Thanks, Maryann! It's pieces like this, from different people, that add up to more than the whole, eventually! You are right, if it were all laid out for us, where would the fun come in? I have grown very interested in my family's beginnings, mainly because it is so mysterious. I have the technical programming details worked out now, so I am starting on filling up the lists and charts on my website, so it should be very interesting to see what I come up with. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maryann Arnold" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 8:26 AM Subject: Re: [IRL~ROOTS] Translation of phrase > Hi Jim, > > My husband's aunt had this book privately reprinted in 1965 as a gift for her > family because she was an avid genealogist her entire life. The original book > is titled "A Genealogical History of the Milesian Families of Ireland with the > Monument to Brian Boroimhe: The Chart of The Armorial Bearings of the Same > Families" > compiled and edited by B.W. DeCourcy, published by W.F. Overdiek and M.L. > Riegel, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1880. I assume the original book was long out of > print when she had it reproduced. It is a small book, about 75 pages, comprised > mainly of lists with no source material cited and very brief information about > the names mentioned, but it is fun to read through. > > I agree about the Four Courts fire, if only we had a Time Machine and could go > back before the fire, it would make the search for our families so much easier, > but then would each new puzzle piece be as exciting when we find it? > > Good luck in your search, if I stumble across anything else I will post it. > > Maryann > > > Jim Cassilly wrote: > > > Maryann, where o where does that leave me???? I'm laughing. See my > > website, www.cassilly.org , under "Origins" on the menu, where my > > ggrandfather, Bernard E. Cassilly wrote a manuscript in 1890 pinpointing his > > home half-way between Keady in Co. Armagh and the Monaghan border, a > > distance of about ten miles. Also, his and his parents' names were spelled > > "CassiLy" in Ireland (verified by a genealogist), but were changed to > > "CassiLLy" when they migrated to the US! I have, under "Origins" on the > > menu, a positive, verified transcript of "James 1 Inquisition at Armagh" in > > 1607 saying that the O'CassiLy sept from Co. Armagh has been a long and > > faithful subject of the Bishop, so they could stay on their land! > > O that darn fire at the Four Courts in 1922 which destroyed the > > repository of all the ancient Irish records! It won the independence of the > > Irish Republic, but why, o why did it have to happen at that repository????? > > I'm still laughing. This genealogy is so much fun. > > May I ask what is the name of that book and where I could get a copy, if > > possible? Would you kindly tell me if there is any more info in that book > > about the Cassilly family and where they migrated from? Some other variants > > of my name include CassiLy, CassALy, CassELy, CassERLy, etc. Would that book > > have anything to say about these names? > > Thanks! > > > > Jim Cassilly > > [email protected] > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Maryann Arnold" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 8:12 PM > > Subject: [ Re: [IRL~ROOTS] Translation of phrase > > > > > Just a bit of trivia you may find of interest. I have a book > > > on old Irish names and there is a Cassilly family > > > name, no Casserly, which was descendent from the Normans. > > > Earliest immigration to Ireland is listed as 1647, > > > with main counties of family residence being Dublin and Cork. > > > > > > Maryann > > > > > > [email protected] wrote: > > > > > > > Now , I am sure we have a connection somewhere as Casserly is my maiden > > > > name...my ancestors came from County Roscommon, and I found Casserly > > > > connections in Ireland through the Mormon site > > > > registry..familysearch.com....and we had a fabulous reunion in the > > States 11 > > > > months after Mike contacted me ..turns out his great grandmother was my > > great > > > > grandfather's sister! MY husband and I went to Ireland last August and > > > > walked on the Casserly land -it was amazing! Casserly is probably a > > > > derivative of MacCassarleigh ( I think that is how it is > > spelled)...Kathy > > > > Casserly Dececco > > > > > > > > > ==== IRELAND-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > > > Raise both hands and repeat after me: > > > We will not initiate or participate in any discussions about any kind of > > VIRUS or SPAM messages on this list. > > > To do so will result in your removal from the list. > > > > > > > > > > ==== IRELAND-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > > Be careful~~Do not post copyrighted material to this list ! > > > ==== IRELAND-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > The archives for this list are located here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/IRELAND-ROOTS > or > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=ireland-roots > >

