Hmmm I find this very interesting. You state "Geelong West" Is that Australia? Because my Copelands went there. And Armstrong was my gg grandmothers maiden name... Haven't been around here for awhile..BUT always looking!!!! lol Sue in NY In a message dated 3/7/2015 6:38:14 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, fermanagh-gold@rootsweb.com writes: Advocate (Melbourne, Vic. : 26 August 1899, p.10. The death has just been announced of Sir Alexander Armstrong, K.C.B., whose name is so well known in connection with Arctic exploratory enterprise. Sir Alexander was a son of the late Mr. A. Armstrong, of Craghan, Ballinamallard, County Fermanagh, and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and at the University of Edinburgh. He was known as an author, and was a Fellow of the Royal Society. Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 5 September 1883 p.2. A Fermanagb paper relates the death of a centenarian as follows : Robin Armstrong, - a respectable old millwright, residing at Clabby, near Ballinamallard, died recently in his hundred and sixth year. At his funeral in Clabby graveyard, some of the fifth generation of his offspring were present. An anecdote is told of him which is said to be a fact. The late Hon. and Rev. J.. C. Maude saw him dressing a stone at Derrykeeghan Mill one day, and addressing him asked - Robin, what becomes of the mill stones ? 'Your Reverence,' he replied, ' every seven years the parish eats the millstone.' Mr Wm. Armstrong, Britannia-street, Geelong West, is a grandson of tho deceased. Carole. ================================== https://www.google.ie/ ================================== http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/placenames/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FERMANAGH-GOLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sue Remember those families Armstrongs and Copelands ran together everywhere. Loved the reply about the Parish eating the Millstone!! Vi > Hmmm I find this very interesting. You state "Geelong West" Is that > Australia? Because my Copelands went there. And Armstrong was my gg > grandmothers > maiden name...> > Haven't been around here for awhile..BUT always looking!!!! lol> > Sue in NY > In a message dated 3/7/2015 6:38:14 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > Advocate (Melbourne, Vic. : 26 August 1899, p.10. > The death has just been announced of Sir Alexander Armstrong, K.C.B., > whose > name is so well known in connection with Arctic exploratory enterprise. > Sir Alexander was a son of the late Mr. A. Armstrong, of Craghan, > Ballinamallard, > County Fermanagh, and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and at the > University > of Edinburgh. He was known as an author, and was a Fellow of the Royal > Society. > > > Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 5 September 1883 p.2. > A Fermanagb paper relates the death of a centenarian as follows : > Robin Armstrong, - a respectable old millwright, residing at Clabby, > near Ballinamallard, died recently in his hundred and sixth year. > At his funeral in Clabby graveyard, some of the fifth generation > of his offspring were present. > An anecdote is told of him which is said to be a fact. > The late Hon. and Rev. J.. C. Maude saw him dressing a > stone at Derrykeeghan Mill one day, and addressing him asked - > Robin, what becomes of the mill stones ? > 'Your Reverence,' he replied, ' every seven years the parish eats > the millstone.' > Mr Wm. Armstrong, Britannia-street, Geelong West, is a grandson > of tho deceased. > > Carole. > ================================== --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

Hi Soopy! Yes, Geelong West is in Australia, it is west of Melbourne and Geelong West is west of Geelong. That's a "hard" G. If you Google it, you'll find it. Hope you are well, jump back into the genealogy! Eilish On 8/03/2015 3:04 AM, Soopy46 via wrote: > Hmmm I find this very interesting. You state "Geelong West" Is that > Australia? Because my Copelands went there. And Armstrong was my gg grandmothers > maiden name... > > Haven't been around here for awhile..BUT always looking!!!! lol > > Sue in NY > > > In a message dated 3/7/2015 6:38:14 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > fermanagh-gold@rootsweb.com writes: > > > Advocate (Melbourne, Vic. : 26 August 1899, p.10. > The death has just been announced of Sir Alexander Armstrong, K.C.B., whose > name is so well known in connection with Arctic exploratory enterprise. > Sir Alexander was a son of the late Mr. A. Armstrong, of Craghan, > Ballinamallard, > County Fermanagh, and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and at the > University > of Edinburgh. He was known as an author, and was a Fellow of the Royal > Society. > > > Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 5 September 1883 p.2. > A Fermanagb paper relates the death of a centenarian as follows : > Robin Armstrong, - a respectable old millwright, residing at Clabby, > near Ballinamallard, died recently in his hundred and sixth year. > At his funeral in Clabby graveyard, some of the fifth generation > of his offspring were present. > An anecdote is told of him which is said to be a fact. > The late Hon. and Rev. J.. C. Maude saw him dressing a > stone at Derrykeeghan Mill one day, and addressing him asked - > Robin, what becomes of the mill stones ? > 'Your Reverence,' he replied, ' every seven years the parish eats > the millstone.' > Mr Wm. Armstrong, Britannia-street, Geelong West, is a grandson > of tho deceased. > > Carole. > ================================== > > https://www.google.ie/ > ================================== > http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/placenames/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FERMANAGH-GOLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message > > ================================== > > https://www.google.ie/ > ================================== > http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/placenames/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FERMANAGH-GOLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >