deich An Meitheamh, Daerdaoin ( 10 June, Thursday), or in Manx, jeih Mean Souree, Jerdain In 1549 the Prayer Book Rebellion led by Henry Arundell broke out in Cornwall against the religious edicts of King Henry VIII of England. Manx Gaelic is similiar to Irish in pronunciation but not necessarily in spelling. Take the word for "ten". In Irsih it is spelled "deich" and pronounced "Jeh". In Manx it is spelled "jeih" and pronounced "jeh". In Irish and Scottish the letter "d" depending on what vowels it is combined with, gets a "j" sound. Other times it gets a "d" sound.

naoi An Meatheamh, De' Ceadaoin ( 9 June, Wednesday), or in Scottish, naoi an t-Og-mhios In 597 Colum Cille, Irish monk and bard, who is honored in all the celtic lands, died. You probably are more familiar with the name Saint Columba. He was a cousin of Niall of the Nine Hostages. He was born in 521 at Gartan in Donegal. He is one of the twelve apostles of Eirann. Colum Cille was banished from his beloved Ireland being blamed for the great battle of Cuildremne in Sligo. He settled in Iona where his kinsman King Conel was. From there he took the Gospel to the Picts, the Brits and the Saxons. In 1981 William MacTaggart, Scottish landscape painter, died. This has nothing to do with celtica, but are there any Mel Torme fans out there? I had a chance to see him before his stroke and missed it. I am not a groupie type but his death has given me some sadness. His version of Little Man You've Had a Busy Day will touch anyone with a deep memory of their little ones. Mel had five children and you can tell in his singing how much he loved them. Sorry to get sentimental, but some people are worth it, I think mel was one of those people.

In a message dated 6/8/99 7:35:31 AM Pacific Daylight Time, MPosser writes: << Subj: Re: O'Kief vol 4/ Connor Answer from the listowner. Date: 6/8/99 7:35:31 AM Pacific Daylight Time From: <A HREF="mailto:MPosser">MPosser</A> To: <A HREF="mailto:CASHEL3776">CASHEL3776</A> Hi Donalene! I enjoy reading your O'Connor lists! I am looking for information on a Ellen O'Connor married to a James or John Ferry some where in Ireland about 1850/1860. They had a daughter in 1860 her name was Mary. If you can give me any information on this it would be greatly appreciated! I am in Virginia, & if I can look up something for you I would gladly do it for you! TIA Mary >>

ocht An Meitheamh, De' Mairt,( 8 June, Tuesday), or in Breton, eizh Mezheven, Dimeurzh In 1287 the Revolt of Rhys ap Meredudd, Wales began. In 1333 Edward III of England ordered the seizure of the Isle of Mann from the Scots. More on Midsummers Eve courtesy of a niece of mine. This feast also is known as St. John's Eve, the 24th being the feast of St. John the Baptist. Bonfires are part of this celebration. In Medieval times the people used the fires to ward of evil spirits and some jumped through them for good luck. Others would roam from fire to fire in garland -bedecked bands. Many people stayed up all night. Of course being in a rather northern clime the sun rose early. Next to Halloween this was the second most important night for the wee people. To see the wee people one was supposed to gather fern seed and at the stroke of midnight, rub it in your eyelids. But just to be save one should carry a little rue in one's pocket ( I know where there is a patch if it up on the Blue Ridge Mountain in West Virginia). Decorating the front door with birch, fennel, St. Johns wort, orpin or lilies was a custom also.( I have some wild St. John's wort in the garden). In Irish legend Midsummer was the when the first battle between the Fir Bolgs and the Tuatha De Danaan. The thing I like about these old semi forgotten events is that Hallmark doesn't sell cards for them and the folks down at the Mall don't have any sales to commemorate them. What a relief!! As for me I just like to stand by the dying embers of the bonfire with a cold beer looking up the summer constellations.

