Blessings of the Season to you and Joan. In grateful appreciation for all you have done to help us. Leesa And Happy Holidays to all on the Beara list. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Riobard O'Dwyer" <beararesearchodwyer@eircom.net> To: <beara@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 3:17 AM Subject: [BEARA] Happy Christmas and New Year. > There was an old man, Johnny, living a few miles from here. He > was noted for using big words in conversation. Johnny was digging his > garden one day when people were passing by on their way to a Mission. " > Why aren't you coming with us, Johnny ?" asked one. "Well" said Johnny "if > all this altar-rail parading & wordly manifestations are essential for > salvation, then I have but a very poor chance ". > When his neighbour, Dan, tumbled in over a fence on a bicycle, > says Johnny: "His injuries were minimal, taking into consideration the > precipitation of his fall". > In 1796, when the French Fleet was approaching Castletownbere, > a Hanley man, who was a Shopkeeper, was wondering where he would put his > money in safety. So he used an auger to bore a hole in the wooden leg of > one of his beds, put his money in, and plugged the top. Who said the Beara > men hadn't brains !!! > Just to let you know that I've had a rough time for some time > past, but I'm coming around again. > > > > > Where the handshake is warm, > and the welcome is kind > for the friend and the stranger to share; > where kindness is part > of the beauty you find > on the green hills & valleys of Bere. > > A very, very happy Christmas & New Year to you all. > 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