Hello
Friends,
Well,
here we are and the unofficial end of summer has passed.
All of the kids are back in school and it's harvest
time. This is the perfect time to start canning
and pickling all of those wonderful fruits and vegetables that we
worked so hard on all summer. I have been scanning my
Irish cookbooks
for some recipes to do just that, and they are on LittleShamrocks.com
this month. I have
not done much cooking over the summer months because
I have been working on a series of articles about Irish
topics
that vary from Irish
culture to myths
and legends to travel
destinations. I hope that you
have found them interesting and informative.
Coming
up this fall, we will have some new hearty recipes for
the colder weather. I will be making some more soups and
stews, casseroles
and skillet dishes, and, of
course, more of the ever popular cakes
and desserts.
I even found a few candy recipes
for Irish chocolates and truffles. I have written
an article on 'How to Throw
an Irish Party',
with sample menus, which I will add to for upcoming fall
events
like the World Series, Halloween and Thanksgiving.
Lou
has been doing a fantastic job by adding more new affiliates
to LittleShamrocks.com. ShindigZ
party supplies
is a great
place to find all of your party needs, including
Irish themed items. Lou's article, Irish
Music on the Web, will give you some ideas for your
party music.
Over
the summer months, we have received many submissions
by readers who are researching their Irish roots. A couple
of them thought that they might
be related
to some of the Reynolds of Co. Leitrim. One man
named Reynolds
told us about his great-great-great-grandfather,
a teacher, who emigrated to Canada during the Potato
Famine, and
later moved down to upstate New York. That is the
same
route
that my Casey ancestors took, only they moved down
into northern Vermont. Mr. Reynolds also told us
about a DNA
study that he participated in, and you could trace
your family line back a thousand years. He told
us that his
sister has "The
Reynolds Ears".
They would have had to been related to Terry's
ancestors somewhere
along the line. There was someone looking for Sweeney
and Kilkenny; and another thought that she might
be a cousin
to Gerry Bohan. It has been a very interesting
learning experience.
Speaking of Gerry Bohan, we have received
his latest issue of The
Leitrim Connection. It is filled
with all sorts of interesting news about events and happenings
in Co. Leitrim over the summer months.
LittleShamrocks.com
is growing like a weed and still ranks in the top one
percent of web sites
worldwide.
We have
had several requests by other Irish web sites
that would like to link to us; and many have contacted
us about
building their own web site using the SiteSell
method. Thank
you again for all of your support. Lastly, please
do take advantage of the upcoming fall foliage
season; it's so
beautiful, it will just make you feel great!
Until
next time...Sláinte!
Tyna
