Has anyone heard from Maura? Janet C-s > From: SHAMROCK-D-request@rootsweb.com > Reply-To: SHAMROCK-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 06:00:27 -0700 > To: SHAMROCK-D@rootsweb.com > Subject: SHAMROCK-D Digest V04 #190 > > > SHAMROCK-D Digest Volume 04 : Issue 190 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Re: HOWTH [PeteScherm@aol.com] > #2 Cross posted: The upcoming meeting [Mary <marymh@optonline.net>] > > Administrivia: > > **TO POST A MESSAGE TO THE LIST** > send it to SHAMROCK-L@rootsweb.com > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM DIGEST or Change to regular mail mode, see the information > on http://community.webtv.net/shamrockroots/subunsub > > SHAMROCK ROOTS homepage > http://community.webtv.net/shamrockroots/SHAMROCKROOTS > > > ______________________________ > From: PeteScherm@aol.com > Date: Friday, November 12, 2004 1:06 PM > To: SHAMROCK-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: HOWTH > > Adele at PentonyGraham@xtra.co.nz writes: > > << is there a village near Dublin with the name of HOWTH please >> > > Adele, > > If you look at a map of the Dublin area, you'll see an odd geographical > formation protruding out into the Irish Sea, and forming the northern part of > Dublin Harbor. There is a narrow isthmus, connecting a nearly circular piece > of > land to the northern part of Dublin city (like the Mahia peninsula at Hawke's > Bay). This circle of land is about 3/4 occupied by the Howth and Howth > Demesne > townlands. There is also the moderately-sized town of Howth, with its own > mini-harbor, out on this peninsula - in the townland of Howth. The civil and > RC > parish for this area is also Howth. > > Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts > > ______________________________ > From: Mary <marymh@optonline.net> > Date: Friday, November 12, 2004 8:11 PM > To: SHAMROCK-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Cross posted: The upcoming meeting for Westchester County > GenealogicalSociety (NY) > > The next meeting for Westchester County Genealogical Society (WCGS) is > this coming Saturday at the Aldersgate Memorial United Methodist Church. > Meeting starts at 10 a.m. but come earlier to network. > > Beth Potter will present House Tales: Uncovering the History of Your > House. Ms Potter is a former TV news reporter and producer. Learn the > techniques to find information on a house's original owners and their > descendants. > > The meeting will be held at: > > When: Saturday, November 13, 2004 @ 10 a.m. > > Where: Aldersgate Memorial United Methodist Church, 600 Broadway (Route > 9), Dobbs Ferry, NY, USA > plenty of free parking > > Hope you can come on Saturday! > > For information about Westchester County Genealogical Society > ("Westchester Connection," or Surname List), visit WCGS home page -- > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywcgs/ > > MARK THESE DATES FOR WCGS Future Meetings: > Dec 11, 2004 > Holiday Party: Ancestors of Interest > > Jan 8, 2005 > Land Records: A Gold Mine of Information by Anita Lustenberg, CG > > Feb 12, 2005 > Making History for Your Ancestors by WCGS member Bill Newell > > Mar 12, 2005 > Welcome Aboard! - Passenger Lists & Those Annotations by Larry Fermi > > Apr 9, 2005 > Changing Faces of the Croton River Valley by Chris Tompkins > > May 14, 2005 > The Philipse Family in America: Lords and Loyalists. Presented at > Philipse Manor Hall, Manor House Square, Yonkers > > June 11, 2005 > Researching in Ireland by Donna Moughty >