Yes it is strange, as such, that many things just disappear into the mists of time, the Templar castles up and down the west coast of Ireland for example! Every now and then old churches/graveyards are uncovered by winter storms...one would imagine that some of the locals would have at least known there was a graveyard in the area!..ok, not documented but at least known about! A Spanish Armada ship was discovered this summer in a harbour on west coast, lying in 4 meters of clear water and no one knew it was even there....completely forgotten about! http://www.rte.ie/player/#!v=1114150 (if you can view it!) Dave P.S. I noted you used past tense here!.."there was a lot of illegal trading going on with people all over Europe". Why past tense?? LOL
Been taken off by RTE this is on BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-14418698 Edward > -----Original Message----- > From: scotch-irish-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:scotch-irish-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of D H > Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 10:37 PM > To: SCOTCH-IRISH@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [S-I] Native Irish McLains? > > Yes it is strange, as such, that many things just disappear > into the mists of time, the Templar castles up and down the > west coast of Ireland for example! > > Every now and then old churches/graveyards are uncovered by > winter storms...one would imagine that some of the locals > would have at least known there was a graveyard in the > area!..ok, not documented but at least known about! > > A Spanish Armada ship was discovered this summer in a harbour > on west coast, lying in 4 meters of clear water and no one > knew it was even there....completely forgotten about! > > http://www.rte.ie/player/#!v=1114150 (if you can view it!) > > > Dave > > P.S. I noted you used past tense here!.."there was a lot of > illegal trading going on with people all over Europe". Why > past tense?? LOL > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SCOTCH-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message