> Dear Kathy I have an old rosary made of tiny 1/8 inch beads not the same color as yours --mine are kind of a transluscent bone color and the cross is also about 1 inch or less. This set I have is over 100 years old. My grandmother says they were small like that to travel with.Hope that helps! My name is also Kathy Ü > Subject: Old Rosary Beads > Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 08:49:21 -0400 > From: Kathy McClung <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Hello, I have been given a pair of very old rosary beads. My > grandfather brought them with him when he left Ireland at around 16 > years of age (he was born in 1887). He was born in County Fermanagh in > Newtownbutler. The rosaries are very small. They are broken but when > they are laid out in a straight line they measure 12 ins. including the > crucifix. The crucifix itself measures only 1 inch. They are dark blue > teal in color. The actual beads are very tiny. > > If anyone has any type of historical information on this type of rosary > beads or has a pair like them in their family, please email me. Thank > you very much. > > Kathy > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >