tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post8628447350209714302..comments2024-03-27T16:39:46.349-07:00Comments on Island Musings: An Irish NewfoundlanderMarie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-36557336149514741662016-03-18T17:50:38.386-07:002016-03-18T17:50:38.386-07:00It would be wonderful if you found a connection to...It would be wonderful if you found a connection to Irish ancestors. Sometimes our histories are lost in time. <br /><br />I was lucky that Mom was such a story teller.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-16494756549672437202016-03-18T01:37:04.731-07:002016-03-18T01:37:04.731-07:00What a story, Marie, told with love and pride. Yo...What a story, Marie, told with love and pride. You're a bit closer to it than I am but I have a feeling I have some Irish roots, too? I have a feeling the 'e' was dropped from my surname 'Hart' somewhere along the way. So when I first visited Ireland years ago (1998?), I made sure I visited the city of Harte. I have no clue if any of my relatives ever lived there, but I imagined it, like in a fairy tale. Who knows! At least YOU know a LOT of your story...much more than I do! May God have mercy on the crops of PEI.Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-7653864264521572842016-03-17T18:55:57.779-07:002016-03-17T18:55:57.779-07:00All of our immigrant ancestors have such incredibl...All of our immigrant ancestors have such incredible stories to tell.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-3719260502715343002016-03-17T18:51:56.190-07:002016-03-17T18:51:56.190-07:00Interesting. I don't have any Irish ancestors...Interesting. I don't have any Irish ancestors that I know of but isn't their story so interesting. Love history. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16894294588507668479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-1550673792560202732016-03-17T18:48:31.468-07:002016-03-17T18:48:31.468-07:00Hope you had a great Paddy's Day.Hope you had a great Paddy's Day.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-12133504830759326632016-03-17T18:47:34.880-07:002016-03-17T18:47:34.880-07:00Hope you had a great day too, Ginnie.Hope you had a great day too, Ginnie.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-28581229019769511272016-03-17T12:21:54.497-07:002016-03-17T12:21:54.497-07:00I have Irish ancestors on two branches of the fami...I have Irish ancestors on two branches of the family. I think they are both a generation or so further back than yours. But you gave great anecdotes about your great gf, and I have nine.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-63549643003912381812016-03-17T09:56:01.473-07:002016-03-17T09:56:01.473-07:00Happy St. Patty's day Marie. You certainly ha...Happy St. Patty's day Marie. You certainly had a colorful background. It always amazes me when I hear of people having 10 children but that was the way back then. Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749133391349265563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-74447604019646814222016-03-16T20:34:21.180-07:002016-03-16T20:34:21.180-07:00I think I will have the DNA testing done. It might...I think I will have the DNA testing done. It might give me the general areas of Ireland and Scotland where my ancestors came from. <br /><br />You have such great things to explore from your birthplace. Fascinating. Get as much as you can. You carry the history, culture and traditions as part of who you are and it is closer in time for you. I think that is great! We each have such great stories to tell. It all goes to make us who we are. Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-59083540181577333242016-03-16T19:43:47.368-07:002016-03-16T19:43:47.368-07:00Indeed a very interesting history. I truly enjoyed...Indeed a very interesting history. I truly enjoyed reading it. I love stories like this Marie. I sometimes find myself tempted to get one of these DNA test done to find out more about my ancestors. I hear the ancestry.com is a good one also 23andme. It sure makes me curious since I am originally from another country where we did not kept records all that well. I married my American husband and came here when I was 21 years old. Wishing you a Happy Saint Patrick's Day!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795340509123902948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-64836011169705024012016-03-16T14:25:41.031-07:002016-03-16T14:25:41.031-07:00Interesting that some of your ancestors were in Ne...Interesting that some of your ancestors were in Newfoundland originally. <br /><br />It is true that the Mayflower stopped in Newfoundland during that famous voyage. Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-18967542720566498292016-03-16T14:22:34.104-07:002016-03-16T14:22:34.104-07:00So true. It is important to write what we know.So true. It is important to write what we know.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-11278296772263192022016-03-16T14:21:48.932-07:002016-03-16T14:21:48.932-07:00I am going to watch that movie ths weekend. Thanks...I am going to watch that movie ths weekend. Thanks for the tip.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-35631578397902642722016-03-16T11:37:43.263-07:002016-03-16T11:37:43.263-07:00Lovely reminiscence. The potato blight affected m...Lovely reminiscence. The potato blight affected many of our ancestors. Some of my Dad's people migrated from Newfoundland at the end of the eighteenth century and settled in what became Mexico Maine. Irish married into our family later, but I have no direct Irish ancestors. All Scots-English-Dutch and German here. Happy Saint Patrick's Day and remember he was English. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-83410757677041305182016-03-16T05:53:30.848-07:002016-03-16T05:53:30.848-07:00Family history may be fragmentary, but how wonderf...Family history may be fragmentary, but how wonderful that at least some stories and recollections are remembered and passed down!Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-14765770045450991272016-03-16T05:29:20.036-07:002016-03-16T05:29:20.036-07:00What an interesting story! Did you see the movie &...What an interesting story! Did you see the movie "Brooklyn" about a Irish girl? I loved it. Thanks for the great post, Marie. I sure enjoyed learning about your grandfather. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.com