Hello all, My grandmother, Maggie Powers, of Rossmacowen used to love to eat dried seaweed. She called it meavaun. I looked up on the internet and found the term dulse. Dulse is a course reddish seaweed. The old Irish "duilesc", a edible red alga. I wondered if any of you have heard of meavaun? Can one purchase dulse these days? I imagine my grandmother used meavaun, as a multi-vitamin/mineral tab?? Looking forward to reading responses. Thank you. Margaret O'Neill East Taunton, Mass.

Hi Margaret, I used to pick meavaun in a little inlet they called "cosheen" in Bere island.I don't know if it's available for sale nowadays. I used to work with a Canadian carpenter in Boston who was forever chewing it but I think he got it from CanadaGood luck . Jim. > From: mtmm@comcast.net> To: beara@rootsweb.com> Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:11:37 -0400> Subject: [BEARA] Meavaun> > Hello all, My grandmother, Maggie Powers, of Rossmacowen used to love to eat dried seaweed. She called it meavaun. I looked up on the internet and found the term dulse. Dulse is a course reddish seaweed. The old Irish "duilesc", a edible red alga. > I wondered if any of you have heard of meavaun? Can one purchase dulse these days? I imagine my grandmother used meavaun, as a multi-vitamin/mineral tab??> Looking forward to reading responses. Thank you.> Margaret O'Neill> East Taunton, Mass. > > -------------------------------> 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 _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch when you're away with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_messenger2_072008

Dia dhuit Margaret, Check this site out: http://www.seaweedireland.com/seaproduct2.html Slan Seamus  O'More (Castletown/ Toormore O'Sullivan) --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Margaret O'Neill <mtmm@comcast.net> wrote: From: Margaret O'Neill <mtmm@comcast.net> Subject: [BEARA] Meavaun To: beara@rootsweb.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 6:11 AM Hello all, My grandmother, Maggie Powers, of Rossmacowen used to love to eat dried seaweed. She called it meavaun. I looked up on the internet and found the term dulse. Dulse is a course reddish seaweed. The old Irish "duilesc", a edible red alga. I wondered if any of you have heard of meavaun? Can one purchase dulse these days? I imagine my grandmother used meavaun, as a multi-vitamin/mineral tab?? Looking forward to reading responses. Thank you. Margaret O'Neill East Taunton, Mass. ------------------------------- 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

Seamus, Hello...my husband's O'Sullivan's came fairly recently to the US in the 1930's, his grandfather John aka Sean. HIS parents were John and Brigid O'Sullivan, both born Bere Island. They and several siblings remained in Castletownbere. Just wondering if you know any of the descendents? The last living great-aunt we know of was Margaret (Peg) O'Sullivan. I was hoping to get her married name before sending this, she was taken to hospital in Baltimore, Ireland when she became ill between 2003-06 .We are hoping to connect with family when we come to your corner of the world. Lisa O'Sullivan -----Original Message----- From: beara-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:beara-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of seamus O'More Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 7:22 PM To: beara@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BEARA] Meavaun Dia dhuit Margaret, Check this site out: http://www.seaweedireland.com/seaproduct2.html Slan Seamus  O'More (Castletown/ Toormore O'Sullivan) --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Margaret O'Neill <mtmm@comcast.net> wrote: From: Margaret O'Neill <mtmm@comcast.net> Subject: [BEARA] Meavaun To: beara@rootsweb.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 6:11 AM Hello all, My grandmother, Maggie Powers, of Rossmacowen used to love to eat dried seaweed. She called it meavaun. I looked up on the internet and found the term dulse. Dulse is a course reddish seaweed. The old Irish "duilesc", a edible red alga. I wondered if any of you have heard of meavaun? Can one purchase dulse these days? I imagine my grandmother used meavaun, as a multi-vitamin/mineral tab?? Looking forward to reading responses. Thank you. Margaret O'Neill East Taunton, Mass. ------------------------------- 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

Hi Margaret, Are you related to any of the Sullivans in Taunton, Mass. or Powers? My gt grandmother was Mary Fitzgerald Sullivan of Taunton and was the mother of my grandmother Katherine Sullivan Connolly of Warren Pennsylvaniaalso of many in Taunton. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margaret O'Neill" <mtmm@comcast.net> To: <beara@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 9:11 AM Subject: [BEARA] Meavaun > Hello all, My grandmother, Maggie Powers, of Rossmacowen used to love to > eat dried seaweed. She called it meavaun. I looked up on the internet > and found the term dulse. Dulse is a course reddish seaweed. The old > Irish "duilesc", a edible red alga. > I wondered if any of you have heard of meavaun? Can one purchase dulse > these days? I imagine my grandmother used meavaun, as a > multi-vitamin/mineral tab?? > Looking forward to reading responses. Thank you. > Margaret O'Neill > East Taunton, Mass. > > ------------------------------- > 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