tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10383541123862296942024-03-08T03:34:24.321-08:00Madden MomentsThe Ancestry of James Howard MaddenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038354112386229694.post-85715656733141794062023-07-06T17:13:00.000-07:002023-07-06T17:13:06.619-07:00Tahoe 2021<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZV0xPr33pivJ9uX11dDUyMcifSI4gu4gDYdhyjvNG8wzbyWpqCtT9oi9tq1A6IeC55Al6fomyPkCJaj8QinivBNhTGC8DIGF-WlPUVUQIsr9a_zcrfYlvrcDuNi_UHcHFm14HQXA3oq9Okzt034kkzFOzE7C45oT_clBrmJKAePUiT_QLF1Xmww_VAw/s896/received_113739930879530~2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="896" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZV0xPr33pivJ9uX11dDUyMcifSI4gu4gDYdhyjvNG8wzbyWpqCtT9oi9tq1A6IeC55Al6fomyPkCJaj8QinivBNhTGC8DIGF-WlPUVUQIsr9a_zcrfYlvrcDuNi_UHcHFm14HQXA3oq9Okzt034kkzFOzE7C45oT_clBrmJKAePUiT_QLF1Xmww_VAw/w640-h356/received_113739930879530~2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038354112386229694.post-35541653010769739192023-05-01T22:51:00.003-07:002023-06-04T12:58:06.198-07:00Maol Seachlainn O'Ceallaigh<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ55hEir0tAdM-99jUiqJmIDW--WIMm9cdxePPXRjkleKM9pl4FZAAYXKpfcZ9hd0vBphfSyf7_UyXShwVyBfr-jFBuXW0D1A4VSgcwqVpmURDQQGWTunynX5g8lEdcd74yrgA8LSb-HJl_yHHCziPP-5knTGtHqnP2kuI9SOCjht2IBdu-fDjI_A/s3328/20230601_123247.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3328" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ55hEir0tAdM-99jUiqJmIDW--WIMm9cdxePPXRjkleKM9pl4FZAAYXKpfcZ9hd0vBphfSyf7_UyXShwVyBfr-jFBuXW0D1A4VSgcwqVpmURDQQGWTunynX5g8lEdcd74yrgA8LSb-HJl_yHHCziPP-5knTGtHqnP2kuI9SOCjht2IBdu-fDjI_A/s320/20230601_123247.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: trebuchet;">Maol Seachlainn O'Ceallaigh was born in 1326 in Gailey Castle, Co. Roscommon. He took over as de facto leader of the Ui Cheaallaigh in 1375 and assumed the kingship of Tir Mhanie when his father stepped down in 1380. </span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: trebuchet;">He took over a kingdom that was on the rise and although never gaining the importance of his father he was still an intergral part of the political history of Eire, playing a leading role in the permanent split of the Ui Conchobhair. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: trebuchet;">In 1395 Maol Seachlainn was convinced by his uncle Muirchertach, Archbishop of Taum to submit to the rule of Elizabeth I. It was for Muirchertach that the Book of Ui Mhaine was compiled starting in 1392 when he was still Bishop of Clonfert.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: trebuchet;">A praise poem Fa urraidh labhras leac Theamhrach (Found in The Book of O'Conor Don) presents him as a national figure who should be King of Tara, is hospitable, a patron of poets and more.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: trebuchet;">Maol Seachlainn died in 1401.</span></p><p><i>Mail Seachlainn </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 17.5px;"><i>Ó Cellaigh</i></span><i>, high-king of Ui Mhaine, ie from Cara to Grian, the</i> <i>most outstanding man of Western Europe, defensive tower of the Irish, the best man of his time for hospitality, alertness, and wisdom, for defending churches, for supporting foreigners, the feeble, and the exiled, a sage both faithful and reverential to the Church and to confessors, and a very charitable man to the weaklings of the Creator --- this excellent man died at the height of his rule and of his powers, after the tribulation of Penance. He had been brought before death to the monastery of Cnoc Muaidehe [Knockmoy], and he was buried there in his own stone tomb, having left his family to succeed him. [The Four Masters]</i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqxNTczXUWNJTVS3yrpjHET8fcYspigc9YF0PfsKky1zv7jfDNGyV0_u7WO3TzWQpDf-gpcvqq3h1zrY1OiCQnbkH1BPGQ4C8h6-JCDBCbaModB0L8caD8TO1mTiU_mhN8WngHNBNvCiUIaR1l5ma-vruKR8mMPWQokUwujmbnukySKrdh8vOoFA/s3694/20230602_124815.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3694" data-original-width="2983" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqxNTczXUWNJTVS3yrpjHET8fcYspigc9YF0PfsKky1zv7jfDNGyV0_u7WO3TzWQpDf-gpcvqq3h1zrY1OiCQnbkH1BPGQ4C8h6-JCDBCbaModB0L8caD8TO1mTiU_mhN8WngHNBNvCiUIaR1l5ma-vruKR8mMPWQokUwujmbnukySKrdh8vOoFA/s320/20230602_124815.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><br />The <span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: times;">Ó Cellaigh </span> tomb is located in the north wall of the chancel at <a href="http://irisharchaeology.ie/2012/01/the-cistercian-monastery-at-abbeyknockmoy-co-galway/" target="_blank">Abbeyknocmoy</a>. a Cistern Abbey founded in 1190. Unfortunately it was partially dismantled for the Great Exhibition of 1851 and is not in good repair. The inscription reads: DO MULEACHLAIND O KEALLAID DO RI O MANI AGUS D'INDBUALAIND INGE(N) I CHONCHUR DORINE MATHA O COGLI IN LEABAIG SEA<p></p><p>[For Mael-Sechalind <span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: times;">Ó Cellaigh </span></span>king o Ui Maine, and for Fionnguala, daughter of O Conchobair, Matha O Cogli made this bed]</p><p>The illustration here depicts the tomb before it was dismantled.</p><p>Fionnguala died in 1403</p><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038354112386229694.post-52211000536710633492023-05-01T22:43:00.001-07:002023-06-02T17:00:37.871-07:00Ulliam (Buide) Ó Ceallaigh <p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><b style="background-color: white; font-family: trebuchet;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNap6Pk5SfGArMTr8dSPs0qXQAzssXwAEkcoi4K5A7M7w4pKWqAXRr5YvjyVgKvJTxUUb_wYKAuKjCvwYWIFwKm7q1iCR1WU0v21-ft6VYXRj4toUh2U9c-QuNXuqEy_NIM4mwp5ALNEA69aMSdRdxhoqf8Nj0KC9xBRjqbSPj_rk3fn340raFWeI/s3542/20230601_123204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3542" data-original-width="1956" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNap6Pk5SfGArMTr8dSPs0qXQAzssXwAEkcoi4K5A7M7w4pKWqAXRr5YvjyVgKvJTxUUb_wYKAuKjCvwYWIFwKm7q1iCR1WU0v21-ft6VYXRj4toUh2U9c-QuNXuqEy_NIM4mwp5ALNEA69aMSdRdxhoqf8Nj0KC9xBRjqbSPj_rk3fn340raFWeI/s320/20230601_123204.jpg" width="177" /></a></div>Uilliam Mac Donnough Moyneagh (Buide) Ó Ceallaigh</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: trebuchet;"> of Callow Castle was born in 1297 in Co Galway. </span><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Uilliam's father died in 1307 His half brother Aodh took over the kingship in 1326-1332. By 1340 a puppet-king, Tadhg Og was installed by the king of Connacht in Tir Mhaine. This is noted in the Annals as a civil war in Tir Mhaine. Uilliam refused to accept Tadhg who in turn attempted to banish Uilliam from Tir Mhaine. Uilliam, however wounded and captured Tadhg, who later died of his injuries. It wasn't until 1349 that Uilliam gained complete lordship over the Ui Cheallaigh. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Of note during his reign the black death came to Ireland in 1349. The enmity between the King of Connacht and Uilliam continued until 1356 when his wife the daughter of Seoinin a Burc was kidnapped by Aodh </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: small;">Ó</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> Conchobhair who was subsequently slain. This resulted in Aodh (son of Feilim) </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: small;">Ó</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> Conchobhair an ally of Uilliams assuming the kingship of Connact. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Uilliam had <a href="https://maddenmoments2012.blogspot.com/2018/01/kilconnel-abbey-cill-chonaill.html" target="_blank">Kilconnell Friary </a>built for the Franciscan's in 1353. About this time the Catholic Church was trying to crush the influence of the Irish Bardic tales. The Irish nobles in turn took to supporting the Poets and artisans. William's 1351 <a href="https://maddenmoments2012.blogspot.com/2020/12/" target="_blank">Christmas Feast </a>was perhaps the best known example but there are other notations that show he was not the only patron of the time<br /></span><div><br /></div><div>The Book of Ui Mhaine provides the following biography of Uilliam:</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Uilliam s[on of] Donnchadh M[uimhneach], the youngest of the family, took the kingship of Ui Mhaine from Caire to Grian in defiance of his enemies, and he made the noblest Christmas feast ever heard of for the poets and chief-poets of Ireland and for all the artistic and mendicant folk of every Irish population, and he distributed food [read 'steeds'] and silver and many treasures such as had never been given before, and he was thirty-five years in full kingship of Ui Mhaine.