parents and line of Magaret NICHOLSON was born where and when married in Cork, 1789, with Thomas BROOKS (Brookes) from Shrewsbury in England. Maybe She was born around 1770 and died before 1810-1812. Checked the British Isles Vital Records, many Margaret Nicholson's but recrods start at 1847

HOME A burst of sudden wings at dawn, Faint voices in a dreamy noon, Evenings of mist and murmurings, And night with rainbows of the moon. And through these things a wood-way dim, And waters dim, and slow sheep seen On uphill paths that wind away Through summer sounds and harvest green. This is a song a robin sang This morning on a broken tree, It was about the little fields That call across the world to me. -- Francis Ledwidge (1891-1917) from Co. Meath, killed in the First World War and commemorated every year by the Inchicore Ledwidge Society.

Hello, Does anybody know parents and line of Magaret NICHOLSON was born where and when married in Cork, 1789, with Thomas BROOKS (Brookes) from Shrewsbury in England. Maybe She was born around 1770 and died before 1810-1812. I don't have other detail than that ! Any information on this family is greatly appreciated. Many thanks Helene from France

SNIPPET: Charity schools on the English and Welsh model were a product of the movement for the reform of religion and manners that was a conspicuous feature of the Church of Ireland in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. These small schools were sponsored by individual landlords and philanthropists, by clergy, parish vestries and municipalities. Reports cite nineteen charity schools in 1712 and by the 1720s there were several hundred. A society to propagate them was founded, but never played the significant role of the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge (SPCK) in Great Britain. The schools gave priority to nurturing the children of the Protestant poor in church formularies and basic literacy, and sometimes (helped by donations of money and equipment from the Linen Board) in aspects of linen production. A leading advocate was the Co. Sligo clergyman Edward NICHOLSON. In 1712, he described charity schools as giving preference to orphans and 'after the poor children of Protestants are taken in we fill with poor children of Papists.' (Catholics). A shift towards a policy of proselytization developed in the 1720s (culminating in the state-supported charter schools) as both church and state became aware that despite the penal laws popery survived and showed signs of resurgence. The Church of Ireland was the largest Protestant church in Ireland. From 1537 to 1870 it was the established state church, governed by the English monarch. Since disestablishment in 1870, it has become an independent self-governing church, a member of the worldwide Anglican communion. .

SNIPPET: Perhaps you can still locate a copy of this 1999 p/b book if the subject interests you: "The Famine in the Kilkenny/Tipperary Region: a history of the Callan workhouse and the Poor Law Union, 1845-1852," ed. Michael O'DWYER, Callan Heritage Society c/o editor at Garrvaghey, College Gardens, Kilkenny. At the time of publication it sold for 7 pounds. According to a 1999 review by 'Books Ireland" -- "This 116-page book with folding map is a remarkably detailed study of the famine in the townlands on the Kilkenny-Tipperary border, reproducing contemporary documents (some in good facsimile) and well illustrated. The editor writes on the background, the main chapters are by John WALSH, and a chapter on Slieveardagh in Co.Tipperary by William NOLAN is added. There are subscription lists and names of those 'recommended for emigration' and all sorts of detail that would make this invaluable for those tracing forebears in this part of the country. There are source notes and a very short select bibliography. Design and production are a good deal better than many such local productions."

SNIPPET: The workhouse system was introduced to Ireland under the Poor Law Act of 1838. In appearance and administration workhouses reflected the ethos of the act, being designed to deter anyone not in dire need from entering. The buildings were constructed according to standardized plans drawn up by the English architect George WILKINSON, and furniture was kept to a minimum. Families were required to enter the workhouse together, individual members being ineligible for relief. Once admitted family groups were split up, with men, women, and children over a year of age being assigned to separate wards. Food was limited and monotonous, consisting primarily of porridge, potatoes, and milk; discipline was strict. Inmates were required to work at breaking stones, or at manual tasks about the house. Children were required to attend workhouse schools. Many workhouses also contained hospitals in which, from 1862, the non-destitute could also receive treatment. In independe! nt Ireland, following the abolition of the workhouse test for relief in the period after 1921, many workhouses were converted into county homes for the elderly or into hospitals; others were closed. In Northern Ireland, although the system survived until 1946, the number of workhouses declined; 20 were converted into district hospitals during the 1920s and 1930s. Additional reading: J. O'Connor, "The Workhouses of Ireland: The Fate of Ireland's Poor" (1995).

