Hello. I am going to Ireland at the end of May and I would like to find the Cemetery that my family is buried in, in Loughrea. they would of died in the middle to late 1800's. What I am trying to find out is, are there any cemeteries in Loughrea? and if so, how many. Any information will be appreciated. They lived on Main St and Bride St and Church St at the time of their deaths if that is of any help. Best wishes. Bob. Researching, Tannian?Tannyan, and Langley from Galway. O'connor, Madigan and Culhane from Tipp. O'Marea/O'Mara from Limerick. **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De cemailfooterNO62)

Thanks Pat...going to wait until I install Firefox as it was recommeded over IE by my ISP..quite a shock when I found out my computer can now play dvds...I watched "Chicago" on my computer screen..almsot felt like I was there. ed On 1/15/09, Pat Connors <nymets11@pacbell.net> wrote: > Ed, here's the url where you can find the lists you are interested in > joining. > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/index.html > > -- > Pat Connors, Sacramento CA > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Ed, here's the url where you can find the lists you are interested in joining. http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/index.html -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

Pat: My computer gave up the ghosts and I lost all my favorites..kindly send me the place to go to get on the mailing lists...again...thanks, ' ed loftus On 1/10/09, Pat Connors <nymets11@pacbell.net> wrote: > I have just added to my website, Tipperary section, the Griffith > Valuations for the civil parishes of Aghacrew (South Riding) and > Moyaliff (North Riding). Hope they are helpful. The url for my site is > under my name. > > -- > Pat Connors, Sacramento CA > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

SNIPPET: Patrick Joseph McGOOHAN, an Emmy-winning actor who created and starred in the cult classic television show "The Prisoner," has died. McGOOHAN, 80, died Tuesday, January 13, 2009, in Los Angeles after a short illness, according to his son-in-law, film producer Cleve LANDSBERG. McGOOHAN won two Emmys for his work on the Peter FALK detective drama "Columbo," and more recently appeared as King Edward Longshanks in the 1995 Mel GIBSON film "Braveheart." He was also well known as the title character Number Six in "The Prisoner," a surreal 1960s British series in which a former spy is held captive in a small village and constantly tries to escape. McGOOHAN was born to Irish parents in the Astoria section of Queens in NYC. He moved to Ireland as an infant and was raised on the family farm until economic hardship prompted a move to England in 1938. On his own by age 16, McGOOHAN soon began acting in several amateur theater companies. He eventually received professional training and began making a name for himself on the English stage. A notable West End credit was the role of Starbuck in Orson WELLES' production of "Moby Dick". His greatest success was the starring role in an acclaimed London production of IBSEN's "Brand" in 1959. McGOOHAN won the London Drama Critics Award for his powerful portrayal of a principled pastor. Though born in America, Irish actor Patrick Joseph McGOOHAN rose to become the number-one British TV star in the 1950s to 1960s era. McGOOHAN acquired a neutral accent that sounded at home in British or American dialogue. He was an avid stage actor and performed hundreds of times in small and large productions before landing his first TV and film roles. McGOOHAN was one of few actors who successfully switched between theater, TV, and films many times during his career. Located in the north western region, dividing the provinces of Ulster, Leinster and Connacht, Leitrim has the smallest coastline in Ireland, just 5km, but is mostly an inland county. Leitrim is divided into north and south by the waterways of the River Shannon and Lough Allen. The county originally formed part of the old Gaelic Kingdom of Breifne and was ruled by the O'ROURKE Clan. When the Anglo Normans invaded in the 13th Century they secured south Leitrim, but the O'ROURKE's held the north of the county for another two centuries. A quiet and sparsely populated county, its soil quality is said to be the worst in Ireland. Leitrim has one of the lowest population densities in the country. It has a collection of small market towns the largest is the county town Carrick-on-Shannon and Jamestown, built by 17th Century settlers loyal to KING JAMES I of Britain. The Shannon-Erne Waterway, opened in 1994, runs through much of Leitrim, from the upper Shannon, by Carrick-on-Shannon to upper Lough Erne at Belleck in County Fermanagh. This is Europe's longest navigable inland waterway. Famous people with Leitrim connections include actors James CAGNEY, Patrick McGOOHAN, descended from the county and Sean MacDIARMUDA, one of the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising born in Kiltyclogher, Co. Leitrim.