<span style="font-size: x-small;"> [ </span></i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: trebuchet;"><i>Ó</i></span><i> Muraile]</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><br /></div><div>The poem <a href="chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://bardic.celt.dias.ie/pdf/POEM1793.pdf" target="_blank">Tath aoinfhir ar iath Maineach </a> in the Book of Ui Mhaine gives a detailed account of the rule, nobility and integrity of Uilliam. </div><div><br /></div><div>Uilliam died in 1381 in Galey <span style="background-color: white; font-family: trebuchet;">Castle, Knockcroghery, Co. Roscommon, Ireland. Uilliam was buried in 1381 at Kilconnell Abbey.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div><i>William, the son of Donough Muimhneach O'Kelly, Lord of Hy-Many, a man of greatest character, worth, and renown, of his own tribe; the man who had given a general invitation of hospitality to the schools of Ireland, and had given them all their own demands, died a very old man, after the victory of penance; and his son Melaghlin assumed his place</i>. [Annals of the Four Masters 1381] </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038354112386229694.post-511483966238723242022-08-11T20:00:00.004-07:002022-08-11T20:00:35.745-07:00Albany, New York<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiX4sYdxGnnXqacvRoJSjDo0mbJBInEWzMxmWbYDp8w0ed0Xb0z1R3K9r7N7A-w4yFirZKSVndrdR9utAkivkAktxXA-sSZBI3EHzpmXJy20f-rtjTr-vTrKgUB75SJnAz6k8sUtltZoM/s2048/iiif-service_gmd_gmd380_g3803_g3803a_la000473-full-pct_12.5-0-default.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1416" data-original-width="2048" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiX4sYdxGnnXqacvRoJSjDo0mbJBInEWzMxmWbYDp8w0ed0Xb0z1R3K9r7N7A-w4yFirZKSVndrdR9utAkivkAktxXA-sSZBI3EHzpmXJy20f-rtjTr-vTrKgUB75SJnAz6k8sUtltZoM/w320-h221/iiif-service_gmd_gmd380_g3803_g3803a_la000473-full-pct_12.5-0-default.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">James Madden arrived in Albany in 1850. The year before "The Great Fire" had burned over 600 buildings on 37 acres, but it also saw a progress as roads were planked and rebuilding occurred. The Erie canal started in Albany and by 1853 it had been widened to allow larger vessels to access it. James and eventually his sons worked on the river and lived on Colonie Street for many years.</div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3803a.la000473" style="background-color: white; color: #0076ad; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3803a.la000473</a> 1854</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimfw5kIUN2cKPtOT0d74wl1BIwwmtak2OZIp_RkXKrWKb0WHrS9TAFo-kR0PIu5iH5-bPouP6LnESj18UcaxZML3oM9HGxHNkwNz-tn1FWLOx4nepXA8TOlIUXeQthBrH4QIn747WpPHU/s1241/albany+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="1241" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimfw5kIUN2cKPtOT0d74wl1BIwwmtak2OZIp_RkXKrWKb0WHrS9TAFo-kR0PIu5iH5-bPouP6LnESj18UcaxZML3oM9HGxHNkwNz-tn1FWLOx4nepXA8TOlIUXeQthBrH4QIn747WpPHU/w640-h364/albany+2.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;">" <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfex6-IBGPU7K-b1jrff1d3jIIzOEMONNi9CbMo36QIApHqqbx-rU5z93_SPOuMOo9-u-NtF30GTeKalX2Qs18A_Pq7XBiP4JAlB9Xo-Gl9oNbAXSu7Q9NH7QMblOBxUX05kwU763MDks/s600/600px-Albany_Lithograph_1850s.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfex6-IBGPU7K-b1jrff1d3jIIzOEMONNi9CbMo36QIApHqqbx-rU5z93_SPOuMOo9-u-NtF30GTeKalX2Qs18A_Pq7XBiP4JAlB9Xo-Gl9oNbAXSu7Q9NH7QMblOBxUX05kwU763MDks/s320/600px-Albany_Lithograph_1850s.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Albany_Lithograph_1850s.jpg" target="_blank">Albany 1853</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p>By 1855 the population of Albany was over 57,333 with 40.4% foreign born. 25% of the population was born in Ireland and over 39% of the heads of household. This was a growth in population of nearly 7000 after the 1850 census. This was consistent with the growth over the years since 1820 when the population was just over twelve and a half thousand. Only 9% of the population in 1855 was listed as laborers, most had professions or were farmers.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> <span face=""GT America Standard", Helvetica, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Droid Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -0.32px;">Davenport, David Paul. “Migration to Albany, New York, 1850-1855.” </span><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "GT America Standard", Helvetica, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Droid Sans", sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.32px; line-height: inherit;">Social Science History</i><span face=""GT America Standard", Helvetica, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Droid Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -0.32px;">, vol. 13, no. 2, 1989, pp. 159–185. </span><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "GT America Standard", Helvetica, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Droid Sans", sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.32px; line-height: inherit;">JSTOR</i><span face=""GT America Standard", Helvetica, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Droid Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -0.32px;">, <a href="http://www.jstor.org/stable/1171260">www.jstor.org/stable/1171260</a>. Accessed 19 Mar. 2021.</span></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Albany,_New_York_(1784%E2%80%931860)" target="_blank">History of Albany - Wikipedia</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038354112386229694.post-71539974763097805712021-07-12T18:47:00.002-07:002021-07-12T18:47:00.219-07:00Family Gatherings - 1990 Oregon Coast <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiBgjH5P307l9EfxD4bwRyy2j5cxXOBt4usSBG_wzBIzuRj41_j6rcsf5BQaKDEpk30lbZG41Z78vMoRE8wihRxR4cnBlskrrCMLn6tT2m6NB5XOrWMPFwlTLhD9NvgUBiGBrGO32p2M0/s2048/PICT0011+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiBgjH5P307l9EfxD4bwRyy2j5cxXOBt4usSBG_wzBIzuRj41_j6rcsf5BQaKDEpk30lbZG41Z78vMoRE8wihRxR4cnBlskrrCMLn6tT2m6NB5XOrWMPFwlTLhD9NvgUBiGBrGO32p2M0/w640-h424/PICT0011+-+Copy.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CaI1zN3460ioh4kbfhttc8suRJx2eS2XeuO5OvuqzsKX_161v_fSYHSUh4xq06_-jR4LbapArJrRzrqtGPCMjTIeuVMtNkvQqW4-gcBb-ui05I_PC3aGdQBGUMmHE8FHyk9Boomn0rw/s2048/PICT0025+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CaI1zN3460ioh4kbfhttc8suRJx2eS2XeuO5OvuqzsKX_161v_fSYHSUh4xq06_-jR4LbapArJrRzrqtGPCMjTIeuVMtNkvQqW4-gcBb-ui05I_PC3aGdQBGUMmHE8FHyk9Boomn0rw/s320/PICT0025+-+Copy.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0g5-pCJc2NtsdUVezHOlGUA0XLs99RSNCDont-WSFUHwk5ZzrSfMgoOcmFo7UA7dvl-ps5gH6LgLNlywVfIxaUVXV92w7gpMK1UlRCjVOc41P2KM1pL1Nuv2Kd1N2CqfD6bFLnO27j1A/s2048/PICT0021+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1357" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0g5-pCJc2NtsdUVezHOlGUA0XLs99RSNCDont-WSFUHwk5ZzrSfMgoOcmFo7UA7dvl-ps5gH6LgLNlywVfIxaUVXV92w7gpMK1UlRCjVOc41P2KM1pL1Nuv2Kd1N2CqfD6bFLnO27j1A/w320-h213/PICT0021+-+Copy.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cousins</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoeR64TvcDNyabry4Ld9pynLPrf766Pr1wQE7uSNnXYP6a1jyfOo6C8MdM1Clni_fmxepiQGkt-mpfFnga0r7jNCTof279c-osRbiaipsnfFyt7VLLn5K4GoH5yDcdJDbM9XuoHmlpCuw/s992/CHS+-+EX0128_0003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="992" data-original-width="730" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoeR64TvcDNyabry4Ld9pynLPrf766Pr1wQE7uSNnXYP6a1jyfOo6C8MdM1Clni_fmxepiQGkt-mpfFnga0r7jNCTof279c-osRbiaipsnfFyt7VLLn5K4GoH5yDcdJDbM9XuoHmlpCuw/s320/CHS+-+EX0128_0003.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Not everyone made it this time, but the Donovans were joined on the coast by the Trindles, Erich and a girlfriend and Mom and Dad. There was a fishing excursion during which a few queasy family members leaned over the side of the boat and fed the fish and Andi actually caught some Salmon.</div></div><br />There was also some dune buggy driving on the sand dunes and other fun adventures.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSsUqV1x_i93TgFYstUaMHp3E0eEvFJlHx1RnyFBHAK65D4iLi41avKNjl6s2kz-nZSTeP-nfQzafVA5YoYFool45hooYek1cc0nPwBGEjFMyiy_8JhA02t9JdUKjHwIgMI_4K8GD4eg/s923/Oregon+Coast+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="822" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSsUqV1x_i93TgFYstUaMHp3E0eEvFJlHx1RnyFBHAK65D4iLi41avKNjl6s2kz-nZSTeP-nfQzafVA5YoYFool45hooYek1cc0nPwBGEjFMyiy_8JhA02t9JdUKjHwIgMI_4K8GD4eg/w178-h200/Oregon+Coast+2.jpg" width="178" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipU0f1lHojaj7cNEbZKZ0ZfQvPJLd6SEmPkK2jY5l3MDYMkUpLAGLC8habuTANpHgfrue3xqlJswytKvR8XqBjexJlFON2wztkslmxIynsk5M6qejh7EKnVLQwJIWU3bROMendXzyYYZ8/s2048/PICT0023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1329" data-original-width="2048" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipU0f1lHojaj7cNEbZKZ0ZfQvPJLd6SEmPkK2jY5l3MDYMkUpLAGLC8habuTANpHgfrue3xqlJswytKvR8XqBjexJlFON2wztkslmxIynsk5M6qejh7EKnVLQwJIWU3bROMendXzyYYZ8/w400-h260/PICT0023.