Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] Bob the Protestant Horse.

[Bill And Chris Scarrow via CoTyroneList]

The Irish Country Doctor  series is definitely enjoyable and a feel good series
and I’ve put “Bob” on my reading list...

On, perhaps, another (depressing) note...is a series of three books written by 
Charles Eagan on the great Irish famine
1. The Killing Snows
2. The Exile Breed
3. Cold is the Dawn

Excellent historical fiction.




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> On Jun 30, 2020, at 7:36 AM, Mary via CoTyroneList 
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> A series of books I enjoy is the Irish Country Doctor books by Patrick
> Taylor, a native of Northern Ireland. They take place in fictional
> Ballybucklebo near Bangor in County Down. I don't have Gordon's perspective,
> and of course they are a bit romanticized, but they are good reads that
> leave you feeling good.
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> Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] Bob the Protestant Horse.
> 
> We've mentioned "Bob, the Protestant Horse" by Michael McDonald.
> 
> Once I started to read it, I couldn't but it down. It is a humourous,
> whimsical and very true description of Irish rural life in the 1950s. 
> Loved his dry Irish humour. I can vouch that what the author says is true,
> every word! I suspect that it is a real account of his early life experences
> 'down on the farm'.
> 
> The memories it brought back to me. My paternal ancestors came from
> Blackwater country near Dungannon, and on the maternal side, from Portadown,
> although my parents were born and bred in Belfast. Like our wee Michael in
> the book, I too was not born in Ireland, but in England, and when we
> returned to Belfast during the war, I was always referred to as the
> foreigner. My story is so much a mirror of wee Michael's I could have almost
> written it. I recall the "brown" of Belfast - clothing, decor, everything
> seemed to be brown!!! Even the black & white, hand-coloured photos of our
> family taken at the time are with brown clothes! The memories kept swarming
> back: the wet cobble stones and square-sets of the roads, the draught-horses
> slipping on the ice, the smell and noise of the city, the Saturday night tin
> bath in front of the fire - coal in Belfast.
> 
> Living with my grandparents until we emigrated to Australia, I recall
> G'dad's taciturn nature. He adored my younger sister, but had little time
> for an over-active 6 yo.
> 
> Then spending summer holidays on Robbo's farm (the Robinsons had a farm at
> Hillsborough, Co. Down) helping with the harvest, early morning chores like
> milk, eggs, water from the pump in the yard - no running water, earthen
> floor. I can't recall wearing anythig but wellies, except in summer when we
> went barefoot. Rationing on all things except chewing gum and ice-cream,
> making butter in the churn, coal fire in Belfast, peat in Hillsborough, the
> new Ferguson tractor (father's business was making agricultural machinery
> and selling tractors), oh the awful butter-milk which, like wee Michael, I
> just couldn't stomach. Then the religious divide - so real and so
> unnesessary. I think that that was one reason my parents chose to emigrate.
> But perhaps the most striking feature of the story, written in
> conversational style, is the phraseology. It is so like our family
> conversations. The words, the expressions, the dropped letters, the way the
> sentences are structured - I can hear, now, my aunt, mother and gran in the
> kitchen, all talking simultaneously to each other and yet each following the
> other's conversation perfectly. A lovely story, thanks for mentioning it.
> 
> Gordon
> 
> BTW, when we arrived in Australia in '48 my sister and I spent several
> summers with an aunt and uncle in rural Victoria. Although the most densely
> populated state, that town wasn't connected to the grid until 1968, so we
> were already accustomed to the oil lamps and wood-fired stove.
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[CoTyroneMailingList] Irish burial grounds

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When wandering Forthill old cemetery in Cookstown, County Tyrone, in 2016 . I 
came across a grave marker for a Great Uncle, his wife and several children.
Little did I know, until this week, that there were actually thirteen family 
members buried in the double plot.
Without knowing it I standing at the graves of my 2x GGrandmother and 
GGrandparents among others. I am unsure if this is a common practice in 
Ireland, but, I would suggest never giving up and using  all available 
resources in your search for your buried ancestors.
Regards,
Christine Scarrow

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>  Register of Gravestone Inscriptions in Old Donagheady Burial Ground,
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> Register of Gravestone Inscriptions in Old Donagheady Burial Ground,
> Benowen, Donemana, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland
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> "In the 1980s, the late David Todd, who lived all his life in
> Greerstown, Co. Londonderry researched his family history and produced a
> booklet for family members.  When doing this he realised that a useful
> source of information was gravestones, and the condition of many of these
> was fast deteriorating, which would lead to the loss of useful
> information.  In the late 1980s / early 1990s, he produced four booklets
> transcribing the inscriptions in graveyards in Co. Londonderry and Co.
> Tyrone as follows: Old Glendermott, with his daughter, Marjorie;
> Leckpatrick, with his wife,
> Sheelagh; Old Donagheady, with his daughter, Deirdre and the Grange
> Burial Ground, with his wife, Sheelagh.These were very successful. The
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> reproduce this marvellous work on CTI. This is the second of four books
> with the remaining two still 'in the works'!!
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Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] CoTyroneList Digest, Vol 443, Issue 1

[Bill And Chris Scarrow via CoTyroneList]