WHERE LEITRIM'S WATERS FLOW It is with deep affection these lines I try to pen In memory of my childhood days, when I was scarcely ten. I always loved to ramble, to pluck the berry and the sloe Along the daisy sloped canal where Leitrim's waters flow. Above its rippling waters there stands Riversdale, Its mansion house in ruins and its woods and flowery vale. Its landscapes clear each day appear when summer sunbeams glow And the large beech trees wave in the breeze where Leitrim's waters flow. Here stands the bridge of Aughoo, a grim and stately pile, Where lovers meet and poets think and travellers rest a while; Where honey tips the woodbine as the sun is sinking low And twilight's shadows veil the arch where Leitrim's waters flow. Upon each Sunday evening in the merry month of June When all the feathered minstrels are warbling forth their tune Upon its towering battlements the boys sit in a row While 'neath their feet like amber threads the Leitrim waters flow. The anglers too with line and hook along these waters roam, Companions of my childhood days now far away from home. Though far beyond the Atlantic foam their thoughts fly back I know To the lovely scenes around Loch Four where Leitrim's waters flow. Those days alas are vanished, youthful pleasures too are gone. The cursed emigration scheme is draining one by one My Comrades all, both strong and tall to foreign lands must go, >From Aughoo Bridge and Riversdale where Leitrim's waters flow. -- Phil McGoohan

First, my sincere thanks to Margaret, Jean R. and Ed for their contributions toward answering my question. Second, you are dealing with somewhat of a fool, as reading your replies sent to several cited references WHICH I HAVE HERE AT MY DESK! Should have looked there first. My subscription to the Donegal Annual is in its 9th or 10th year. Oh well. The other suggestions are great leads: 1. The Migration of Ulster Catholics to Connaught, 1795-96 by Patrick Hogan; Seanchas Ardmacha, Vol 9 No 2 1979 p.286-301 2. The Diamond Fight of 1795 and the Resultant Expulsions by Patrick Tohall, Seanchas Ardmacha, Vol 3 No 1, 1958 pp.17-50 My best idea as to Donegal origin is the Inishowen peninsula, 1659 "Census" and articles in the Annual. Thank you again and good hunting, Jack in New Jersey

To Larry. Please tell me how you could see those Marriages I am reserching John Butler and Mary Fitzpatrick and ? 8 children any information on them only has Co Clare,except the last child born 1868 Craggaknock. Advice please Val Australia