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cousins</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038354112386229694.post-56637332667617484042021-06-14T23:25:00.005-07:002021-06-14T23:25:00.270-07:00Family Gatherings 1994 Belmont <div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtR48a2HDQfS4fMU2-CCajmY25OR72QD79Dm5dMkD-z8FDU77f2pMEBAMvEZX8FN50ALdB6K0_AA9Gc2QX18wM2I2CtHCHvH2sQtaZMJ-xrkZNM4dUtqq27SDTcv8-0e7I7Lb4fUg64CQ/s1308/Belmont.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1308" data-original-width="831" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtR48a2HDQfS4fMU2-CCajmY25OR72QD79Dm5dMkD-z8FDU77f2pMEBAMvEZX8FN50ALdB6K0_AA9Gc2QX18wM2I2CtHCHvH2sQtaZMJ-xrkZNM4dUtqq27SDTcv8-0e7I7Lb4fUg64CQ/w406-h640/Belmont.jpg" width="406" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The First Grandchild wedding</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>I don't have many family pictures from this wedding. But this one of Jim and Jean is great!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WULsGTzGhWKS7PJSa45CQPvIePPtx-zpntdA4vJqILMvep1oMAM23w2DAYj-cuo5Gd08p8KsAcnraH2_9YQbmQeuJ9P6ZsCJnulv05rbimwJJUbxL5GgptPHQSstkAmjqnbvsTF0YOo/s2048/198211282015_0034+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1418" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WULsGTzGhWKS7PJSa45CQPvIePPtx-zpntdA4vJqILMvep1oMAM23w2DAYj-cuo5Gd08p8KsAcnraH2_9YQbmQeuJ9P6ZsCJnulv05rbimwJJUbxL5GgptPHQSstkAmjqnbvsTF0YOo/w278-h400/198211282015_0034+%25282%2529.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZrIf8Dtx5qYWKZdAq0NS57G6JyNVznBlOd-w0zDQewsYG2MtqI9YYS2brbNlma_wtX7Ejak-l500V_ezj_JpLPes0RTzWpuuvWfQCgWWWxM208LQwZTpILrI43EbOcScuwHbaXBuZnBA/s2048/198211282015_0033+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1294" data-original-width="2048" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZrIf8Dtx5qYWKZdAq0NS57G6JyNVznBlOd-w0zDQewsYG2MtqI9YYS2brbNlma_wtX7Ejak-l500V_ezj_JpLPes0RTzWpuuvWfQCgWWWxM208LQwZTpILrI43EbOcScuwHbaXBuZnBA/w640-h404/198211282015_0033+%25283%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />That tiny flower girl is Mariah! And Meaghan is second from the left.<br />
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<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0fhs1pgf6tiseug/AAB-ztXkBMsYMJhxuyBMYGsga?dl=0" target="_blank">More Pictures</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038354112386229694.post-57658170518910501582021-05-10T23:38:00.004-07:002021-05-10T23:38:00.208-07:00Family Gatherings 1997 - The Marin Headlands<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gpp9auuy20bq0gt/AABlt_TZbU8IThVnVz9Offjca?dl=0" target="_blank"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gpp9auuy20bq0gt/AABlt_TZbU8IThVnVz9Offjca?dl=0" target="_blank"></a></div>This was the last trip for Dad, the last time he gathered with the entire family. It was a wonderful weekend on the headlands. The majority of the family stayed right there with just a few of us that didn't fit off in hotels nearby. <div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXnO8IfnWaKPsRS1WkMWGaTkFoeX9fUIW9qkfU6Vzw8z-s-bCdBrR1gxyCMN8GP-IU5ETjqDW4SxIzkfP61N8dUhcje1TUoupzkGRq1vEkSpYc6KPXa_vzKQdBv9svEpeg2L0K7rL8mM/s1714/Marin+Headlands.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1132" data-original-width="1714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXnO8IfnWaKPsRS1WkMWGaTkFoeX9fUIW9qkfU6Vzw8z-s-bCdBrR1gxyCMN8GP-IU5ETjqDW4SxIzkfP61N8dUhcje1TUoupzkGRq1vEkSpYc6KPXa_vzKQdBv9svEpeg2L0K7rL8mM/s320/Marin+Headlands.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jim, Cavan and Meaghan</td></tr></tbody></table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzUu5lOInqvxtBP64EBDR_NR9jj1QSSNvhrE4_u0pFMK1Qnpk4OTsOAIUPmI_PqzXRz_H2CmZ0LFhAynes1sIMFkXeBpygKRX0Joa5qLIcmmokmSWxDPbUwUZsf0sIQrHWqFFcM5BfrE/s1753/Marin+headlands+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1168" data-original-width="1753" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzUu5lOInqvxtBP64EBDR_NR9jj1QSSNvhrE4_u0pFMK1Qnpk4OTsOAIUPmI_PqzXRz_H2CmZ0LFhAynes1sIMFkXeBpygKRX0Joa5qLIcmmokmSWxDPbUwUZsf0sIQrHWqFFcM5BfrE/w320-h213/Marin+headlands+2.jpg" title="Meaghan and Mariah" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meaghan and Mariah</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNx5-QPh-oREqqWz61MNhxHa_WuqxC9my_hM_JZa9WLAh58D_kHXTqDF5W03pZZhVSEQzeocKMF5PS7v8X86OvY2o2yn-VK3E3pWz8W9BMu0jwm6U7iZa5cB2l0hyphenhypheneZNpQ_V7mL43a07E/s1356/Wedding+++003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="1112" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNx5-QPh-oREqqWz61MNhxHa_WuqxC9my_hM_JZa9WLAh58D_kHXTqDF5W03pZZhVSEQzeocKMF5PS7v8X86OvY2o2yn-VK3E3pWz8W9BMu0jwm6U7iZa5cB2l0hyphenhypheneZNpQ_V7mL43a07E/s320/Wedding+++003.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greg and Andi</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8CQV8iPTRPIL_RO_wUxaeOP9hbpdKuudBDkYR_AdbR4RtfieAHoKXRK5LzvfLoo5SJTUqJcSzTGzzqrjCpD4xmopR3Q-fbxiDwFsCPe-rm-Ffq5wNGXwuYVJBdJ5FE13pWNx35Yu8sk/s819/Marin+headlands+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="802" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8CQV8iPTRPIL_RO_wUxaeOP9hbpdKuudBDkYR_AdbR4RtfieAHoKXRK5LzvfLoo5SJTUqJcSzTGzzqrjCpD4xmopR3Q-fbxiDwFsCPe-rm-Ffq5wNGXwuYVJBdJ5FE13pWNx35Yu8sk/s320/Marin+headlands+4.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sean</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-OzTxxAywqhSDaft-jY818xEXOXD56_lq-vp2fx8Hbv2md84Z-cJV21iDH6elb-P60acEIe4BkOZ9gWFeScdoHv_g6Ye5HhylDcfjjDExl_Tp9RARq2oNI40yGj65pcgS5vFzngv4Jsw/s1363/Marin+headlands+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="1363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-OzTxxAywqhSDaft-jY818xEXOXD56_lq-vp2fx8Hbv2md84Z-cJV21iDH6elb-P60acEIe4BkOZ9gWFeScdoHv_g6Ye5HhylDcfjjDExl_Tp9RARq2oNI40yGj65pcgS5vFzngv4Jsw/s320/Marin+headlands+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Denise, Mariah and Tim</td></tr></tbody></table></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038354112386229694.post-25516946897667760642021-03-17T17:30:00.001-07:002021-03-18T17:41:58.974-07:00Family Gatherings 1992 - Pat and Polly's Wedding<br />
<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/p3xa8sb0jefl7gn/AAAKC3TDluy00QG_Qm_gybCba?dl=0" target="_blank"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBd9dYzJ9PVbL8msBv7M5aVDq8nuEN7AfUtOofGMBTUBCCxkchyphenhyphentXXtMUoEP5KQlXkbmy16d8l-v40HZiGMVZqIBdgpD27f4PPU145GlvWs8ZIPTln2kk64lr3o7DjS1INogS05L8bEDQ/s1821/PatWedding3.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1732" data-original-width="1821" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBd9dYzJ9PVbL8msBv7M5aVDq8nuEN7AfUtOofGMBTUBCCxkchyphenhyphentXXtMUoEP5KQlXkbmy16d8l-v40HZiGMVZqIBdgpD27f4PPU145GlvWs8ZIPTln2kk64lr3o7DjS1INogS05L8bEDQ/w400-h380/PatWedding3.bmp" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Family Portrait</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></a><div>Everyone made it, some of us not quite as early as the others!</div><div><br /></div><div>There were activities for all and those snazzy cousins got to help out.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is another case where my pictures aren't very good and far from complete. Additional pictures are welcome!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/p3xa8sb0jefl7gn/AAAKC3TDluy00QG_Qm_gybCba?dl=0" target="_blank">More Pictures</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhyphenhyphenY78VfVmbZ3F1ldb-kiW9vCH9qjAUCfC1Xxj_1zbiN4c919BBKY7WhGevTzqaFHqHTHJwi6D9-4tLUrWj49eRq_1rilzu4PZ7ku1I0Gs_7eZgdgbx33RZtPgIfy4uLRyYUfyyKnZz4/s1489/pats+wedding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVIUBfVuFrB288M3H7jrdsr17m2mhg0UGi7m4T9YVvNW4Y4xQVUbqybcwfczwrJYRnQL0wyGd7InLxnfegH43o4gHjg2UHSIHrNWp0Kbyo2KtMWyb0KPAqvU5KA5mgkvZQnL0ic9Ur_CQ/s1821/PatWedding2.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1732" data-original-width="1821" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVIUBfVuFrB288M3H7jrdsr17m2mhg0UGi7m4T9YVvNW4Y4xQVUbqybcwfczwrJYRnQL0wyGd7InLxnfegH43o4gHjg2UHSIHrNWp0Kbyo2KtMWyb0KPAqvU5KA5mgkvZQnL0ic9Ur_CQ/s320/PatWedding2.bmp" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhyphenhyphenY78VfVmbZ3F1ldb-kiW9vCH9qjAUCfC1Xxj_1zbiN4c919BBKY7WhGevTzqaFHqHTHJwi6D9-4tLUrWj49eRq_1rilzu4PZ7ku1I0Gs_7eZgdgbx33RZtPgIfy4uLRyYUfyyKnZz4/s1489/pats+wedding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="1489" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhyphenhyphenY78VfVmbZ3F1ldb-kiW9vCH9qjAUCfC1Xxj_1zbiN4c919BBKY7WhGevTzqaFHqHTHJwi6D9-4tLUrWj49eRq_1rilzu4PZ7ku1I0Gs_7eZgdgbx33RZtPgIfy4uLRyYUfyyKnZz4/s320/pats+wedding.jpg" width="320" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5AlZ7VEP8GktqEDKkVjXmMe2XQiqkLeTeedTwWhCRDGZySZ8LHdSvAAB-bsJvHXS4Kk4Udhg6pEN3q3rTcGteaz6WhNwh_ftNhdfrtJpNVwHyg-ZqmdgdZJms3gsCBoCpfst_AIAhIow/s737/cousins+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="737" data-original-width="378" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5AlZ7VEP8GktqEDKkVjXmMe2XQiqkLeTeedTwWhCRDGZySZ8LHdSvAAB-bsJvHXS4Kk4Udhg6pEN3q3rTcGteaz6WhNwh_ftNhdfrtJpNVwHyg-ZqmdgdZJms3gsCBoCpfst_AIAhIow/s320/cousins+2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and the other one.