Karen, Did you happen to see any Pollard grave markers? Thanks, Pat -----Original Message----- From: IRL-TIPPERARY-L-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:IRL-TIPPERARY-L-request@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Karen Bell Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 7:57 AM To: IRL-TIPPERARY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TIP] Gravestone pictures for Fitzgerald, Ryall & Toppin & Sparrow & Norris Hi everyone, I just returned from a week in cold and rainy Tipperary and have some photos of gravestones in case anyone is interested. Please contact me offline and I will be happy to send you a copy. I have a Fitzgerald stone from Buolick graveyard with a John who died at age 80 in 1874 along with wife Catherine and an Edmond, Thomas, Ellen, James, Timothy and Johanna. I also have a Toppin/Ryall stone from Magorban graveyard with Thomas Toppin & Richard Ryall and other Ryalls. From Ballinure Graveyard I have William & Eliza Norris - erected by their daughter Mary Ann Perry, as well as Thomas Perry and wife Maria Sparrow. I have more pictures that need to be developed and will pass on any other gravestones info when I get them back. Karen PS. I also found a "backyard" graveyard full of SPARROWS and HAYDENS if anyone is researching them. > ==== IRL-TIPPERARY Mailing List ==== IGP County Tipperary Message Board: http://pub14.bravenet.com/forum/show.php?usernum=1200795777

Sorry no ... I didn't notice any but admit I wasn't looking for any either. Karen pollard_patrick@emc.com wrote: >Karen, >Did you happen to see any Pollard grave markers? >Thanks, >Pat > > > > >

Dear list, Just a short vacatiion report on my trip to Tipperary from May 2nd until May 9th. I just returned from my 1st genealogical visit to Tipperary and although the weather was cold, windy and rainy all week I had a wonderful time and have already fallen in love with the landscape and people of the area. It took two days to get used to driving on the wrong side AND the hedgerows and walls make it much worse BUT aftera few days I felt like a professional ... even with a stick shift and didn't really have a problem at all. I had organised a family reunion for Perry family descendants and we had almost 20 persons from Canada, the US and England that met along with the last of the Irish Perry descendants who showed us around and took us to places and cemeteries that no tourist ever would have found without help. I had organised a caterer and we had a wonderful dinner for everyone which included the best salmon (fresh from the river Suir) that any of us ever had. Everyone we met was more than helpful and soooo friendly and after the news spread of our groups' arrival we even received invitations to visit various families and estates because they "just wanted to meet us". I have never met such a friendly folk!! I admit I didn't get to as much genealogy as I had hoped to as I was busy welcoming the other descendants who were arriving and organising the activities and party but I made some great new acquaintances and have been invited back with my family this fall to really explore things. I did find the ruins of the old Perry homestead from 1763 until 1827 and Perry's Holy Well but was very dissapointed that the cemeteries are in such bad shape that many are almost unaccesable and the gravestones are literally unreadable. Even some stones from 1950 were practically illegible probably due to the wet climate and I realise I must learn to take rubbings or chalk if I want to read the old stones. I don't know how to do this yet and my newest project will be to learn more about that. I have never met so many friendly persons though and it was sad to leave so soon ... just as the sun came out :-) Regarding looking for records at a Heritage Center or at the Bolton Library etc ... I was rather dissapointed ... on the other hand, in Dublin at the Registry of Deeds I found alot of information, at least for the early ancestors (ca. 1700-1800) and this is what I was looking for. as the silly little things that happened or the Perry oriented info won't interest you all but I must add a few things .... sheep mow the lawns in some of the cemeteries .... we were chased by bulls while crossing to another cemetery .... and we were invited to tea by almost everybody. If anyone plans to visit the area I can also recommend some lovely accomodations ... and that's the end of my report. Karen

Which part of Tipp was/is your family from? Mary