Wasn't someone looking for this person? There's a caption in a book that says, "Batt Jer Rua's Rae' (this group, mostly from Meinleitrim, Loughfounder and Mein, on the land of Batt Jer Rua O'Connor, Meinleitrim, in 1899. The man in the front row with the beard is John J. Greaney, president of the Knocknagoshel branch of the Land League." Paat

a h-aon deag fichead An Bhealtaine, De' Luan(31 May, Monday),or in Welsh, un ar ddeg ar hugain Mai, Dydd LLun Before going any further here are some corrections. First, I am informed that the C.S.Gilbert cited in the calendar probably was not the fellow involved in operettas. This is from the bio section of the New York Opera company's website: Born in London on November 18, 1836, W.S. Gilbert began his career as a civil servant, and was admitted to the bar...But he soon turned to writing works for the stage. The first joint effort of Gilbert and Sullivan was Thespis, written in 1871. (See http://www.nycopera.com/education/g&sbio.html) Now who was this C.S. Gilbert??? Secondly, I find that there are several ways to write "thirty" in Gaelic. My Irish tourist guide says that it is "triocha". However, Celtic numbering tends to count in terms of twenties, e.g. "four and twenty blackbirds" or " four score(4x20) and seven years ago". Mathematics from the Birth of Numbers by Jan Gullberg and my copy of MacAlpines Pronouncing Gaelic Dictionary by MacLaren supports this. It appears that Irish may have been simplified to get away from the twenties counting. If anyone out there can verify that I would be glad to learn. Anyway, thirty under the twenties system is "deich fichead". thar is, ten and twenty. The same applies to Welsh which would be "deg ar hugain" Seventy is, get this, deich is tri fichid, or, 10 and three twenties. By the way, if you are a numbers person like me (civil engineer) you might find the Gullberg book interesting. It was published in 1997 by W.W.Norton and Company a h-aon deag fichead An Bhealtaine, De' Luan(31 May, Monday),or in Welsh, un ar ddeg ar hugain Mai, Dydd LLun In 1257 Welsh forces under Meredudd ap Ryys and Meredudd ab Owain amushed a force of English and Welsh collaborators killing 3,000 in a battle at Pontargottn that lasted three days.

For what it's worth, as one of the silent ones (for the time being), I LIKE the Celtic calendar. Debbie

<A HREF="http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3795.htm">Click here: Ancestry.com - Ancestry Genealogy Library </A> Don't know how many days it's been available, but it usually only free for 10 days, so if you have family in Canada check it out soon. Happy Hunting, Ley Records of Immigrants to Canada Description: Historically, Canada has been the destination for millions of immigrants from around the world seeking a better life in North America. Compiled from a variety of sources, this database is a collection of over 83,000 records between 1780 and 1906 relating to immigrants to Canada. Researchers will find the name of the immigrant and year and source of the original record. The entries in this database are not complete transcriptions of the original records; an e-mail link is provided at the bottom of each results page for those who would like to purchase a more detailed electronic transcript for a particular entry. This database can be immensely helpful for researchers with Canadian ancestors. We will periodically be adding more Canadian immigration data to our online library, so return to Ancestry.com often. Bibliography: Anonymous. Records of Immigrants to Canada. [database on-line] Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999. Extended Description: The entries in this database are extractions from original records. They include only persons who indicated they were immigrants to Canada in the original record. The information in this database was extracted from a variety of original documents. These documents include: the 1901 Federal Census, ship passenger lists between 1750 and 1873, illustrated atlases, biographical sketches of Quebec's eastern townships, lists of settlers, lists of prospective settlers (those requesting assistance with passage, land grants, etc.), soldier lists, emigration society lists, local census records, burial and baptism lists at quarantine hospitals, Immigration Office records, land assignment lists, the 1851 Quebec Census, Loyal Irish Repeal Association list of supporters, list of French Loyalists receiving property, disbanded troop lists, lists of ship passengers who died at sea, settlers who received medical attention, list of settlers engaged by Lord Selkirk for his three settlements, lists of former U.S. residents who took the requisite oaths in New Brunswick, settlement petitions requesting protection from the Crown, list of claimants for losses during the Lower Canada Rebellion, and Crown land grants. The original records are housed in a number of archives and libraries across Canada. The following list gives reference information regarding each collection: National Archives of Canada: www.archives.ca/index.html National Library of Canada: www.nlc-bnc.ca/ehome.htm Prince Edward Island Public Archives and Records Office: www.gov.pe.ca/educ/archives/archives index.asp Public Archives of Nova Scotia: www.nsarn.ednet.ns.ca/ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick: www.gov.nb.ca/supply/archives/Index1.htm Archives national du Quebec (entirely in French): www.anq.gouv.qc.ca/

triocha An Bhealtaine,De Domhnaigh,(30 May, Sunday) In 1249 Reginald II, King of the Isle of Mann was assassinated. In 1831 C. S. Gilbert, Cornish songwriter of Gilbert and Sullivan fame, died. Wanted: the Welsh, Breton and Cornish words for "thirty."I have a big Scottish dictionary and a small Irish dictionary. Time to check out some great Welsh culture Websites. Remember, all you young maidens out there, it is less than a month before MidSummers Eve, one of the most mysterious and gentle evenings of the year. Start staking out wild flowers in your neighborhood. More about this later.

naoi fiche An Bhealtaine, De' Sathairn,( 29 May, Saturday) or in Welsh, naw ugain Mai, Dydd Gwener In 1830 Humphrey Davy, Cornish pioneer chemist, died. In 1882 Matilin Meheut, Breton painter, known for for paintings of evryday life in Breton was born. Answers to the quiz: 1.Ireland has in the past been known as Scotia and as Hibernia. The name Scotia comes from the name of a daughter of Pharoah named Scota who was one of the ancestors of the Milesians. The people of Scotia were called Scotti or Scots. Caesar called irelend Hibernia, which may come from the name of a people who lived in the south of the Island. They were known as the Ivernia. The name Ireland probably came from Eire-land. The Vikings were the first to use the term Ir-land or Ir-landa. Thsi accoding to Seumas MacManus in his book, The Story of the Irish Race. 2. Yes, Alba is now Scotland. The residents of Alba , I guess were Albanians. (For heavens sake , don't any one let Tony Blair or Bill Clinton hear that).

In Kingston, Ontario there is a park named after four Dr. O'Connors who practiced in that city in the early part of this century. One of those men was my grandfather, Fergus Joseph O'Connor. His two sons, Fergus James and Maurice also went on to practice medicine. John Laughland

"O'Connors in Medicine Members of the O'Connor clans, especialy Kerry, have excelled in the field of medicine, amongst them being the seventeenth century Dr Bernard O'Connor . Born in Kerry around 1666, Dr Bernard O'Connor studied in the universities of Montpelier, Paris and Rheims, where he obtained his doctorate. he cared for the Polish High Chancellor's tow sons en route for Poland, via Italy where he cured the Earl of Dartmouth. After much further travel, he arrived in Warsaw where he was received by King John Sobieski. In 1694, he was appointed the King's physician and he gained in reputation, accurately diagnosing the King's sister, the Duchess of Bedzeoil's abscess on her liver, which her own doctor treated as ague, as a conswquence of which she died. From Warsaw, he accompanied as physician, Teresa Cunigunda, espoused to the Elector of Bavaria by proxy in 1694. The following year he reached London, and Oxford where he delivered lectures on anatomy and physiology and published medical dissertations. He was also the first person to dissect an elephant. Tn 1695, he wa a Fellow of the Royal Society and the following year, made a licentiate of the London College of Physicians. Subsequently , he published a two volume history of Poland. In 1698, Dr. O'Connor died of fever and was buried at "St Giles in the Fields", London. In his Evangelium Medici, he advanced the theory that "generation " could be effected without physical contact , somewhat before his time. Son to William O'Connor who died in 1880 was another Bernard O'Connor of the O'Connor Kerry. He was Physician to the Westminster General Dispensary. This Bernard studied in University College, Cork, and was a medcial doctor a master in surgery. He also studied in Dublin, Edinurgh, London and at the Ecole de Medicine, Bordeaux and wrote works in English and French on surgical and medical subjects. As with the seventeenth century Dr Bernard O'Connor, his first important case was a liver abcess, the diagnosis of which was likewise contested by other practitioners." O'Connor People and Places by Hugh Weir mary in orlando Dingle,Co Kerry Genaealogy Help Page: http://members.aol.com/waterlilys/index.html O'CONNOR MORIARTY FITZGERALD MARTIN West of Mt Brandon, Dingle Peninsula, Co Kerry HEFFRON MURPHY Hollymount, Co Mayo

ocht fiche An Bhealtaine,De h-Aoine(28 May, Friday) or in Manx, oght feed Boaldyn, Jeheiney In 1779 Thomas Moore, Irish poet and composer was born. One of his quotes: "ere the emerald gem of the western world Was set in the crown of a stranger." In 1975 the Cornish Nationalist Party was founded. Pop quiz: 1. What are two of the most ancient names for Ireland? And what are their sources? 2. What is the land of Alba now called?

My g-g-grandfather, Peter O'Conner, immigrated from Ireland with his brothers James and John in 1846. My late grandmother insisted that Peter entered the country at either Virginia or Maryland. He and James settled in Montgomery County GA. I'm disabled, so my search is pretty much limited to the Internet. At this point, I've found no ships going to either VA or MD from any British or Irish port in 1846. Does anyone know of ships that year? DebbieLynne [email protected]

seacht fiche An Bhealtaine, or in Scottish, seachd fichead an Giblean In 1887 Anti-tithe riot, Llangwm, Wales (If anyone has a history of Wales (Cymru) please check this one out and let me know what this was all about)

Reply to Kathy Campo [email protected] (CMagic) Could anyone do a lookup for my Aunt? She is looking for information on her father, James William Sullivan-Born in early 1880's in Brookline. In 1909, he married Mary Frances Connors. They lived in East Boston in 1910. Thanks for any help you can provide. She does not have a computer. Kathy Campo

se fiche An Bhealtaine, or in Breton, c'hwec'h ugent Mae In 1063 England invaded Wales.( Could this have been a foolish move, leading to the English defeat three years later to the Normans at Hastings??) Answers to that question are welcome. In 1898 Ernie O'Malley, Irish revolutionary and author was born. In 1924, Victor Herbert, Irish composer, died.

cuig fiche An Bhealtaine, or in Welsh, pymp ugain Mai "FLITTING DAY - the day on which leases were up in Scotland. Tenants decided if they would sign another lease or move -- to sit or flit." "In 1315 Irish ally, Edward Bruce of Scotland, arrives in Ireland." He landed at Larne harbour( then called Olderfleet) with 6,000 troops in mail. He was joined by Robert Byset, lord of the Glens of Antrim and Donal O'Neill, son of Brian Edward was the brother of Robert the Bruce. Edward was the earl of Carrick in Galloway. The victory at bannockburn had occurred the year before and Edward was looking for things to do. He had thousands of unemployed veterans. He wanted to form an anti-English alliance with Ireland. His father-in-law was the Earl of Ulster. Edward won all his battles except for the last. But hopefully we can finish this later when the appropriate dates come up on the calendar.

I know a song about Ballyjames duff.It's on a recording by James O'Neill, who was billed as Ireland's Favorite Baritone. John Laughland

Stephen O'CONNOR (b. 1811 in Ireland, d. Dec 3`, 1901 in McNab, Sandpoint, Ontario, Canada) married Bridget HANRAHAN (b. 1805 in Ireland, d. Jan 15, 1901 in McNab, Sandpoint, Ontario, Canada). Stephen and Bridget had at least one son, Charles O'CONNOR. Charles O'CONNOR (d. Aug 13, 1904) married Catherine (Kate) BALFOUR (1844 - 1923) on Oct 10, 1863 in Arnprior, Ontario, Canada. Catherine and Charles had 11 children: Stephen (1865), Timothy (1867), Charles (1869), Mary Ann (1871), John (1873), Robert (1875), (Bridget) Delia (1877), Fergus (1879), Kate (1881), Pearl (1884), & Agnes (1886). They moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1890. Any information on Stephen (b. 1811) & Bridget O'CONNOR would be most appreciated. - JTantzer