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fIQVL5AarHoGvuHnvpmyjp1maY8p15Omz1PmpXWS3ALyv4rtx2U46Sdhr5ROU-qgzzFV3e9nzO_NlBSGefzY9g8J4yfbS61JkJCX-euHpvFl1ncv40MrMfKHRlW3DMW4mMnxx0STSj0/s858/Cousins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fIQVL5AarHoGvuHnvpmyjp1maY8p15Omz1PmpXWS3ALyv4rtx2U46Sdhr5ROU-qgzzFV3e9nzO_NlBSGefzY9g8J4yfbS61JkJCX-euHpvFl1ncv40MrMfKHRlW3DMW4mMnxx0STSj0/s320/Cousins.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cousins</td></tr></tbody></table></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7hyooVWr6MpqgiPkb-g1TPVJSm_rVz1wmOjmcxe6BFiwlcJF1zi59VXqlTermRKOqUH3mC7HScK_GDtmDft6g0v4roCKBDJ_tY7kFyT8J24hiNn4uifWsuDxWcZf7_ygBVylNOZbtY4/s1821/PatWedding1.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1732" data-original-width="1821" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7hyooVWr6MpqgiPkb-g1TPVJSm_rVz1wmOjmcxe6BFiwlcJF1zi59VXqlTermRKOqUH3mC7HScK_GDtmDft6g0v4roCKBDJ_tY7kFyT8J24hiNn4uifWsuDxWcZf7_ygBVylNOZbtY4/w400-h380/PatWedding1.bmp" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038354112386229694.post-69215435392935013312020-12-21T23:19:00.011-08:002020-12-21T23:19:00.773-08:00William O Ceallaigh's Christmas Feast <p style="text-align: left;"><font face="inherit" style="font-weight: normal;"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="inherit" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKb78mZIGQNnGSFgV79CcDfq4Z7pZHNTNfZ_FoAnkjkLpS2PuXVBT5gntZvU__o2KXOo1v1FKHRiktyubu_sMNtIr_SkgM9NxnCz-TnRlTikN01LtOdBr20p5PMPQm072f8QxHpcHySAE/s459/51513600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="459" data-original-width="404" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKb78mZIGQNnGSFgV79CcDfq4Z7pZHNTNfZ_FoAnkjkLpS2PuXVBT5gntZvU__o2KXOo1v1FKHRiktyubu_sMNtIr_SkgM9NxnCz-TnRlTikN01LtOdBr20p5PMPQm072f8QxHpcHySAE/w176-h200/51513600.jpg" width="176" /></a></font></div><font face="inherit" style="font-weight: normal;">In 1351 William Boye O'Kelly, our ancestor, invited all the Irish poets, Brehons, bards, harpers, gamesters or common kearogs, jesters and others of their kind in Ireland to his house (Galey Castle) for Christmas, all were well pleased and extolled William for his bounty One, Gofraidh Fionn (Geoffrey the Fair) a member of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93_D%C3%A1laigh" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Ó Dálaigh">Ó Dálaigh</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> family of poets wrote the poem, </span> <i style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Filidh Éireann go haointeach</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">, which commemorates </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">An Nollaig na Garma</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">. </span></font><p></p>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 1</strong>. The poets of Ireland go to one house tonight; it will not be miserly! What poet has not been snatched from sorrow by the man of the house into which they come?</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 2</strong>. If their coming is desired--all the poets of Ireland together, how shall we be happy thus? We have often been dissatisfied</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 3</strong>. Tho' they were few it would be oppressive, more and more numerous are the people of art; our invitation is thus troublesome as it is a demanding company to invite.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 4</strong>. The greater part of the men of Ireland are opposed to us, although it is ignorance: pleasant is the time which is at hand, considering that everyone else is unfriendly towards our art.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 6</strong>. William O'Kelly-graceful form-is above the petty kings of Ireland ; his generosity quenches their fame ; there is a gathering summoned towards him.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 7</strong>. Because of the summons we have received, their own poets -I expect-will not remain with the tribe of Niall during this Christmastide.</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, "bitstream charter", serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 8</strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">. From the amount that will go to his royal fort during this coming Christmastide, when the nimble folk of Munster feast it will be a feasting without a man of.</span><br style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;" /><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 9</strong>. The learned of Blod's race responding here at Christmas; from the number of the School coming into his house every other place will be solitary</div></div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 11</strong>. Throughout this day in Leinster, or in Meath of the gentle rivers, no note* of music will be heard, save the voice of the sweet bird from the trees.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 12</strong>. Being with him, beyond all trouble, is most fitting for the Craftsmen; at his banquets throughout the day, it will be a feast of age for the poets. </div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 13</strong>. The poet-companies of pleasant-meadowed Fódla [Ireland], and those of Scotland – a distant journey – will be acquainted with one another after arriving in William’s lofty castle. </div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 14</strong>. The seven ranks who shape the genuine poetry will come here; the seven true ranks of poets, their entrance (into the house) is an omen of expenditure (of gifts).</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 15</strong>. Many are coming to the son of Duncan from the north, no fewer from the south: an assembly of scholars; a billeting from west and east, a company seeking cattle.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 16</strong>. There will be judges who make legal decisions; there will be “druids” and good poets; the authors of Ireland, those who compose the battle-rolls, will be in his dwelling.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 17</strong>. The musicians of Ireland – vast the flock – every sort of craftsman, the flood of companies, side by side: the entire gathering is going to one house.</div>
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The historians of lovely Ireland form a gathering of a mighty host: the company is in the town; Where is the street of the historians?</span></strong></strong></strong></strong></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 23</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">. The fair-coloured, generous-hearted host have another spacious avenue of white houses for the bardic companies and the jugglers. </span></strong></strong></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 24</strong>. That is paltry, considering the number of pleasant streets the people of the warrior of Ervallagh possess around O’Kelly’s castle.</div><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 25</strong><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 400;">. They are arranged so that there are ample paths between them; similar to letters that have been lined up in a crowded, (?) avenue. </span><b> </b></strong></div><div><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, "bitstream charter", serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></strong></div><div><br /></div><div><font color="#333333" face=""><br /></font><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0U0QMkroXzTHHrVI7p9Y1qpDmqkfJ_aS_az3dlPfneEfVZQIMe_Ua7GXt3tZwGnUKiZ7lqB1Y4n185kpu1rX7sbxOSKLFpeVH4jtnWYdcMK7Ee2LimHYOXR3Mwt0K1CqgIB4gGxudaMI/s1600/9.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="682" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0U0QMkroXzTHHrVI7p9Y1qpDmqkfJ_aS_az3dlPfneEfVZQIMe_Ua7GXt3tZwGnUKiZ7lqB1Y4n185kpu1rX7sbxOSKLFpeVH4jtnWYdcMK7Ee2LimHYOXR3Mwt0K1CqgIB4gGxudaMI/s200/9.JPG" width="160" /></a><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, "bitstream charter", serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, "bitstream charter", serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 26</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, "bitstream charter", serif; font-size: 16px;">. Two rows of smooth, conical roofed houses are on either side of each thread of bare, smooth, straight, firm road.</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"> </span><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 27</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">. The ridge of the bright-furrowed field is a plain crowded with houses; behind the crowded plain is a fortified residence, resembling a capital letter. </span></strong></strong></strong></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 28</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">. The fortified r</span></strong></strong><strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">esidence of fair Gaille’s chieftain is a capital letter of lovely stone; the fortified residence is strengthened by the lake which lies behind the stone.</span></strong></strong></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></strong></strong></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></strong>§ 29</strong>. It is visible from far away, the star-stone above the waters of <em style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Loch na nÉigeas</em> [“The Lake of the Scholars”], though the fortified residence is lovelier on the inside, its outer smoothness is like vellum.</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 30</strong>. The castle on the bank of the lake is the sign of a mighty chieftain; the scion of Bregia is to be praised on account of the castle; bright is its stone, ruddy is its timber.</div><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 31</strong><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 400;">. The woodwork and the lime-washed stone are perfectly joined together; there are no large gaps between them; the work is a triumph of art. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></strong></div><div><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, "bitstream charter", serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></strong></div><div><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, "bitstream charter", serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 32</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, "bitstream charter", serif; font-size: 16px;">. No other timber has been crafted as beautifully as this woodwork; lime has not covered the face of a castle as beautiful as this great stone.</span><br />
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 33</strong>. The spacious court of the “spark” of Cúala is (made of) the (finest) choice of stone and timber; the beams of his arched court are (made of) tightly-joined, unspliced oak.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 34</strong>. There is artistry of the smithy on the shining woodwork; on the smooth part of each brown oaken beam carpenters carve animal figures.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 35</strong>. On the smooth side of the warm dwelling – it magnifies its beauty – the trace of a narrow, pointed, slender, fresh, narrow pen.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 36</strong>. This high tower in front of us is similar to the Tower of Breoghan, from which the best of spears were thrown, from which Ireland was perceived from Spain.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 37</strong>. (The tower) from which the great offspring of Míl of Spain won the land with sharp spear points – a favourable enterprise – so that they became people of Ireland.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 38</strong>. From which Fódla [Ireland] of the jagged trees – after the combat of the “branches” (warriors) from Síodh Breagh destroyed the Tuatha Dé Danann – is in the possession of the offspring of the Sons of Míl since their death.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 39</strong>. They went from Greece to fair Spain, from Spain to Ireland; (this is) the journey of the mighty offspring of Míl, the troop of the “old” (time-proven), finely-wrought weapons.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 40</strong>. Éber and Eremon were the two most powerful of the gathering; O’Kelly is of the blood of their lineage (just as) every hound resembles its breed.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 41</strong>. The grandson of Conchobar of Glandore is not merely an Irishman; William, with his curly, ringletted, spreading locks of hair, is also Greek and Spanish.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 42</strong>. Woe to him with whom the chief is angry, even if it takes a long time for his anger to be aroused; it is difficult to reduce the displeasure of Maine’s descendant; his wrath is all the greater from its rarity.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 43</strong>. The extent of the (people of the) Uí Maine is held by Duibh Easa’s son of the bold weapon; from Grian to old Cora in the east is in the possession of the man of the undulating, curly locks.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 44</strong>. His country lacks nothing; he has both smooth [domesticated] and rugged [land]; I perceive in the possession of the chieftain of Lí some of every kind of land around him.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 45</strong>. Athenry, broad Athlone, Áth Liag – the three magnificent fords are the least trouble (to add to?) the bodies of water of the king of Ráth Sleachta.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 46</strong>. Loch Derg – a cause of pride – Loch Lee of the green-sided marshes, these blue bays on which the sun shines brightly are the “pillars” of William’s land.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 47</strong>. Maonmagh, the territory of the Sons of Morna, was subject to the generous heroic one; his share would come to the chief of Codba even if the Children of Morna remained.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 48</strong>. That plain had long gone out of their patrimony until William grew up; Maonmagh had expectant interest in the member of (the tribe of) Uí Maine after being occupied by foreigners.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 49</strong>. Since the Vikings [i.e., foreigners] were banished from there by the son of Duncan of Dun Maigue, the Uí Maine occupy the smooth face of Maonmagh, under the sway of the king of Ruide.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 50</strong>. He will divide the plain amongst the Uí Maine, since his people have earned it; the descendants of noble Maine are not angry as a result of the distribution of Maonmagh amongst the Uí Maine.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 51</strong>. Although many offerings and tributes come to his joyous countenance – which is like a blazing ember – there are even more poet bands coming to Clan Kelly to get cattle from William (as gifts).</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">§ 52</strong>. William, the white-toothed son of Duncan son of Conchobar Chobhartaigh; their judgment in his house is not rewarded, a house in which I will find poets.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038354112386229694.post-90440309312337432172020-12-08T21:52:00.001-08:002020-12-08T21:52:00.128-08:00Nollaig Shona Duit<span style="background-color: white; color: #5b5b5b; font-family: "open sans", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>null-ig hun-a dit.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #5b5b5b; font-family: inherit;">The season would start with the advent wreath. Lighting one more </span>candle each week .... three pink and one purple.... as we counted down to Christmas. We took turns with the lighting, but the youngest always went first. In Ireland it was the tradition that the youngest lit the Christmas Candle.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #5b5b5b; font-family: inherit;">Every year we would receive the special box from Grammy English. The Spritz cookies, green trees with those (now outlawed) silver balls, meant Christmas was near. In the early years there were also homemade pajamas, a tradition carried on by Mom when she became a Grandma. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5b5b5b;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDR46xy1ZVWgDu_teydez3GXclPVc-tRKzfHNt42QR5Fd1AKBwnAfY3gWR1agVH24oBkUnBnBe9GRoC8KHZwkYgu3ICXkr45PHxKibdViZbE4WTN1TSxXxI09Heh_te_SeSMg2jscCFMQ/s2048/2016-08-18+09.06.12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1560" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDR46xy1ZVWgDu_teydez3GXclPVc-tRKzfHNt42QR5Fd1AKBwnAfY3gWR1agVH24oBkUnBnBe9GRoC8KHZwkYgu3ICXkr45PHxKibdViZbE4WTN1TSxXxI09Heh_te_SeSMg2jscCFMQ/s320/2016-08-18+09.06.12.jpg" /></a></div>To the dismay of some of us, we always waited until Christmas Eve to put up the Christmas tree. This was Dad's tradition. We would get the tree either that day or maybe a day or two before at the nearest lot. We would decorate, and then there was the tinsel ... put on <i style="font-weight: bold;">one piece at a time!!! </i> By the time I was in high school Dad was busier than ever and often left the tree decorating to the rest of us. That piece by piece tradition was one we happily abandoned, throwing on clumps was much more fun.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">As I was looking at Irish Christmas Traditions to see what had filtered through the years to our household, one site stressed that traditionally Christmas in Ireland began on Christmas Eve and continued until the Epiphany. So the Christmas Eve tree was perhaps one of our Irish traditions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There were others. The Christmas Candle. It wasn't an every year tradition, but I remember putting it in the window to welcome travelers when I was small, and particularly burning it each night the year that Dad was overseas during the Suez Crisis. During Penal Times the candle indicated a safe place for priests to perform mass. Tradition said the candle should be lit by the youngest member of the household and extinguished only by a girl named Mary. In Ireland that was probably easy, there were a lot of Mary's but none in our house and I'm sure we all would have argued if the same person got to light the candle all the time!!!</span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I also remember the extra place at the table, I think that one fell by the wayside as well, perhaps when the family got so big, or was it maybe because we so often seemed to have and extra person or two for dinner. I often think about those strays when we have our wonderful Thanksgiving feasts at Andi's....filled with new and interesting people each year. </span></div><div><br /><div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">While decorating with Holly is claimed to be or Irish origin by some, it is a tradition that might date a bit earlier. The celebration of Saturnalia, a Roman festival derived from the farm-related rituals of midwinter and the winter solstice. That celebration included decorating with holly and the giving of gifts, definitely a precursor of current Christmas festivities. The Irish, however, did start the tradition of rings of holly on the door. Those wreathes did not come down until the Epiphany.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In looking at origins of Christmas, it is interesting to note that Yule was a Scandinavian fertility God, decorating with wreathes and holly is considered a Wicca custom, Druids used mistletoe, Thor and Odin joined St. Nicholas in giving out gifts, and <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">the</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Indo-Iranian deity </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Mithras celebrated the birth of the sun on Dec 25.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Another Irish custom that we followed was having mince pies for Christmas. It is another custom that disappeared from our house over time, most likely because it was NOBODY'S favorite.</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>
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In the first half of the 1820s John, James, Dennis and William Keenan all immigrated to Canada and settled in Simcoe county, Ontario just west of Toronto. We know by various documents that John and James were brothers and it seems likely that Dennis and William were either brothers or cousins, but that is not proven.<br />
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<li><span style="line-height: 22.4px;"><a href="http://maddenmoments2012.blogspot.com/2016/05/keenans-to-adjala.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">John </span></a>1773 Aghaloo, Tyrone, Ireland - Aug 1866 Adjala, Ontario, Canada. <i>John is our direct ancestor. Read about him in </i></span><a href="http://maddenmoments2012.blogspot.com/2016/05/keenans-to-adjala.html" target="_blank">Keenans to Adjala.</a> </li>
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<li><span style="line-height: 22.4px;"><span style="font-size: large;">James </span> 1776 Aghaloo, Tyrone, Ireland - Jan 1859 Adjala, Ontario, Canada. He married Margaret Fox before 1802 in Ireland. James settled in Adjala in 1824 with his wife and four children.</span></li>
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<li><span style="line-height: 22.4px;">Ann 1802-1879 m. Frank Morrow and had 10 children</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 22.4px;">Mary abt 1803-1838 m. Patrick Feheley and had children. Patrick died in 1841 and children named in his probate are Elizabeth, Thomas and James. </span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 22.4px;">Robert 1805-1896 married Mary Ahern (</span>R<i>obert Keenan, the first settler in Keenansville, which perpetuates his name, was the representative for the Cardwell District from 1846 to 1857. From 1858 we find the names of Patrick Tracey, J.T. Connor, Thomas Langley, Thomas Kidd, P.D. Kelly, Peter Small, G.P. Hughes, and Matt Ronan. In 1880, the year of publication of the Atlas, John Kelly and Joseph Wright were Reeve and Deputy Reeve. <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> (</span></i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sunday, August 3, 2008 Pioneer History </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small;"><b>Pioneer Times </b></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">An excerpt from South Adjala 1825-1965, by George Keogh, Nobleton Press, 1965.) </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white;">James 1843 - 1904 married Agnes Bill and they had 7 known children</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">Eleanor 1845 m James Morrow and they had six known children</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">John 1847-1928 </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">Mary 1848 m Thomas Casserly Morrow and they had eight known children</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">Anne 1852-1870 </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">Sarah Camilla 1853-1941 M James Casserly Hart and they had eleven known children</span></li>
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The oldest of those grandsons, the one approaching fifty, has always been a bundle of energy. Eager to share his enthusiasm for life with the world. He was the only one who knew his Grandpa Jim in his better days...he and his mom living with his grandparents for a time and then close for a few more years. I have always thought that being a student in one of his classes would be a true adventure.<br />
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Next in line, the philosopher. Well, kind of sort of. Wonderfully interesting views of life lead to great conversations, Mom's kind of conversations....I envision the two of them deep in discussion...... and I myself enjoy those conversations, a book discussed, a podcast revisited. I often regret the fact that by the time he was visiting his Grandpa Jim, the symptoms of Alzheimer's were already kicking in, and noisy kids caused turmoil in his mind. I wish this nephew had known him in his better days for I think they had much in common in that questioning of the world.. This nephew also won the heart and respect of his Uncle Greg....<br />
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Oh, and then the math genius, definitely a throwback to his Grandpa Jim on both the genius front and the somewhat trouble making teen years. But there the line is drawn. Well, kind of sort of. The grandfather allowed to much tension to build and then blow while the grandson is as mellow as one can be. Easy going, of course, can equate with not quite getting things done ... oh but maybe that too is in common, I remember growing up in a house in construction, never, never done. But both grandpa and grandson, underneath, kind and caring AND brilliant.<br />
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And then that youngest nephew, just sixteen, he never knew his Grandpa Jim. Music is at the top of the list of talents .... I heard just a few minutes of viola practice and was transported with the beauty of the sound, this is his new instrument....keyboards, base and violin have all been mastered. And....he sings, a good baritone. The singing he shares with his grandpa, I remember Dad singing a lot. Some of his Irish songs would bring tears to my eyes on any day. Add to that youngest grandsons talent, intelligence and such poise. As one who is shy on my best days, I couldn't help but admire the poise with which he greeted young and old alike. He will achieve whatever he sets out to do in this world.<br />
