I typically read your posts and find them worthwhile and frequently share them with my extended family. I joined the Beara list because two nephews were living in Ireland and had asked their mother (my sister) about our Irish roots. She didn't know anything but suggested that they ask me as I have a general interest in history. I was able to trace my Harrington roots from Montana to Michigan's Upper Peninsula and then to the Beara. With Riobard's help I was able to trace my family tree in detail. While names and dates are interesting I find other things more fascinating. For example while searching for the date of my GG grandmother's death I looked at death records listing the name age and cause of death. That list contributed to a tapestry of which I am a part far more than the date of my GG grandmother/s death. Typically Riobard's posts reveal more of the tapestry and for that I am grateful. cort harrington On Feb 14, 2013, at 6:22 AM, Riobard O' Dwyer wrote: > *I wonder if you got all the contributions I sent in for some time > past > ----- the latest about 3 one evening/night very recently. As I have > got no > reaction except from about three people in all those times, maybe the > interest in things I have researched about happenings around the > Ardgroom/Eyeries, and some parts of Beara areas in the* distant > past, when > I was very young, have no relevance any more. I have spent much time > researching those (mainly about people) so that that information > wouldn't > be lost forever. But, things change as years go by and so I will > fall in > with that. I only wrote all those, as I wanted to make sure that > things > were getting going much more in the Beara-L, because things had > slackened > off, and that many of those in Beara-L who surely had something to > put in > would come to the aid of our outstanding Bill who has given an awful > lot of > his time to keep the Column going and of interest to our people in > many > parts of the world. I have done all I can over the years, so I will > now > leave it to others to carry on. So, in saying adios, I will > sincerely request > of you all once more: please don't forget Bill and his Beara column. > ----- Riobard (of the past !!!) > > ------------------------------- > 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