SEA WRACK The wrack was dark an' shiny where it floated in the sea, There was no one in the brown boat but only him an' me; Him to cut the sea wrack, me to mind the boat, An' not a word between us the hours we were afloat. The wet wrack, The sea wrack, The wrack was strong to cut. We laid it on the grey rocks to wither in the sun, An' what should call my lad then, to sail from Cushendun? With a low moon, a full tide, a swell upon the deep, Him to sail the old boat, me to fall sleep. The dry wrack, The sea wrack, The wrack was dead so soon. There' a fire low upon the rocks to burn the wrack to kelp, There' a boat gone down upon the Moyle, an' sorra one to help! Him beneath the salt sea, me upon the shore, By sunlight or moonlight, we'll lift the wrack no more. The dark wrack, The sea wrack, The wrack may drift ashore. -- Moira O'Neill (?dates) Cushendun is in Co. Antrim

LULLABY Husheen the herons are crying, Away in the rain and the sleet, Flying and flying and flying With never a rest to their feet. But warm in your coverlet nestle, Wee bird, till the dawn of the day, Nor dream of the wild wings that wrestle In the night and the rain and the gray. Come, sweetheart, the bright ones would bring you By the magical meadows and streams, With the light of your dreaming they build you A house on the hill of your dreams. But you stir in your sleep and you murmur, As though the wild rain and the gray Wet hills with the wind ever blowing Had driven your dreams away. And dearer the wind in its crying, And the secrets the wet hills hold, Than the goldenest place they could find you In the heart of a country of gold. -- Seumas O'Sullivan (born 1879)

O GLORIOUS CHILDBEARER O Glorious childbearer, O secret womb, O gilded bridechamber, from which hath come the sightly Bridegroom forth, O amber veil, Thou sittest in heaven, the white love of the Gael. Thy head is crowned with stars, thy radiant hair Shines like a river thro' the twilight air; Thou walkest by trodden ways and trackless seas, Immaculate of man's infirmities. -- Joseph Campbell (1879-1944)

Jean a chara, Go raibh maith agat. The sayings were lovely. The Irish have such a wealth of wonderful sayings. Slan go foill, Margaret (Mairead)

A cousin surprised me with a lovely Irish calendar for 2002, in the mail today. It is a double treat as on each page there are two photos, one large and one small. Unfortunately, they don't indicate the exact location in Ireland each photo was taken, but I recognize some of them. There is a saying for each month I thought you might enjoy -- For the New Year, may your right hand always be stretched out in friendship but never in want. Always remember to forget The troubles that passed away. But never forget to remember The blessings that come each day. Beannachtam na Femle Padraig ("Happy St. Patrick's Day"). You'll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. Oh, the days of the Kerry dancing Oh, the ring of the piper's tune Oh, for one of those hours of gladness Gone, alas, like our youth too soon! -- "The Kerry Dance" And when the folk there spy me, They will come up to me, With "Here is the fiddler of Dooney!" And dance like a wave of the sea. -- William Butler Yeats May your house always be too small to hold all of your friends. Leprechauns, castles, good luck and laughter Lullabies, dreams and love ever after Poems and songs with pipes and with drums A thousand welcomes when anyone comes... That's the Irish for you! It takes time to build a castle. O Son of God, it would be sweet a lovely journey to cross the wave, the fount in flood and visit Ireland. -- attrib. to Colm Cille When Irish eyes are smiling Sure it's like a morn in spring. In the lilt of Irish laughter, You can hear the angels sing, -- "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" May you have all the happiness and luck that life can hold -- And at the end of all your rainbows may you find a pot of gold.

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> New parcels have been added to The 1901 Census Index - Co. Clare, (a work in > progress). Pat Connors has been gracious enough to format the data for me > and post it to her website. I certainly appreciate all you've done, Pat!! > > I'd love to hear from anyone who locates family members or ancestors. It > would make my "labor of love" more worthwhile. > > Website is listed below > > Ruth C. Hakala > tis-herself@prodigy.net > > 1901 Census Index - Ireland, Co.Clare > www.connorsgenealogy.com/clare/ All outgoing Email is Virus Free Scanned by Norton 2002 Anti-Virus > All email scanned by Norton 2002 Antivirus. > > >

Additional Note - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Blaine O'Connell" <boconnel@execpc.com> To: <IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 4:56 PM Subject: [IRELAND] Researcher Address > Paul Gorry, who currently is doing some research for me, recently > advised me that his address has changed from Dublin to > > Church Lane > Baltinglass > Wickelow > Ireland > > > ==== IRELAND Mailing List ==== > Visit the Ireland List Homepage: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~irelandlist > De nobis fabula narratur, their story is our story > http://irelandgenealogyprojects.rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

See Co. Clare query below -- Mr. Paul Gorry's columns with professional genealogical advice appear in Irish magazines; he appears to be well thought of. Don't quote me, but it appears to me that he approaches research help in two ways - (1) advice on the direction the researcher should take for the greatest likelihood of success, and (2) actual research done by him. Paul Gorry, Gorry Research 12 Burrow Rd., Sutton, Dublin 13. Member of APGI. Full genealogical service. He does not appear to limit research to one particular county. He can be found on the Internet with the names of other professional genealogists. Clare Heritage and Genealogical centre, contact person Antoinette O'Brien, Church St. Corofin, Co. Clare (phone) 065 6837955; e-mail none. Website http://clare.irishroots.net/ Open Mon-Fri 9-5:30 RC Parish Registers, C of I Parish Registers, Other Parish Registers, Tithe Applotment Bks, Griffith's Valuation, B/D/M, 1901 Census, 1911 Census, Percentage of Computerized Records (1999) was 50% with estimated completion date 2002. Prel. FH report 75 pounds, waiting time 5-6 weeks, full report 180 pounds, waiting time 5-6 weeks, search specific record 10 pounds, no advantage to calling in person over writing or telephoning. At the time of the 1999 survey they had full access to all records above whether on-site at centre, itself, or not; only exception was partial access to "Tithe Applotment Books." The centre was part of the IGP. (It should be noted that some of this information can also be found on LDS (Mormon) FHC resources, etc. I have found a few books by a Josephine Masterson at my regular genealogy library with her transcriptions that includes 1841-51 census abstracts. Also, obtaining records from the known places they lived in the USA, Canada, etc., There is also an expert on Ejectment Books, Mr. Michael J. Coffey, who has spent years researching his own Co. Clare ancestry. Mr. Coffey was born in Liverpool and educated at the London School of Economics and the U. of Liverpool. His article,"Ballyvannon before 1840," (a townland in Tuamgraney), was published circa 1996-97 in the East Clare Heritage magazine "Sliabh Aughty." While visiting the Irish National Archives in 1996, he came across this important resource, which are documents of the Circuit Court. They list applications from Landlords seeking to evict their tenants, and the summary verdict of the court. Each Ejectment Book contains a wealth of genealogical information on the n ames of hundreds of tenants, the townland landlords, the attorneys involved in the case, the location of farms, and sometimes details of the least. For County Clare, which has the most complete records, There are are 17 Ejectment Books (including two missing) which cover the period 1816-1850. Another 28 books cover 1850-1914. Presumably these important Clare archives survive because they were not at the Four Courts location in Dublin when many precious documents were destroyed in 1922. The Civil Bill records for Clare have also survived, providing another source of information for that county. The Ejectment Books are listed in the Circuit Court County Indexes which are at the National Archives, Bishop Street, Dublin. The actual records are currently held at the Four Courts so it is necessary to order them a day in advance. The Ejectment books are written in longhand and with minimal punctuation. Mr. Coffey states that the Ejectment Books for Clare give us far more information about the occupiers of some townlands than the tithe applotment book. Barely a family in some townlands were left untouched by ejectment. In most cases of ejectment the tenants would have no legal representatoin, the majority would probably not even attend the sessions. Often ejectment females gave their full name. Throughout the 19th century, Ireland's impoverished tenants eked out