Thanks for the snippets, Bill and Pat. RE: "Adjutant Philip J Ryan of the Hibernian Rifles called the assemblinge to order, and Dennis Maloney was made chairman." Does anyone know who Dennis Maloney was? Farther down, the item mentions a Lawrence Behan, who belonged to the AOH's glee club. I think he may have married one of my Dunns. Thanks, Mary Lee Dunn -----Original Message----- From: Bill & Cathy McGrath <[email protected]> To: ny-troy-irish-gensoc <[email protected]>; nyrensse <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, Jul 12, 2012 1:17 pm Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Snippets from, The Irish World, newspaper Pat Connors recently posted some items from The Irish World newspaper. List members may be interested in the following comments on the October 24, 1903 article on the centennial of the martyrdom of Robert Emmet that Pat posted: 1. The obituary for my great grandfather, Timothy O'Connor, published in the Troy Times on Thursday Afternoon, August 8, 1912, page 5 states that "Mr. O'Connor was a member of the old Robert Emmet Association. 2. Robert Emmet (1778-1803) was an Irish orator and patriot hanged and beheaded by the English on September 20, 1803. His speech to the court on the eve of his execution included the following famous lines: "Let no man write my epitaph: for as no man who knows my motives dare now vindicate them, let not prejudice or ignorance asperse them. Let them and me repose in obscurity and peace, and my tomb remain uninscribed, until other times, and other men, can do justice to my character; when my country takes her place among the nations of the earth, then, and not till then, let my epitaph be written" 3. On August 18, 1876, the U. S. Whaling Ship, the Catalpa, sailed into New York Harbor with six famous Irish prisoners that were rescued from Australia. The Robert Emmet Association of Troy, New York, fired a salute. (From Page 569, The Great Shame - And The Triumph Of The Irish In The English-Speaking World, by Thomas Keneally. 4. On our November 2006 trip to Ireland we asked a Garda officer on Grafton Street in Dublin about a good local pub and he suggested the Brazen Head which is the oldest pub in Ireland. Got their license in 1661 but a pub has been on that spot where they are located since 1198. The Garda officer also mentioned that Robert Emmet scratched his name in one of the windows upstairs in the pub. This intrigued me as my great grandfather, Timothy O'Connor (1836-1912) was a member of the Robert Emmet Association of Troy, NY. There was no question about where we were having dinner! Had a great meal at the Brazen Head and did see Emmet's name on the windowpane. 5. A number of years ago while I was transcribing the Burden Iron Company payroll records at the Rensselaer County Historical Society in Troy, the staff there were discussing a Troy, New York document on the Robert Emmet Association that was for sale on the internet. They were successful in their bid to get the document for their collection. Regards, Bill McGrath Clifton Park, NY Pat Connor's Posting from the Irish World Oct 24, 1903 TROY. The centenneal of the martyrdome of Robert Emmet was celebrated at Douchy Hall by all the divisions of the A. O. H. in this city. Adjutant Philip J Ryan of the Hibernian Rifles called the assemblinge to order, and Dennis Maloney was made chairman. State President M.J. Slattery, of Albany, gave an address upon the life and character of Robert Emmet. The glee club of Div. 6, A.O.H. consisting of James H Morrissey, John JO'Brien, Lawrence T Behan, Thomas F Murnane, James F Lyman, Kyran J Devery and William T Ranney, rendered vocal selections after which James J Barrettof Syracuse, spoke about the life and death of Robert Emmet. Vocal solos werealso given by James H Lyman, K J Devery, Thomas F Murnane and J H Morrissisey with D.D. Crough at the piano. The meeting was brought to a close by all rising and singing, 'God Save Ireland.' ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Time for Society Members to pay up their **2012 Dues**. See the Website for details: Troy Irish Genealogy Society www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. ------------------------------- 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