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Please read and pass on. It would be wonderful if 1999 were the year a cure for breast cancer was found!!!! This is one note I'll gladly pass on. The notion that we could raise $16 million by buying a book of stamps is powerful! As you may be aware, the U.S. Postal Service recently released its new "Fund the Cure" stamp to help fund breast cancer research. The stamp was designed by Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, Maryland. It is important that we take a stand against this disease that kills and maims so many of our mothers, sisters, friends. Instead of the normal $.33 for a stamp, this one costs $.40. The additional $.07 will go to breast cancer research. A "normal" book costs $6.60. This one is only $8.00. It takes a few minutes in line at the Post Office and means so much. If all stamps are sold, it will raise an additional $16,000,000 for this vital research! Just as important as the money is our support. What a statement it would make if the stamp outsold the lottery this week. What a statement it would make that we care. I urge each of you to do two things TODAY: 1. Go out and purchase some of these stamps. 2. E-mail your friends to do the same. Many of us know women and their families whose lives are turned upside-down by breast cancer. It takes so little to do so much in this drive. Please help!

O'KIEF/ VOL 4/ (CONNOR) BPT, CURROW R.C. PARISH KILLEENTIERNA AND CURRENS, DIOCESE OF KERRY 1801-1870 CASEY BOOKS Page 110: Feb 7, 1804/no town, Mary Bradley dau of Ed. Bradley and Cath. Kerrisk Feb 7, 1804, no town, Julia Connor dau of Jerh. Connor and Mary Murphy April 28, 1804,no town, Julia Connor dau of John Connor and Julia Connor April 14, 1804, no town, Ellen Bradley dau of John Bradley and Ellen Creane Page 112: Jan 1805, no town, Mary Connor dau of Maurice connor and Mary Sullivan Page 114: Sept 22, 1805, no town, Tim. Bradley son of Tim Bradley and Cath. Brosnan Oct 20, 1805, no town, Michael Culloty son of John Culloty and Ellen Connor Jan 8, 1806, no town, Thom. Connor son of John Connor and cath. Sullivan Page 115: April 18, 1806, no town, Cath. Bradley dau of Ed. Bradley and cath. Kerrisk Page 116: Nov 22, 1806, no town, Denis Bradley son of John Bradley and Ellen Creane July 27, 1807, no town, Bridget Connor dau of Thom. Connor and Mary Galvin Page 118: Sept 4, 1809, Dromulton, Patrick Connor son of Thom. Connor and E. Nagle Page 120: June 14, 1809, Dromulton, Batt. Connor son of Bernard Connor and Hannah Flynn Page 124: Feb 23, 1825, Dromulton, John Connor son of Hugh Connor and Julia Coffey Page 129: Feb 16, 1828, Currans, Nora Connor dau of John Connor and Hannah Healy March 2, 1828, Glounlea, Cain Connor son of Denis connor and Mary Daly Page 130: Sept 28, 1828, Knockane, Ellen Connor dau of Bryan Connor and Nora Reidy Page 131: Jan 5, 1829, Dromultan, Cath. Connor dau of Hugh Connor and Julia Fleming Page 133: June 19, 1829, Dromultan, Denis Connor son of Hugh Connor and Julia coffey Page 138: March 24, 1831, Dromultan, Mary Connor dau of Jugh Connor and Julia Fleming Page 142: Nov 17, 1832, Currans, Jerh. Connor son of John Connor and Fanny Healy Page 147: March 20, 1835, Currans, Charles connor son of Charles Connor and Mary McAuliffe June 18, 1835, Dromulton, Corn. Connor son of Hugh Connor and Julia Fleming Page 148: Sept 28, 1835, Dromulton, Batt. Bradley son of Denis Bradley and Mary Sweeney Oct 13, 1835, Currans, Francis Connor son of John Connor and Fanny Healy Page 149: May 30, 1836, Currans, Eliz. Connor dau of Jerh. Connor and