Hi Boyd Thanks so much for the local facts about Clady. I know from the past that I can rely on your mine of information. I have driven over the bridge many times when visiting family but never stopped to look at it. In the early days after partition the family obviously went back and forth quite easily although in later years they seem to have settled on one side or the other without much contact. This would probably have happened anyway as families grow apart and its my interest in genealogy that has reminded them of these links. I will have listen to Seamus O' Rourke and look forward to having a laugh ! Thanks again Marion
Sent from Mail for Windows From: Boyd Gray via CoTyroneList Sent: 29 June 2022 00:09 To: Elwyn Soutter; CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List Cc: Boyd Gray Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] Re: The border after 1921 Hi Marion, I live within spitting distance of the bridge at Clady. It is indeed an approved crossing. I would not like to be definitive about the early arrangements just after partition but I know that in the 1950s, yes, there was a customs post but rarely was anyone stopped, and especially not the locals who were all well known to the customs men, men who lived amongst them and shopped and drank locally. So, your folks would have had no trouble crossing for church or to meet family, or anything else, whether it was by car or horse and cart or whatever. One final thought. There is a comedian here in Ireland called Seamus O'Rourke, who has pointed out the value of customs, saying how would we do without them, sure we wouldn't be able to smuggle goods from one side to the other! https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=314888072462343 ...or here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93RI7Z3HhZk Email me if you want pics of anything in the area? Regards, Boyd
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