In late March I visited County Mayo to visit the home town of my great great grandmother, Sarah McLoughlin. She was the paternal grandmother of my maternal grandfather Hugh Brawley. Spending time in Ireland really this time really made me feel closer to my ancestors. I am not sure why. Perhaps it is because the … Continue reading My Time In Westport
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An Ancestral Road Trip
Some time in the not too distant future I would like to take a trip to Ireland and visit the places my ancestors lived. I have visited Ireland before with breaks in Dublin and Cork. Great trips but no family connections. To be honest, the last time I visited Ireland I had no idea about … Continue reading An Ancestral Road Trip
My Cousin and Uncle James Gerard Burns
For this post I decided to go back in my family tree and along the branches and choose someone at random to see what interesting facts I could find about them. The person I chose was John Burns who was born in Newmains, Lanarkshire in 1890. John is a fairly recent addition to my tree. … Continue reading My Cousin and Uncle James Gerard Burns
Shaking The Branches 