FRIDAY FOSSICKING APRIL 21, 2016

FRIDAY FOSSICKING

Walter Withers

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Amazing discovery about woman in this iconic image from Great Hunger
World War II “Éire” neutrality sign restored to coast in Donegal 
George Washington’s greatest sniper was an Irish marksman Timothy Murphy 
During Easter Week 1916, more Irish died in France than in the Rising 
Irish school kids welcome Star Wars to Donegal with accordions and tin whistles (VIDEO)
Daughter of Irish immigrants survived the Titanic, Britannic and Olympic disasters 
Dead funny gravestones and farewells to remember
Never before seen photos of Lusitania tragedy that claimed 1,201 lives 
Could this be the oldest known video of Ireland?
Many Irish actually emigrated in order to fight in US civil war 
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FRIDAY FOSSICKING.........

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From Find My Past.....

UK and U.S.

• British Mariners, Trinity House Calendars - now fully searchable by name
• A range of fascinating British Royal Artillery Records, 1716-2011
• Roll of Honour from Clacton in Essex, England, 1914-1918
• US Civil War Pension Files Index, 1861-1934

From Ancestry.co.uk  ... some you may not have seen...

New UK Records! Bexley Parish Records '1558-1985'

Digitised for the first time and spanning five centuries, this collection contains births, baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials from the London borough of Bexley in the United Kingdom.

Search now: http://ancstry.me/1H4O1oX

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY 2014

In Memory of all our Irish Ancestors

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I have chosen just two amazing women to feature. 

Our Irish ancestry begins with Bridget Heslin/Eslin/Haslin, born 1766 in Dublin, 

who was awarded a free passage to Australia in 1793 via the OLD BAILEY booking office. 

She travelled on the "Sugar Cane"with a 7 years free accommodation voucher.

"Bridget was tried in July 1792 in Dublin Ireland and was then transported to Cork by ship to await transportation aboard the Sugar Cane.  The ship sailed on 13th April 1793 so she would have been in custody for about 9 months waiting to sail.  Sh e was only 18 years old but at least had a friend or relative, Mary Hughes on board with her, along with Joseph Kearns who would have also been known to the family.  Bridget's brother, Patrick, was aboard another ship of that fleet, The Boddingtons, but whether Bridget knew this or not is unknown. Unlike Robert's trip, all aboard the Sugar Cane arrived on the 17th September 1793 in good health with the loss of one life (execution) on the trip.

Never-the-less Bridget was only 18, her father had been executed, her mother and another brother (John) had been transported elsewhere and she and Patrick were now in a new colony just over five years after it had been first settled.  Things would have looked so alien, I can only feel that she felt scared and frightened at what lay ahead of her.  At this stage we can only guess that she was either sent to the Female Factory at Parramatta or to the farms at Toongabbie, however sometime possibly in in late 1795 she met Robert Hobbs and their first of nine children was born (registered Sydney) on the 19th September 1796.  All other children after that were born in the Hawkesbury area, most of them at Pitt Town.

I often sit and think what they may have felt, initially elated that the trip was over, scared about the prospects for spending the rest of your life in a strange alien place.  Sailing into Sydney Harbour they would have seen nothing but bushland , with strange trees and huge rocky outcrops, strange birds with strange sounds, strange beasts (kangaroos), aborigines quietly observing this strange sailing vessel and the white people on board, and on arrival on shore, looking aghast at the pri mitive conditions that they would have had to accept in their daily life. They were plunged into a society primarily made up of the military and convicts - and they would have been plunged into the middle of the worst of society, all battling to cope with their own nightmares.  Hopefully for Bridget some kindly person gave her a roof over her head and helped her through these first couple of years until she married Robert.

What is known after that is that she lived the rest of her life with Robert, raised nine children, lived and laboured at Pitt Town on their own land and died in on the 25th October, 1843, four and a half years after Robert who died on the 23rd February 1839.  They are both buried together in Pitt Town Cemetery although there is no mention of Bridget on Robert's well preserved head stone. We should all feel very proud of what this couple endured and that they fought hard to survive and raise a family in the harshest of conditions."

Courtesy of Bev Woodman

Old Dublin Town

Our Irish Grandmother was Bridget Theresa/Teresa Dillon,

 born in Clonboula, Kilmaley Parish, Co Clare on Feb 10th 1901.

 She married Roy Leonard Swadling on Aug 21, 1924, had four children, 

but sadly passed away on Jan 11th, 1942, a month short of her 41st birthday.

She rests in Dorrigo cemetery, New South Wales.

