > O'Sullivan. > > > When I was alot younger, I was absolutely thrilled when I went on my > trip > > > to Butte. The people of Butte were, as they say, "the salt of the > earth". > > > But, age has taken over from me. I can no longer leap as far in the > hop, > > > step, & jump (or triple jump). So, all I can do now is to dream of the > > > times that were. > > > You are all very welcome to drop in to my home in > > Eyeries > > > whenever you come to Ireland, and, don't worry, I will play a few > lively > > > jigs for you on my faithful accordion. > > > All the best, > > > Riobard (and Joan). > > > > > > > > > On 19 July 2012 21:30, Dr. Dan Harrington < > dan@destinyuniversity.edu.lc > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Riobard; > > > > > > > > As I think you know, that is a long haul, pulling a horse, and it's > up > > > > hill!!! > > > > > > > > I hope to see you in Butte one of these days. You would make a GREAT > > > head > > > > of the St. Patrick > > > > s day celebration, or anything else in Butte. You are probably one > of > > > the > > > > best known people in the Mining City. > > > > > > > > Barbara and I enjoyed our visit with you at your home in County Cork > > > > several years ago, and I always enjoy your posts to this group. Keep > > > them > > > > coming. > > > > > > > > Dan Harrington > > > > Butte > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 11:24 AM, Riobard O' Dwyer > > > > <bearariobard@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > > > > > I have read over and over that absolutely excellent book: "Butte; > > > > memories > > > > > of a mining camp" by Jim Edwards and Kevin Shannon. It was an > > education > > > > to > > > > > get the real meaning of the various Butte mining words. Despite the > > > > > extremely strenuous and dangerous work of the miners, several of > whom > > > > went > > > > > there from Beara (and many of whom never again were to see home > due > > to > > > > > deaths from terrible mining accidents, T.B., etc.), there were some > > > > > absolutely humorous stories, highlight of whom to me was that about > > the > > > > two > > > > > men who were sent by Jere "the Wise" Murphy, the Chief of the > Police > > > > there > > > > > during the Depression Years of the 1930's, to go down to Aluminum > > > Street > > > > to > > > > > write a report on a horse that was killed by a car there. They were > > > doing > > > > > fine with writing out the Report until they came to the word > Aluminum > > > [by > > > > > the way, that's how it was spelled/spelt there]. They weren't able > to > > > > spell > > > > > the word Aliminum, so, in order to explain properly about the > > accident > > > to > > > > > the Police, they dragged the dead horse all the way up Aluminum > > Street > > > to > > > > > Park Street !!! > > > > > ---- Riobard. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > *Riobard (O'Dwyer)* > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > *Riobard (O'Dwyer)* > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Beara List - I don't often write to the list, but was moved by the talk of Butte. My grandmother was from Eskavaude, Reentrisk - Mary Downey Bennett - she was born in Eskavaude "cove of the boat" and with the help of Riobard (p. 1 and 2 of Riobard's Allihies book). In 2005 I was able to stand in her shoes with the help of Riobard and his sweetheart Joan and see where she spent the happiest days of her short life. To stand at the site where she saw the bay every morning was a soul affirming moment for me and my family, especially my mother. Mary left Ireland at 7 when her mother died and lived with an abusive aunt in Butte, married to Jim Larking - she horse whipped her. Her father lived in a boarding house there and was a copper miner - her younger siblings were disbursed to relatives and an orphanage. When she was 15 her father had saved enough money to reunite the family and he brought Mary back to Allihies. Unfortunately, the family was together for only a short time as he died of miner's consumption and pneumonia brought on by a night of seine fishing. The family was again split up and she never was able to return to Ireland, she was forced to go back to Butte, where she lived the rest of her life without going home or reuniting with her siblings. She had 6 children with my grandfather Ephraim Bennett, a copper miner. She died at 51 of breast cancer, so I never knew had the pleasure of my grandmother in my life. My parents are both Butte natives - Margaret Bennett Sheridan and Robert Sheridan. We will be in Butte for a family reunion the weekend of the Montana Irish Festival. If you are there and see someone with a Sheridan/Frazier reunion shirt on - say hello! I would love to meet someone from the list. I am proud to have the blood of Ireland and Butte Montana running through my veins and count myself lucky to be related to the strong and beautiful people of the Beara. I am made of strong stock, and my heritage and culture has stood me well through the trials and tribulations of this beautiful, bittersweet life. Take joy in the small things of this world, and the love around you. That is the true treasure of this life. Best, Linda Lane Sheridan great granddaughter of Con Downey and Margaret O'Sullivan (Suonish), Eskavaude , Reentrisk (ON P. 1 and 2 of Riobard's Allihies book) granddaughter of Mary Downey Bennett of Eskavaude,, Reentrisk daughter of Margaret Bennett Sheridan and Robert Sheridan of Butte, Montana