In a message dated 6/7/99 11:25:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << I HAVE AN O'CONNOR COUSIN for the first time in my life. While it is not the direct line of all of my James', I work the whole line anyway, it is almost too much for me to bear. I have been in tears most of this stunned morning. >> YEAH!!!!!!!! Whatever moved you to do this at 3 am certainly was a good instict to follow, keep it up!!! Dogged determination sometimes pays off! A lesson for all of us. CONGRATULATIONS LEY!!! mary in orlando

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This was reported in the Boston Weekly Journal, Thursday, July 10, 1884 New England News Martin Connor, of Lee, aged 60, fell from a wagon on Friday and was run over and so badly hurt that his chances of recovery are slight.

seacht An Meitheamh, De' Luan ( 7 June, Monday), or in Cornish seyth Metheven, De Lun In 1329 Robert the Bruce of Scotland died. Robert thought himself to be a leper. He thought the finger of God was upon him for his murder of Red Comyn. This dread was kept a secret, because under Church rules of the tome one could be proclaimed dead and one's wife could remarry, nor could he have held public office. However, it is probable that he merely had dermatitus. He was 55 year old when he died at Cardross with his trusted friends around him. Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray, was appointed to look after Dacid , Bruce's 5 yeaold son. He entrusted to Angus Og, the Lord of the lsles with the true Stone of Destiny and keep inthe Hebrides until it was safe to return it to Scone. He ordered the Good Sit James Douglas the cut the heart out of his bidy when he died and to take in on crusades against the Infidel. Bruce had vowed to God that if zgod gave him his kingdom he would go on a crusade. These facts are taken from The Story of Scotland by Nigel Tranter. Pronouncing guide:

Dear O'Connors: I have just made contact with my fourth cousins, descendants of a mysterious Daniel O'Connor I found in Griffiths but couldn't place. He was my great-grandfather's brother, we think. We also learned a family legend, of an O'Connor Don who came from Waterford to Cork, married a woman named Sullivan there and went on to Caher Hayes where he eventually owned much property in Caher Hayes and Caher Lane in Abbeyfeale, Limerick. He had four children, David, Daniel, Mary, and Bridget. We are not sure whether my ggrandfather was another brother or the name David got substituted for Patrick. We have no way of knowing what happened to Mary and Bridget. If they married, we need a family tree showing them with the Connor or O'Connor name. We think both Daniel and Patrick were born about 1800, but Abbeyfeale Parish records don't start until 1829. Does anyone have an early family tree for relatives in Caher Lane or Caher Hayes, Abbeyfeale, Limerick, that includes any O'Connor names in the first half of the 19th century? I would love to trade with you. From your possible cousin, Clare

<A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/~njpatrn/">Pat'sPage</A> Hi, This link will take you to my web pages. My Troy, NY O'Connor family is in my mother's lines...and as you'll see, i need help!! Thanks, and ENJOY. Pat Griffiths

Last night, actually very early this morning about 3 AM PST, I decided to go to the Essex County, Ontario website and see what was new. I also decide that since I had so much more to offer from my recent research that I would put in a query. This is the result of that query. I HAVE AN O'CONNOR COUSIN for the first time in my life. While it is not the direct line of all of my James', I work the whole line anyway, it is almost too much for me to bear. I have been in tears most of this stunned morning. Ley As follows the e-mail: Ley, My jaw dropped as I read your post looking for descendants of Patrick Murphy and Catherine O'Connor. Yours will too when I tell you that not only am I a direct descendant of Patrick and Catherine, but I am also the family genealogist. I have a folder full of documents about the Murphy/O'Connor family. And I'd be more than glad to share whatever I have with you. So we can help each other research this family line! I'll briefly explain how I am related to you first. My mother is Margaret Mary Pearce (married Alex Stefani) My grandmother is Margaret Mary Lassaline (married Fred Pearce) My great-grandmother is Bridget Murphy (married Eugene Lassaline) My great-great grandmother is Catherine O'Connor (married Patrick Murphy). That's all for now. Please write back soon! Regards, John C. Stefani Windsor, Ontario, Canada >>

se' An Meitheamh, De' Domhnaigh (6 June, Sunday), or in Welsh, chwech Mehefin, Dydd Sul In 1873 William Siims, a founder and secretary of the Unitd Irishman was born. The United Irishman apparently was a coalition of the factions in Irish history -- in todays terms , the Protestants and the Cotholics-- trying to get more even handed treatment of all Irish by the English. It's a lot more complicated than that. More later. In 1821 F. an Uhel, Breton writer and ethnologist was born. If you like novels and are interested in the Ireland of 1916, a cousin of mine recommends, 1916 by Morgan LLewelyn.

