| Title: | Celt Notefile |
| Moderator: | TALLIS::DARCY |
| Created: | Wed Feb 19 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jun 03 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1632 |
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Looking For Relatives
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Having had a good look at the ELF file I was pleasently suprised
to see that there was over 20 of my namesakes.
"Kenny auld son" I said to myself,"some of these people may be blood
relatives."
Well are any of you?
To give you a fighting chance of finding out I will give you a potted
history of my family as I know it.
My Great-Grandfather was called John or Jack Delaney.He was born
and brought up in Sligo.
He married a lass called Mary Orr and emigrated to a mining town
outside Edinburgh at the back end of last century.
As far as I know he had a sister called Katie who came over to
Uddingston in Lanarkshire for a few years before the Second World
War.
My Father seems to remember that Great-Aunt Katie had a slight
disagreement with the authorities during the war and was politely
asked to remove herself from Scottish soil.
After my Great-Grandfather died the link with our Irish relatives
was lost.
If any of you out there in DECland can help me I would be gratefull.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Kenny Delaney
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| 586.1 | DUB01::OSULLIVAN_D | Wed May 31 1989 06:46 | 12 | ||
Kenny
Why don't you drop a line to the genealogy centre in Sligo. Give
them as much detail about your great grandfather as you can and
they could be able to put together a family tree for you. Their
address is:
The County Sligo heritage and Genealogy Centre
County Museum
Stephens Street
Sligo
Ireland
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| 586.2 | What? Another conference? AHHHHH! | RENOIR::WARD | Summer in New England = 7/1-4 this yr | Wed May 31 1989 14:41 | 4 |
Also, you may want to try VIXVAX::GENEALOGY Randy | |||||
| 586.3 | The 21st..... | RTOEU::RDELANEY | Adam 'ad 'em....... | Thu Jun 01 1989 10:58 | 27 |
Cousin Kenny (sounds like something from ROOTS),
You won't find me in ELF because I'm a contractor (5 years today
with DEC). My Grandfather, Dr. Patrick Delaney, was from Ballyhaunis
Co. Mayo which isn't too far away from Sligo. To be honest I know
nothing about him (he died when I was very young) except that he spent
most of his life in Dublin and he had a brother who ran away to the circus
(and was never seen again !!). However I'll check out the tree with
my family and get back.
So what is it about Scotland that attracts us ?? (It's either Drink
or Wimmin, but probably both !!).
I "emigrated" there in 1983 (from Cork) and contracted with DEC in
Ayr for 3 years before moving here (Munich - 2 years ago). However
Glasgow is more or less home now because I have a flat there and
I reckon that's where I'll go back to (eventually).
I suspect some travelling blood in the "clan" (aka Tinkers !!) cuz
my parents got married in Canada (circa 1954). I've a brother living
in Canada, a sister in America, a sister in London and a young one
at home raring to go..........
Awrabesinnatno,
Robin Patrick Finbar.............
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| 586.4 | Cousin to cousin. | AYOV27::KDELANEY | Fri Jun 02 1989 03:32 | 21 | |
Hello cus.Thanks for taking the time to talk to me.
In answer to your inquiry concerning the clans itchy feet ;It's
DRINK,DRINK AND MORE DRINK.
This tendancy in your branch of the family for people running away
to circuses and never being seen again interests me.
There is a few in my family I would love to persuade to do that.
Any hints?
Your note has given me some food for thought.
I will see my Dad this weekend and pick his brain for more family
history and anecdotes.
By the way,do you have any relationship to the great Celtic and
Manchester United footballer Jimmy Delaney?
I am related to him through my Mum whose maiden name was Donnelly.
Thanks again cousin ,I will speak to you soon.
Regards
Kenny.
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