Jean, thanks for the answer. I live on the Washington State Long Beach Penninsula (where Lewis and Clark ended up) on the mouth of the Columbia River on the Pacific Ocean. My best friend lives in Spokane and I will be visiting her sometime this Spring. We had 7 inches of snow on the beach. It HAS been a beastly winter. Joan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean R." <jeanrice@cet.com> To: <ireland@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 10:53 AM Subject: Re: [IRELAND] Query to Jean R. - "A Celebration of Ireland" byJanet Anderson (2008) w/beautiful photographs > Hi Joan in PA - I have lived in the Pacific NW (Spokane, WA, in the Inland > Empire) since 1960. We had a record snowfall this winter - yuk! I grew > up > in Eugene, OR. Have never been to the East Coast or other sections of the > USA. I'm a great-grandmother with a great curiosity about other places, > other times - a direct offshoot from my genealogy hobby. Would love to > see > the Smithsonian museum, the American Civil War sites, etc. The month my > sister and I spent in Ireland in the summer of 2006 meant so much to me. > (My sister treated me!) We were struck by the genuine kindness of the > Irish > people and the amazing sites and culture. We took a wonderful two-week > Globus guided coach tour that included Northern Ireland, followed by two > weeks of independent travel getting around by taxi, bus, buses, train - on > foot, in Dublin city - and a couple of my e-mail friends in Ireland > volunteered to pick us up at our hotel and take us around to see the > sights. > It was a dream come true. My father, who was born in Liverpool in 1903, > had > English-Irish roots. Surname in Ireland was FORD/E. Mom's maiden name > was > SWEANY, believed to also have Irish roots. Hope to visit England at some > point. For those who can't travel for one reason or another, there is a > marvelous (reasonably-priced) oversized book with close to 500 colorful > photographs of the whole of Ireland and interesting accompanying text: "A > Celebration of Ireland," text by Janice Anderson, photos by David Lyons > (2008) - pub. in England and in the USA both. I found it to be > exceptionally nice - purchased one for myself and another for my sister. > Jean > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joan Whitney" <jwhitney@pacifier.com> > To: <ireland@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 12:23 AM > Subject: Re: [IRELAND] Query for Ed LOFTUS re: Kilmacteige CP,Co. Sligo -- > Resource: L-R website - "Home"- Eileen McGOVERN > > >> Jean, where in Wa State do you live? I am on the Long Beach Penn. >> Thanks. >> Joan Whitney >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jean R." <jeanrice@cet.com> >> To: <ireland@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 10:09 PM >> Subject: Re: [IRELAND] Query for Ed LOFTUS re: Kilmacteige CP,Co. >> Sligo -- >> Resource: L-R website - "Home"- Eileen McGOVERN >> >> >>> Hi Ed - I visited Ireland from WA State a couple years ago, and I can >>> see >>> why you miss it! <snip> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Jean -- I think you have misinterpreted Joan's location. It appears to me she lives on the Long Beach Peninsula, on Washington's southern coast. Regards, Mike On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 12:53 PM, Jean R. <jeanrice@cet.com> wrote: > Hi Joan in PA - I have lived in the Pacific NW (Spokane, WA, in the Inland > Empire) since 1960. We had a record snowfall this winter - yuk! I grew up > in Eugene, OR. Have never been to the East Coast or other sections of the > USA. I'm a great-grandmother with a great curiosity about other places, > other times - a direct offshoot from my genealogy hobby. Would love to see > the Smithsonian museum, the American Civil War sites, etc. The month my > sister and I spent in Ireland in the summer of 2006 meant so much to me. > (My sister treated me!) We were struck by the genuine kindness of the > Irish > people and the amazing sites and culture. We took a wonderful two-week > Globus guided coach tour that included Northern Ireland, followed by two > weeks of independent travel getting around by taxi, bus, buses, train - on > foot, in Dublin city - and a couple of my e-mail friends in Ireland > volunteered to pick us up at our hotel and take us around to see the > sights. > It was a dream come true. My father, who was born in Liverpool in 1903, > had > English-Irish roots. Surname in Ireland was FORD/E. Mom's maiden name was > SWEANY, believed to also have Irish roots. Hope to visit England at some > point. For those who can't travel for one reason or another, there is a > marvelous (reasonably-priced) oversized book with close to 500 colorful > photographs of the whole of Ireland and interesting accompanying text: "A > Celebration of Ireland," text by Janice Anderson, photos by David Lyons > (2008) - pub. in England and in the USA both. I found it to be > exceptionally nice - purchased one for myself and another for my sister. > Jean > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joan Whitney" <jwhitney@pacifier.com> > To: <ireland@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 12:23 AM > Subject: Re: [IRELAND] Query for Ed LOFTUS re: Kilmacteige CP,Co. Sligo -- > Resource: L-R website - "Home"- Eileen McGOVERN > > > > Jean, where in Wa State do you live? I am on the Long Beach Penn. > > Thanks. > > Joan Whitney > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jean R." <jeanrice@cet.com> > > To: <ireland@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 10:09 PM > > Subject: Re: [IRELAND] Query for Ed LOFTUS re: Kilmacteige CP,Co. Sligo > -- > > Resource: L-R website - "Home"- Eileen McGOVERN > > > > > >> Hi Ed - I visited Ireland from WA State a couple years ago, and I can > see > >> why you miss it! <snip> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Mike & Joan - I wondered about that - saw "Penn" and thought Pennsylvania instead of peninsula. (I believe my family did visit a Long Beach on the WA Coast in the early 1960s.) I told you I am mostly an "armchair traveler, I don't even drive! In fact, I've only been to Seattle, WA once! My sister, who lives in Keizer, OR, (outside of Salem), takes me to the beautiful Pacific Ocean beaches on the Oregon coast every couple of years, when I fly down to visit her, since we vacationed there when we were children. Anyway, if listers have the means to visit Ireland, do so. There is something medieval around every corner! My sister noticed that every home had a tidy little flower garden. We managed to see about 90% of everything on my list. We especially enjoyed visiting with the older people, all of whom were full of good humour, many out with their dogs, basking in the unusually warm weather that summer. J. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Saunders" <csaunders65@gmail.com> To: <ireland@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 11:09 AM Subject: Re: [IRELAND] Query to Jean R. - "A Celebration of Ireland" byJanet Anderson (2008) w/beautiful photographs > Jean -- I think you have misinterpreted Joan's location. It appears to me > she lives on the Long Beach Peninsula, on Washington's southern coast. > Regards, Mike >

Hi Joan in PA - I have lived in the Pacific NW (Spokane, WA, in the Inland Empire) since 1960. We had a record snowfall this winter - yuk! I grew up in Eugene, OR. Have never been to the East Coast or other sections of the USA. I'm a great-grandmother with a great curiosity about other places, other times - a direct offshoot from my genealogy hobby. Would love to see the Smithsonian museum, the American Civil War sites, etc. The month my sister and I spent in Ireland in the summer of 2006 meant so much to me. (My sister treated me!) We were struck by the genuine kindness of the Irish people and the amazing sites and culture. We took a wonderful two-week Globus guided coach tour that included Northern Ireland, followed by two weeks of independent travel getting around by taxi, bus, buses, train - on foot, in Dublin city - and a couple of my e-mail friends in Ireland volunteered to pick us up at our hotel and take us around to see the sights. It was a dream come true. My father, who was born in Liverpool in 1903, had English-Irish roots. Surname in Ireland was FORD/E. Mom's maiden name was SWEANY, believed to also have Irish roots. Hope to visit England at some point. For those who can't travel for one reason or another, there is a marvelous (reasonably-priced) oversized book with close to 500 colorful photographs of the whole of Ireland and interesting accompanying text: "A Celebration of Ireland," text by Janice Anderson, photos by David Lyons (2008) - pub. in England and in the USA both. I found it to be exceptionally nice - purchased one for myself and another for my sister. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan Whitney" <jwhitney@pacifier.com> To: <ireland@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 12:23 AM Subject: Re: [IRELAND] Query for Ed LOFTUS re: Kilmacteige CP,Co. Sligo -- Resource: L-R website - "Home"- Eileen McGOVERN > Jean, where in Wa State do you live? I am on the Long Beach Penn. > Thanks. > Joan Whitney > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jean R." <jeanrice@cet.com> > To: <ireland@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 10:09 PM > Subject: Re: [IRELAND] Query for Ed LOFTUS re: Kilmacteige CP,Co. Sligo -- > Resource: L-R website - "Home"- Eileen McGOVERN > > >> Hi Ed - I visited Ireland from WA State a couple years ago, and I can see >> why you miss it! <snip>