Hi Jim, I too started with the "charts" thing about 18 months ago with great enthusiasm, however, that quickly waned because the information is so static and boring. As a Christmas gift for my family I decided to "write" about the family and the times they lived in as well as including dates and place names and pictures, etc. when I had them. Writing about the farm where they lived, the church they attended (both of which I got to visit in June), having a cousin write about what life was like as a boy in Ireland in a somewhat rural area in this century, really made the family "come alive" for me and the others I gave the book to for Christmas. It was about 50 pages when I was done and everyone read it from cover to cover which really thrilled me. I don't think "charts" no matter how much time and research go into them can convey the same feelings or sense of their having been real people. Good luck with your project. Maryann Jim Cassilly wrote: > Thanks, Maryann! > It's pieces like this, from different people, that add up to more than the > whole, eventually! You are right, if it were all laid out for us, where > would the fun come in? I have grown very interested in my family's > beginnings, mainly because it is so mysterious. > I have the technical programming details worked out now, so I am starting on > filling up the lists and charts on my website, so it should be very > interesting to see what I come up with. > > Jim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Maryann Arnold" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 8:26 AM > Subject: Re: [IRL~ROOTS] Translation of phrase > > > Hi Jim, > > > > My husband's aunt had this book privately reprinted in 1965 as a gift for > her > > family because she was an avid genealogist her entire life. The original > book > > is titled "A Genealogical History of the Milesian Families of Ireland with > the > > Monument to Brian Boroimhe: The Chart of The Armorial Bearings of the Same > > Families" > > compiled and edited by B.W. DeCourcy, published by W.F. Overdiek and M.L. > > Riegel, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1880. I assume the original book was long out > of > > print when she had it reproduced. It is a small book, about 75 pages, > comprised > > mainly of lists with no source material cited and very brief information > about > > the names mentioned, but it is fun to read through. > > > > I agree about the Four Courts fire, if only we had a Time Machine and > could go > > back before the fire, it would make the search for our families so much > easier, > > but then would each new puzzle piece be as exciting when we find it? > > > > Good luck in your search, if I stumble across anything else I will post > it. > > > > Maryann > > > > > > Jim Cassilly wrote: > > > > > Maryann, where o where does that leave me???? I'm laughing. See my > > > website, www.cassilly.org , under "Origins" on the menu, where my > > > ggrandfather, Bernard E. Cassilly wrote a manuscript in 1890 pinpointing > his > > > home half-way between Keady in Co. Armagh and the Monaghan border, a > > > distance of about ten miles. Also, his and his parents' names were > spelled > > > "CassiLy" in Ireland (verified by a genealogist), but were changed to > > > "CassiLLy" when they migrated to the US! I have, under "Origins" on the > > > menu, a positive, verified transcript of "James 1 Inquisition at Armagh" > in > > > 1607 saying that the O'CassiLy sept from Co. Armagh has been a long and > > > faithful subject of the Bishop, so they could stay on their land! > > > O that darn fire at the Four Courts in 1922 which destroyed the > > > repository of all the ancient Irish records! It won the independence of > the > > > Irish Republic, but why, o why did it have to happen at that > repository????? > > > I'm still laughing. This genealogy is so much fun. > > > May I ask what is the name of that book and where I could get a > copy, if > > > possible? Would you kindly tell me if there is any more info in that > book > > > about the Cassilly family and where they migrated from? Some other > variants > > > of my name include CassiLy, CassALy, CassELy, CassERLy, etc. Would that > book > > > have anything to say about these names? > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Jim Cassilly > > > [email protected] > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Maryann Arnold" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 8:12 PM > > > Subject: [ Re: [IRL~ROOTS] Translation of phrase > > > > > > > Just a bit of trivia you may find of interest. I have a book > > > > on old Irish names and there is a Cassilly family > > > > name, no Casserly, which was descendent from the Normans. > > > > Earliest immigration to Ireland is listed as 1647, > > > > with main counties of family residence being Dublin and Cork. > > > > > > > > Maryann > > > > > > > > [email protected] wrote: > > > > > > > > > Now , I am sure we have a connection somewhere as Casserly is my > maiden > > > > > name...my ancestors came from County Roscommon, and I found Casserly > > > > > connections in Ireland through the Mormon site > > > > > registry..familysearch.com....and we had a fabulous reunion in the > > > States 11 > > > > > months after Mike contacted me ..turns out his great grandmother was > my > > > great > > > > > grandfather's sister! MY husband and I went to Ireland last August > and > > > > > walked on the Casserly land -it was amazing! Casserly is probably a > > > > > derivative of MacCassarleigh ( I think that is how it is > > > spelled)...Kathy > > > > > Casserly Dececco > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== IRELAND-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > > > > Raise both hands and repeat after me: > > > > We will not initiate or participate in any discussions about any kind > of > > > VIRUS or SPAM messages on this list. > > > > To do so will result in your removal from the list. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== IRELAND-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > > > Be careful~~Do not post copyrighted material to this list ! > > > > > > ==== IRELAND-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > > The archives for this list are located here: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/IRELAND-ROOTS > > or > > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=ireland-roots > > > > > > ==== IRELAND-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Use of this list to further your business interests will cause you to removed from the list.