tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post913950055234382564..comments2024-03-16T13:05:52.650-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: Castle FatigueJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-68084814922713403662020-08-19T22:21:50.570-07:002020-08-19T22:21:50.570-07:00Thanks for stopping by and asking, Robyn, but unfo...Thanks for stopping by and asking, Robyn, but unfortunately, I didn't find any burial records for Michael O'Sullivan during our trip there in 2014. However, I believe the cemetery is called the Aghadoe Churchyard, and there are memorials listed there for several O'Sullivans and Sullivans. Although most of the burials are more recent, perhaps you will find what you are looking for in this listing <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2541457/memorial-search?firstname=&middlename=&lastname=Sullivan&cemeteryName=Aghadoe+Churchyard&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&memorialid=&mcid=&linkedToName=&datefilter=&orderby=&partialLastName=true&page=21#sr-199003195" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-86316649793807332892020-08-19T02:39:15.600-07:002020-08-19T02:39:15.600-07:00Hi Jacqui,
My ancestor is Michael O’Sullivan from ...Hi Jacqui,<br />My ancestor is Michael O’Sullivan from Lisheenacannina. Did you find where he may be buried?<br />Regards RobynRobyn Levinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13385300719632132368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-58463809954678099842014-10-16T12:18:43.202-07:002014-10-16T12:18:43.202-07:00That's exactly the way we were beginning to fe...That's exactly the way we were beginning to feel, Iggy. Lesson learned for us is to not try to cram so much activity into each day. There's much to be said for allowing down time on a regular basis. Sometimes there is that need to process everything that has already happened. A time of reflection...<br /><br />There is one pile of stones that are very important to me on this trip, though: the photographs of all the headstones we've found in cemeteries like this. Once I catch my breath--and catch up on my sleep--I want to transcribe all the ones my husband captured with his camera. Who knows? Maybe one of them will be the very piece that completes someone's family puzzle.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-60244646868375879712014-10-16T06:58:18.252-07:002014-10-16T06:58:18.252-07:00Sounds like you are just tired of being on the roa...Sounds like you are just tired of being on the road.<br /><br />:) Of course, to me, one pile of rocks looks like most other pile of rocks!!Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-57269589519729665352014-10-12T13:15:11.281-07:002014-10-12T13:15:11.281-07:00Melanie, that's what I've heard it compare...Melanie, that's what I've heard it compared to--getting wearied over the countless cathedrals in Europe. One of my husband's sisters lived in Germany for several years, and after touring Europe, said she began to feel that same way. We think those are such special places because we don't see them all the time, but ruins, forts, castles and the like are all over Ireland. Still, it's interesting to know the history of each particular one. For Aghadoe, it was helpful to not only read the plaque at the entrance, but to see the material posted online--even in the brief Wikipedia article. It provides a lot more perspective to these places that just appear along the roadside on our way to somewhere else.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-4511241198454390212014-10-12T13:10:48.756-07:002014-10-12T13:10:48.756-07:00If it weren't for the plaque at the entrance t...If it weren't for the plaque at the entrance to the cemetery, listing every surname of those buried, along with the grave locations, we might not have stayed as long as we did. We had no idea how close we were to our Kelly family townland, but as it turned out, there were others from the Lisheenacannina townland also buried here, so we knew we were at least close, even if we missed the turn to the church we were supposed to find. Or who knows...maybe we found the right spot after all.<br /><br />Thanks to my husband, we have several more photographs of this and another cemetery, which I will work on transcribing after we return home. Too much to do now to try and do that keyboard work now.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-83848401183132579122014-10-12T13:06:32.484-07:002014-10-12T13:06:32.484-07:00Right on possibly two counts on this one, Wendy!
...Right on possibly two counts on this one, Wendy!<br /><br />There is such a different experience in the bed and breakfast stay here. If you want four star American accommodations, this is not the route to take. But if you want to get closer to the local people, I can't see it happening any other way. It's been real. Everyone is so genuinely helpful, and takes an interest in what we are seeking. Not to mention, name dropping is alive and well in Ireland, and our hosts have been more than happy to let us use their name to open doors for us.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-34984480745034061272014-10-12T13:03:06.945-07:002014-10-12T13:03:06.945-07:00Kat, thanks for stopping by and for your comment. ...Kat, thanks for stopping by and for your comment. Yes, possibly we may have crossed paths!<br /><br />I enjoyed taking a look at your own blog. Even though we are not researching the same surnames, it does make it feel like such a small world when you consider we are doing the same thing in roughly the same places here. There is nothing like coming back to the very places where our ancestors once walked. The personal experience adds such a dimension to the research.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-87076373664720985562014-10-12T08:42:45.903-07:002014-10-12T08:42:45.903-07:00Even getting to see all of the counties where your...Even getting to see all of the counties where your roots lie is quite a feat! If you don't make it to the individual homesites/townsites, at the very least you have a feel for the area. I always think it's neat to see if a place is like I imagined. And, yes, castle fatigue... I may know a thing or two about cathedral fatigue in Europe... :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-1801738159512705662014-10-12T08:39:35.598-07:002014-10-12T08:39:35.598-07:00I would not have been able to resist that cemetery...I would not have been able to resist that cemetery either...old and new next to each other...and part of a round tower or something...impressive photo:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-66990293392474502222014-10-12T06:26:45.393-07:002014-10-12T06:26:45.393-07:00May I once again remind you of my prediction: htt...May I once again remind you of my prediction: http://afamilytapestry.blogspot.com/2014/09/some-practical-matters.html<br /><br />You sound weary, but the "Ooh Shiny" impulse is still there. Glad of it!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-2744186601255546372014-10-12T03:48:03.185-07:002014-10-12T03:48:03.185-07:00Have enjoyed your blog,am here doing the same, may...Have enjoyed your blog,am here doing the same, may have crossed paths in Killarney, Cork City, Cobh and Killarney. Looking for Scanlons, McDermotts, Griffins and HoulihansKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05044686016540032438noreply@blogger.com