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Isn't it great when something comes out of the blue?

  • 03-02-2016 12:57pm
    #1
    OU812
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,088 ✭✭✭


    My mother was changing channels on TV the other night & something caught her attention about a show around early Irish cinema 100 years ago, so she watched a couple of minutes. In that short timespan, the narrator mentioned two names and a location.

    The two names were the same as my G Grandfather & his twin brother. She caught the name of the interviews & I sent him an email this morning.

    Long story short, just got off the phone after an hour, it was them & I'm after having a whole chapter filled in, including jail records & have just received newspaper clippings form the era. It's more about the brother who was the main character in their escapades it seems, but a great insight.

    So happy :)


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  • #2
    Thomas from Presence
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,151 ✭✭✭Thomas from Presence


    Very happy for you! That's an epic win!


  • #3
    Kalimah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,323 ✭✭✭Kalimah


    That's a real find! I've been moaning for years about the lack of census records from before 1901. Browsing the census records last week I saw there were extant 1821 records for Cavan. Lo and behold I found my great great great grandfather born about 1795. I think I may even have his father born about 1760. I'm absolutely thrilled!


  • #4
    CassieManson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 728 ✭✭✭CassieManson


    Kalimah wrote:
    That's a real find! I've been moaning for years about the lack of census records from before 1901. Browsing the census records last week I saw there were extant 1821 records for Cavan. Lo and behold I found my great great great grandfather born about 1795. I think I may even have his father born about 1760. I'm absolutely thrilled!

    So jealous! That's brilliant.


  • #5
    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,709 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


    Kalimah wrote: »
    That's a real find! I've been moaning for years about the lack of census records from before 1901. Browsing the census records last week I saw there were extant 1821 records for Cavan. Lo and behold I found my great great great grandfather born about 1795. I think I may even have his father born about 1760. I'm absolutely thrilled!

    That's so lucky.

    Genealogy Forum Mod



  • #6
    Waitsian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,711 ✭✭✭Waitsian


    Is it from the Denis Rushe extract? I found my ancestors in it. I was ecstatic! It's the Smith families in Drumnagran TD.


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