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Yes their grandparents would be proud of each and everyone of these grandsons, and also of the absorbed into the family grandson... families can get complicated.....this nephew is not related by blood BUT is the son of the man who was my sister's husband when she passed on, born of a subsequent marriage. He and his father were as much a part of the family as anyone else...and Mom and Dad would also be proud of the man he has become.<br />
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And I their aunt am happy to brag about them all!!!!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038354112386229694.post-10943993156539231012019-07-04T19:37:00.000-07:002019-07-04T19:37:00.209-07:00the Derbhfhine<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.75em;">
For almost 1,000 years, the main unit of Gaelic society was not the nuclear family as we conceive it, but a very particular version of the extended family, the <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">derbhfhine (true kin)</em>, all the descendants of a common great-grandfather. </div>
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Among other things, property ownership rested with the <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">derbhfhine</em>, not the individual. So what you could own – cattle in particular – depended on who your kin were. No wonder genealogy loomed so large and surnames that signaled kinship were so important.<br />
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"<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: small; text-align: justify;">The ancient Irish were among the earliest civilizations to value genealogy. "Those of the lowest rank among a great tribe traced and retained the whole line of their descent with the same care which in other nations was peculiar to the rich and great ", noted John O'Donovan in </span><i style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; text-align: justify;">Miscellany of the Celtic Society</i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: small; text-align: justify;">, "for, it was from his own genealogy each man of the tribe, poor as well as rich, held the charter of his civil state, his right of property in the cantred in which he was born, the soil of which was occupied by one family or clan, and in which no one lawfully possessed any portion of the soil if he was not of the same race as the chief." (<a href="http://ua_tuathal.tripod.com/genealogy1.html" target="_blank">Genealogy and Brehon Law</a>)</span></div>
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<i><a href="http://ua_tuathal.tripod.com/genealogy1.html" target="_blank">Genealogy and Brehon Law</a></i><br />
<i>T<a href="https://druidnetwork.org/what-is-druidry/learning-resources/polytheist/lesson-six/" target="_blank">he Structure of Early Gaelic Society </a>- The Druid Network (this offers a great explanation of the Irish family system)</i><br />
<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derbfine" target="_blank">Derbfine</a>- Wikipedia </i><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038354112386229694.post-69280250270937396302019-06-20T13:18:00.000-07:002019-06-20T13:18:00.265-07:00DNA UpdateWith our second Madden Y-DNA - (Second Cousin) we now have our own descending line on the Kelly Tree. With Townsend/Kelly/Lloyd on one side and 3 Kelly's on the other we come from BY3040. As more individuals test this might be broken down even more and perhaps eventually we will find just a small window where our Kelly ancestors became Maddens.<br />
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Get a better copy of this chart....<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/5b4vmumcsw7iaxt/Big%20Tree%20DNA%20results%20with%202%20Maddens.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038354112386229694.post-24263618776495084562019-06-13T23:49:00.000-07:002019-06-14T00:38:45.133-07:00Family Gatherings - 2011Oregon provides a good middle ground for the family. The oldest generation is spread from Seattle to Seaside. We have met twice in Sun River, the first time in 2011. This page includes pictures supplied by many family members. Liam was missing and only there for a few days, Eric seems to have eluded the camera! Tim, Denise and Mariah stayed home with Mom, who was in the end, not well enough to travel.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It is worth a trip to Dublin just to visit <a href="https://epicchq.com/" target="_blank">EPIC The Irish Immigrant Museum.</a> The technology is spectacular and would thrill everyone from the smallest inquisitive child to old technophobics.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Every part of every room is used: floor, ceiling and walls, to tell the story of our immigrant ancestors. </span><br />
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Sean & Nikki Wedding - San Diego</h4>
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We waited a long time for Sean to find the perfect spouse.....but it was well worth the wait.<br />
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So, it was Thanksgiving and a wedding in San Diego in 1998.<br />
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Tim's Backyard (Roy)</h4>
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This wasn't a planned "family" gathering, but rather a gathering of all those that ended up in the Northwest at the same time. There were lawn games and water fun for all!!!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038354112386229694.post-30252745845758376112018-12-04T22:08:00.002-08:002018-12-04T22:08:24.339-08:00Port Huron City<div align="CENTER">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>This city is one of the most naturally attractive, as well as pleasantly located, in the State. The streets are nearly all broad, and richly shaded with large trees, the growth of forty years, and the entire aspect of the place is one that Goldsmith would have delighted to describe, so quietly restful and peaceful is the scene, and so far removed from the restless and, more portentuous (sic) activities of large commercial centers. To the north, the broad river trails its beauteous way throughout the land, basking like a silvery serpent beneath the sun's glorious beams, while to the southeast and west extend the farms - the richest portion of the county, presenting to the eye a most magnificent rural view. Any lover of nature will acknowledge the perfection and beauty of the whole picture, and perchance, may indulge a sigh that all the world, and every place in particular, is not so happily conditioned. The inhabitants are generally from the North Atlantic States, or are representatives of the Eastern States, all well known in our vernacular as Yankees, who dropped out of the ever-westward-flowing tide of their brotherhood, and settled down here.</i></span><br />
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<i style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">To the people who came and remained we can say - you found a wilderness and cleared a place for habitation. You have taken from the mountains wealth to pay for labor; you have found at hand the clay for brick, the pine trees for lumber, and out of these materials built your towns. No better illustration is afforded anywhere of the skill and ingenuity of man. There is nothing great in this world but man, there is nothing great in man but mind. He found materials in nature's great storehouse; but he was the master, they his slaves. He found the land wild and inhabited by savages - lo! the change! The great stores, the busy banks, the restaurants, the hotels, stand where a few years ago the tangled underbrush gave [489] shelter to wild beasts and creeping reptiles. The morning whistles, the school and church bells ringing from the hillside, have supplanted the wild yell of the Indian. The newspaper, the great modern missionary, is abroad in your midst, and reports to you the outside world. The telegraph and telephone are yours; a railroad system is yours; a well organized society is yours. These are your statistics! This is your civilization! Withal, your neighbors in the old countries may enjoy some advantages which you do not; many live in the midst of culture, in a region of accumulated wealth, yet would you change places with them? Would you go back to the quiet life, so poor in experience, as the old past you left in your old home? Nay, tarry here, amid these scenes, full of the romance of promise, the mysteries of illimitable possibility, where opportunity - a goddess shy in the older communities, and coy and hard to win - extends a friendly hand on hill-top and in vale, and fairly leads you to the summits of success.