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From: Doris Ryan <>
Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN-L] Index to Seamen's Protection Certificates
Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2002 16:59:16 -0600
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Happy & a Healthy New Year to one and all!
Doris
Ambiance Studio wrote:
> At 01:41 PM 12/31/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> >Is there some historical event that resulted in Irish families locating to
> >France? The first one is the Famine. I have never heard of the Irish
> >heading out for Bordeaux during the famine, but maybe a few did
>
> That's what I thought it.....it may have been easier (and cheaper) to get to France to find work than to make the trip to the US......and since he was a seaman, someone else would have paid for his trip. It looks like he came alone also. I don't think he had any parents or sibs here.......another mystery in the long list I have, lol.....
> Happy New Year everyone! We are headed out to N.O. in a few minutes to gorge and graze at my parent's house......
>
> ^..^
> =Cat=
> Catherine Donnow
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