From Ballaghdereen to Long Island

Fellow WG members Mary Grady, left, and Gerry Regan, right, with Mary's Dad, Patrick Grady, who emigrated from Ballaghdereen, County Roscommon, in the mid-1950s. The occasion was the 1st Holy Communion for Mary's niece, Sarah, at St. Anne's Church, Garden City, NY. Missing from picture is Mary T. Grady, Mary's mom and Pat's wife, standing nearby.

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Tags: Ballaghdereen, Emigration, Faith, Garden City, Immigration, More…Ireland, Roscommon, United States

Comment by Bit Devine on July 31, 2014 at 12:46pm: Isn't he a Handsome man and a Roscommon man to boot!

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