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Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Found an Ireland connection!
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:37:49 -0500
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How wonderful! Every connection makes the wonderful hobby of genealogy so
much fun!
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 9:38 PM, Lizette Strait <>wrote:
> Congratulations Donna.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: "Donna K. Vaughn" <>
> >Sent: Feb 17, 2009 7:52 PM
> >To:
> >Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Found an Ireland connection!
> >
> >Thanks to everyone who offered advice on sending a check to Ireland
> >(donation to a church).
> >
> >I wanted to briefly let you all know what happened and what this was all
> >about! One of our members, Pat McAvey, happens to have connections to the
> >same county in Ireland as my McCabe's. He was visiting family in that
> area
> >(actually at the same time that TIGS was on our tour last year!) and he
> >visited the church in the parish my McCabe's were from (yes, I was lucky
> to
> >have that info. It was on my McCabe's gravestone in Ossining, NY, where
> >they settled after coming to this country). Pat picked up a church
> bulletin
> >while he was there, and found out the church has a website and all the
> >bulletins are online. In checking the bulletins each week, I came across
> >Masses being offered for the McCabe's! So I wrote a letter to the parish
> >priest for help, and he called me up! I have talked to him a few times
> >since then. He has provided me with some valuable contact info for the
> >people who requested those Masses. One of them says her mom is the last
> >known living McCabe in that area. The other is not a relative but lives
> in
> >an old (250 years old) farmhouse she says the McCabe's lived in for many
> >years! I have called both of these people, and it's been such fun to talk
> >to them. They and the parish priest are all trying to check out more
> leads
> >for me. The priest even put a notice in the bulletin for me! I am very
> >grateful for all of these connections, and hope to learn more about my
> >McCabe's when they lived in Ireland.
> >
> >So if you know the parish in Ireland your people came from, look online
> and
> >see if they might have a website! Maybe you will make a connection too!
> >
> >Donna
> >
> >===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List===
> >Time for Society Members to pay up their 2009 Dues. See the Website for
> details:
> >Troy Irish Genealogy Society
> >www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Enytigs/>;
> >Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List===
> Time for Society Members to pay up their 2009 Dues. See the Website for
> details:
> Troy Irish Genealogy Society
> www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Enytigs/>;
> Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form.
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