SNIPPET: Per "The World of Hibernia" magazine (Summer 1998), Patrick J. LEAHY (then 58), a U. S. Senator from VT beginning in 1974, has a 4th generation connection to Ireland. His family's counties of origins are Cork and Limerick, from which they emigrated in the 1850s. His family names are LEAHY, O'DONOHUE, HOLLAND and CONNAM. Senator LEAHY has a passion for technology, which has earned him the nickname of "CyberSenator" on Capitol Hill. LEAHY has not lost sight of the down-home friendliness for which Vermonters are famous, and he attributes his affable nature to the example set for him by his parents. "My grandfather, Patrick J. LEAHY, was a stonecutter in VT. He died when my father was still a teenager, leaving my dad to support the family. Dad became a self-taught historian, a leading member of the Vermont business community, and through a lifetime of anonymous charitable giving, helped to protect the families of many people in the community. He and my mother gave me a sense that one must do more for our community and country that the other way around." A fitting set of beliefs, coming from a Senator whose home state is best known for country inns, maple syrup, and old-fashioned hospitality.