a precarious existence from the soil. Since the turn of the century rapid population growth had led to continual sub-division of farms and more marginal land being brought under cultivation. Townlands often teemed with tenants working uneconomic patches of reclaimed bog and mountain. The potato, which was the staple diet of the majority, was a crop subject to frequent blight. Harsh and oppressive laws, unfeeling landlords, the "hanging gale," and fear of ejectment were features of daily life. Random evictions had occurred throgyout Ireland before 1840s, but it was the dreadul famine years that turned a stream into a flood. Faced with a blighted potato crop, tenants were often forced to sell everything they had to feed their families. The ramshackle poor law which was intended to provide relief for the distressed now exacerbated a developing crisis. Landlords receiving little or no income from rents were still liable to pay rates on holdings rated at 4 pounds and under. For some landlords the choice was stark: evict the tenantry or face impoverishment themselves. For other landlords ejectment was an opportunity to be rid of an unnecessary expsnese. Numerous properties were sold under the Encumbered Estates Act (see John Grenham's book) at prices which failed to cover mortgagees and debts. The new owners, often from the merchant class, were even more relentless in their clearance of tenants than the established landed families. An ejectment might explain a family's disappearance from a townland or parish. Mr. Coffey may be an author of some books about Co. Clare books, I don't know, and I don't have a contact number for him. My comment -- Another resource would be the Land Valuation Office, Irish Life Centre, Abbey St. Lower, Dublin 1 - Using their cancelled land books, current land books, survey, tenure, field books, old maps, they are often able to trace all transactions on particular parcels of land from the time of the Griffith's Valuation to the present. This sounds like a good resource (for a fee) for those who owned land. I have heard that interesting notations have been made by surveyors, etc., on these pages as well. http://www.valoff.ie/ More on Ejectments -- Capt. Kennedy, the Poor Law Inspector for Co. Clare wrote: "The number of receipt of out-door relief on 24th March 1849, was 22,661 at a weekly cost of 559 pounds for food alone." In May 1849 Kennedy estimated that around 15,000 had been unhoused within the year. On August 13, 1848, Captain Kennedy wrote to the Poor Law Commissioners: "These helpless creatures, not only unhoused but driven off the lands, no one remaining on the lands being allowed to lodge or harbour them. It is obvious they must go somewhere till disease and privation thin their numbers; and wherever they acquire residence the proprietor must eventually suffer, both in purse and character for the neglect or cupidity of others. Without means or energy they cannot emigrate, and without employment they cannot exist but on the rates. When winter sets in these evicted destitute will be an awful plight, as their temporary sheds, behind ditches or old fences, are quite unfit for human habitation, and if they attempted to build anything permanent they would be immediately demolished." Clare has the most surviving records. Other Counties include Carlow 1867-1910; Galway 1840, 1849, 1856-57, 1886-1902; Kildare 1870-1963; Kilkenny 1847-49, 1878, 1880-1963; Sligo 1868-1945; Monaghan from 1870. Ejectment books for Northern Ireland, per Mr. Coffey, appear to have been destroyed. The remaining counties have Ejectment Books staring from the late 1870s to the mid 1890s, and many continue till the mid-20th century.-- Excerpt, "Irish Roots" 1997 #2. John Grenham's 1999 ed. of "Tracing Your Irish Ancestors" is considered a wonderful resources for records on all counties. See query below: ----- Original Message ----- From: <smb-rgb@att.net> To: "Jean Rice" <jeanrice@cet.com> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 10:46 AM Subject: Re: [IRELAND] Irish Heritage Centre Survey (1998) - East Galway Centre receives high marks! > My family originated in County Clare (Kilmurry). I have > never been able to get satisfactory information about > the family history although I am perfectly willing to > pay for competent research assistance. Perhaps you could > guide me into the hands of a reputable research source > for that area. I am greatly beholden to you for any help > you can provide. > Richard G. Birmingham, Roswell, Georgia, USA >

For your information, per 1999 "Irish Roots" publication, a survey regarding customer satisfaction was conducted in 1998 year by the Irish Ancestral Research Association (TIARA). Those included in the survey were Armagh Ancestry, Athlone Public Library, Bru Boru Heritage Centre, Carlow Genealogy Project, Cavan Genealogy Research Centre, Cork City Ancestral Project, County Derry Genealogy Center, Cualann Historical Society, Donegal Ancestry, Dublin Heritage Group, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Heritage, East Clare Heritage, East Galway Family History Society, Fermanagh/Tyrone Heritage World, Fingal Heritage Group, Galway Family History Society West, Kildare Heritage & Genealogy, Kilkeeny Archaeological Society, Killarney Genealogical Centre, Leitrim Genealogy Centre, Limerick Regional Archives, Longford Research Centre, Louth Couth Library, Mallow (Cork) Heritage Center, Meath-Louth Family Research Centre, Monaghan Ancestry, North Mayo Family Research Centre, Roscommon Heritage & ! Genealogy, Sligo Heritage and Genealogy Centre, South Down Family History Research, South Mayo Family Research Centre, Tipperary Heritage Unit, Tipperary North Family Research, Ulster Historical Foundation, Waterford Heritage Centre, West Cork (Bandon) Heritage Centre, Westmeath (Dun na Si Heritage). General questions included timely initial response, fees clearly stated and reasonable, additional fees requested before details of found records would be furnished, did results provide the requested information, did report identify the sources of all information cited, did report cite full information for entries that were found, did report clearly identify what sources were searched, even when nothing found, did customer specify locations to search for records, would respondent recommend using the Heritage Centre, did respondent experience difficulties in obtaining access to records in Ireland, would respondent pay a fee to access records directly at the Heritage Centres, had respondent used other resources in Ireland by mail or in person, were other sources recommended or suggested by the Heritage Centre, had respondent researched relevant sources in their own area, and had respondent ever commissioned a search by a professional genealogist in Ireland - if so, were the re! sults favorable or unfavorable.. It was stressed that many of the centres had very few total responses: two or three, and occasionally only one. Note - such small samples can be skewed by the opinions of one or two people. However, 20 respondents referred to the EAST GALWAY CENTRE and their satisfaction was 100 percent! Other centres were much lower on the satisfaction ratings. The whole survey may still be found at: http://www.world.std.com/~ahern/results.htm although I briefly looked but didn't find it. Keep in mind also that once problems were identified, they may also have been remedied. Questions/Answers: 1. Initial response timely - Y 142, N 67, B (blank) 16. Average wait was 8 weeks but responses ranged from 1 week to over 3 years. 2. Fees clearly stated and reasonable - Y 149, N 44, B 32. Average initial fee was 35 pounds, highest was 150 pounds. 3. Additional fees requested - Y 89, N 71, B 32. Average additional fee was 67 pounds, lowest 1 pound, highest 333 pounds. 4. Did results provide requested information - Y 108, N 78, B 39. 5. Report identify sources of all information provided - Y 123, N 60, B 42. 6. Report cite full info. for entries found - Y 109, N 59, B 57. 7. Report clearly identify sources searched, even when nothing was found - Y 111, N 74, B 40. Parish registers (86); Census (36); Tithe applotment (33); Griffith's Valuation (46); Cemetary records (15); Civil registers (36), Other (10). 8. Customer specify locations to search for records - Y 172, N 22, B 30. These included Townland, Parish, Poor Law Union, Barony, County. 9. Would respondent recommend using the Heritage Centre - Y 130, N 60, B 35. 10. Did respondent experience difficulty in obtaining access to records in Ireland - Y 123, N 48, B 54. 11. Would respondent pay a fee to access records directly at the Heritage Centres - Y 168, N 19, B 38. 12 Had respondent used other resources in Ireland by mail or in person - Y 115, N 49, B 61. National Archives (71); National Library (59); General Registrar's Office (57); Valuation Office (25); PRO Northern Ireland (32), Local Libraries & Archives (62); Historical or Genealogical Societies (66); Local Clergy (91). 13. Had respondent researched relevant sources in their own area? Y 202, N 0, B 23. (185 had used census records; 160 used passenger lists; 143 used naturalization records; 152 had used church records; 156 cemetery records; 170 had used civil records of marriages and births. 14. Had respondent ever commissioned a search by a professional genealogist in Ireland - Y 49, N 151, B 25. 20 people reported unsatisfactory results; 17 reported satisfactory results; 12 said that professional research was very successful.

