Thanks for your contribution on IRO, Ed. Please keep the list informed of new events and additions to IRO. I was fortunate in that had two great aunts, still alive in the 60s, who knew exactly that their Reidy Dad was born in Meenleitrim. That's pretty rare. I did a search on all the Reidys once in Rootsweb's World Connect database and discovered that most of the researchers didn't know more than that their ancestor was born in "Ireland." Some didn't know that much. And a very few new that Kerry was that place and almost none knew a more specific location. The World Connect database is a good place to look for people searching the same surname as you http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Of course, there are lots of duplicates in their list of 640 million names. But World Connect contributors are probably somewhat successful genealogical researchers. But be warned their accuracy must be checked. Some people, a Scottish researcher that I know, for example, assumes that if someone else has the same name, they are related, consequently feels that he is related to all kinds of royal ancestors and some guy in Ancient Troy. Irish genealogy is very difficult. But once you have come to the brick wall with your American relatives, then World Connect would be a good place to start browsing if you have no clues as to where they immigrated from. Ray Marshall Minneapolis, maybe rain today, but it's been a pretty great summer Just read that now they are predicting a "little ice age" ahead for us. Seems to me that they were predicting that forty years ago, before "global warming" and "climate change" began to rule the headlines. Pardon me for not panicking. -----Original Message----- From: edpo@verizon.net [mailto:edpo@verizon.net] Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 5:48 AM To: irl-Kerry@rootsweb.com; rod@odonoghue.co.uk; ray.marshall@gmail.com Subject: A few topics Wow, we go from little activity to a lot of activity very quickly on this list....just a few comments; Ray Marshall mentioned the Ireland Reaching Out program.....it's not a new program but has been refined since its inception in 2011. The original idea was to seek out descendants of immigrants from particular parishes in Ireland and once found to invite them back to the parish or townland of their ancestors with a "Week of Welcomes". The program started in Galway in 2011 and had a few more Weeks of Welcome in different parts of Ireland in 2012( including North Kerry)...this year many of the activities are being done in conjunction with the Gathering but next year the IRO program will be on its own again hopefully with more weeks being planned in different counties. The program is still in its infancy but is growing through the use of volunteers both within Ireland itself and outside of Ireland as well. I am speaking both as a participant in the initial week of welcomes in Galway in 2011 and as a participant last year in North Kerry. I am also now an international volunteer for the program because I think it is such an important program for those with interests in Ireland. www.irelandxo.com Many from Kerry settled in Holyoke... with those who have interests in both Kerry and in Holyoke check out the following: www.holyokehistory.blogspot.com And to Rod O"Donoghue's question about immigrants from Listowel and Causeway......many of my Barrett family from Listowel settled in Holyoke; my Donoghue family from near Causeway settled there as well.....there were at least a few other separate Donoghue families there too....Rod, it wouldn't hurt to check around that area.... Ed O'Connor Hudson,MA formerly of Holyoke, birthplace of Volleyball and me

Very sad that the violelnce, around demonstrations, continues in Northern Ireland. Presume list memebers have relatives there but I rarely get any requests for research from the North, no matter where I offer. Is the North on the right track with the peace accord or is another, perhaps legislative, efffort needed. >From what I understand, English school history is only taught as doing great things for Ireland?? (Had some great discussions with Donal on this.) Reg-Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Marshall" <ray.marshall@gmail.com> To: <edpo@verizon.net> Cc: <IRL-Kerry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 6:50 AM Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] A few topics > Thanks for your contribution on IRO, Ed. Please keep the list informed of > new events and additions to IRO. > > I was fortunate in that had two great aunts, still alive in the 60s, who > knew exactly that their Reidy Dad was born in Meenleitrim. That's pretty > rare. > > I did a search on all the Reidys once in Rootsweb's World Connect database > and discovered that most of the researchers didn't know more than that > their > ancestor was born in "Ireland." Some didn't know that much. And a very > few > new that Kerry was that place and almost none knew a more specific > location. > > The World Connect database is a good place to look for people searching > the > same surname as you http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Of course, there > are lots of duplicates in their list of 640 million names. But World > Connect contributors are probably somewhat successful genealogical > researchers. > > But be warned their accuracy must be checked. Some people, a Scottish > researcher that I know, for example, assumes that if someone else has the > same name, they are related, consequently feels that he is related to all > kinds of royal ancestors and some guy in Ancient Troy. > > Irish genealogy is very difficult. But once you have come to the brick > wall > with your American relatives, then World Connect would be a good place to > start browsing if you have no clues as to where they immigrated from. > > > Ray Marshall > Minneapolis, maybe rain today, but it's been a pretty great summer > > Just read that now they are predicting a "little ice age" ahead for us. > Seems to me that they were predicting that forty years ago, before "global > warming" and "climate change" began to rule the headlines. Pardon me for > not panicking. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: edpo@verizon.net [mailto:edpo@verizon.net] > Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 5:48 AM > To: irl-Kerry@rootsweb.com; rod@odonoghue.co.uk; ray.marshall@gmail.com > Subject: A few topics > > > Wow, we go from little activity to a lot of activity very quickly on this > list....just a few comments; > > Ray Marshall mentioned the Ireland Reaching Out program.....it's not a new > program but has been refined since its inception in 2011. The original > idea > was to seek out descendants of immigrants from particular parishes in > Ireland and once found to invite them back to the parish or townland of > their ancestors with a "Week of Welcomes". The program started in Galway > in > 2011 and had a few more Weeks of Welcome in different parts of Ireland in > 2012( including North Kerry)...this year many of the activities are being > done in conjunction with the Gathering but next year the IRO program will > be > on its own again hopefully with more weeks being planned in different > counties. The program is still in its infancy but is growing through the > use > of volunteers both within Ireland itself and outside of Ireland as well. I > am speaking both as a participant in the initial week of welcomes in > Galway > in 2011 and as a participant last year in North Kerry. I am also now an > international volunteer for the program because I think it is such an > important program for those with interests in Ireland. www.irelandxo.com > > > Many from Kerry settled in Holyoke... with those who have interests in > both > Kerry and in Holyoke check out the following: > www.holyokehistory.blogspot.com > > > And to Rod O"Donoghue's question about immigrants from Listowel and > Causeway......many of my Barrett family from Listowel settled in Holyoke; > my > Donoghue family from near Causeway settled there as well.....there were at > least a few other separate Donoghue families there too....Rod, it wouldn't > hurt to check around that area.... > > Ed O'Connor > Hudson,MA > formerly of Holyoke, birthplace of Volleyball and me > > _______________ > --------------- > > Policies of the IRL-Kerry List: > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/mailing.html > 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. > > To subscribe to the Digest version of the list, please send an email to > IRL-KERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'subscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message. > > To visit the County Kerry Research and Resources Page go to: > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ > > Share your stuff! 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