Ellen Clifford Page 150: Aug 14, 1836, Currans, Thos. Connor son of Thos. Connor and Nora Coakley Page 151: Dec 28, 1836, Dromulton, Cath. Connor dau of Hugh Connor and Julia Coffey March 19, 1837, Dromulton, James Connor son of Hugh Connor and Julia Fleming Page 154: June 3, 1838, Currans, Ellen Connor dau of John Connor and Francis Healy Page 156: Nov 15, 1840, Dromulton, Eliz. Connor dau of James Connor and Mgt Connor Page 162: April 16, 1843, Dromulton, John Connor son of James Connor and Mgt. Connor April 18, 1843, Dromulton, Hugh Connor son of Corn. Connor and Mary McCarthy July 26, 1843, Dromulton, William Connor son of Hugh Connor and Julia Fleming Oct 1, 1843, Currans, Mary Connor dau of Jerh. Connor and Mary Clifford Page 164: Feb 8, 1844, Dromulton, Ellen Connor dau of John Connor and Cath. Brosnan Page 165: April 29, 1844, Currans, Brian Connor son of John Connor and Francis Healy Page 166: Nov 12, 1844, Randean, Mary Connor dau of Michael connor and Ellen Sweeney Page 168: Aug 5, 1846, Lackareigh, John Bradley son of John Bradley and Cath. McDermott Dec 15, 1846, Currow, Thos. Connor son of Ty. Connor and Julia Fleming Page 169: April 15, 1847, Farran, Nora Connor dau of Chas. Connor and A. Evans Nov 16, 1847, Farran, Mary Connor dau of Maurice Connor and Nora Stack Page 171: April 22, 1849, Dockane, David Connor son of Corn. Connor and Mary Sullivan Sept 10, 1849, Farran, Denis Connor son of Maurice Connor and Mary Scanlon March 20, 1850, Farran, Nora Connor dau of Chas. Connor and Alice Evans Jan 9, 1851, Farran, Daniel Connor son of Maurice Connor and Nora Scanlon Page 173: Nov 10, 1852, Farran, Anne Connor dau of Charles Connor and Alice Evans Dec 26, 1852, Farran, Mary Connor dau of Denis Connor and Mary Scanlon Page 174: July 20, 1853, Ranaleen, Nora Connor dau of Martin Connor and Mary Breen April 4, 1854, Farran, Maurice Connor son of Daniel Connor and Nora Kearney April 11, 1854, Clounareeney, Giles Bradley son of Ptk. Bradley and _____Crean Page 175: Aug 15, 1854, Farran, John Connor son of Maurice Connor and Cath. Dunn March 9, 1855, Farran, Charles O'Connor son of Charles O'Connor and Alice Evans Page 176: Feb 20, 1856, Killeentierna, Ellen Brosnan dau of Andrew Brosnan and Nora Connor Page 180: Oct 8, 1858, Kilsarcon, John McCarthy son of John McCarthy and Nora Connor Page 181: Feb 3, 1859, Killeentierna, Bridget Linehan dau of Ty. Linehan and Nora connor Page 185: April 27, 1861, Knockane, Charles Mullane son of Wm. Mullane and Nora O'Connor Page 190: Oct 8, 1864, Killeentierna, Mgt. Brosnan dau of Andrew Brosnan and Nora O'Connor March 5, 1864, Knockane, Mary Mulane dau of Wm. Mulane and Nora Connor Page 194: Sept 20, 1866, Farran, Mary Quinlan dau of Maurice Quinlan and Nora Connor Page 197: Jan 30, 1869, Dromulton, James Sullivan son of Corn. Sullivan and Nora Connor Page 198: March 14, 1869, Killeentierna, Nora Brosnan dau of Andrew Brosnan and Nora Connor Page 201: Nov 24, 1870, Killeen, Mary Healy dau of Ptk. Healy and Nora Connor There are more Connor names in other towns which I have not copied. Hope you found someone!!!!!

Does anyone have any information on this O'Connor b. 12-9-1823 in Blount County Tennessee? He was the first son of Thomas D. and Mary McFadden O'Connor. Also his sister Salina O'Connor b. 6-9-1821 d.3-31-1853, and brothers Grandison Glandore b. 8-15-1827 d.5-28-1889, Wellington Wayne b.11-18-1828 and Jefferson Jackson b. 10-13-1833. Grandison Glandore is my gggrandfather. He remained in Tennessee and raised his family there but the others seem to have disappeared. Ray O'Connor