Jean, where in Wa State do you live? I am on the Long Beach Penn. Thanks. Joan Whitney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean R." <jeanrice@cet.com> To: <ireland@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 10:09 PM Subject: Re: [IRELAND] Query for Ed LOFTUS re: Kilmacteige CP,Co. Sligo -- Resource: L-R website - "Home"- Eileen McGOVERN > Hi Ed - I visited Ireland from WA State a couple years ago, and I can see > why you miss it! As I recall from some of your earlier notes to this > list, > your Irish family has a connection to Kilmacteige Civil Parish in Co. > Sligo. > Have you checked out the transcribed 1901 Sligo Census found at the > Leitrim-Roscommon website?. (Just google Leitrim-Roscommon). You can set > the 1901 Census search engine to quickly bring up all 959 householders > found > in that parish in 1901 by typing the word Kilmacteige in the parish field > and leaving all other fields blank. I noted some of the surnames you are > researching including Loftus, Deaghan, Deahan, Deehan/Deeghan, other. > Maybe > something will ring a bell. It is noted that there is also a Kilmacteige > T. > (town) in Co. Sligo in Kilmacteige CP. > > Hint: To find information on large towns on the (all-Ireland) townland > IreAtlas, set the search for "begins with" and type in the name of the > town > or the first few letters. This will return those that have been entered > in > the database with a T. (for town) by the administrator. > > Listers may be interested to know that there are transcribed 1901 censuses > for several counties at that website: Complete transcriptions: Leitrim, > Roscommon, Sligo, Mayo; partial transcriptions: Galway, Westmeath, > Wexford. > There is a nifty (all-Ireland) townland IreAtlas search engine, other > interesting pages. J. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Edward Loftus" <loftus.edward286@gmail.com> > To: <maryln61@sbcglobal.net>; <ireland@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 5:55 PM > Subject: Re: [IRELAND] "Home," Eileen McGOVERN (contemp.) NY - Roots Cos. > Cavan > > >>I went to Ireland in 1999 and one night as I stood outside the B&B I >> heard water running. It was so quiet the water seeping through the >> side of the mountain(Ox Mountain) could be heard...I never wanted to >> go home, and now that I have dual citizenship I ask myself everyday >> why don't I go back for good. >> >> ed >> <snip> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Pat and John, The articles I mentioned have a lot of helpful information regarding lists of names. You can obtain a copy of the articles from Seanchas Ardmacha from the National Library of Ireland, using the information in my previous post. Both articles are so full of information it would be more helpful to get a copy of the articles if possible. One of the articles also gives the name variations in County Mayo and what names they originated from in the north. Abstract of the Honourable Denis Browne's Return of Catholics in the county of Mayo, dated Nov. 1796, who have emigrated from the north since May 1795.- County Cavan 26 families listedin this schedule. SPO (State Papers)Reb.(1796) 620/26/183 Tenants from John Maxwell's (later Earl of Farnham) estates in Counties Cavan and Armagh were among those who moved into Connaught. >From "The Diamond Fight of 1795 and the Resultant Expulsions" by Patrick Tohall (Seanchas Ardmacha, VOl 3, No 1, 1958) - 1. a family of Shiel clai Ulster origin, obviously of this period, but they, too have mistakenly interpreted the "Hell or Connaught" generality as part of the Cromwellian expulsions- the inclusion of the death of a French deserter pins down the period. 2. MacAtinney (form of MacEntee) from Annaghmore, on the River Blackwater appears to be Fox (doesn't say county of origin) p. 33 3. McAma of Clogher, Co Tyrone are these forbears of McNamas of Easkey and Inniscrone p. 33 4. Bd (Bernard?) and Charles McEnteer appear on the list provided by the Earl of Altamont but no country of origin is given. (1795-1796) 5. Ulster to Mayo List of Householders - May - Nov 1796 District where listed - Cavan - Kilmore- County totals - 4 families: Wm. Fox - Parish of Castlerahan, Townland of Castlerahan Patrick Mullan, - Parish of Drumgoon, Townland of Agstell 9 it has ditto marks belown Castle but I can't find any townland with that name in Drumgoon Parish or any other parish. Fras. (Francis) Nugent - Drumgoon Parish, Cootehill Town Fras. (Francis) McConaghy - Parish of Tara, Townland of Cootehill Antiduff 6. Under Miscellaneous is listed: Patrick Sheal from Drogheda Town Hugh Sheal from Drohgeda Town There is a wide variety of variations in the spellings of the names and some names were changed to a different form of the name once they moved into County Mayo or the other locations. There is also a wide range of spelling variations for the townlands. Pat, I noticed that McEntee sounds like McGinty so I looked it up in McLysaght's book of Irish Surnames and found it was a form of McGinty. I had McGinty relatives in County Derry. Hope this is of some help. Beannachtai, Margaret

Hi Ed - I visited Ireland from WA State a couple years ago, and I can see why you miss it! As I recall from some of your earlier notes to this list, your Irish family has a connection to Kilmacteige Civil Parish in Co. Sligo. Have you checked out the transcribed 1901 Sligo Census found at the Leitrim-Roscommon website?. (Just google Leitrim-Roscommon). You can set the 1901 Census search engine to quickly bring up all 959 householders found in that parish in 1901 by typing the word Kilmacteige in the parish field and leaving all other fields blank. I noted some of the surnames you are researching including Loftus, Deaghan, Deahan, Deehan/Deeghan, other. Maybe something will ring a bell. It is noted that there is also a Kilmacteige T. (town) in Co. Sligo in Kilmacteige CP. Hint: To find information on large towns on the (all-Ireland) townland IreAtlas, set the search for "begins with" and type in the name of the town or the first few letters. This will return those that have been entered in the database with a T. (for town) by the administrator. Listers may be interested to know that there are transcribed 1901 censuses for several counties at that website: Complete transcriptions: Leitrim, Roscommon, Sligo, Mayo; partial transcriptions: Galway, Westmeath, Wexford. There is a nifty (all-Ireland) townland IreAtlas search engine, other interesting pages. J. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Loftus" <loftus.edward286@gmail.com> To: <maryln61@sbcglobal.net>; <ireland@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 5:55 PM Subject: Re: [IRELAND] "Home," Eileen McGOVERN (contemp.) NY - Roots Cos. Cavan >I went to Ireland in 1999 and one night as I stood outside the B&B I > heard water running. It was so quiet the water seeping through the > side of the mountain(Ox Mountain) could be heard...I never wanted to > go home, and now that I have dual citizenship I ask myself everyday > why don't I go back for good. > > ed > <snip>

In a message dated 1/10/2009 8:56:06 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, loftus.edward286@gmail.com writes: I went to Ireland in 1999 and one night as I stood outside the B&B I heard water running. It was so quiet the water seeping through the side of the mountain(Ox Mountain) could be heard...I never wanted to go home, and now that I have dual citizenship I ask myself everyday why don't I go back for good. ed On 1/10/09, Mary Ellen Chambers <maryln61@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > I think this poem so truly expresses the feeling one has when they are at > last "home". I remember sitting on the stoop of the cottage we rented, just > down the road from my familiy's homeplace outside Westport. I was joined by > my granddaughter and younger sister. We all sat there that moring with a > cuppa, enjoying the June sun and looking at Croagh Patrick. Then, on the > morning breeze, we heard the sound of pipes. All three of us followed the > melody, up the back boreen beside my Gran''s old cottage to the garden of my > cousin's home. Before us, in all his Scot regalia was the father of the > groom practicing for the wedding at St. Mary's that afternoon. For the > first time in over a hundred years, many of the descendants of the > emigrating siblings had returned for a wedding. We had come from the USA, > Canada, England and Australia. We had come "home". > > Mary Ellen Chambers > > Mary Ellen Chambers > > --- On Sat, 1/10/09, Jean R. <jeanrice@cet.com> wrote: > > From: Jean R. <jeanrice@cet.com> > Subject: [IRELAND] "Home, " Eileen McGOVERN (contemp.) NY - Roots Cos. Cavan > To: IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Saturday, January 10, 2009, 7:32 PM > > HOME > > I come, > So keen, > To feel it all again, > To climb the hill, > Knowing the old house is there, > And when I reach the top, > So happy, and smiling > I know, > There is nothing there, > Yet it is all there, > And I know, > I am home. > > No sound, > But silence, > The breeze, the birds, my past, > All about me calls to me within, > So loudly > And yet it is quiet, > All life, now gone, > Yet so lively, > And I know, > I am home. > > Laughter, songs, > Long ago laughed and sung, > Small feet, in boots, > All sound about me, > The trees, the bushes, > So old, > There then and now > I hear it all, > And I know, > I am home. > > So sad, > Life past, > All gone, > No more, > But who, > Once I have gone, > Will love this place as I > And know > That they > Are home? > > -- Eileen McGovern, "Leitrim Guardian" (1998) > Her parents, Terry & Breege (nee Dolan) were both from Doobally,Cavan. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De cemailfooterNO62)

Following from lister Sarah K. - "Jean, when I was subscribed to the Scotch-Irish List, a query came through (see below) and the beautiful answer written by Joe McMaster. I saved, and occasionally read it. Mr. McMaster told me he is not a writer: I disagreed. Maybe your faithful audience would enjoy? I think he would be pleased. See both the query and answer below. Query - "If you were to take a trip to Northern Ireland to research your roots, what would you hope to see?" Joe: "Your question prompted me to write a reply, and since I grew up in County Antrim which is just up the road from you your question was of interest to me. For what it is worth I grew up in Ballymena in the County of Antrim and I don't recall being taught the local history in my going to school years, albeit those were many years ago. We were taught all about English history and that was not too bad of course except that in the meantime we somehow allowed our own history and it's icons to slip past us and fall into ruin. I am thinking that as a prime example of that mentality, was the Adair Castle in the town of Ballymena which was left to fall into wreck and ruin before finally burning down ... such a loss of our own history. The town of Ballymena as you might or might not know, owes it's birth to the Adair family and here we let this piece of our history be destroyed. But I think that prompted certain peoples to try and preserve their historical monuments, and so historical societies were formed. Perhaps my opinion is biased because whenever I returned to Northern Ireland I didn't go as a visitor but as someone returning home and so Yes! I wanted to see things from my own country and it's history preserved. In this day and age we have the ability to drive up to a thatched cottage and let loose the wrecking crew and within an afternoon we can tear down that cottage and put it into a dumpster to be hauled away .... and all of this can be done before supper time. What would excite my senses more than anything would be to leave that cottage standing and allow me to spend the same amount of time as that needed by the wrecking crew, an afternoon perhaps to just sit there and let my imagination run wild as I sit inside that cottage and try to envision the family that might have lived there and did they survive the famine years okay? and if they did, how did they manage to do that. Ah! the stories you could tell me ... and hush now! can you not hear the children laughing? A peat fire burning in the hearth would be a nice touch, and a chair to sit on by the fire as the local story teller spins his yarns and recites his poetry in the glow of the oil lamp flickering in the waning light of a Winters day. And a drop of the Irish whiskey to warm the belly and soothe the soul would be much appreciated as news of a wake being held for one of the neighbours down the road is relayed to us, by this very same story teller of course, sitting here by the open fire. Somewhere in the room someone picks up a fiddle and quietly plays a lament that embraces the words of the story tellers sad tale of the famine and the hunger and even the children's laughter is gently quiet as the story tellers words are carried off into the cold night air outside our little cottage. But inside somehow, despite all of the hardships of life, all is well for a little while in our little thatched cottage. As the peat fire burns warmly in the hearth and family and friends sit around and gather up the warmth from it as the sound of the home made whiskey being poured into a glass tells us that there is indeed another story yet to be told ... here in our little thatched cottage." Merry Christmas to all. December 2000 Joe Added Note - Talented and tall actor Liam NEESON ("Schindler's List" & "Michael Collins") grew up in Ballymena in the 1950s. Steven Spielberg has cast him in the leading role of a movie about Abraham Lincoln, to be filmed in 2009. Jean

