Comments - Baa, Baa 'Black Sheep': A Chat About the Mysterious Irwins - The Wild Geese2024-03-28T10:06:31Zhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=6442157%3ABlogPost%3A212336&xn_auth=noWhat's your e-mail addy, Elai…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2018-05-07:6442157:Comment:2314322018-05-07T11:12:33.807ZGerry Reganhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/ger_regan
<p>What's your e-mail addy, Elaine. You can message me it or use e-mail me via gerATthewildgeeseDOTirish</p>
<p>What's your e-mail addy, Elaine. You can message me it or use e-mail me via gerATthewildgeeseDOTirish</p> I see a Joseph Irwin in our f…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2018-05-07:6442157:Comment:2313482018-05-07T11:11:33.257ZGerry Reganhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/ger_regan
<p>I see a Joseph Irwin in our family tree, born in 1901, to Francis J. Irwin and Elizabeth Irwin nee Hagen. Do you see any possible link there?</p>
<p>I see a Joseph Irwin in our family tree, born in 1901, to Francis J. Irwin and Elizabeth Irwin nee Hagen. Do you see any possible link there?</p> Elaine, we had a Joseph Irwin…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2018-05-02:6442157:Comment:2310652018-05-02T19:08:35.666ZGerry Reganhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/ger_regan
<p>Elaine, we had a Joseph Irwin in the family, no surprise what with many of these New York Irish couples bearing as many as 10 children. Let me get back to you with specifics. There's another Irwin sept near that intersection, with a woman named Ann Kelly's dad recently being buried from that locale. He was John Irwin, not to be confused with John "Yerkie" Irwin mentioned above. If you are comfortable doing so, message me with your e-mail address so we don't lose track of the possibilities…</p>
<p>Elaine, we had a Joseph Irwin in the family, no surprise what with many of these New York Irish couples bearing as many as 10 children. Let me get back to you with specifics. There's another Irwin sept near that intersection, with a woman named Ann Kelly's dad recently being buried from that locale. He was John Irwin, not to be confused with John "Yerkie" Irwin mentioned above. If you are comfortable doing so, message me with your e-mail address so we don't lose track of the possibilities here.</p> Hi Gerry, I found your articl…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2018-04-26:6442157:Comment:2311302018-04-26T00:11:11.873ZElaine Noonanhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/ElaineNoonan
<p>Hi Gerry, I found your article on the Irwin’s very interesting My family of Irwin’s were from Hell’s Kitchen. They lived on 10th Ave between 43rd and 44th st. My grandfather was Joseph Irwin(1872-1948) We had heard that we had family in the area. Just wondering if came across them in your research.</p>
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<p>Hi Gerry, I found your article on the Irwin’s very interesting My family of Irwin’s were from Hell’s Kitchen. They lived on 10th Ave between 43rd and 44th st. My grandfather was Joseph Irwin(1872-1948) We had heard that we had family in the area. Just wondering if came across them in your research.</p>
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<p></p> John, thanks for taking the t…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2017-02-03:6442157:Comment:2126052017-02-03T19:28:19.880ZGerry Reganhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/ger_regan
<p>John, thanks for taking the time to comment. My Dad was a remarkable man, fully representative of the best of 'The Greatest Generation.' Here are a couple of other posts that depend on my Dad's unvarnished speaking style for their storytelling power: <a href="http://thewildgeese.irish/profiles/blogs/a-sailor-in-wartime-dixie-startled-by-catholic-apartheid">A Sailor in Wartime Dixie: Startled by Catholic Apartheid</a>, …</p>
<p>John, thanks for taking the time to comment. My Dad was a remarkable man, fully representative of the best of 'The Greatest Generation.' Here are a couple of other posts that depend on my Dad's unvarnished speaking style for their storytelling power: <a href="http://thewildgeese.irish/profiles/blogs/a-sailor-in-wartime-dixie-startled-by-catholic-apartheid">A Sailor in Wartime Dixie: Startled by Catholic Apartheid</a>, <a href="http://thewildgeese.irish/profiles/blogs/we-will-probably-land-christmas-day-at-war-in-the-atlantic-1942">‘We Will Probably Land Christmas Day’: At War in the Atlantic, 1942</a>, <a href="http://thewildgeese.irish/profiles/blogs/we-will-probably-land-christmas-day-at-war-in-the-atlantic-1942-p">‘3 More Shopping Days Left': A Christmas in Convoy 1942</a>, </p>
<p>Perhaps my favorite interview with my Dad is this one, for both my Dad's honest telling and colorful turne of phrase: <a href="http://thewildgeese.irish/profiles/blogs/we-will-probably-land-christmas-day-at-war-in-the-atlantic-1942-3">‘Who Turned Those Lights On? Kill the B------’: Christmas at Sea 1942</a></p> Dad is brutally honest, that…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2017-02-03:6442157:Comment:2127012017-02-03T00:50:11.267ZJohn M. Walshhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/JohnMWalsh
