Comment by Liam McAlister on March 15, 2020 at 4:21pm

Welcome Mary. What aprt of Cork are you from? I'm living in Cobh :-)

Comment by Mary Bradford on March 15, 2020 at 5:08pm

Thank you, Liam.

I'm north of the county, Liam in Charleville.  

Comment by Liam McAlister on March 15, 2020 at 5:41pm

Not too far away, we 'll stay in touch. What are your historical interests or just Irish history & culture in general?

Admin Comment by Joe Gannon on March 16, 2020 at 1:52pm

Welcome to the group, Mary. My wife and I went to the fair in Charleville back in 2015. We love to go to local fairs when we are over, usually in June. We are supposed to come over again this June, but right now that is certainly up in the air. Here's a photo I took that day.

Comment by Mary Bradford on March 16, 2020 at 1:58pm

Hi, Joe, thanks for dropping by my post. Yes, the Charleville Agriculture Show is always a packed event. I agree everything for the year is in turmoil. Keep safe and stay healthy. 

Mary

Comment by Mary Bradford on March 16, 2020 at 2:00pm

Liam, I like Irish history in general. I had a grand-uncle who went to New York and was a policeman there, I would love to know his story. My husband is very interested in history. Forgive me if I am slow to reply, I am still trying to navigate around the site, :) 

Mary

Comment by Richard R. Mc Gibbon Jr. on March 17, 2020 at 1:13pm

Welcome aboard Mary !  You will find many interesting folk around this site, all with information and curiosity in abundance. I teach history, martial arts and entertain with Irish Pub songs. This year we are a wee bit constrained in social celebrations, but in the McGibbon / Murphy household it is a traditional dinner with wife and son then we pull out the instruments and let loose with some ruckus tunes.  ;-)  Happy St. Patrick's Day to Ye !

Slainte   Rick  

Comment by Francis Matthew Haggerty on March 28, 2020 at 10:30am

Hi Mary, welcome. My Paternal family is from Glenbeigh, Kerry, my maternal side from Meath & Armagh.  I too love crocheting, though it has been many years that I have made fine gloves and dresses. Take care in these troubled times.

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