Hello! My gggggrandfather was STEPHEN O'CONNOR (b. 1811 in Ireland) who was married to Bridget HANRAHAN (b. 1805 in Ireland). They had at least one son, CHARLES, and moved to Ontario, Canada. Charles and his wife, Catherine (Kate) BALFOUR had 11 children and moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1890. I have 31 of my non-living O'Connor relatives (including Stephen and Charles) listed on my webpage which was just recently created. Please go to my webpage and see if any of my O'Connors are your O'Connors, and contact me if you have any additional information. Moreover, I have, for the most part, the generations since Charles and Kate. My webpage is: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Trail/8145/ I hope to hear from some of you. :) Jen

While digging through some of my notes, I saw a reference to the Carnival that I had mentioned earlier. It said that the carnival was family run and there were 5 girls, the FOLEY sisters who had something to do with the carnival - exactly what I do not know. If anyone is researching FOLEY or has seen it pop up with 5 girls, please let me know! Desiree

In a message dated 6/5/99 10:25:58 AM Pacific Daylight Time, CASHEL3776 writes: << In a message dated 6/4/99 8:19:55 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << What an Irish Clan we are. Keep the calendar and remove the flamers. We all can read Subject Lines. People that complain should be happy they get any mail at all. Keep up the good work. And yes I do have O'Connor roots back two generations. >> And when I find a Murray in my past I will be very proud of it. PO'C >> Murray/Murry/Murra, what happens when you find one in your past you can't find ? Have looked everywhere but the kitchen sink. Well, I did look there once. And I thought my O'Connors were hard to find! But I finally broke through that wall after 30 years, perhaps after 50 + I'll break throught the Murray wall. (Not connected to my O'Connor family, but in the South). Ley

These are some of Ancestry.com's "free for 10 days" databases. in Part one - there are 23 Connors listed and 57 O'Connors. (Didn't check Part 2 yet) "Records of Immigrants to Canada." part one http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3795.htm "Records of Immigrants to Canada." part two http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3798.htm

In a message dated 99-06-04 23:05:25 EDT, [email protected] writes: << From: [email protected] To: [email protected] What an Irish Clan we are. Keep the calendar and remove the flamers. We all can read Subject Lines. People that complain should be happy they get any mail at all. Keep up the good work. And yes I do have O'Connor roots back two generations. >> And when I find a Murray in my past I will be very proud of it. PO'C

cuig An Meitheamh, De' Sathairn,( 5 June,Saturday), or in Manx, queig Mean Souree, Jesarn In 1723 Adam Smith , Scottish author of The Wealth of Nations was born. In 1819 John Conch Adams, Cornish astronomer and discoverer of the planet Neptune, was born.(Speaking of which, I have spent so many evenings in my basement office lately that I have lost track of the planets. Is that Mars or Saturn that is now sitting next to Spica in the constellation Virgo? It looks reddish so it may be Mars.) In 1868 James Connolly, Irish revolutionary hero was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was a founder of the Socialist Republican Party (1898)and was one of seven signers of the Poblecht n hEirean ( Proclamation of the Irish Republic) in 1916. "Irishmen and Irishwomen! In the name of God and of the dead generations from which she receives the old tradition of nationhood, Ireland, through us, summons her children to her flag, and strikes for her freedom... (it goes on for several more paragraphs and is signed by by Thomas J. Clarke, Seam MacDiermada, Thomas MacDonough, P.H. Pearse, Eamonn Ceannt, Joseph Plunkett and Connolly)

re: "Houses of Kerry", by Valerie Bary. On the back of this book cover is a note about the history of the author's family. One sentence reads, ". . .and an O'Connor of Termons (Ballybrack) married Captain Bligh's daughter and later became governor of New South Wales." Nothing else is written about this governor, but there's probably a story written about him somewhere out there.

What an Irish Clan we are. Keep the calendar and remove the flamers. We all can read Subject Lines. People that complain should be happy they get any mail at all. Keep up the good work. And yes I do have O'Connor roots back two generations.