Kathleen This book is a collection of the recollections of a life of a woman, Peig Minihane ( O Driscoll ), born 1861, in the parish of Kilcatherine, on the Beara Penisular in south west Cork, in the years about 1939. They cover all aspects of life and death in a small farming and fishing community, and stories of the past, famine, and the sidh. It is a great read, and does inevitably mention other families and names and places, usually nearby, but could not be considered a genealogical source unless you know that your family is from that part of Ireland. It's a story about storytelling..... Mary

Thanks, Mary. The book sounds very interesting. Great to be able to fill in family history with flavor and stories that enhance the context of the genealogical facts. Thanks again. Kathleen My Nolans and were farmers from Ardfert, Co.Kerry; not sure where Mary Flaherty was from, but she married Maurice Nolan probably between 1857-859...10 children... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Simpson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 3:52 PM Subject: [IRL-WEXFORD] Beara Woman Talking > Kathleen > > This book is a collection of the recollections of a life of a woman, > Peig Minihane ( O Driscoll ), born 1861, in the parish of > Kilcatherine, on the Beara Penisular in south west Cork, in the years > about 1939. They cover all aspects of life and death in a small farming > and fishing community, and stories of the past, famine, and the sidh. > It is a great read, and does inevitably mention other families and > names and places, usually nearby, but could not be considered a > genealogical source unless you know that your family is from that part > of Ireland. > > It's a story about storytelling..... > > Mary > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >