Math was your strong suit? Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathleen B. Simons" <kathleen.bowen@gmail.com> To: <countycork@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 6:05 PM Subject: Re: [CO CORK] [CO CORK] How much Irish am I? > Hi Mary, about 69% > > On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 4:59 PM, Mary Finley <marmfin@verizon.net> wrote: > >> Easy for my parents, easy for me, not so easy for my children! >> Dad was 100% Irish. My mother was 50% Irish and 50%English. Therefore, >> I >> am 75%Irish and 25%English. >> My children....Jack's mother was 75%Irish (County Cork Mahoney) and >> 25%German. His dad is 50%Irish and 50%French/German. Therefore, their >> dad >> is 62.5%Irish and 37.5 French/German. >> Anyone care to calculate my children's mix? One must take into >> consideration a daughter's denial of any English roots despite my >> documentation! >> As for Jack's French/German. He claims his great-grandfather whom he >> remembers spoke with a German accent. He was from Alsace-Lorraine, so >> it's >> possible even though records say French. >> Regards, >> Mary McCanney Finley >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Rose C" <rosemwc@yahoo.com> >> To: <CountyCork@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 1:43 PM >> Subject: [CO CORK] How much Irish am I? >> >> >> Every year prior to St Patrick's day my kids ask me "How much Irish am >> I?" >> I >> always reply 100% Irish on St Patrick's Day...........All kidding aside, >> how >> do I figure that out? How do I know how much Irish that I am? >> >> >> >> Check out the Ireland GenWeb County Cork Website at: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlcor/ <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eirlcor/> >> It is a good place to find information related to your family research. >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> COUNTYCORK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> Check out the Ireland GenWeb County Cork Website at: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlcor/ <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eirlcor/> >> It is a good place to find information related to your family research. >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> COUNTYCORK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > -- > Kathleen Bowen Simons > Falls Church, Virginia > > Imagine keeping it simple: Worship, Community & Service at Image Church ( > http://www.imagechurch.com; listen to Pastor Chris Rhodenhizer's > thought-provoking messages by clicking on the Audio link!) > > Listen to a beautiful song, "Feel the Ocean Calling," by Roderick C. > Simons: > http://www.myspace.com/roderickcsimons > Check out the Ireland GenWeb County Cork Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlcor/ > It is a good place to find information related to your family research. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COUNTYCORK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I do okay with math; have had to deal with quite a bit of it in my jobs, college, etc. In a recent previous position, I had quite a bit of stats and 'business math.' Am relearning it all helping the grandbabes with homework here and there. On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 7:52 PM, Mary Finley <marmfin@verizon.net> wrote: > Math was your strong suit? > Mary > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kathleen B. Simons" <kathleen.bowen@gmail.com> > To: <countycork@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 6:05 PM > Subject: Re: [CO CORK] [CO CORK] How much Irish am I? > > > > Hi Mary, about 69% > > > > On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 4:59 PM, Mary Finley <marmfin@verizon.net> wrote: > > > >> Easy for my parents, easy for me, not so easy for my children! > >> Dad was 100% Irish. My mother was 50% Irish and 50%English. Therefore, > >> I > >> am 75%Irish and 25%English. > >> My children....Jack's mother was 75%Irish (County Cork Mahoney) and > >> 25%German. His dad is 50%Irish and 50%French/German. Therefore, their > >> dad > >> is 62.5%Irish and 37.5 French/German. > >> Anyone care to calculate my children's mix? One must take into > >> consideration a daughter's denial of any English roots despite my > >> documentation! > >> As for Jack's French/German. He claims his great-grandfather whom he > >> remembers spoke with a German accent. He was from Alsace-Lorraine, so > >> it's > >> possible even though records say French. > >> Regards, > >> Mary McCanney Finley > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Rose C" <rosemwc@yahoo.com> > >> To: <CountyCork@rootsweb.com> > >> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 1:43 PM > >> Subject: [CO CORK] How much Irish am I? > >> > >> > >> Every year prior to St Patrick's day my kids ask me "How much Irish am > >> I?" > >> I > >> always reply 100% Irish on St Patrick's Day...........All kidding aside, > >> how > >> do I figure that out? How do I know how much Irish that I am? > >> > >> > >> > >> Check out the Ireland GenWeb County Cork Website at: > >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlcor/ <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eirlcor/> < > http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eirlcor/> > >> It is a good place to find information related to your family research. > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> COUNTYCORK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > >> Check out the Ireland GenWeb County Cork Website at: > >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlcor/ <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eirlcor/> < > http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eirlcor/> > >> It is a good place to find information related to your family research. > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> COUNTYCORK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Kathleen Bowen Simons > > Falls Church, Virginia > > > > Imagine keeping it simple: Worship, Community & Service at Image Church ( > > http://www.imagechurch.com; listen to Pastor Chris Rhodenhizer's > > thought-provoking messages by clicking on the Audio link!) > > > > Listen to a beautiful song, "Feel the Ocean Calling," by Roderick C. > > Simons: > > http://www.myspace.com/roderickcsimons > > Check out the Ireland GenWeb County Cork Website at: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlcor/ <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eirlcor/> > > It is a good place to find information related to your family research. > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > COUNTYCORK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > Check out the Ireland GenWeb County Cork Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlcor/ <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eirlcor/> > It is a good place to find information related to your family research. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COUNTYCORK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Kathleen Bowen Simons Falls Church, Virginia Imagine keeping it simple: Worship, Community & Service at Image Church ( http://www.imagechurch.com; listen to Pastor Chris Rhodenhizer's thought-provoking messages by clicking on the Audio link!) Listen to a beautiful song, "Feel the Ocean Calling," by Roderick C. Simons: http://www.myspace.com/roderickcsimons