Nobody has yet mentioned Ireland in connection with brick walls, but I'd come to the conclusion that that is where they all come from!!! Or maybe they were invented there? I have a few, both connections and walls, but then my Irish are Ayrshire and not Wigtown related. I wonder whether it will provoke as many listings when (and if) I remember to suggest that we think of our English connections on St. George's Day?!! Crawford.

I have a couple huge brick walls with ancestors that I thought were Scots, but may turn out to be transplanted Irish. In respnse to Crawford's query about celebrating St. George's Day. I'm such a mix--my ancestors were from Scotland, Ireland, Germany, Denmark, yes, England. I'm an equal opportunity holiday celebrator. Erin Go Braugh! Diann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Crawford MacKeand" <jcbmck@UDel.Edu> To: <SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 9:06 AM Subject: [WIG LIST] Irish Connections and St. Patrick > Nobody has yet mentioned Ireland in connection with brick walls, but I'd > come to the conclusion that that is where they all come from!!! Or maybe > they were invented there? I have a few, both connections and walls, but > then my Irish are Ayrshire and not Wigtown related. > > I wonder whether it will provoke as many listings when (and if) I remember > to suggest that we think of our English connections on St. George's Day?!! > > Crawford. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.8/718 - Release Date: 3/11/2007 > 9:27 AM > >

Hi Crawford, When IS St. George's Day? Joyce ----- Original Message ----- From: "Crawford MacKeand" <jcbmck@UDel.Edu> To: <SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 7:06 AM Subject: [WIG LIST] Irish Connections and St. Patrick > Nobody has yet mentioned Ireland in connection with brick walls, but I'd > come to the conclusion that that is where they all come from!!! Or maybe > they were invented there? I have a few, both connections and walls, but > then my Irish are Ayrshire and not Wigtown related. > > I wonder whether it will provoke as many listings when (and if) I remember > to suggest that we think of our English connections on St. George's Day?!! > > Crawford.

Well said, I think the Irish invented the brick wall too. I think they built them a lot larger than the average too, by the sounds of it. There are a good many people complaining about how hard their Irish ancestors are to find, and I don't blame them. I would even go as far as saying it would probably be easier to kiss the Blarney Stone. Luck o' the Irish to yer. Kaaron ----- Original Message ----- From: "Crawford MacKeand" <jcbmck@UDel.Edu> To: <SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 11:06 PM Subject: [WIG LIST] Irish Connections and St. Patrick > Nobody has yet mentioned Ireland in connection with brick walls, but I'd > come to the conclusion that that is where they all come from!!! Or maybe > they were invented there? I have a few, both connections and walls, but > then my Irish are Ayrshire and not Wigtown related. > I wonder whether it will provoke as many listings when (and if) I remember > to suggest that we think of our English connections on St. George's Day?!! > > Crawford. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >