Hello
friends,
Well,
here in the USA we are in the midst of the dog days of
summer with hot and steamy weather. Oh, but it’s
not like that in Ireland! On the contrary; the misty
summer rain falls softly on my face; the rivers are flowing
and
filled with fish; I can hear that the brooks are babbling
in the glens where the earth is covered in a light coat
of mist; the country lane through Rynn is shaded by the
over-hanging limbs of ancient trees; and the air is filled
with the scent of freshly mown hay. That is how I remember
it from One Summer in Drumgrania.
It was lovely and enchanting.
In
August, the summer is winding down and the children are
balancing their time between playing outside and
beginning to prepare for another year back in school.
The farmers
and gardeners are starting to reap what was sown in
the spring and are making sure that they procure all
of the
paraphernalia needed for the canning season
ahead.
We
have made a link exchange with another Irish web site,
www.IrishHeritage.ie,
which showcases the artwork of Irish sculptor, Steve
Finney. The Irish
Heritage Collection, and Lough Neagh Bronze, offer
cold cast bronzes
that are designed, sculpted and hand made by Steve.
They are located on the edge of the largest lake
in Ireland,
Lough Neagh, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Although
they specialize in small production runs, custom
projects of a particular subject or historical figure
can be
created
exclusively for you. Lough Neagh is a place where
people still take pride in their local produce and gain
a
feeling of satisfaction from keeping their artistic
heritage
alive.
Lough Neagh Bronze prides itself as being an integral
part of the community.
We
have also made a link exchange with www.Apple-Recipes-With-Good-Taste.com.
The owner, Penny Finn, had corresponded with us before
because she had a new web site that was
hosted by
SiteSell.com,
as is ours. Penny’s web site
is loaded with delicious apple recipes from soup
to nuts. This time
she wrote to ask if she could make one of my apple
recipes, the Irish
Apple Cake,
to add to her site. Of course, I told her 'yes',
because they are there to share.
Another
new link exchange is with www.MargaretMJohnson.com.
Margaret is a friend with whom I have corresponded
before. I received an e-mail from Margaret, who
wanted to let
me know that she has just released her newest
cookbook, ‘Tea & Crumpets’,
which is filled with recipes from famous tea rooms, hotel
dining rooms,
French patisseries and confectioners. Arriving
just in time for seasonal tea parties, bridal and baby
showers,
and tea-themed gift baskets, it’s also perfect for
travelers heading to European capitals like Dublin, London,
Edinburgh, and Paris where “having tea” is
a tourist “must.” You can read more about Margaret’s
other cookbooks at her web site.
I
had an interesting submission from a lady whose grandfather
came from Co. Leitrim. His name was
Edward “Ned” Foy
and he was born in Cloone in 1882. Many years ago her family
had come to Ireland and were shown the land where he had
lived. She has a son who is named after her grandfather
and she wanted to take him to the property on their trip
to Ireland in August. She doesn’t remember exactly
where it is but she thinks it’s in Mohill. She asked
if I could help her locate what is known as “Ned
Foy’s Field”. I had a couple of
questions that I hoped she could answer to
help in my search for Ned Foy.
Once I received that information, I was able
to locate him. He was orphaned as a young boy
and was raised by the
Sisters of Mercy at the Mount Carmel Orphanage
until the age of eight. He was then adopted
by a Mohill farmer named
James Maxwell. He lived and worked on the farm
until he saved enough money to emigrate to
the USA. The farm was
located in the Townland of Clooneagh, Parish
of Mohill, Barony of Mohill, Co. Leitrim.
I
have lots of new genealogical information to report.
A couple of months ago, I emailed
the
Leitrim Genealogy
Centre with some of the news we had obtained
at that time. I recently received a reply
by email
from Mary
Mc Teague,
acknowledging their receipt of the information,
and what they had found on a search of the
Bernard Reynolds
family.
There were only two recorded births in the
civil records of children born to Bernard
and Winifred
Reynolds,
and those were for Margaret Anne and Hugh,
but they knew
about the 1901 census with the family members
listed. They found
no marriages of any of the children but there
wouldn’t
be any from Terence, Hugh, Mary Kate or Bridget, because
they emigrated to Boston. Nor would there be one for Margaret
Anne, who died at age 18. We still don’t know what
happened to Bridget but the family in Massachusetts has
no knowledge of her existence. The next step in the search
would be for death records and possibly baptismal records.
If Bernard was born in the Parish of Aughavas, there might
be a baptismal record for him, since that parish started
recording baptisms in 1845, the year of his birth. If so,
that would tell us Bernard’s parents
names and send us back one more generation
into the past. I sent her the
most recent news we received which is in
the following paragraphs.
I
was searching in the Leitrim-Roscommon Genealogy Forum
to see who else might be
searching for
the Reynolds family.
I found one that was interesting in that
they were looking for a Reynolds with a
connection to a Shanley,
among
a few other surnames. Well, that was exactly
what I was looking
for, so I sent an email in hopes that they
might have a link to Terry’s family. I received a response right
away from James Mc Cabe who listed his family’s Reynolds
and Shanleys. There were no matching Reynolds, but there
was one Shanley name that could have been a possibility
- Peter Shanley who was born in 1852. Terry’s
Peter Shanley, brother of his great grandmother,
Winifred, was
born the same year, but there was no Winifred
listed among his family as a sibling. So,
it was a good try, but not
a match.
More family genealogy info here
I
would like to thank Terry’s cousin, Rich Reynolds,
who has found and shared so much information, which has
cleared up several of the ‘unknown’ answers
to our questions. Now we have another unanswered question,
which is 'what happened to Bridget'? We will be sharing
any new information that we find. Another bit of interesting
information is that family members still own Terence’s
property on Monroe Street in Norwood.
I will keep you posted on anything
more that we receive in our future
searches.
I
hope that all of you will take advantage of the rest
of the warm weather and
make it a safe
and
happy time.
I will look forward to writing the
next newsletter for the month of
September. Until next time
...
Sláinte,
Tyna