I went to Ireland in 1999 and one night as I stood outside the B&B I heard water running. It was so quiet the water seeping through the side of the mountain(Ox Mountain) could be heard...I never wanted to go home, and now that I have dual citizenship I ask myself everyday why don't I go back for good. ed On 1/10/09, Mary Ellen Chambers <maryln61@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > I think this poem so truly expresses the feeling one has when they are at > last "home". I remember sitting on the stoop of the cottage we rented, just > down the road from my familiy's homeplace outside Westport. I was joined by > my granddaughter and younger sister. We all sat there that moring with a > cuppa, enjoying the June sun and looking at Croagh Patrick. Then, on the > morning breeze, we heard the sound of pipes. All three of us followed the > melody, up the back boreen beside my Gran''s old cottage to the garden of my > cousin's home. Before us, in all his Scot regalia was the father of the > groom practicing for the wedding at St. Mary's that afternoon. For the > first time in over a hundred years, many of the descendants of the > emigrating siblings had returned for a wedding. We had come from the USA, > Canada, England and Australia. We had come "home". > > Mary Ellen Chambers > > Mary Ellen Chambers > > --- On Sat, 1/10/09, Jean R. <jeanrice@cet.com> wrote: > > From: Jean R. <jeanrice@cet.com> > Subject: [IRELAND] "Home, " Eileen McGOVERN (contemp.) NY - Roots Cos. Cavan > To: IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Saturday, January 10, 2009, 7:32 PM > > HOME > > I come, > So keen, > To feel it all again, > To climb the hill, > Knowing the old house is there, > And when I reach the top, > So happy, and smiling > I know, > There is nothing there, > Yet it is all there, > And I know, > I am home. > > No sound, > But silence, > The breeze, the birds, my past, > All about me calls to me within, > So loudly > And yet it is quiet, > All life, now gone, > Yet so lively, > And I know, > I am home. > > Laughter, songs, > Long ago laughed and sung, > Small feet, in boots, > All sound about me, > The trees, the bushes, > So old, > There then and now > I hear it all, > And I know, > I am home. > > So sad, > Life past, > All gone, > No more, > But who, > Once I have gone, > Will love this place as I > And know > That they > Are home? > > -- Eileen McGovern, "Leitrim Guardian" (1998) > Her parents, Terry & Breege (nee Dolan) were both from Doobally,Cavan. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

I think this poem so truly expresses the feeling one has when they are at last "home".  I remember sitting on the stoop of the cottage we rented, just down the road from my familiy's homeplace outside Westport.  I was joined by my granddaughter and younger sister.  We all sat there that moring with a cuppa, enjoying the June sun and looking at Croagh Patrick.  Then, on the morning breeze, we heard the sound of pipes.  All three of us followed the melody, up the back boreen beside my Gran''s old cottage to the garden of my cousin's home.  Before us, in all his Scot regalia was the father of the groom practicing for the wedding at St. Mary's that afternoon.  For the first time in over a hundred years, many of the descendants of the emigrating siblings had returned for a wedding.  We had come from the USA, Canada, England and Australia.  We had come "home".   Mary Ellen Chambers   Mary Ellen Chambers --- On Sat, 1/10/09, Jean R. <jeanrice@cet.com> wrote: From: Jean R. <jeanrice@cet.com> Subject: [IRELAND] "Home, " Eileen McGOVERN (contemp.) NY - Roots Cos. Cavan To: IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com Date: Saturday, January 10, 2009, 7:32 PM HOME I come, So keen, To feel it all again, To climb the hill, Knowing the old house is there, And when I reach the top, So happy, and smiling I know, There is nothing there, Yet it is all there, And I know, I am home. No sound, But silence, The breeze, the birds, my past, All about me calls to me within, So loudly And yet it is quiet, All life, now gone, Yet so lively, And I know, I am home. Laughter, songs, Long ago laughed and sung, Small feet, in boots, All sound about me, The trees, the bushes, So old, There then and now I hear it all, And I know, I am home. So sad, Life past, All gone, No more, But who, Once I have gone, Will love this place as I And know That they Are home? -- Eileen McGovern, "Leitrim Guardian" (1998) Her parents, Terry & Breege (nee Dolan) were both from Doobally,Cavan. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

HOME I come, So keen, To feel it all again, To climb the hill, Knowing the old house is there, And when I reach the top, So happy, and smiling I know, There is nothing there, Yet it is all there, And I know, I am home. No sound, But silence, The breeze, the birds, my past, All about me calls to me within, So loudly And yet it is quiet, All life, now gone, Yet so lively, And I know, I am home. Laughter, songs, Long ago laughed and sung, Small feet, in boots, All sound about me, The trees, the bushes, So old, There then and now I hear it all, And I know, I am home. So sad, Life past, All gone, No more, But who, Once I have gone, Will love this place as I And know That they Are home? -- Eileen McGovern, "Leitrim Guardian" (1998) Her parents, Terry & Breege (nee Dolan) were both from Doobally,Cavan.