Thank you very much Elwyn, Kate and Peggy.
Christine 

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>   2. Re: Hamilton ancestors (Peggy Gordon)
>   3. Re: Hamilton ancestors (elwyn soutter)
>   4. Re: Hamilton ancestors (Kate Christie)
>   5. Re: Coalisland marriages (Len Swindley)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 14:45:23 -0400
> From: WilliamScarrow 
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> Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] Hamilton ancestors
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> Good Morning,
> 
> Firstly...this is a wonderful site and resource!
> I am looking for a missing link in my Hamilton family that may connect me to 
> some families in the US that I have found a DNA matches to. 
> My Great Great Grandparents were Thomas Hamilton and Mary Ann McGrath of 
> Cookstown, County Tyrone. They were married in 1846 in the Desetcreate 
> church. I have found the children born after 1850 in the Derryloran church 
> records, but I think  perhaps there may be children born before that date.
> I have tried to look at Desercreat baptisms on line, but, it seems they may 
> only be available through PRONI. I live in Canada and hope to visit Ireland 
> next year, but, in the meantime wondered if anyone would have a suggestion on 
> another way to look at Desertcreat church records.
> 
> Thank you,
> Regards,
> Christine Scarrow
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 20:24:49 + (UTC)
> From: Peggy Gordon 
> To: cotyronelist@cotyroneireland.com
> Subject: Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] Hamilton ancestors
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> I also have Hamiltons from Cookstown area in my tree. Robert Hamilton married 
> to Margaret Mallon abt 1853. Their daughter Alice born Nov 30, 1862 married 
> into my Duffin family on Oct 27, 1891 when she married Joseph Duffin. Some of 
> Joseph Duffin's great uncles emigrated to Ohio, then Illinois, then 
> Minnesota. I don't know what church they belonged to or which parish. Robert 
> Hamilton is the right age to? be a brother or a cousin to your Thomas.I also? 
> live in Canada.Peggy Gordon
>On Monday, July 29, 2019, 12:34:12 p.m. PDT, WilliamScarrow via 
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> Good Morning,
> 
> Firstly...this is a wonderful site and resource!
> I am looking for a missing link in my Hamilton family that may connect me to 
> some families in the US that I have found a DNA matches to. 
> My Great Great Grandparents were Thomas Hamilton and Mary Ann McGrath of 
> Cookstown, County Tyrone. They were married in 1846 in the Desetcreate 
> church. I have found the children born after 1850 in the Derryloran church 
> records, but I think? perhaps there may be children born before that date.
> I have tried to look at Desercreat baptisms on line, but, it seems they may 
> only be available through PRONI. I live in Canada and hope to visit Ireland 
> next year, but, in the meantime wondered if anyone would have a suggestion on 
> another way to look at Desertcreat church records.
> 
> Thank you,
> Regards,
> Christine Scarrow
> 
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> Christine,
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> Tradition was to marry in the bride?s church after which she?d
> normally attend her husband?s. So marriage and children?s baptisms are

[CoTyroneMailingList] Digest Mode

[Bill And Chris Scarrow via CoTyroneList]

Hello Jim, 

( from the other side of the Bay)
I, too, am unable to figure out how to change subscription to Digest Mode.
If you would do that for me...it would be very much appreciated.

Thanks to all those who work so hard to make this such a great site and 
resource.

Kind Regards,
Chris

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> Hi Jim.  Please change my subscription to digest mode.  Thank you for all 
> your hard work!
> Loreta
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> Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] Do you get too many emails from the Mailing 
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> . here's a cure!
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> To get only ONE email per day, amend your subscription to the Digest mode; 
> then you will only get one email per day which will contain all of the 
> messages sent on that day.
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> If you have trouble doing this, just drop me a note as I can change it for 
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> Please change me to digest mode too. I have been receiving so many emails I
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> On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 at 20:36, S.Harper via CoTyroneList <
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>> Sorry Jim, I did try but cannot seem to make the changeover to Digest mode
>> so would you please do it for me, and thank you.  This must be making a lot
>> of extra work for you!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Shirley Harper
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>> *From:* CoTyroneList [mailto:cotyronelist-boun...@cotyroneireland.com] *On
>> Behalf Of *Helen Mills via CoTyroneList
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, 29 January 2019 2:24 PM
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>> *Subject:* Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] Pls. provide link to do this. Do you
>> get too many emails from the Mailing List? If so, ..
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>> 
>> 
>> Please switch me to Digest Mode too.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Helen Mills
>> 
>> Fergus, Ontario
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>> *From:* Jim McKane via CoTyroneList 
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>> *Sent:* Monday, January 28, 2019 4:42 PM
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>> *To:* CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List 
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>> *Cc:* Jim McKane  ; m00...@mymts.net
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>> *Subject:* Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] Pls. provide link to do this. Do you
>> get too many emails from the Mailing List? If so, ..
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>> 
>> 
>> Done. Thanks for your continued support.
>> 
>> Jim
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Jim McKane
>> 
>> South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario
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>> On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 4:36 PM Gail Mooney via CoTyroneList <
>> cotyronelist@cotyroneireland.com> wrote:
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>> Hello Jim,
>> 
>> Please also help me switch to the DIGEST MODE.  I really appreciate all
>> the e-mails but I get a lot of mail, and this would help condense them.
>> 
>> THANKS!
>> 
>> Gail