Dear Dee, Since no watermelons could grow in Ireland, I'm assuming that the watermelon thing comes from Marian Keyes' book "Watermelon". She's an Irish writer and pretty popular. I'm not sure if the film production of "Watermelon" is done yet. Louise [email protected] wrote: >A friend of mine that was just in New Orleans for 2 weeks wrote and asked me >if there is any connection with shamrocks and watermelons because they were >giving these necklaces away to people at some Irish Festival. >Please email me with your thoughts. >Dee > > >==== ROSCOMMON Mailing List ==== >Were your Irish ancestors victimized by British Robber Baron Cromwell? >Find their names at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlros/certificate.htm >Contact List Admin: [email protected] > > > >

Hello Louise. It is entirely possible that I've contacted you before, and if so, please excuse the redundancy. However, on June 2, 1822, a gentleman named Thomas MANGAN, along with a lady named Maria Elliot, were godparents (or sponsors) at the baptism of a baby named Thomas Gaviken at St. Joseph's Church in Boyle, County Roscommon. Thomas Gaviken was one of the sons of my gr-gr-grandparents, Elizabeth Beirn and Thomas Gaviken. I'm assuming that Thomas Mangan was either a close friend or relative of the baby's parents. While this is definitely a long shot, I'm wondering if Thomas Mangan could have been an ancestor of yours or your husband? Thank you for your attention. Fran Weeks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Louise Mangan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 3:22 PM Subject: Re: [ROSCOMMON] > Dear Dee, > Since no watermelons could grow in Ireland, I'm assuming that the > watermelon thing comes from Marian Keyes' book "Watermelon".