One of the first things many people hear when they start thinking about researching their Irish ancestors is that “all the records were lost in a fire“. So, is that really the case? No. There have been valuable records lost in two fires, but plenty remain. Fire at the Custom House T...
Posted inUncategorized| Taggedancestors,art,continuity,deep ecology,goddess,Irish myth,land,Poetry,the Cailleach,time|3 Comments » UPLANDS (5): upward soaring voice March 13, 2024 bysimonhlilly It flowers with the breath, Unfurls like a fern on the hill. A cuckoo thing from somewhere else,...
C H A P T E R T W O A FARAWAY FELLA For Britain, the Irish are the Indians to thefar west, circling the wagons of imperial civilisation. Once in America, of course, the Irish cease to be the Indians and become the cowboys. FlNTAN O'TOOLE IN THE LIE OF THE LAND: IRISH IDENTI...
Searching for Liverpool's Famine Victims: Carol Davis Visits a Church in Liverpool That Has Tragic Links with the Irish Famine. the Opening of a New Study Centre There Will Assist Those Trying to Trace Ancestors Affected by the Disaster
“Many were collected and told so beautifully by my grand-aunt Olga Vihlen Hunter. “In each family there seems to be a person who gathers the facts about their ancestors. These facts remind us of their hardships and successes that have contributed to who we are today.” ...
InThe View from Castle Rock, Alice Munro mines her family history to create a set of linked stories spanning 150 years. Part I begins with ancestors who farmed the land near Edinburgh, Scotland, and eventually made their way to North America, and ends with Munro’s parents making a living ...