Riobard is ready to call it a day. Next August. Ray From: "Riobard O'Dwyer" <beararesearchodwyer@eircom.net> To: <Beara-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 3:04 PM Subject: [BEARA] US World War 2 Draft Cards 1942 -- "old men draft" -- ofBeara nativity > Dear Listers, > Sorry I haven't been able to contribute for the past > month or so ---- or maybe longer ---- because I have had new shelving put > into my computer room, and all over the floor (between boxes and papers) > was worse-looking than if it was hit by a storm. It will take me quite a > while yet before I will be able to put law and order into the place > because I have to go through again correspondence and single papers lying > in boxes for years before getting rid of them. As well, I have being doing > alot of travelling of late ----- and, after all the years of researching, > it is beginning to dawn on me that there are only 24 hours in a day. > A few nights ago I happened to come across an email of > about a month ago to the List from Susan, going through research she had > done on a World War 2 Draft Cards database at Ancestry.com on a list of > men born in Beara and living in the U.S.A. in 1942. Credit to Susan for > going to the trouble of going through the List. But in going through Lists > of Beara origins given in the States, it is always prudent not to accept > at first hand what is seen in documents. The fact that Castletownbere > would be put down in documents or sometimes family history in the States > as the birthplace of a person or an ancestor would only often be just a > guideline that the person originally came from some part of the Beara > Peninsula. Dates can also be out. I have all the possible genealogical > data on every Parish of the Beara Peninsula here ----- and even stuff > gathered from the old people years ago that one wouldn't find in any > Church or Civil Records because it goes back much furthe! > r than them. > I just happen to have one page of the Draft Card Data here > that came in the email with Susan's praiseworthy efforts, and, before my > supper, I will go over some of what I found just to set the Record > straight. Charles Patrick McCarthy, down as having been born on 15 Aug > 1882, of Castletownbere, was really born on 20 Aug 1882 about 7 miles from > there in Cappacluherane, Ardgroom Outward, Eyeries Parish. Daniel > Harrington, down as having been born on 26 Dec. 1880 in Bere Haven, was > born on Nov 6th 1880 in Lickbarrahan, Allihies Parish. James Regan, down > as having been born on 4 June 1888, of Castletown Bere Haven, was born on > Apr. 21st 1888 about 8 miles from there in Cahirkeem, Eyeries Parish. > Jeremiah McAuliffe, down as having been born on 28 Dec 1895, of Castletown > Bere, was born on Dec 30th 1895 in Cauragh, Eyeries Parish. Daniel Lynch, > down as having been born on 11 Nov 1894, of Castletown Bere, actually had > the correct birthdate --- but was born in Ciunlo! > ugh, Allihies Parish. John Lowney, down as having been born on 6 Jan 1890, > of Castletown Bere, had the correct date of birth, but was of Greenane, > Bere Island. Michael Dunn, down as having been born on 10 Dec 1882, of > Castletown, was actually born on Dec. 9th 1880 in Gortnarea, Adrigole > Parish. Some others gave just Adrigole, but not the Townlands, Roosk and > Cappanaparka, in the Adrigole Parish.The date of birth given for one of > them was 17 Mar 1888. It should have been Sept. 20th 1888. Another just > gave Bere Island, but not the particular Townland, Cloughland, on the > island. > These are only some of the little headaches that one encounters > when trying to do research. Then you have the Patrick O'Sullivan "who > threw stones into Bantry Bay" ---- and nothing else. The special > "privilege" with womens' "ages" ---- the older they are getting, the > younger they are becoming in the "ages" I get to research --- is a study > unto itself. One lady had five different "ages" !!. But, then a! > gain, how could I say anything to the ladies ? ----- some of the lovel > iest people I have ever come across. > I find it difficult to put together the news of a decision > that I made about a week ago. Over many, many years I have spent at times > days into late nights researching and researching the genealogy of > families all over the worldof Beara ancestry and handwriting out (and > correcting errors in) original Parish Records and Civil Records, as well > as years of travelling all around the Beara Parishes interviewing elderly > people now long gone. Many people have been most appreciative of and > thankful for the years of work I may have saved them, and for the reams of > information that they would most certainly have lost had I not given up a > big part of my life in trying to save what I could while I could instead > of enjoying myself travelling around the world. > Unfortunately, one cannot > live forever. Age catches up with us all. September 4th of next year will > be Joan's and my Golden Wedding Jubilee. We hope that our health will hold > up to get as far as it, D.V. I will work ! > at my research from now as far as mid-August 2008. Then I will retire from > doing any more Family-Tree research ----- and start preparing for the next > life !! > I know that whether I'll finish "Above" or "Below", I'll have a > bit of a job trying to escape from the women whose ages I gave away. > That's why I'm glad now that I was involved in athletics for any "spare > time" I had !! Even though I will have finished up with my work by > mid-August, I will be keeping my considerable collection of research work > over the years right here. One of my grandchildren, though only four and a > half years old now, may, hopefully, take it up in the future. She would > certainly do an excellent job, God Bless her, while, at that time, I will > be observing from the "Great Beyond". > As ever, > Riobard.