Hi all, From 'The Clare Anthology' is this Percy French poem. It is an odd read, but if read aloud it has a sound and energy of its own, as well as a very comforting feeling. Hard to explain. I got this book from the CLASP site: http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/library/local-studies/locstudi1.htm at the Co Clare Library site, and am enjoying this book immensely. It is a collection of Clare stories by Clare people and people who visited Clare. I can hardly put it down. Anyway, enjoy: Jim McNamara 'Are Ye Right There, Michael?' A Lay of the Wild West Clare You may talk of Columbus's sailing Across the Atlantical sea But he never tried to go railing From Ennis as far as Kilkee. You run for the train in the mornin', The excursion train starting at eight, You're there when the clock gives the warnin', And there for an hour you'll wait. (Spoken): And as you're waiting in the train, You'll hear the guard sing this refrain: -- 'Are ye right there, Michael? Are ye right? Do you think that we'll be there before the night? Ye've been so long in startin' - That ye couldn't say for sartin' - Still ye might now, Michael, so ye might!' They find out where the engine's been hiding, And it drags you to sweet Corofin Says the guard, 'Back her down on the siding, There's the goods from Kilrush comin' in.' Perhaps it comes in in two hours, Perhaps it breaks down on the way; 'If it does,' says the guard, 'be the powers, We're here for the rest of the day!' (Spoken): And while you sit and curse your luck, The train backs down into a truck! 'Are ye right there, Michael, are ye right? Have ye got the parcel there for Mrs. White? Ye haven't! Oh, begorra! Say it's comin' down to-morra - And it might now, Michael, so it might!' At Lahinch the sea shines like a jewel, With joy you are ready to shout, When the stoker cries out, 'There's no fuel, And the fire's taytotally out. But hand up that bit of a log there - I'll soon have ye out of the fix; There's a fine clamp of turf in the bog there;' And the rest go a-gatherin' sticks. (Spoken): And while you're breakin' bits of trees, You hear some wise remarks like these: -- 'Are ye right there, Michael? Are ye right? Do you think that ye can get the fire to light? 'Oh, an hour you'll require, For the turf it might be drier - 'Well, it might now, Michael, so it might!' Kilkee! Oh, you never get near it! You're in luck if the train brings you back, For the permanent way is so queer, it Spends most of its time off the track, Uphill the ould engin' is climbin', While the passengers push with a will; You're in luck when you reach Ennistymon For all the way home is down-hill. (Spoken): And as you're wobbling throught the dark, You hear the guard make his remark: -- 'Are ye right there, Michael? Are ye right? Do you think that ye'll be home before it's light?' 'Tis all dependin' whether The ould engine' howlds together -' 'And it might now, Michael, so it migth!' Percy French

Thankyou for your help Judy, best wishes Eileen ----- Original Message ----- From: <Judysnewname1@aol.com> To: <IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 10:02 PM Subject: Re: [IRELAND] McDonald-Law > Eileen, > > These John's I found. Not to sure this will help. > > MCDONALD, John Alexander Birth > Gender: Male > Birth Date: 27 Dec 1866 Birthplace: 306, Kanturk, Cork, Ire > Recorded in: Cork, Ireland > Collection: Civil Registration > Father: John MCDONALD > Mother: Patience FETHERSTONE > Source: FHL Film 101144 Dates: 1866 - 1866 > > MCDONNELL, John Birth > Gender: Male > Birth Date: 25 Dec 1869 Birthplace: 463,carrigaline,cork,ire > Recorded in: Cork, Ireland > Collection: Civil Registration > Father: Owen MCDONNELL > Mother: Margaret HARRINGTON > Source: FHL Film 101204 Dates: 1869 - 1872 > > MCDONNELL, John Birth > Gender: Male > Birth Date: 24 Dec 1870 Birthplace: 784, Skull Dispensary, Cork, Ire > Recorded in: Cork, Ireland > Collection: Civil Registration > Father: Dan MCDONNELL > Mother: Margaret KELLY > Source: FHL Film 255816 Dates: 1869 - 1872 > > Sorry no luck with Elizabeths Baptism or marriage. > > Judy > > > > > ==== 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/ > > >

Julie, The McBrides I find in the birth records start in 1866. O'Bryne's start much later also. Looked for their marriage but didn't find that either. So Sorry, Judy