Hi all, Just a quick note of thanks to everyone who replied with helpful suggestions last year when I was trying to locate the gravesite of my gggrandmother Ann(e) BEATTIE (nee WILLEY) in Brisbane. We finally found the records through the funeral director who is still in business and has all old records. Dad said they were very helpful. The reason we had had so much trouble is that in the records BEATTIE had been misspelt as BEASHIE. Council records have been corrected and Dad has located the site in the Bulimba Cemetary in Brisbane, Australia. Unfortunately there is no grave stone so we are no further along with ancestral info, but it ends a long search and we can rule a line under that one and move on to the next challenge. Thanks again to all who helped. Hopefully I'll be able to do the same for someone else oneday. Jenny in (mostly) sunny Central Queensland

HE CHARGES HER TO LAY ASIDE HER WEAPONS I charge you, lady young and fair, Straightway to lay your arms aside. Lay by your armour, would you dare To spread the slaughter far and wide? O lady, lay your armour by, Conceal your curling hair also, For never was a man could fly The coils that o'er your bosom flow. And if you answer, lady fair, That north or south you ne'er took life, Your very eyes, your glance, your air Can murder without axe or knife. And oh! If you but bare your knee, If you your soft hand's palm advance, You'll slaughter many a company. What more is done with shield and lance? Oh, hide your bosom limey white, Your naked side conceal from me. Ah, show them not in all men's sight, Your breasts more bright than flowering tree. And if in you there's shame or fear For all the murders you have done, Let those bright eyes no more appear, Those shining teeth be seen of none. Lady, we tremble far and near! Be with these conquests satisfied, And lest I perish, lady dear, Oh, lay those arms of yours aside. -- Pierce Ferriter (died 1653) - Translation, Earl of Longford

A FAREWELL TO FAL Sad to fare from the hills of Fal, Sad to leave the land of Ireland! The sweet land of the bee-haunted bens, Isle of the hoof-prints of young horses! Ableit my faring is over the eastward ocean, And my back is turned to the land of Fionntain, All heart for the road hath left me: No sod shall I love but the sod of Ireland. Sod that is heaviest with fruit of trees, Sod that is greenest with grassy meadows, Old plain of Ir, dewy, crop-abounding, The branchy, wheat bearing-country! If God were to grant me back again To come to my native world, >From the Galls I would not take it to go Among the crafty clans of England. Were there even no peril of the sea In leaving the lios of Laoghaire, I shall not deny that my courage would droop -- To fare from Delvin is hard! Good-bye to the band I leave behind, The lads of Dundargveis, The songs and minstrelsy of the plain of Meath, Plain of the noblest companies! -- Gerald Nugent (c. 1573) - translated by Padraic Pearse

For your information -- I note that there is a new autobiography (2001) out by Charles McGlinchey, "The Last Of The Name," with an introduction by Brian Friel and comments by Seamus Heaney. Book is about a rural Irish weaver with an astonishing memory and the gift of gab. "McGlinchey regales us with a wealth of stories from his own time and from the days of his father and grandfather," per review. I don't know which Irish counties it pertains to but probably good reading for anyone interested in learning more about Ireland through first-hand accounts. Jean

My genealogy research has led me to Ireland on two different names. Hard as I try, I do not know where to look from this point. Perhaps, someone could be of assistance. I am looking for info on Edward Bratten/Bratton/Brattan/Brattin who married Matilda Jackson. I do not know anything else. They were perhaps born around 1850-1880 or so. They had a daughter for sure, Ann born about 1807-1809. She married William McKie, who also was from Ireland. They had Dorcas and John, perhaps other children. It is suspected that perhaps Bratten had a farm somewhere in the Ulster area, perhaps Antrim or Donegal, just don't know. McKie died in Scotland as did his wife Ann Brattan McKie. Can someone point me in the direction to find any of these folks? A census, land register, anything? Your help would be greatly appreciated.

THE BESOM-MAN Did you see Paidin, Paidin, the besom-man, Last night as you came by Over the mountain? A barth of new heather He bore on his shoulder, And a bundle of whitlow-grass Under his oxter. I spied him as he passed Beyond the carn head, But no eye saw him At the hill foot after. What has come over him? The women are saying. What can have crossed Paidin, the besom-man? The bogholes he knew As the curlews know them, And the rabbits' pads, And the derelict quarries. He was humming a tune -- The "Enchanted Valley" -- As he passed me westward Beyond the carn. I stood and I listened, For his singing was strange: It rang in my ears The long night after. What has come over Paidin, the besom-man? What can have crossed him? The women keep saying. They talk of the fairies -- And, God forgive me, Paidin knew them Like his prayers! Will you fetch word Up to the cross-roads If you see track of him, Living or dead? The boys are loafing With game or caper; And the dark piper Is gone home with the birds. -- Joseph Campbell (1879-1944) Besom=broom Oxter=arm

Hi, anyone run across any of my ancestors on their research travels? 1. Patrick John KEATING baptised 20 Dec 1864 probably in Caherciveen, Co Kerry 2. Catherine BARRY born in Kerry about 1845 - by 1867 she was married and in Australia (She married a Thomas SLATER from London in Australia) 3. Margaret BOURKE - said to be from Limerick - came to Australia aged about 18 in about 1836. May all reserchers have a great year in 2002, full of dicovery and fun. Trisha McLatchie --- IrelandGenWeb-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > ATTACHMENT part 1 message/rfc822 > > IrelandGenWeb-D Digest Volume 01 : Issue 286 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [IGW] Snippets On A Variety of Sub ["Jean > Rice" <jeanrice@cet.com>] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from IrelandGenWeb-D, send a message > to > > IrelandGenWeb-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, > but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, > too. > > ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822 > Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 16:46:55 -0800 > From: "Jean Rice" <jeanrice@cet.com> > To: IrelandGenWeb-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [IGW] Snippets On A Variety of Subjects, > Individuals > > 1. St. Patrick has served to inspire generations > of people. On St. Patrick's Day March 17, 1943, > Eamon de Valera, at the 50th anniversary of the > Gaelic League, delivered his "Dream Speech" when he > advocated "the Ireland that I would have." His > vision, as described in "History Ireland" magazine, > was a country where people are gainfully employed, > disease and poverty under control, and citizens of > all ages can enjoy a life of dignity, free from the > degradations of want; a country in which spiritual > concerns are more important than materialism and > greed regarded as typical of industrial nations. It > would, in short, be the home of a people living the > life that God desires that man should live. > > 2. Perhaps the best known of saints throughout the > world is St. Patrick; many associate his presence > with the peace process particularly in Armagh, the > ecclesiastical capital of Ireland where two > cathedrals bear his name, Catholic and the Church of > Ireland, who present a united front for > reconciliation, demonstrating that diversity does > not mean disharmony. > > 3. Theobald Wolfe Tone was the main figure behind > the United Irishmen and the 1798 Rising. Many of > his adherents were subsequently transported to New > South Wales, Australia. > > 4. New South Wales had its own rebellion of 05 > March 1804, when about 300 rebels, including Irish > and Scots, staged a revolt against the colonial > government. > > 5. In 1815, thirteen Clonoulty, Tipperary men were > arrested for seditious behavior and transported to > New South Wales. This event was chronicled by Fr. > Max Barrett in his book "Because of These, and by > Fr. Brian Maher in his "Planting the Celtic Cross." > > > 6. In 1998, Fordham University Press in the Bronx, > New York, published the titles of Irish interest in > its Irish in the Civil War series including: (1) > "Irish Green and Union Blue, the Civil War Letters > of Peter Welsh, Colour Sergeant, 18th Massachusetts; > (2) "Memoirs of Chaplain Life," by William Colby; > (3) "An Irishman in the Iron Brigade," by Sergeant > James P. Sullivan; (4) "The Irish Brigade and its > Campaigns, " by Capt. David P. Conyngham; (5) > "Story of the 116th Regiment, Pennsylvania > Volunteers in the War of Rebellion," by St. Clair A. > Mulholland (about a non-Irish regiment which became > part of the famed Irish Brigade). (6) "Commanding > Boston's Irish Ninth, the Civil War Letters of > Colonel Patrick R. Guiney." > > 7. While I not certain of the destination, > (?Boston) researchers should be aware that there was > landlord-assisted emigration of tenants from the > large Shirley Estate near Carrickmacross, Co. > Monaghan. > > 8. Per "Irish Roots," John Mitchel was tried and > found guilty of treason before the rebellion. He > was sentenced to 14 years transportation. He served > his sentence initially in Bermuda, then in Tasmania. > He has no living descendants with the Mitchel > surname. Two of his three sons were killed fighting > on the Confederate side in the America Civil War, > and his grandson, who at one stage was Mayor of New > York, as killed in a flying accident. Mitchel also > had two daughters, one of whom married a nice of > General Robert E. Lee. Some contemporary people > with Mitchel connections: Patrick Mitchel of > Ballingarry, Co. Tipperary, shared a common > ancestor, his gggfather was John Mitchel's first > cousin. Michael Higgins from the U.S. has an > interesting link to John Mitchel; his gggmother was > Jane Haslett, and her cousin, Mary Haslett, was John > Mitchel's mother. The same Haslett family also > claim a Colonel John Haslet (one T) who served in > the Delaware Regiment of Washington's army.! > A third person is Judith Burrisk, in Australia. > Her gggfather, Daniel Burke, a Tipperary man, played > a prominent part in John Mitchel's escape from > Tasmania in 1853. He is mentioned in Mitchel's > famous book, "Jail Journal." These three > contemporary individuals were among those present at > the plaque unveiling ceremony at Dromoland Castle in > 1998, the 150th anniversary of the Young Ireland > Rising. The ceremony took place on the 29th of > July, the actual date of the rebellion. Dromoland > Castle, was the birhplace of William Smith O'Brien, > leader of the Young Irelanders. Direct descendants > and descendants of allied lines of John Blake > Dillon, William Smith O'Brien, John Mitchel, Thomas > Francis Meagher, etc., attended the commemoration. > > An article and several photos of same can be found > in the Third Quarter issue of the 1998 "Irish Roots" > periodical. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com

