"Here's a sad apostrophe to the story: My mother, Mary Louise Brooke (nee O'Connor), died Thursday, Oct. 3, at 6:45 p.m. in hospital in London, where she'd lived since 1966. She was 86. The last words she ever uttered to me were a few…"
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NYC Push for School Holiday for Chinese New Year. How About St. Patrick's Day?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Kelly O'Rourke Feb 16, 2014. 2 Replies 1 Like
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Irish-Operated Carriage Horses -- A Stroll in the Park or Slave Labor?
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Antrim-born actor Liam Neeson is calling upon fledgling New York City…Continue
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'In Flanders Fields the Poppies Blow' But Will They Grace Your Lapel?
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What Shattered Within You on 9/11?
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Death of a 'Birthday Queen' . . . and Perhaps a Farewell
Posted on August 21, 2019 at 2:30pm 2 Comments 1 Like
Hey, ah, Gerry, I don’t know if you are, mmm, there. This is Dr. Chaudhury. Hello. Uh Hello. Anybody, Gerry? OK Let me try back. (Recorded on Wednesday, Feb. 25,…
Continue‘Blood Upon The Rose’: Poet's Universal Easter Contemplation
Posted on April 20, 2019 at 10:30pm 0 Comments 1 Like
I see his blood upon the rose
And in the stars the glory of his eyes,
His body gleams amid eternal snows,
His tears fall from the skies.…
'I'm Dreaming of Home'
Posted on March 12, 2019 at 2:30pm 4 Comments 1 Like
I hear the mountain birds
The sound of rivers singing
A song I've often heard
It flows through me now
So clear and…
ContinueOnce Upon a Time, Maureen O'Hara Might Have Been My Mom
Posted on May 2, 2018 at 3:30pm 5 Comments 5 Likes
I once held the conceit that Maureen O'Hara was my mother. So it came as both a surprise and a delight to come across a picture of the deservedly famous Irish redhead standing alongside my father.
In the photo above, Dad is standing, third from left, next to film star Maureen O'Hara. To Dad's right is a…
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I am an uncrowned family historian for the extended Regan and Condon clans, despite being adopted as an infant into my family. I have the incurable family history bug. My families of origin include O’Connors, Ryans and, on his first father’s side, Shiman, so I have plainly got my work cut out for him.
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- At 2:57am on September 26, 2011,
Damian Shiels said…
- Thanks Ger! I am based in Midleton in Co. Cork at the minute (though I am an exiled Limerick man!). There was an Arthur Shields who woreked with John Ford I think, but I must admit I don't know too much about him!
- At 10:11am on September 29, 2011,
Hi Ger,
There are four derivations of it that I know of- Shiels, Sheils, Shields and Sheilds and they appear to be the same name but with the usual split in the spelling once it began to be written down- ultimately I think we are all of the same stock no matter where our 'd' is!
- At 9:04pm on September 29, 2011,
Gerry Regan said…
- LOL. Is it considered a Munster name, in ancestral terms?
- At 12:42pm on February 27, 2013,
Founding MemberRick Grant said… Ger,
This is awesome. Just flew back from San Diego, so I'll explore this more after I've rested my eyes some. Well done!
Rick.
- At 4:10pm on March 22, 2013,
Bit Devine said…
Gerry,
I have been brought up with a sense of belonging. I come from a Canadian Ulster Scot family on my father's side. My Gran always exposed me to the culture, the language, the customs, history and the heritage of both Ireland and Scotland. I felt a sense of coming home from the first time I stepped out into the peat air in Shannon. I had a sense of "knowing" as the Ferry pulled into the dock at Cill Rónáin. It is that which I try to speak to within my photography and writings
- At 9:07am on March 25, 2013,
Bit, can you share with us some of your written work, as well? Where is Cill Rónáin?
- At 9:56pm on April 17, 2013,
GaeilgeoirJane Sherry Gardner said… Gerry .. Thanks for making me feel so welcome. My people are in Kilteevan, Carrowban and Ballinaboy, Roscommon. There's a well known restaurant called Regan's in Roscommon town .. any relation? (Excellent Lamb Chops!)
- At 12:42pm on April 29, 2013,
John Walsh said…
Hi Gerry,
My lucky day. Thanks for the welcome. My address is
John Walsh
Doire Press
Aille, Inverin
Co. Galway
Ireland
I look forward to rocking.
best,
John
- At 9:49am on May 10, 2013,
Jim Curley said…
Talking with those Galwegians on Wednesday was fun. Thanks for hosting the event.
Jim
- At 8:17am on May 11, 2013,
Felicity Hayes-McCoy said…
Thanks, Ger. I'm rather up to my ears at the moment promoting the new paperback edition of The House on an Irish Hillside and completing work on my new novel. But I'm delighted to be here, looking forward to keeping in touch, and I'll do some quick uploads now while I've time.
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