Rhonda, You didn't give me a date so I'm just going to give you what I see. MCLAUGHLIN, Mary Ann Birth Gender: Female Birth Date: 26 Jul 1871 Birthplace: 474, Articlave, Derry, Ire Recorded in: Londonderry, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: Samuel MCLAUGHLIN Mother: Isabella LENNOX Source: FHL Film 255825 Dates: 1871 - 1872 MCLAUGHLIN, Mary Ann Birth Gender: Female Birth Date: 3 May 1872 Birthplace: 985, Bellarena, Derry, Ire Recorded in: Londonderry, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: Daniel MCLAUGHLIN Mother: Elizaberth CUMMINS Source: FHL Film 255849 Dates: 1872 - 1874 MCLAUGHLIN, Mary Ann Birth Gender: Female Birth Date: 21 Sep 1873 Birthplace: Kilderry, Derry, Ire Recorded in: Londonderry, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: James MCLAUGHLIN Mother: Ann MORAN Source: FHL Film 255889 Dates: 1873 - 1874 MCLAUGHLIN, Mary Ann Birth Gender: Female Birth Date: 15 Aug 1875 Birthplace: Kilderry, Derry, Ire Recorded in: Londonderry, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: John MCLAUGHLIN Mother: Margaret HUTCHISON Source: FHL Film 255935 Dates: 1875 - 1875 Hope this helps. Judy

Please cease sending these emails Thank you _____ From: IRELAND-D-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:IRELAND-D-request@rootsweb.com] Sent: Thursday, 6 October 2005 5:05 AM To: IRELAND-D@rootsweb.com Subject: IRELAND-D Digest V05 #258

Pete, Could be him. WALL, Peter Birth Gender: Male Birth Date: 6 Aug 1871 Birthplace: 446, Dunlavin, Wick, Ire Recorded in: Wicklow, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: Edward WALL Mother: Catherine KEALY Source: FHL Film 255826 Dates: 1871 - 1872 Judy

Bonnie, I see one Richard Armstrong in Cavan County. Much later in years. No Dillion at that time either. I'm beginning to find that there isn't much in Ireland in the early years. ARMSTRONG, Richard Birth Gender: Male Birth Date: 21 May 1868 Birthplace: 123, Killeshandra, Cavan, Ire Recorded in: Cavan, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: Thomas ARMSTRONG Mother: Jane STORY Source: FHL Film 101167 Dates: 1868 - 1869 Judy

Thanks so much, Judy. I appreciate you checking for me. Bonny ----- Original Message ----- From: <Judysnewname1@aol.com> To: <IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 6:29 PM Subject: Re: [IRELAND] Armstrong-Dillion > Bonnie, > > I see one Richard Armstrong in Cavan County. Much later in years. > No Dillion at that time either. I'm beginning to find that there isn't > much > in Ireland in the early years. > ARMSTRONG, Richard Birth > Gender: Male > Birth Date: 21 May 1868 Birthplace: 123, Killeshandra, Cavan, Ire > Recorded in: Cavan, Ireland > Collection: Civil Registration > Father: Thomas ARMSTRONG > Mother: Jane STORY > Source: FHL Film 101167 Dates: 1868 - 1869 > > Judy > > > ==== 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/ >

Pete, Here is Henry Wall, and John Wall. WALL, Henry Birth Gender: Male Birth Date: 22 Mar 1868 Birthplace: 487, Baltinglass, Wick, Ire Recorded in: Wicklow, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: James WALL Mother: Esther HENNAN Source: FHL Film 101161 Dates: 1868 - 1869 WALL, John Birth Gender: Male Birth Date: 14 May 1865 Birthplace: 576, Ballingarry, Tipp, Ire Recorded in: Tipperary, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: Laurence WALL Mother: Ellen KENNEDY Source: FHL Film 101108 Dates: 1864 - 1865 Judy

Eileen, These John's I found. Not to sure this will help. MCDONALD, John Alexander Birth Gender: Male Birth Date: 27 Dec 1866 Birthplace: 306, Kanturk, Cork, Ire Recorded in: Cork, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: John MCDONALD Mother: Patience FETHERSTONE Source: FHL Film 101144 Dates: 1866 - 1866 MCDONNELL, John Birth Gender: Male Birth Date: 25 Dec 1869 Birthplace: 463,carrigaline,cork,ire Recorded in: Cork, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: Owen MCDONNELL Mother: Margaret HARRINGTON Source: FHL Film 101204 Dates: 1869 - 1872 MCDONNELL, John Birth Gender: Male Birth Date: 24 Dec 1870 Birthplace: 784, Skull Dispensary, Cork, Ire Recorded in: Cork, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: Dan MCDONNELL Mother: Margaret KELLY Source: FHL Film 255816 Dates: 1869 - 1872 Sorry no luck with Elizabeths Baptism or marriage. Judy