1. St. Patrick has served to inspire generations of people. On St. Patrick's Day March 17, 1943, Eamon de Valera, at the 50th anniversary of the Gaelic League, delivered his "Dream Speech" when he advocated "the Ireland that I would have." His vision, as described in "History Ireland" magazine, was a country where people are gainfully employed, disease and poverty under control, and citizens of all ages can enjoy a life of dignity, free from the degradations of want; a country in which spiritual concerns are more important than materialism and greed regarded as typical of industrial nations. It would, in short, be the home of a people living the life that God desires that man should live. 2. Perhaps the best known of saints throughout the world is St. Patrick; many associate his presence with the peace process particularly in Armagh, the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland where two cathedrals bear his name, Catholic and the Church of Ireland, who present a united front for reconciliation, demonstrating that diversity does not mean disharmony. 3. Theobald Wolfe Tone was the main figure behind the United Irishmen and the 1798 Rising. Many of his adherents were subsequently transported to New South Wales, Australia. 4. New South Wales had its own rebellion of 05 March 1804, when about 300 rebels, including Irish and Scots, staged a revolt against the colonial government. 5. In 1815, thirteen Clonoulty, Tipperary men were arrested for seditious behavior and transported to New South Wales. This event was chronicled by Fr. Max Barrett in his book "Because of These, and by Fr. Brian Maher in his "Planting the Celtic Cross." 6. In 1998, Fordham University Press in the Bronx, New York, published the titles of Irish interest in its Irish in the Civil War series including: (1) "Irish Green and Union Blue, the Civil War Letters of Peter Welsh, Colour Sergeant, 18th Massachusetts; (2) "Memoirs of Chaplain Life," by William Colby; (3) "An Irishman in the Iron Brigade," by Sergeant James P. Sullivan; (4) "The Irish Brigade and its Campaigns, " by Capt. David P. Conyngham; (5) "Story of the 116th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers in the War of Rebellion," by St. Clair A. Mulholland (about a non-Irish regiment which became part of the famed Irish Brigade). (6) "Commanding Boston's Irish Ninth, the Civil War Letters of Colonel Patrick R. Guiney." 7. While I not certain of the destination, (?Boston) researchers should be aware that there was landlord-assisted emigration of tenants from the large Shirley Estate near Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan. 8. Per "Irish Roots," John Mitchel was tried and found guilty of treason before the rebellion. He was sentenced to 14 years transportation. He served his sentence initially in Bermuda, then in Tasmania. He has no living descendants with the Mitchel surname. Two of his three sons were killed fighting on the Confederate side in the America Civil War, and his grandson, who at one stage was Mayor of New York, as killed in a flying accident. Mitchel also had two daughters, one of whom married a nice of General Robert E. Lee. Some contemporary people with Mitchel connections: Patrick Mitchel of Ballingarry, Co. Tipperary, shared a common ancestor, his gggfather was John Mitchel's first cousin. Michael Higgins from the U.S. has an interesting link to John Mitchel; his gggmother was Jane Haslett, and her cousin, Mary Haslett, was John Mitchel's mother. The same Haslett family also claim a Colonel John Haslet (one T) who served in the Delaware Regiment of Washington's army.! A third person is Judith Burrisk, in Australia. Her gggfather, Daniel Burke, a Tipperary man, played a prominent part in John Mitchel's escape from Tasmania in 1853. He is mentioned in Mitchel's famous book, "Jail Journal." These three contemporary individuals were among those present at the plaque unveiling ceremony at Dromoland Castle in 1998, the 150th anniversary of the Young Ireland Rising. The ceremony took place on the 29th of July, the actual date of the rebellion. Dromoland Castle, was the birhplace of William Smith O'Brien, leader of the Young Irelanders. Direct descendants and descendants of allied lines of John Blake Dillon, William Smith O'Brien, John Mitchel, Thomas Francis Meagher, etc., attended the commemoration. An article and several photos of same can be found in the Third Quarter issue of the 1998 "Irish Roots" periodical.