David, Would you have a Honora Nicholson married to Valentine Reynolds, April 21, 1866 in County Galway, with witnesses Michael Curley and Mary Tracy? Sheila

Many thanks Mary Pat for wasting time on my request. My apologies. Robin in West Oz

SNIPPET: Aerial photographers like Georg GERSTER (77) have been flying over sites for four decades now to provide archaeologists with the "big picture." Seen from high above, even the most familiar turf can appear transformed, with a coherence and detail invisible on the ground. His recent book, "The Past From Above: Aerial Photographs of Archaeological Sites" (J. Paul GETTY Museum), contains images of places we've seen a thousand times in pictures from ground level which take on a whole new meaning from above. His superb photographs dramatize the scale of ancient structures and show them, as if for the first time, in relation to their surroundings. Some of these photos appear in the December 2005 issue of "Smithsonian" magazine with a story by Andrew CURRY, a Fulbright Journalism Fellow in Berlin -- the Acropolis in Rome; a monastery on Skellig Michael, off the Irish coast, which was occupied as early as the seventh century A.D.; the "shockingly large" Great Wall of ! China, built over two millennia starting in the third century, BC., 4,500 miles long and punctuated by defensive towers every 200 yards; and a personal favorite of mine, that of the beautiful White Horse at Uffington carved into the chalk of Oxfordshire in 1200 BC. Other images in the magazine were taken at sites n Mexico, Iraq, Austria, Syria and Turkey, Apparently his book includes images of Stonehedge, and of the mysterious Nazca lines, some 300 giant figures etched into the desert sanding beginning in 200 BC and located south Lima, Peru. Georg GERSTER, who was born in Switzerland and lives today near Zurich, developed a passion for aerial photography in 1963, when, at 35, he chartered a small plane to photograph Egyptian and Sudanese sites about to be flooded by the construction of the Aswan High Dam. Since then, he has photographed sites in 108 countries and Antarctica, usually while perched in an open doorway of a plane or helicopter. The first known aerial photograph was taken from a balloon in 1858. But not until the invention of the airplane did the idea of photographing ruins become practical. Even then, it was usually a byproduct of military reconnaissance. German pilots documented Egypt's pyramids during WW-I. Between the wars, British military fliers made important advance in aerial photography. Even aviator Charles LINDBERGH made low flights over jungles of Central America in 1929 for search for hidden Maya ruins while his wife, Anne, took photographs. GERSTER's work from the 1960s and 197! 0s have been all the more valuable as some of the sites are inaccessible today, or have been subsequently damaged by war, looting, development and time. The world's precious ruins and these irreplaceable images by GERSTER and others are important portraits of the past.

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Thank you Mary Maria Mercer ----- Original Message ----- From: <CMARYPATC@aol.com> To: <IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 10:41 AM Subject: Re: [IRELAND] Roll Call-County Dublin, Dublin-McALLISTER/CROW > > : > > Daniel McAllister married Julia Crow, St Andrew's RC Church, Westland Row. > Dublin in 1839. They had a son (could there be more children?) William > McAllister born/baptised. 08 August 1841 St Andrew's RC Church. Can you kindly > check for other siblings and if there is a death entry for Daniel and Julia > C1841-1870. From what I have found to date, they appeared to have lived in the RC > parish of St Andrew, Dublin. > > > Births for McAlister start in 1870. > CD's does not report death info. > > > ==== IRELAND Mailing List ==== > Ireland Mailing List website..surname registry, links, lookup volunteers,unsubscribe, change your subscription from L to D or D to L http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrelandList/ >

: I have a Hugh McCaighey(widower) tailor, , married to Elizabeth Mercer on 4 Jan 1856, Lisburn.(Ref Reg.15, p.35, entry 70) I am trying to find out who Hughs' first wife was or who his children are? Any information on Hugh or any other McCaighey from Lisburn would be appreciated No hits for this name ..

LARGIE B 1837C Thomas said on marriage certificate, born Kildare with fa Thomas and mother Betsie MURRIE. Brths start in 1865 with spelling Largy, Largey, Laragy Only marriages with this name 1851-1855 in Dublin and Belfast, Antrim No Thomas

Please request as LOOKUP plus Surname in subject field ONE NAME (only) per request .. Less confusing when doing lookups Thanks MaryPat

LARGIE B 1837C Thomas said on marriage certificate, born Kildare with fa Thomas and mother Betsie MURRIE. May I jump on please and request a lookup. Robin in West Oz rel08606@bigpond.net.au

YOur very welcome Mike, those Carey's are an elusive bunch .. I am searching them too . MaryPat Carey

YOur very welcome, I hae been there ...

Just a huge thank you for doing all these look-ups, it is much appreciated. I'll just keep hoping one day, I'll get some answers. Joanne Brown maggie1115@aol.com

Hi MaryPat, Just wanted to say thanks again for your help. Guess I'll just have to keep searching... Mike

Hi Mary Pat The Neary family is what i'm looking for. Anna circa 1855-56, was my gmother. Adding her sister Sarah circa 1850-51 was just to help you get the right NEARY family. Thank You Mary Pat Jerome J. McDermott P.S. I've searched the census in the USA to get her parents names but could not find them. I have next to nothing on the Neary's of my gmother. -----Original Message----- From: CMARYPATC@aol.com Sent: Nov 20, 2005 7:17 PM To: IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IRELAND] British Isles Vital Records Index Her name is Anna Neary circa 1855-56. Came to NY about 1866. Would like to know her origins in Ireland and parents name if Possible. She had a sister Sarah Neary circa 1850-51. Listings for Mayo, Sligo and ROscommon for this period and all of the female listings are some version of Anne, Anne, Anna - no Sarah noted .. Do you have any other details ?? ==== IRELAND Mailing List ==== Ireland Mailing List website..surname registry, links, lookup volunteers,unsubscribe, change your subscription from L to D or D to L http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrelandList/ ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com