> To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:48:03 -0400 > Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Snippets from, The Irish World, newspaper To All; I find this post very interesting. My great-grandfather, Nicholas Corbett's obituary indicates that his father, Lawrence Corbett, was in the rebellion of 1799, and was associated with Robert Emmet. The obit also states that he was granted amnesty. Would love to find some information that would help me prove this. I would appreciate hearing from anyone with any ideas regarding this information. Thanks, Joan > -Original Message----- > From: Bill & Cathy McGrath <[email protected]> > To: ny-troy-irish-gensoc <[email protected]>; nyrensse <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, Jul 12, 2012 1:17 pm > Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Snippets from, The Irish World, newspaper > > > Pat Connors recently posted some items from The Irish World newspaper. List > members may be interested in the following comments on the October 24, 1903 > article on the centennial of the martyrdom of Robert Emmet that Pat posted: > > 1. The obituary for my great grandfather, Timothy O'Connor, published in > the Troy Times on Thursday Afternoon, August 8, 1912, page 5 states that > "Mr. O'Connor was a member of the old Robert Emmet Association. > > 2. Robert Emmet (1778-1803) was an Irish orator and patriot hanged and > beheaded by the English on September 20, 1803. His speech to the court on > the eve of his execution included the following famous lines: > > "Let no man write my epitaph: for as no man who knows my motives dare now > vindicate them, let not prejudice or ignorance asperse them. Let them and > me repose in obscurity and peace, and my tomb remain uninscribed, until > other times, and other men, can do justice to my character; when my country > takes her place among the nations of the earth, then, and not till then, let > my epitaph be written" > > 3. On August 18, 1876, the U. S. Whaling Ship, the Catalpa, sailed into New > York Harbor with six famous Irish prisoners that were rescued from > Australia. The Robert Emmet Association of Troy, New York, fired a salute. > (From Page 569, The Great Shame - And The Triumph Of The Irish In The > English-Speaking World, by Thomas Keneally. > > 4. On our November 2006 trip to Ireland we asked a Garda officer on Grafton > Street in Dublin about a good local pub and he suggested the Brazen Head > which is the oldest pub in Ireland. Got their license in 1661 but a pub has > been on that spot where they are located since 1198. The Garda officer also > mentioned that Robert Emmet scratched his name in one of the windows > upstairs in the pub. This intrigued me as my great grandfather, Timothy > O'Connor (1836-1912) was a member of the Robert Emmet Association of Troy, > NY. There was no question about where we were having dinner! Had a great > meal at the Brazen Head and did see Emmet's name on the windowpane. > > 5. A number of years ago while I was transcribing the Burden Iron Company > payroll records at the Rensselaer County Historical Society in Troy, the > staff there were discussing a Troy, New York document on the Robert Emmet > Association that was for sale on the internet. They were successful in > their bid to get the document for their collection. > > Regards, > > Bill McGrath > Clifton Park, NY > > Pat Connor's Posting from the Irish World Oct 24, 1903 > TROY. The centenneal of the martyrdome of Robert Emmet was celebrated at > Douchy Hall by all the divisions of the A. O. H. in this city. Adjutant > Philip J Ryan of the Hibernian Rifles called the assemblinge to order, and > Dennis Maloney was made chairman. State President M.J. Slattery, of Albany, > gave an address upon the life and character of Robert Emmet. The glee club > of Div. 6, A.O.H. consisting of James H Morrissey, John JO'Brien, Lawrence T > Behan, Thomas F Murnane, James F Lyman, Kyran J Devery and William T Ranney, > rendered vocal selections after which James J Barrettof Syracuse, spoke > about the life and death of Robert Emmet. Vocal solos werealso given by > James H Lyman, K J Devery, Thomas F Murnane and J H Morrissisey with D.D. > Crough at the piano. The meeting was brought to a > close by all rising and singing, 'God Save Ireland.' > > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > Time for Society Members to pay up their **2012 Dues**. See the Website for > details: > Troy Irish Genealogy Society > www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > Time for Society Members to pay up their **2012 Dues**. See the Website for details: > Troy Irish Genealogy Society > www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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