Dear Donna, Driving in Ireland is quite different from the States. If you are not use to driving a standard shift, I suggest you get an automatic even though it costs extra. They drive on the left side of the road and you need all your wits to get it straight especially at the round abouts(traffic circles). Remember this mantra ,"Look to the right, drive to the left, look to the right, drive to the left." On my last trip, I drove 2,081 miles Also, if you get to the ring of Kerry, take a tour bus. If it's a rainy, foggy day, forgret it. I wish I was going with you. Peace, and God go with you, Florence O'Brien Kissane ----- Original Message ----- From: <irl-kerry-request@rootsweb.com> To: <irl-kerry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 3:04 AM Subject: IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 2, Issue 254 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Seeking insightful and understanding help (Lizziems@aol.com) > 2. Kilcummin Parish (Donna Russell) > 3. dollars value to euros (Fran Weeks) > 4. Re: dollars value to euros (Amanda Clifford) > 5. Re: dollars value to euros (Amanda Clifford) > 6. Send check to sacristan or to church? (Fran Weeks) > 7. Re: Send check to sacristan or to church? (Amanda Clifford) > 8. check (PSMaureen@aol.com) > 9. Re: Kilcummin Parish (Donna Russell) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 07:56:15 EDT > From: Lizziems@aol.com > Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] Seeking insightful and understanding help > To: ccpsmith@suddenlink.net, Irl-Clare-L@rootsweb.com, > IRL-ANTRIM-L@rootsweb.com, IRL-KERRY-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <d33.14fc2aea.341d225f@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Why not build a bat house and place it in a tree not too far from the house. > That would eliminate the droppings on the deck and still have the bat > close by to rid the area of bugs. Bats are nice to have around. > > > > ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 08:32:15 -0700 > From: "Donna Russell" <donnarussell5@comcast.net> > Subject: [IRL-KERRY] Kilcummin Parish > To: "Kerry List" <IRL-Kerry@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <100A21087F2B478BAE76A92DB1AB82E2@Fiona> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Everyone, > I'm hopeful that I may have found my g-g-grandparents in Kilcummin RC Parish: Hannah Coffee and Timothy Sullivan, married Feb 1823. Do you think they would show up in the Griffiths Valuations, and if so, in what civil parish would it be? Also, might they show up in the Casey Collection? I still need to cross-check their children to make sure. I'm looking for a John Sullivan, b. 24 JUN 1849 and Hanora Sullivan, b. 03 NOV 1847. > > I have made my reservations and will fly in from Stanton to Kerry. I'll have to shlep from Knightsbridge to Stanton and from Stanton to Heathrow on my return, but it gave me a better choice of flight times. I arrive at 4:30 PM and got myself a VW Fox with manual transmission. So, I'm wondering if it is dark by 4:30 in late October. Pretty sure it is, so I'm hoping it is an easy drive to Killarney! > > I still have to book a room. I was trying to track down O'Sullivan's B & B that was recommended, but was unable to find it. I will have Sunday night, Monday and Tuesday. It is my first ever trip to Ireland. I've had lots of recommendations for what I should see and do, but not enough time to do it all. What would you all recommend I could/should do in the 2 days I have? Here is what I have on my to-do list: > > Isle of Innisfallen > Ring of Dingle tour > Ring of Kerry tour > Caherciveen ruins & Fertha bar and pub > St. Mary's Church in Killarney > Irish stew in the pub under Lord Kenmare's Restaurant in College Street, Killarney > Killarney library & Tralee library > > Do I need to make reservations ahead of time for anything? > > Thanks again for all of your help! > Donna > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:11:20 -0400 > From: "Fran Weeks" <fifi36@comcast.net> > Subject: [IRL-KERRY] dollars value to euros > To: <irl-kerry@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <000801c7f7d4$95c372d0$b600a8c0@frans> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > If I wish to send money to someone in Ireland as a thank you gift, can I write an American check for dollars, and if so - can someone tell me, please, if I wanted to give them the equal of twenty-five dollars, for what amount would I have to write the check? > Boy, do I feel like a dummy! > Thank you. > Fran Weeks > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:20:45 -0400 > From: "Amanda Clifford" <mave77@comcast.net> > Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] dollars value to euros > To: "'Fran Weeks'" <fifi36@comcast.net>, <irl-kerry@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <000701c7f7d5$e59dfea0$8601a8c0@MADB> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi, > > Exchange rate is 1.3871 > > So it would be $34.68 > > Are you sending to an individual or an institution? > > If an individual, might be better to send in Euros but they do have banks > there ;) so it shouldn't be problem ;) > > If an institution, should not be a problem to send American dollars. > > -A > > > -----Original Message----- > From: irl-kerry-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:irl-kerry-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Fran Weeks > Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 4:11 PM > To: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com > Subject: [IRL-KERRY] dollars value to euros > > If I wish to send money to someone in Ireland as a thank you gift, can I > write an American check for dollars, and if so - can someone tell me, > please, if I wanted to give them the equal of twenty-five dollars, for what > amount would I have to write the check? > Boy, do I feel like a dummy! > Thank you. > Fran Weeks > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:32:49 -0400 > From: "Amanda Clifford" <mave77@comcast.net> > Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] dollars value to euros > To: "'Fran Weeks'" <fifi36@comcast.net>, <irl-kerry@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <000801c7f7d7$95017b00$8601a8c0@MADB> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Oops, > > I meant to say it would be 34.68 EURO if you wanted to send $25 > > If you want to send 25 EURO, it would be $18.02 > > -A > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: irl-kerry-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:irl-kerry-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Fran Weeks > Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 4:11 PM > To: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com > Subject: [IRL-KERRY] dollars value to euros > > If I wish to send money to someone in Ireland as a thank you