As usual...this is a H O A X . Read all about it here: <A HREF="http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/sulfnbk.exe.warning.html"> http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/sulfnbk.exe.warning.html</A> In a message dated 12/29/2001 10:31:32 AM Eastern Standard Time, bzbee@bellsouth.net writes: > Subj:[IGW] [Fwd: Virus Alert from Pam & Jo] > Date:12/29/2001 10:31:32 AM Eastern Standard Time > From:<A HREF="mailto:bzbee@bellsouth.net">bzbee@bellsouth.net</A> > To:<A HREF="mailto:IrelandGenWeb-L@rootsweb.com">IrelandGenWeb-L@rootsweb.com</A> > Sent from the Internet > > I have searched and deleted. Sorry! > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Virus Alert from Pam > Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 00:29:47 EST > From: ASKIN2SP@aol.com > To: bzbee@bellsouth.net, lindae@futureone.com, > jossiah@msn.com,chasingthemoon@hotmail.com, > brandi_askin@hotmail.com,ebskin@hotmail.com, Dancingturtle785@cs.com, > rrbowery@juno.com,blavere@lausd.k12.ca.us, JenniferB4@prodigy.net > > This virus that was passed on to me unknowingly by a friend. I found > it on > my system and deleted it according to the instructions. Since you are > in my > address book you may have the virus on your system. > > REMOVE VIRUS BY FOLLOWING THESE STEPS: > 1. Go to START, then to FIND or SEARCH (depending on your computer) > 2. In the "Search for files or folders' type sulfnbk.exe (this is the > name > of the virus) > 3. In the "Look in" section, make sure you search C Drive > 4. Hit "Search" or "Find" > 5. If your search finds this file, it will bear an ugly black icon that > will > have the name sulfnbk.exe. DO NOT OPEN IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (If > it > does not show up on your first "Search" try a "New Search".) > 6. RIGHT click on the file - select "delete" and LEFT click. > 7. You will be asked if you want to send the file to the Recycling > Bin--say > "Yes" > 8. Go to your Desktop and RIGHT click on the Recycle Bin and empty the > bin. > 9. If you found the virus on your system, send this or a similar e-mail > to > everyone in you address book because this is how the virus is > transferred > even if you have not sent an E-mail to many of your addresses in a while > >

I have searched and deleted. Sorry! -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Virus Alert from Pam Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 00:29:47 EST From: ASKIN2SP@aol.com To: bzbee@bellsouth.net, lindae@futureone.com, jossiah@msn.com,chasingthemoon@hotmail.com, brandi_askin@hotmail.com,ebskin@hotmail.com, Dancingturtle785@cs.com, rrbowery@juno.com,blavere@lausd.k12.ca.us, JenniferB4@prodigy.net This virus that was passed on to me unknowingly by a friend. I found it on my system and deleted it according to the instructions. Since you are in my address book you may have the virus on your system. REMOVE VIRUS BY FOLLOWING THESE STEPS: 1. Go to START, then to FIND or SEARCH (depending on your computer) 2. In the "Search for files or folders' type sulfnbk.exe (this is the name of the virus) 3. In the "Look in" section, make sure you search C Drive 4. Hit "Search" or "Find" 5. If your search finds this file, it will bear an ugly black icon that will have the name sulfnbk.exe. DO NOT OPEN IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (If it does not show up on your first "Search" try a "New Search".) 6. RIGHT click on the file - select "delete" and LEFT click. 7. You will be asked if you want to send the file to the Recycling Bin--say "Yes" 8. Go to your Desktop and RIGHT click on the Recycle Bin and empty the bin. 9. If you found the virus on your system, send this or a similar e-mail to everyone in you address book because this is how the virus is transferred even if you have not sent an E-mail to many of your addresses in a while