TO ALL THE BEARA COLUMN READERS & WRITERS: A HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL from RIOBARD. On 24 November 2012 23:40, pat oleary <[email protected]> wrote: > What a great, touching story that is!!....Really something the way Riobard > has affected so many folks in so many different ways!! This was one of the > most heartwarming that I've seen recently. > Thanks for sharing this! > Pat O'Leary > > --- On Sat, 11/24/12, Donald D Jennings <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Donald D Jennings <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [BEARA] BEARA Digest, Vol 7, Issue 234 > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, November 24, 2012, 2:43 PM > > > My deep gratitude to Riobard as well... In 2008, my mother was in the > early stages of dementia. Her brother gave her a substantial gift and > suggested she use it on a big trip. She asked me to take her to Ireland > to see her relatives although she had no idea who they were. > > During my search I came across this list. A very kind person responded > to my question, gave me the exact pages in Riobard's book re: our > Allihies relatives, and topped it off with the phone number of the > Allihies priest with a suggestion to call him. Our cousin still lived > next door to the parsonage and the priest gave me her phone number. Mom > couldn't remember much about the trip afterwards, but knew that she (from > Spokane) got to see her Irish relatives with her daughter and > granddaughter from Virginia and told everyone she met whether they knew > her or not... : ) > > We're heading to Spokane for Christmas to probably say our final goodbyes > to Mom, but until 6 months ago, she would look at her photo album of the > trip and smile... That trip would have never happened with you > Riobard...thank you from the bottom of my heart! > > Linda Jennings > > > > On Sat, 24 Nov 2012 01:00:27 -0700 [email protected] writes: > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Re: Many things. (Bill Gawne) > > 2. Re: Many things. (Dot Leinhauser) > > 3. Re: Many things. (Dalton O'Sullivan) > > 4. Re: Many things. (Susan Haines) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:47:54 -0500 > > From: Bill Gawne <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [BEARA] Many things. > > To: [email protected] > > Message-ID: > > <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: > > text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp="Yes"; > > format="flowed" > > > > Dear friends of Beara, > > > > Our own Riobard writes: > > > > > Re. the writings I've, for many years, > > > sent to the Beara Column, > > > I have to say that age catches up with me too. > > > So I've sent you the poem called "The Exile", > > > and now I must say "Tooraloo". > > > I hope that I've oft' made you happy. > > > The tears nearly come to my eyes. > > > But I can not go on forever, > > > so, to all of my friends, > > > 'tis GOODBYE. > > > > Riobard has assured me, in a private note, that he'll still be here > > > > reading, and sometimes commenting. But as a young lad of 80 > > summers, > > he has a lot to do and wishes to devote more time to doing it. So > > the > > effort of keeping up the discussions here in the Beara list now > > falls > > upon us. > > > > > My thanks to Bill Gawne and to all the other people > > > who have done great work in charge over > > > the Beara Column for many years. > > > To them all I express a profound GRATIAS. > > > > It's a kind and generous thing you say, Riobard, but the plain truth > > > > is none of us would be here reading this mailing list if not for > > your > > life's work of dedicated scholarship. Whatever happens here in time > > > > to come will be -- in some form or fashion -- a derivative of that > > > > amazing body of work. > > > > -- Bill > > > > > > > > ---- > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 12:45:34 -0500 > > From: "Dot Leinhauser" <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [BEARA] Many things. > > To: <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > > Many, many thanks to Riobard. I know about my kin from your work > > and thanks > > to you Bill for all that you have done to continue Riobards work. > > God bless > > you both from an 83 year old. Dot > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > On > > Behalf Of Bill Gawne > > Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 10:48 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [BEARA] Many things. > > > > Dear friends of Beara, > > > > Our own Riobard writes: > > > > > Re. the writings I've, for many years, > > > sent to the Beara Column, > > > I have to say that age catches up with me too. > > > So I've sent you the poem called "The Exile", > > > and now I must say "Tooraloo". > > > I hope that I've oft' made you happy. > > > The tears nearly come to my eyes. > > > But I can not go on forever, > > > so, to all of my friends, > > > 'tis GOODBYE. > > > > Riobard has assured me, in a private note, that he'll still be here > > reading, > > and sometimes commenting. But as a young lad of 80 summers, he has > > a lot to > > do and wishes to devote more time to doing it. So the effort of > > keeping up > > the discussions here in the Beara list now falls upon us. > > > > > My thanks to Bill Gawne and to all the other people who have done > > > > > great work in charge over the Beara Column for many years. > > > To them all I express a profound GRATIAS. > > > > It's a kind and generous thing you say, Riobard, but the plain truth > > is none > > of us would be here reading this mailing list if not for your life's > > work of > > dedicated scholarship. Whatever happens here in time to come will > > be -- in > > some form or fashion -- a derivative of that amazing body of work. > > > > -- Bill > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in > > the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:49:50 -0800 (GMT-08:00) > > From: "Dalton O'Sullivan" <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [BEARA] Many things. > > To: [email protected] > > Message-ID: > > > <[email protected]link.net > > > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > > Bill said it all. A thousand thanks Riobard!!! > > >From a 84 yr old lister and, I hope, a friend > > Slante, > > Dalton O'Sullivan > > San Francisco,CA > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > >From: Bill Gawne <[email protected]> > > >Sent: Nov 23, 2012 7:47 AM > > >To: [email protected] > > >Subject: Re: [BEARA] Many things. > > > > > >Dear friends of Beara, > > > > > >Our own Riobard writes: > > > > > >> Re. the writings I've, for many years, > > >> sent to the Beara Column, > > >> I have to say that age catches up with me too. > > >> So I've sent you the poem called "The Exile", > > >> and now I must say "Tooraloo". > > >> I hope that I've oft' made you happy. > > >> The tears nearly come to my eyes. > > >> But I can not go on forever, > > >> so, to all of my friends, > > >> 'tis GOODBYE. > > > > > >Riobard has assured me, in a private note, that he'll still be here > > > > >reading, and sometimes commenting. But as a young lad of 80 > > summers, > > >he has a lot to do and wishes to devote more time to doing it. So > > the > > >effort of keeping up the discussions here in the Beara list now > > falls > > >upon us. > > > > > >> My thanks to Bill Gawne and to all the other people > > >> who have done great work in charge over > > >> the Beara Column for many years. > > >> To them all I express a profound GRATIAS. > > > > > >It's a kind and generous thing you say, Riobard, but the plain > > truth > > >is none of us would be here reading this mailing list if not for > > your > > >life's work of dedicated scholarship. Whatever happens here in > > time > > >to come will be -- in some form or fashion -- a derivative of that > > > > >amazing body of work. > > > > > >-- Bill > > > > > > > > >------------------------------- > > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 4 > > Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:44:59 -0500 > > From: Susan Haines <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [BEARA] Many things. > > To: [email protected] > > Cc: Dot Leinhauser <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > > > many, many thanks, Riobard! I have enjoyed your comments and your > > poetry. May you find enjoyment as you move to other things. > > > > Bill, again, I appreciate your faithful efforts toward the list. In > > > > fact I am on this list largely because of the excellent people; I do > > > > wish I could find some Beara ancestor and come close some times, but > > it > > doesn't quite pan out. > > > > Thank you, all. > > > > Sue > > > > > > On 11/23/2012 12:45 PM, Dot Leinhauser wrote: > > > Many, many thanks to Riobard. I know about my kin from your work > > and thanks > > > to you Bill for all that you have done to continue Riobards work. > > God bless > > > you both from an 83 year old. Dot > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On > > > Behalf Of Bill Gawne > > > Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 10:48 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [BEARA] Many things. > > > > > > Dear friends of Beara, > > > > > > Our own Riobard writes: > > > > > >> Re. the writings I've, for many years, > > >> sent to the Beara Column, > > >> I have to say that age catches up with me too. > > >> So I've sent you the poem called "The Exile", > > >> and now I must say "Tooraloo". > > >> I hope that I've oft' made you happy. > > >> The tears nearly come to my eyes. > > >> But I can not go on forever, > > >> so, to all of my friends, > > >> 'tis GOODBYE. > > > Riobard has assured me, in a private note, that he'll still be > > here reading, > > > and sometimes commenting. But as a young lad of 80 summers, he > > has a lot to > > > do and wishes to devote more time to doing it. So the effort of > > keeping up > > > the discussions here in the Beara list now falls upon us. > > > > > >> My thanks to Bill Gawne and to all the other people who have > > done > > >> great work in charge over the Beara Column for many years. > > >> To them all I express a profound GRATIAS. > > > It's a kind and generous thing you say, Riobard, but the plain > > truth is none > > > of us would be here reading this mailing list if not for your > > life's work of > > > dedicated scholarship. Whatever happens here in time to come will > > be -- in > > > some form or fashion -- a derivative of that amazing body of > > work. > > > > > > -- Bill > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in > > > the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > To contact the BEARA list administrator, send an email to > > [email protected] > > > > To post a message to the BEARA mailing list, send an email to > > [email protected] > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] > > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and > > the body of the > > email with no additional text. > > > > > > End of BEARA Digest, Vol 7, Issue 234 > > ************************************* > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Woman is 57 But Looks 27 > Mom publishes simple facelift trick that angered doctors... > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/50b131855bab31845e2ast02duc > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > -- *Riobard (O'Dwyer)*

Riobard O' Dwyer <[email protected]> writes: > TO ALL THE BEARA COLUMN READERS & WRITERS: > A HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL > from > RIOBARD. Thank you Riobard. I wish all reading these words the joy of Christmas, the brightness of the Yuletide hearth, and the warmth of Brigid's fire. May Jesus and his mother Mary be with you all. -- Bill Gawne