*More on Ardgroom:- Jackessy Crowley & Margaret O'Shea. Jackessy is a form of Jack. They qwned the 1st of 3 Post Offices in Ardgroom Village over the years. It was next door to, and above, what was later Mrs. Healy's Shop. Jackessy was an authority on the Irish (or Gaelic) Language and on Irish Folklore. Jackessy & Margaret had 7 children. One of them was a Coastguard; another was a noted boxer who went first to Boston, and later to New York;Mary was Mrs. Williamson in Boston [I remember a man called Jackie Williamson in Ardgroom Village when I was a young lad there. As far as I can remember Mrs. Williamson, Mary, was 92 and still alive circa 1970]. Seemingly, her brother Peter was the 1st Postman in the Village, and he later went mining to Utah. {Talking about Postmen. I remember, again when I was about 11 years of age, seeing the Postman, known as Jim the Post (Harrington) from Eyeries Village, coming around the bridge at the top of Ardgroom Village on a bicycle, carrying his bag of mails on the bicycle. That was the method of carrying the mail here in those days. And it was on a day that was raining that Jim sang the loudest on his mail-bicycle. How things have changed over the years !! But it would be a pity to let forgotten what life was like here in days long past. "How do you spell Rossmacowen ?" asked an old man in days gone by. "Why do you need asking me", said his neighbour ---- "Just write it down !!" ----- Riobard. *

Thanks so much for this! /Susan On Feb 10, 2013, at 12:24 PM, Riobard O' Dwyer wrote: > *More on Ardgroom:- > Jackessy Crowley & Margaret O'Shea. > Jackessy is a form of Jack. They qwned the 1st of 3 Post Offices in > Ardgroom Village over the years. It was next door to, and above, what was > later Mrs. Healy's Shop. Jackessy was an authority on the Irish (or Gaelic) > Language and on Irish Folklore. Jackessy & Margaret had 7 children. One of > them was a Coastguard; another was a noted boxer who went first to Boston, > and later to New York;Mary was Mrs. Williamson in Boston [I remember a man > called Jackie Williamson in Ardgroom Village when I was a young lad there. > As far as I can remember Mrs. Williamson, Mary, was 92 and still alive > circa 1970]. Seemingly, her brother Peter was the 1st Postman in the > Village, and he later went mining to Utah. > {Talking about Postmen. I remember, again when I was about 11 years of age, > seeing the Postman, known as Jim the Post (Harrington) from Eyeries > Village, coming around the bridge at the top of Ardgroom Village on a > bicycle, carrying his bag of mails on the bicycle. That was the method of > carrying the mail here in those days. And it was on a day that was raining > that Jim sang the loudest on his mail-bicycle. How things have changed over > the years !! But it would be a pity to let forgotten what life was like > here in days long past. > "How do you spell Rossmacowen ?" asked an old man in days gone by. "Why do > you need > asking me", said his neighbour ---- "Just write it down !!" > ----- Riobard. > * > > ------------------------------- > 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 Susan Twomey 319 Howard Heights Rd Eureka, CA 95503 tel 707-444-2522