gift, can I > write an American check for dollars, and if so - can someone tell me, > please, if I wanted to give them the equal of twenty-five dollars, for what > amount would I have to write the check? > Boy, do I feel like a dummy! > Thank you. > Fran Weeks > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:47:32 -0400 > From: "Fran Weeks" <fifi36@comcast.net> > Subject: [IRL-KERRY] Send check to sacristan or to church? > To: <irl-kerry@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <001201c7f7d9$a5a498a0$b600a8c0@frans> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Thanks, Amanda, for the information about the rate of exchange, but what about this? When requesting research information from the sacristan of a church, should one's check be made out to the church or the sacristan who is doing all the work? > Could any one advise what is the correct or politic way to go in order to get results? > Thanks. > Fran > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:35:46 -0400 > From: "Amanda Clifford" <mave77@comcast.net> > Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] Send check to sacristan or to church? > To: "'Fran Weeks'" <fifi36@comcast.net>, <irl-kerry@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <000401c7f7f1$23df6350$8601a8c0@MADB> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi Fran, > > You're welcome. > > I do not know the precise answer to your question - maybe someone else on > the list does - > > But I will suggest this - to whom did you make the initial request? Was it > to the church who then gave the work to the sacristan whom you heard from > directly? > > If so, I would think that the thank you money should go to the church - with > a special notation to the sacristan. > > If the situation were reversed, and you directly contacted the sacristan, > then I would say the thank you should go directly to the sacristan. > > I'd be interested to hear what others have to say. > > Best Regards, > > A > > -----Original Message----- > From: irl-kerry-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:irl-kerry-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Fran Weeks > Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 4:48 PM > To: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com > Subject: [IRL-KERRY] Send check to sacristan or to church? > > Thanks, Amanda, for the information about the rate of exchange, but what > about this? When requesting research information from the sacristan of a > church, should one's check be made out to the church or the sacristan who is > doing all the work? > Could any one advise what is the correct or politic way to go in order > to get results? > Thanks. > Fran > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 01:20:03 EDT > From: PSMaureen@aol.com > Subject: [IRL-KERRY] check > To: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <c2c.1b16e0dc.341e1703@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > We gave the money to the sacristan. Every Christmas thereafter we sent him > a check. He was so gracious. He took us to his sister's house and we went > for drinks and lunch. We met him on our next visit but he did not remember us > and had retired. I think that is one way the sacristan makes his pay. > Maureen Ferriter > > > > ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 23:18:37 -0700 > From: "Donna Russell" <donnarussell5@comcast.net> > Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] Kilcummin Parish > To: "Fintan Sheehan" <fintansheehan@yahoo.ie>, "Kerry List" > <IRL-Kerry@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <3E91E6BB782D4A4AB0424E8735D59D1A@Fiona> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Hi Fintan, > I knew that--don't know why I called it Stanton...I also switched the 2 & > 3--they were married in 1832. Probably hadn't had my coffee yet. > How far is Tralee from Killarney? Also, if the Parish is Kilcummin, would > the Townland be Killarney? Thank you for the link. I wasn't able to find a > Timothy Sullivan but not sure if it is my lack of skill in searching or if > he wasn't there. > Best, > Donna > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fintan Sheehan" <fintansheehan@yahoo.ie> > To: "Donna Russell" <donnarussell5@comcast.net> > Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 3:11 PM > Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] Kilcummin Parish > > > Hi, > airport is Stansted. I have a griffiths valuations search on my site > http://www.myirishancestry.com . If u dont have a login just login as > aaa > aaa > > u have alot packed in for 2 days. Ring of kerry alone is 110 miles and would > take up a full day if u were planning to stop off in a few places. > > Regards, > Fintan > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Donna Russell <donnarussell5@comcast.net> > To: Kerry List <IRL-Kerry@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, 15 September, 2007 4:32:15 PM > Subject: [IRL-KERRY] Kilcummin Parish > > > Hi Everyone, > I'm hopeful that I may have found my g-g-grandparents in Kilcummin RC > Parish: Hannah Coffee and Timothy Sullivan, married Feb 1823. Do you think > they would show up in the Griffiths Valuations, and if so, in what civil > parish would it be? Also, might they show up in the Casey Collection? I > still need to cross-check their children to make sure. I'm looking for a > John Sullivan, b. 24 JUN 1849 and Hanora Sullivan, b. 03 NOV 1847. > > I have made my reservations and will fly in from Stanton to Kerry. I'll have > to shlep from Knightsbridge to Stanton and from Stanton to Heathrow on my > return, but it gave me a better choice of flight times. I arrive at 4:30 PM > and got myself a VW Fox with manual transmission. So, I'm wondering if it is > dark by 4:30 in late October. Pretty sure it is, so I'm hoping it is an easy > drive to Killarney! > > I still have to book a room. I was trying to track down O'Sullivan's B & B > that was recommended, but was unable to find it. I will have Sunday night, > Monday and Tuesday. It is my first ever trip to Ireland. I've had lots of > recommendations for what I should see and do, but not enough time to do it > all. What would you all recommend I could/should do in the 2 days I have? > Here is what I have on my to-do list: > > Isle of Innisfallen > Ring of Dingle tour > Ring of Kerry tour > Caherciveen ruins & Fertha bar and pub > St. Mary's Church in Killarney > Irish stew in the pub under Lord Kenmare's Restaurant in College Street, > Killarney > Killarney library & Tralee library > > Do I need to make reservations ahead of time for anything? > > Thanks again for all of your help! > Donna > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ___________________________________________________________ > Want ideas for reducing your carbon footprint? Visit Yahoo! 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