I have written about her a number of times, including this recent post.

http://thatmomentintime-crissouli.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/happy-international-womens-day-2014.html

Around County Clare, Ireland

EMIGRATION FROM IRELAND

Emigration from Ireland is certainly not new. Over time, there have been many waves of emigration. Today it is happening all over again, as the economy suffers and unemployment rises, the young leave their homeland looking for a new life and fulfilment of dreams.

In the following article, my Great Uncle, Martin Dillon, talks of the young folk leaving Ireland in large numbers, in the 20's and 30's.

Please click on article to enlarge it.

THE FAMILIES OF KILMALEY PARISH.. A 200 Year Review.. UPDATE

When you set out to research your family, and then find that that leads to helping others research theirs, it suddenly starts to snowball... who can resist adding just a little more, or finding the link to the family you knew the name of, but weren't quite sure whether they were related or not?


 It helps that you know not only the names, but the parish, and the history and the details that others are searching for...what to do then?


If your name is John Mayer, you decide to help others, who may never be able to visit the homeland of their ancestors and before too long, your kind deed has become far greater than you imagined...


Meet John Mayer.. the author of THE FAMILIES OF KILMALEY PARISH A 200 Year review...


John is a member of Clare Roots Society and as such has contributed a great deal for the benefit of others. Look on the Clare Library site, genealogy, to see his contribution of photographs and inscriptions of the gravestones of Kilmaley cemetery.

John's Irish connection began in Kilmaley Parish and so, on frequent family visits, he decided to explore the history of not only his own family, but that of 200 families within the parish. The result is the massive tome you see in this photo, which encompasses dates and photos ( where possible) of people or gravestones, of details of connections to other families and so much more, much of which has helped me in my own research within Kilmaley Parish. 


 For full details of his book, and where to purchase, you can see my earlier article at 


http://thatmomentintime-crissouli.blogspot.com/2011_11_01_archive.html


 John covers families from  FURROOR, KILCLOGHER, KILLANIV, KINTURK and all the towns and villages encompassed within those townlands...


 John's experiences when visiting the land of his mother's family stayed with him... just to quote a little of these..


"As a six year old boy growing up in Chicago, Kilmaley was such a different world to me. In those days my uncle's home was still thatched and I would get water for my grandmother at Sharry's Well. Going to the creamery at Tobin's was a great adventure. Whether I was heading there by horse and cart from John Hehir's in Feighroe, or on a big shiny new tractor from Patsy McMahon's in Lecarrow More, life couldn't get better."

 For details on the book www.lulu.com and search for Kilmaley, or use this tiny URL to go directly.

http://tinyurl.com/7jjlxxu

 Now, if only all Parishes were so fortunate... be sure to let John know where you heard about his book.

From a very satisfied researcher....

Liz Haren  Nov 27, 2011 "Yay! I just got my Kilmaley book!! It is huge!!! And it has my Haren's all over it. I'm thrilled. "

CLARE ROOTS SOCIETY REFLECTS

FAMILIES OF KILMALEY PARISH, CO CLARE

Haven't you wished that Someone would write a history of the Irish parish your family came from?

I sure have, and that Someone, for all of us with family from Kilmaley, Co Clare, is John Mayer... John wasn't satisfied with a small snapshot in time, he has researched and listed a vast number of families from the Kilmaley Parish, dating back over 200 years. This book is a must if you want to follow marriages and baptisms, some immigration and other assorted gems of information, whatever he was able to find in his extensive research. He doesn't pretend to have all the answers, but there sure are a lot of them.

There are photos, excerpts from Census returns, and so many family names with previously hard to find details ... This would be a great addition to any research library. The amount of time John has put into this book is amazing... and will be of great assistance to so many.

FAMILIES OF KILMALEY PARISH... A Two-Hundred Year Review....

 For details on the book and cost within Northern America, please go to www.lulu.com and search for Kilmaley, or use this tiny URL to go directly.

http://tinyurl.com/7jjlxxu

 You may also be able to order for all countries from here.  If not, please contact John at dundeemayer at comcast dot net  He will give you details re PayPal.

For those without Paypal, you can use a cashiers cheque or money order.

For Australia, the cost of this missive is $50 including postage.

 Now, if only all Parishes were so fortunate... be sure to let John know where you heard about his book.

From a very satisfied researcher....

Liz Haren  Nov 27, 2011 "Yay! I just got my Kilmaley book!! It is huge!!! And it has my Haren's all over it. I'm thrilled. "  Let me know what you think of the book...