<span style="font-size: x-small;"> <b>(History of St. Clair County: Port Huron Township and City - A T Andreas 1883)</b></span></i><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Port Huron, which is located in St. Clair County, Michigan was grew quickly after the 1850's due in part to the shipbuilding and lumber trade. In 1857 it was incorporated. By the time Michael and Bridget (Dunn) Murphy had moved there in was a thriving town. By 1870 the population had exceeded that of the surrounding villages and in 1871 the Supreme Court designated it as the county seat. That same year the city and surrounding areas burned. Ten years later the Thumb Fire again engulfed the city.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Port Huron City Directory, Brown, 1871-2 and the Port Huron City Directory, Leath & Talbot, 1881 show Michael living on Chestnut, between 7th and 8th. The Port Huron & St. Clair County Directory, Sherman, 1893-4 lists Bridget as a widow living at 2211 Willow. The directory also lists Michael, a fireman, living at the same address. It seems likely that this is in fact her son, John, who was a fireman later in Chicago. It is also possible that Michael was not deceased, but rather absent and living in Chicago.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Neither of these areas were included in the detailed Sanborn Maps of 1898, however, you can see the streets in the main map above.</span></div>
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<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Huron,_Michigan" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;" target="_blank">Port Huron - Wikipedia</a></li>
<li><a href="https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/micounty/" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;" target="_blank">Michigan County Histories and Atlases</a></li>
<li><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/mi/stclair" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">St. Clair Online Historical Directories</span></a></li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038354112386229694.post-80404792804133397332018-11-20T22:25:00.000-08:002018-11-20T22:25:33.477-08:00Happy Thanksgiving<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Growing up in the nether-lands of California we had no family to join us for Thanksgiving, although I remember an occasional stray joining the table. Even so the day was festive, we would gather leaves and small bunches of grapes from the neglected vineyard across the street to decorate the holiday table. The wonderful smells of cooking would permeate the house all day. <br />
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There were always home made rolls, Waldorf salad, piles of mashed potatoes and turkey with all the trimmings.<br />
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Over the years the family has grown and shrunk. In the early years of marriages travel was too expensive for trips home each year...and for that matter my childhood home was gone. But there was always a feast somewhere for everyone. <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038354112386229694.post-26435111861051035262018-11-05T23:44:00.000-08:002018-11-05T23:44:00.430-08:00Family Gatherings - 1999<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijrSb2IMi6SsjsLDm2Jb0HHRyR8K_Bc2J7o3dndcKN5Hsl6aQHbJlv258viS0x7uDVDrqSzfNT-Mj7CooRzx11QRupfm3tksyKjUi42R79lTuXWq2SgYAE-PAYC7Ujdj8RtlRlmPoouuY/s1600/Ireland.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1053" data-original-width="1526" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijrSb2IMi6SsjsLDm2Jb0HHRyR8K_Bc2J7o3dndcKN5Hsl6aQHbJlv258viS0x7uDVDrqSzfNT-Mj7CooRzx11QRupfm3tksyKjUi42R79lTuXWq2SgYAE-PAYC7Ujdj8RtlRlmPoouuY/s640/Ireland.bmp" width="640" /></a>The furthest we have traveled for a family gathering was to Ireland in 1999. The entire family at the time made the trip, except Alex, who stayed home with his grandparents.<br />
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We spent the first week in Killarney. There were side trips to the Ring of Kerry, the Dingle Peninsula, and for some the Blarney Stone, Aghadoe and Ballybunnion.<br />
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A second week was spent in Castlebar, Co. Mayo, the market town for Derrycoosh where the Walshes lived. Again there were many side trips, to Kylemore, Westport, Crough Patrick, Islandeady Relict and more.<br />
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<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/l9x6qyu0wff2m7q/AADKZmk-x67r-YmhL3uVYqy5a?dl=0" target="_blank">More Pictures</a><br />
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Everyone eventually made it safely home, except Dad. The whole trip was planned because he had never managed to make the trip to Ireland. We brought him to the land of his ancestors!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038354112386229694.post-33477967604900044642018-10-22T20:14:00.000-07:002018-10-22T20:14:03.834-07:00Samhain<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy - <a href="https://www.grimalkinstudio.com/" target="_blank">Grimalkin Studio</a></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #004239; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">In Celtic Ireland, Samhain (/ˈsɑːwɪn, ˈsaʊɪn/; Irish: [sˠəuɪnʲ]) marked the change from the lighter half of the year (summer) to the darker half (winter). It was believed that during this time the division of this world from the otherworld was at it's thinnest, allowing spirits to pass through. "...time lost all meaning and the past, present, and future were one. The dead, and the denizens of the Other World, walked among the living. It was a time of fairies, ghosts, demons, and witches. Winter itself was the Season of Ghosts, and Samhain is the night of their release from the Underworld. Many people lit bonfires to keep the evil spirits at bay. Often a torch was lit and carried around the boundaries of the home and farm, to protect the property and residents against the spirits throughout the winter." [1] Household fires were extinguished and then rekindled from the bonfire.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #004239; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Two hills in the Boyne Valley were associated with the festivities. Tlachtga, the location of the Great Fire Festival, which was begun on the eve of Samhain (Halloween) and Tara. Some Neolithic passage tombs in Ireland are aligned with the sunrise around the times of Samhain and Imbolc. These include the Mound of the Hostages(Dumha na nGiall) at the Hill of Tara,[12] and Cairn L at Slieve na Calliagh.[13]</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #004239; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Families honored their ancestors, inviting them home. At the same time they tried to ward off harmful spirits by disguising themselves with costumes and masks. Food was prepared for both the living and dead. The ancestral food was shared with the needy. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #004239; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">With the coming of Christianity to Ireland, Samhain was incorporated with the feasts of All Saints (All Hallows) and All Souls at the beginning of November. The wearing of costumes and masks to ward off harmful spirits were incorporated into what became Halloween. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #004239; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">In medieval Ireland the festival marked the end of the season for trade and warfare and was a time for tribal gatherings. These gatherings are a popular setting for early Irish tales.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #004239; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">The Irish brought their Halloween traditions to America where today it is a major celebration</span></span></div>
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<li>[1] <a href="https://www.druidry.org/druid-way/teaching-and-practice/druid-festivals/samhain/deeper-samhain" target="_blank">Deeper into Samhain</a> - Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids </li>
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<li><a href="https://www.druidry.org/sites/default/files/null/Samhain%20Eve%20-%20A%20song%20about%20Samhain%20by%20Damh%20the%20Bard.mp3?uuid=5ba86e65d5069" target="_blank">Samhain Eve - by Damh the Bard mps </a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.newgrange.com/samhain.htm" target="_blank">Samhain - The Celtic Roots of Halloween </a>- New Grange . com</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain" target="_blank">Samhain </a>- Wikipedia</li>
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