Hi I have a grandmother Anna NEARY who was born in Ireland about 1855-56. She also had a sister Sarah NEARY, born in Ireland about 1850-51. In all the years I have been looking for their origins in Ireland, I have not been able to find anything on them at all. I tried the census of 1900-10-20, and each time my gmother gave a different year for entering NY. I do not know the parents names, which as made it more difficult. Can you help me. Jerome J. McDermott -----Original Message----- From: hiflyte <hiflyte@telus.net> Sent: Oct 6, 2005 11:42 AM To: IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Fwd: Re: [IRELAND] C D Look up, What is the service?] For those who missed the msg about the CD. ================================ Judy is doing lookups via the LDS/FHC British Isles Vital Record Index #2 disk set. These disks can be purchased from the familysearch.org web site or phoning the LDS 800 number in Salt Lake. If you are in a country outside the USA or Canada you should be able to purchase the disks via the FHC/LDS system e.g. UK has a distribution center and I think OZ has one. Here are the URLs for the sites. Take a look at the description of BIVRI2 on the LDS site Familysearch.org http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp click on Order/Download Products /Software and Databases/Vital Records Index It costs $20.00 USA Best deal you will find on the web-in fact all their products are a bargain, I purchase their products whenever a new item hits the field and have no regrets have found many names that I am looking for. Salt Lake Distribution Center 1999 W 1700 S Salt Lake City, UT 84104 1-800-537-5971 <mailto:ldscatalog@ldschurch.org> ==== 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

Bernie, This is whats there. No first names for children. BRADNER, Birth Gender: Male Birth Date: 20 Jul 1868 Birthplace: 943, Powerscourt, Wick, Ire Recorded in: Wicklow, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: Thomas BRADNER Mother: Eliza WILSON Source: FHL Film 101171 Dates: 1868 - 1869 BRADNOR, Birth Gender: Male Birth Date: 4 Jun 1870 Birthplace: Powerscourt, Wick, Ire Recorded in: Wicklow, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: Thomas Bradnor Mother: Margaret Wilson Source: FHL Film 101206 Dates: 1870 - 1871 BRADNER, Birth Gender: Female Birth Date: 17 Mar 1872 Birthplace: Powerscourt, Wick, Ire Recorded in: Wicklow, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: Thomas BRADNER Mother: Margaret WILSON Source: FHL Film 255851 Dates: 1872 - 1873 BRADNOR, Birth Gender: Male Birth Date: 22 Jan 1874 Birthplace: Powerscourt, Wick, Ire Recorded in: Wicklow, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: Thomas BRADNOR Mother: Margaret Anna WILSON Source: FHL Film 255894 Dates: 1874 - 1875 Hope this helps Judy

Bev, This is the only Kelly near that date. When I type in Lawerence I come up with the name below KELLY, Laurentium Christening Gender: Male Christening Date: 27 Nov 1802 Recorded in: Athlone and Drum, Roscommon, Ireland Collection: Roman Catholic Father: Patricii KELLY Mother: Catharinae MULLONY Source: FHL Film 989750 Dates: 1789 - 1807 The names James comes up all different ways, below for instance. KELLY, Jacobum Christening Gender: Male Christening Date: 5 Oct 1829 Recorded in: Boyle, Roscommon, Ireland Collection: Roman Catholic Father: Laurentii KELLY Mother: Mariae KILLALEA Source: FHL Film 989743 Dates: 1816 - 1864 Sorry, that is the closest I can come. Judy

Hello Judy, I emailed earlier about my research for my .G.Grandparents JOHN JOSEPH MCDONALD born in Middleton Co.Cork in about 1860 who married ELIZABETH LAW, ( born at sea off the Irish coast around 1860 ,fathers name JOHN LAW) in about 1877 but I forgot to mention they were Catholic or at least I know JOHN JOSEPH definetely was, I think this information should make it easier for you to find out any details about them ,thankyou very much, Eileen

----- Original Message ----- From: <IRELAND-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <IRELAND-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 12:38 PM Subject: IRELAND-D Digest V05 #259 Looking for any info on VICTOR MATTHEWS, b btw 1727-1730 in County Cork. He was in York County, Pa. in 1755 and died in 1796 in Abbeville Co., S.C. He would be my GGGgrandfather. ANY info on him would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Ruth Mammen remammen@bellsouth.net

Hi, A suggestion; before the "newbies" crush you with their requests, and we were all Newbies at one time, offer the nane of the CD, where to purchase it and the price.Sincere genealogists usally build their own reference library, What a better place to start. JIm Kelly ----- Original Message ----- From: <Judysnewname1@aol.com> To: <IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 5:45 PM Subject: [IRELAND] Irish vital CD >I have received a lot of lookup request. If you are patient with me I >will > get them all done. > > Thanks, > > Judy > > > ==== 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/ >

Hi Judy, was wondering if you could do a look up for a Mary Ann McLaughlin/McLaughton/McLoughton/OLouchlin. McLoughton is the name used the most on the birth certificated of her children, but I suppose it was how the recorder interpreted what was said. Her marriage certificate gives her name as MCLOUGHLIN, daughter of DENYS MCLOUGHLIN and she was from Londonderry. Thanks very much for your kind offer . Cheers, Rhonda from (sunny today) South Australia __________________________________________________________________ rhonda m ICQ#: 61087192 Current ICQ status: + More ways to contact me __________________________________________________________________

For those who missed the msg about the CD. ================================ Judy is doing lookups via the LDS/FHC British Isles Vital Record Index #2 disk set. These disks can be purchased from the familysearch.org web site or phoning the LDS 800 number in Salt Lake. If you are in a country outside the USA or Canada you should be able to purchase the disks via the FHC/LDS system e.g. UK has a distribution center and I think OZ has one. Here are the URLs for the sites. Take a look at the description of BIVRI2 on the LDS site Familysearch.org http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp click on Order/Download Products /Software and Databases/Vital Records Index It costs $20.00 USA Best deal you will find on the web-in fact all their products are a bargain, I purchase their products whenever a new item hits the field and have no regrets have found many names that I am looking for. Salt Lake Distribution Center 1999 W 1700 S Salt Lake City, UT 84104 1-800-537-5971 <mailto:ldscatalog@ldschurch.org>

LINES WRITTEN ON A SEAT ON THE GRAND CANAL, DUBLIN O commemorate me where there is water, Canal water preferably, so stilly Greeny at the heart of summer. Brother Commemorate me thus beautifully. Where by a lock niagarously roars The falls for those who sit in the tremendous silence Of mid-July. No one will speak in prose Who finds his way to these Parnassian islands. A swan goes by head low with many apologies, Fantastic light looks through the eyes of bridges -- And look! a barge comes bringing from Athy And other far-flung towns mythologies. O commemorate me with no hero-courageous Tomb -- just a canal-bank seat for the passer-by. -- Patrick KAVANAGH

Laoiseach Mac an Bhaird was a Monaghan poet of the late 16th century. In this poem criticism is aimed at one of two brothers who has apparently chosen Tudor ways, while the other has taken to the hills in revolt. TWO SONS You follow foreign ways and shave your thick-curled head: O slender fist, my choice! you are no good son of Donnchadh. If you were, you would not yield your hair to a foreign fashion -- the fairest feature in Fodla's land -- and your head done up in a crown. Little you think of your yellow hair, but that other detests their locks and going cropped in the foreign way. Your manners are little like. He loved no foreign ways, our ladies' darling, Eogan Ban, nor bent his will to the stranger, but took to the wilds instead. Eogan Ban thinks little of your views. He would give his britches gladly and accept a rag for a cloak and ask no coat nor hose. He hates the jewelled spur on his boot at the narrow of his foot, or stockings in the foreign style, nor allows their locks upon him. A blunt rapier wouldn't kill a fly holds no charm for Donnchadh's son, nor a bodkin weighing at his rump as he climbs to the gathering place. Little his wish for a gold cloak or a high Holland collar; a golden bangle would only annoy or a satin scarf to the heel. He has no thought for a feather bed but would rather lie on rushes, more at ease -- Donnchadh's good son -- in a rough-wattled hut than a tower top. Throng of horse in the mouth of a gap, foot-soldiers' fight, the hard fray, are some of Donnchadh's son's delights, and looking for fight with the foreigner. You are not like Eogan Ban. They laught as you step to the mounting block. A pity you cannot see your fault, as you follow foreign ways. -- Laoiseach Mac an Bhaird - translation, Thomas Kinsella