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Great photo!
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will send you a DM
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I went back to double check. Not the Alien Order I'm afraid; instead it was the Irish Travel Permit book (person b. 1909)
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I think I saw a post on this the other day with details. AFAIK person born 1923/22.
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As much as I love Aberdeen, I hope this will be a hybrid event!
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Well Bulawayo was an onward stop from Cape Town. Three of Daniel's sons had immigrated there probably during the 1870s, two settled in Cape Town, the third moved north to Bulawayo. It was a 4th son who immigrated to New Zealand with his children (he died Australia where two of his children settled).
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It's such a lovely idea - a continuity between the past and present. I came across a Long Island (New York) paper some time ago that mentioned a flock of pedigree sheep owned by an Irish man, his farm on Long Island had a familiar name and I was able to trace him to a local townland. #IrishGenealogy
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They preserved so much. Loving notes from a grandfather (Daniel) to a grandchild, photographs of the journey to New Zealand (via then Ceylon) c 1912, etc and have been very generous. They even called their dairy herd in NZ after Daniel's home in Ireland. #Genealogy
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Ohh! Shannon! Congratulations. I've heard you speak on your research over the past few years. Delighted to see it in print.
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I forgot to get back to you (just realised when I was talking to Tara earlier). Watched it weekend before last when I was with Dad and brother - we all really enjoyed it although Dad found first episode a bit slow re dialogue. An easy watch.
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It really is, especially since this is all that's left of it
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Those are much more detailed records than the usual church records. I've a book on my shelf called Latin for Local and Family history (or something along those lines), might be worth checking your local library for something similar (or prevailing on a Latin scholar in a local university).
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That's fantastic. I'm my cousin's restaurant guide - we've known each other since we were kids
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So sad when that happens. My cousin had previously shared photos of the much dilapidated/ruined house so it was lovely to see in all its glory.
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Any and/or all of those things. The manual for Griffiths' valuators was pretty exact about how to do the job so I wouldn't have thought it allowed for variation. The different value would have affected the rates paid. Two different valuers named, the third unidentified so far.
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That's such a pretty site for a house.
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Congratulations Emily!!
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What I find somewhat intriguing is how the dimensions of the house changed over a ten year period - it grew wider and taller! (All measurements in feet and inches: l x b x h)
1843: 49' x 17' x 6'
1844: 49' x 18' x 7'
1853: 49' x 18'6" x 7'6"
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Look for someone in the Ballyhea area, that's the nearest town
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That's probably the only business in the townland. Are you familiar with Ireland Reaching Out? There might be someone local who can help identify the exact location, perhaps there are still ruins of the family home, even better if it is still standing!
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According to Google Maps, it's more rural than you'd think www.google.ie/maps/@52.310... Great work finding it
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Perhaps, but not at the risk of life - e.g. heart or stroke
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Unbelievable!! Welcome aboard S.
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That's insane!! Do you think it was something you personal physician could have treated or did they tell you to go to emergency from an abundance of caution?
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I found a WW2 draft card for someone it noted that he was missing his lower arm. I don't believe he served but he'd answered the call up. Presume the officials 4Fd him or whatever the equivalent was as he wasn't fit for service.
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I once had a bad fall on my way to Denmark. I asked colleagues if there was a GP nearby, they just told me to go straight to the clinic. Granted it was mid-day but I was triaged, x-rayed, treated, and discharged within an hour at no cost. (No charge is a perk of EU membership)