Hi Faith - Apparently some of your families had ties to Newfoundland. Did you know that there are important links between Newfoundland and Waterford fishermen? On coral -- It is pulled from the ocean depths and hits the surface looking like a mutant from a monster movie. Gnarled, covered with organic parasites and debris, it is not even remotely beautiful. But cleaned, cut, carved and polished, coral becomes an objet d'art of rare and costly beauty, as prized today as it was 10,000 years ago. Coral is discovered in still, clear water between 25 and 1000 feet deep. The intensity and quality of coral color increases with depth, but coral is very sensitive and can breed only in water temperatures between 13 and 16 degrees Celsius. These ideal conditions are met in only several places: The best coral is found in the waters of southern Ireland, the Bay of Biscay to Madeira, in the Canaries and the Cape de Verde Islands, in the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, Mauritius, the Malay Archipelago, and in Japanese waters. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Faith Capnerhurst" <fcapnerhurst@msn.com> To: <irelandgenweb@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 3:15 PM Subject: Re: [Irish Genealogy] Coral Carvers > > Hi Listers > Just a bit of background: > My ggg grandfather was James Allen, a coral and jet carver born in > Ireland. He later went to England and married Sarah Ann Phillips on the > 17th Apr 1825 and they had six children. James shows up on the 1841 > Census but not beyond, and his wife Sarah is a widow on the 1851 Census. > What county would a coral carver be likely to come from? Would there have > been a certain area where this occupation was practiced? Would there be > apprenticeship records that I could tap into? > Faith Capnerhurst > Chilliwack, BC Canada > researching (England):CAPNERHURST/CAPENHURST, CHADD, CARRINGTON, SMITH, > PARDOE, GREEN & ALLEN > (Newfoundland): CLARK(E), HURDLE, DYKE, HALL, PARROT, FLEET, HUNT, & > WISEMAN
Thanks So much for this, Jean. I had no idea there was any coral around Ireland itself...leaves one to wonder, doesn't it? Faith researching (England):CAPNERHURST/CAPENHURST, CHADD, CARRINGTON, SMITH, PARDOE, GREEN & ALLEN (Newfoundland): CLARK(E), HURDLE, DYKE, HALL, PARROT, FLEET, HUNT, & WISEMAN > From: jeanrice@cet.com > To: irelandgenweb@rootsweb.com > Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 09:46:35 -0700 > Subject: Re: [Irish Genealogy] Coral Carvers - Also Newfoundland links to Waterford > > Hi Faith - Apparently some of your families had ties to Newfoundland. Did > you know that there are important links between Newfoundland and Waterford > fishermen? > > On coral -- It is pulled from the ocean depths and hits the surface looking > like a mutant from a monster movie. Gnarled, covered with organic parasites > and debris, it is not even remotely beautiful. But cleaned, cut, carved and > polished, coral becomes an objet d'art of rare and costly beauty, as prized > today as it was 10,000 years ago. > > Coral is discovered in still, clear water between 25 and 1000 feet deep. The > intensity and quality of coral color increases with depth, but coral is very > sensitive and can breed only in water temperatures between 13 and 16 degrees > Celsius. These ideal conditions are met in only several places: The best > coral is found in the waters of southern Ireland, the Bay of Biscay to > Madeira, in the Canaries and the Cape de Verde Islands, in the > Mediterranean, the Red Sea, Mauritius, the Malay Archipelago, and in > Japanese waters. Jean > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Faith Capnerhurst" <fcapnerhurst@msn.com> > To: <irelandgenweb@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 3:15 PM > Subject: Re: [Irish Genealogy] Coral Carvers > > > > > > Hi Listers > > Just a bit of background: > > My ggg grandfather was James Allen, a coral and jet carver born in > > Ireland. He later went to England and married Sarah Ann Phillips on the > > 17th Apr 1825 and they had six children. James shows up on the 1841 > > Census but not beyond, and his wife Sarah is a widow on the 1851 Census. > > What county would a coral carver be likely to come from? Would there have > > been a certain area where this occupation was practiced? Would there be > > apprenticeship records that I could tap into? > > > Faith Capnerhurst > > Chilliwack, BC Canada > > researching (England):CAPNERHURST/CAPENHURST, CHADD, CARRINGTON, SMITH, > > PARDOE, GREEN & ALLEN > > (Newfoundland): CLARK(E), HURDLE, DYKE, HALL, PARROT, FLEET, HUNT, & > > WISEMAN > > > > Check out the Ireland GenWeb website at: http://www.irelandgenweb.com/ > > Great place to get help with your family research. > > County Clare has been adopted! > > Help wanted: County Coordinators > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRELANDGENWEB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Internet explorer 8 lets you browse the web faster. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9655582
Jean - You forgot to mention the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Queensland, Australia, which extends for some 2000 km. Peter W ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean R." <jeanrice@cet.com> To: <irelandgenweb@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 2:46 AM Subject: Re: [Irish Genealogy] Coral Carvers - Also Newfoundland links toWaterford > Hi Faith - Apparently some of your families had ties to Newfoundland. Did > you know that there are important links between Newfoundland and Waterford > fishermen? > > On coral -- It is pulled from the ocean depths and hits the surface > looking > like a mutant from a monster movie. Gnarled, covered with organic > parasites > and debris, it is not even remotely beautiful. But cleaned, cut, carved > and > polished, coral becomes an objet d'art of rare and costly beauty, as > prized > today as it was 10,000 years ago. > > Coral is discovered in still, clear water between 25 and 1000 feet deep. > The > intensity and quality of coral color increases with depth, but coral is > very > sensitive and can breed only in water temperatures between 13 and 16 > degrees > Celsius. These ideal conditions are met in only several places: The best > coral is found in the waters of southern Ireland, the Bay of Biscay to > Madeira, in the Canaries and the Cape de Verde Islands, in the > Mediterranean, the Red Sea, Mauritius, the Malay Archipelago, and in > Japanese waters. Jean > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Faith Capnerhurst" <fcapnerhurst@msn.com> > To: <irelandgenweb@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 3:15 PM > Subject: Re: [Irish Genealogy] Coral Carvers > > >> >> Hi Listers >> Just a bit of background: >> My ggg grandfather was James Allen, a coral and jet carver born in >> Ireland. He later went to England and married Sarah Ann Phillips on the >> 17th Apr 1825 and they had six children. James shows up on the 1841 >> Census but not beyond, and his wife Sarah is a widow on the 1851 Census. >> What county would a coral carver be likely to come from? Would there >> have >> been a certain area where this occupation was practiced? Would there be >> apprenticeship records that I could tap into? > >> Faith Capnerhurst >> Chilliwack, BC Canada >> researching (England):CAPNERHURST/CAPENHURST, CHADD, CARRINGTON, SMITH, >> PARDOE, GREEN & ALLEN >> (Newfoundland): CLARK(E), HURDLE, DYKE, HALL, PARROT, FLEET, HUNT, & >> WISEMAN > > > > Check out the Ireland GenWeb website at: http://www.irelandgenweb.com/ > > Great place to get help with your family research. > > County Clare has been adopted! > > Help wanted: County Coordinators > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRELANDGENWEB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >