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Subject: Re: [NY IRISH] Re: St Patrick's Day Food
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 13:41:55 EST


Judy:

Even 20-30 years ago, when we visited Ireland several times, I thought Dublin
wasn't really Ireland.

The west was lovely and, after my first reaction of wanting to tell the
world, my next was to keep it a precious secret, knowing what the mobs can
do. The second was right but, of course, impossible so that from our first
to our last, in 20 years, the golf courses were flooded by bus-loads of
players, as opposed to the first glorious feeling of it being all our own--
and God's.

We can't go back, but I was delighted and surprised at the feeling of 'being
home' that came to the aging great granddaughter of the immigrant! The jaunty
angle of a cap reminded me of my Dad, and the faces so like my sisters' (and
probably like mine) were touchingly familiar.

I was so glad we went, and am still trying to find my ancestors there, though
the nearest I've gotten is to some of the dozens of Martins Michaels and
Johns FALLON in the area along the River Suck between Galway and Athlone.in
the early 1800s. Michael and probably Malachi, perhaps with other family,
left there around 1845-7, landing either in Massachusetts or Canada, and
working for the railroad shortly thereafter. I believe.

Ah well, that's enough to go on. I just hope someone on this mailing list has
a glimmer of knowledge of the family.

Mary Fallon Richards



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