<p>Dad is brutally honest, that is to say, he does not invent alternative facts to create a colorful, detail-rich narrative. Your father was content to leave the story telling to the novelists and script writers. Thank God for the truth tellers, and thank God, also, for the imaginations which create the novels I love to read.</p>
<p>Dad is brutally honest, that is to say, he does not invent alternative facts to create a colorful, detail-rich narrative. Your father was content to leave the story telling to the novelists and script writers. Thank God for the truth tellers, and thank God, also, for the imaginations which create the novels I love to read.</p> Ger, you are indeed very fort…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2017-02-02:6442157:Comment:2122452017-02-02T17:47:00.489ZThat's Just How It Washttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/MaryThorpe
<p>Ger, you are indeed very fortunate to have had all this chit-chat with your Dad.. My Dad did not get to grow old , fortunate,, and my husband did not grow old to have those discussion with his children,... Treasure all those memories Ger ... they are worth more than gold !! </p>
<p>And I will look forward to the next installment of ' 'The Da' and again I say.. it would make a wonderful Irish historical play .. The language was spot on ... witty, funny, had me in stitches .... </p>
<p>Ger, you are indeed very fortunate to have had all this chit-chat with your Dad.. My Dad did not get to grow old , fortunate,, and my husband did not grow old to have those discussion with his children,... Treasure all those memories Ger ... they are worth more than gold !! </p>
<p>And I will look forward to the next installment of ' 'The Da' and again I say.. it would make a wonderful Irish historical play .. The language was spot on ... witty, funny, had me in stitches .... </p> You are a lucky man, Ger, and…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2017-02-02:6442157:Comment:2123632017-02-02T17:07:58.596ZClaire Fullertonhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/ClaireFullerton
<p>You are a lucky man, Ger, and we all have the benefit of reveling in your good fortune, for you are a gifted story-teller, wise and big-hearted enough to share! Slainte, my friend!</p>
<p>You are a lucky man, Ger, and we all have the benefit of reveling in your good fortune, for you are a gifted story-teller, wise and big-hearted enough to share! Slainte, my friend!</p> Claire,John, Mary, thank you…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2017-02-02:6442157:Comment:2123592017-02-02T16:46:33.803ZThe Wild Geesehttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/TheWildGeese
Claire,John, Mary, thank you all for the feedback. My Dad was a natural-born raconteur. Funny, as the saying goes, he got a lot smarter as I got older. Luckily, I didn't wait till he was elderly to come to relish his love and wisdom and experience. I've embedded a number of interviews with him in my posts, as they became the basis of those stories. I'll produce more in the months to come.
Claire,John, Mary, thank you all for the feedback. My Dad was a natural-born raconteur. Funny, as the saying goes, he got a lot smarter as I got older. Luckily, I didn't wait till he was elderly to come to relish his love and wisdom and experience. I've embedded a number of interviews with him in my posts, as they became the basis of those stories. I'll produce more in the months to come. Just want to add here that I…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2017-02-01:6442157:Comment:2125012017-02-01T15:38:37.149ZClaire Fullertonhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/ClaireFullerton
<p>Just want to add here that I agree with the above comment, and it occurs to me that this well-written piece brought something important to mind: Our Mr. Brennan, of course, went right to the "story," which is engaging and thought-provoking, and yes, readers want to know if the Irwin brother who was wronged was ever vindicated. But the way the dialogue is written here ignited something within me I've long been guilty of: If I find the story teller fascinating, I am so busy studying his…</p>
<p>Just want to add here that I agree with the above comment, and it occurs to me that this well-written piece brought something important to mind: Our Mr. Brennan, of course, went right to the "story," which is engaging and thought-provoking, and yes, readers want to know if the Irwin brother who was wronged was ever vindicated. But the way the dialogue is written here ignited something within me I've long been guilty of: If I find the story teller fascinating, I am so busy studying his mannerisms that the story is almost incidental. Not to suggest the story is incidental here, but, for me, it took a back seat to the way your father "prevailed" upon it! </p>