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26. My great grandfather

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Fri Mar 17, 2017, 04:38 PM

Mar 2017

was a cavalry man in Sherman's "bloody march to the sea". Named Dixon. From Ireland. My sister has his Civil War discharge papers. Lord knows how many heads he chopped off...

My great grandmother, who lived to the age of 97, smoking cigarettes until her dying day, loved baseball but absolutely hated the NY Yankees. "They always cheat", she liked to say. I suppose that may have had something to do with the tale she told of her mother and father coming from Ireland and losing one of her brothers in the crowds on Ellis Island.

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Your Irish Ancestors [View all] KT2000 Mar 2017 OP

I've been cursing at mine since Jan. 20. BannonsLiver Mar 2017 #1

Maybe they'll take us back! KT2000 Mar 2017 #2

What's frustrating is my people didn't even come here when everyone else did BannonsLiver Mar 2017 #4

Mine went to Quebec city sometime before 1837 Mariana Mar 2017 #24

All four of my grandparents came from Ireland. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #27

I wish they hadn't BannonsLiver Mar 2017 #30

Me, I'm glad they came here. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #53

You should look up The Troubles. The saddest part about Irish history is the hatred. Hekate Mar 2017 #64

I know all about The Troubles BannonsLiver Mar 2017 #68

Quite posssibly it was because the Landowners were reducing the number of tenants on their estates OnDoutside Mar 2017 #32

if you have a grandparent born there you can get dual citizenship. mopinko Mar 2017 #7

Didn't know that - KT2000 Mar 2017 #11

you need birth and marriage certs to show the lineage. mopinko Mar 2017 #14

Mopinko is correct, though beware there is a LONG waiting list since Brexit alone ! The day after OnDoutside Mar 2017 #33

darn, mine is a Great grand..... KewlKat Mar 2017 #22

My Irish ggg grandparents GallopingGhost Mar 2017 #3

Mine came around 1650, which is when Cromwell was running rampant there. QC Mar 2017 #5

My English ancestors did, too AwakeAtLast Mar 2017 #37

I also have some English from that era. QC Mar 2017 #43

La Isola di Lacrimare Drahthaardogs Mar 2017 #6

Tears. Not "years." Igel Mar 2017 #8

You can correct the spelling from lunatica Mar 2017 #16

Both sets of grandparents came through Ellis Island. lpbk2713 Mar 2017 #9

Did you find them in the 1901 Irish Census ? OnDoutside Mar 2017 #34

I found my paternal grandfather in the Ellis Island registry. lpbk2713 Mar 2017 #36

Does it give the date he landed in Ellis Island ? OnDoutside Mar 2017 #39

I don't recall. lpbk2713 Mar 2017 #44

If he had arrived after April 1901, then he would have been in the OnDoutside Mar 2017 #47

Thanks for looking and thanks for the link. lpbk2713 Mar 2017 #49

No problem, happy to help. There are lots of little nuggets to be had from enlistment OnDoutside Mar 2017 #50

great grandmother fled the potato famine from Dublin Deb Mar 2017 #10

Your first sentence may be missing something... lunatica Mar 2017 #17

I'm assuming it was the son of her employers pinboy3niner Mar 2017 #20

My so-called Irish ancestors frogmarch Mar 2017 #12

It's fantastic to have that much history though, congrats. OnDoutside Mar 2017 #35

My family didn't talk much about my single Irish ancestor Brother Buzz Mar 2017 #13

about all i know is that mopinko Mar 2017 #15

I never knew my GGrandfather, but his obituary said he was born in Northern Ireland KewlKat Mar 2017 #18

I dun have any Irish Ancestors.... yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #19

Yui, you were born on The Mainland,not "Stateside." Hawai'i has been a State for several generations Hekate Mar 2017 #62

Yeah yer right but I am not flying any too soon... yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #69

Yes, I do! (Middle name is Erin.) They are from County Donegal. WinkyDink Mar 2017 #21

I come from the O'Connells, the Dempseys and the Whites pinboy3niner Mar 2017 #23

I should mention that while Grandma Bea went by her 3rd husband's surname... pinboy3niner Mar 2017 #82

My dad scammed some drunk American to sponsor him AngryAmish Mar 2017 #25

My great grandfather ymetca Mar 2017 #26

I had a Foran or Forin ancestor immigrate to Canada from Ireland. I think he was a kid. He studied applegrove Mar 2017 #28

My GGG Grandparents came over during the famine. maveric Mar 2017 #29

My Greatgrandparents Were Born in Ireland Leith Mar 2017 #31

The old jokes are sometimes good .... OnDoutside Mar 2017 #38

LOL!! KT2000 Mar 2017 #60

My Great-grandmother was a McNeil AwakeAtLast Mar 2017 #40

More than likely Ulster or Dublin OnDoutside Mar 2017 #42

Ooh, thank you! AwakeAtLast Mar 2017 #78

Map of Irish names OnDoutside Mar 2017 #41

Fifteen totally made up nonsensical words that Irish people love to use OnDoutside Mar 2017 #45

Meredith McGiver KT2000 Mar 2017 #63

Scottish descent I reckon ... ;) OnDoutside Mar 2017 #80

My mother was born in Killybegs, Ireland. Tracer Mar 2017 #46

Happy photos OnDoutside Mar 2017 #48

Loooove the rocks and green grass.... northoftheborder Mar 2017 #58

Great Pics! KT2000 Mar 2017 #65

Yes ! My wife adores "mushy" peas especially with fries. OnDoutside Mar 2017 #79

My great-grandparents came... a la izquierda Mar 2017 #51

On the subject of Irish names: guillaumeb Mar 2017 #52

O'Hara, Mullooly, Cassidy, Quinn, Kelly... Hekate Mar 2017 #54

Irish and Alsatians KT2000 Mar 2017 #67

My many times great-grandfather came from N. Ireland in late 1700s CottonBear Mar 2017 #55

My ancestor... northoftheborder Mar 2017 #56

Three of my -great-great-grandparents (one was dead) emigrated in 1853. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2017 #57

About 95% German and Swiss, Mendocino Mar 2017 #59

Redmonds and Elliotts... 3catwoman3 Mar 2017 #61

No Irish in my family that I know of Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2017 #66

The Internet is a wonderful thing pat_k Mar 2017 #70

There used to be a rumor that Bob Keeshan was Armenian LeftInTX Mar 2017 #72

I often wondered if it was a corruption... pat_k Mar 2017 #74

Probably given to the first Keeshan whistler162 Mar 2017 #75

Like it! pat_k Mar 2017 #76

I'm probably somewhere between 1/16 to 1/4 Irish LeftInTX Mar 2017 #71

Do you know what a 7 course meal for an Irishman is? yortsed snacilbuper Mar 2017 #73

Great, Great, Grandfather came in 1825, he's buried in NY City. Historic NY Mar 2017 #77

1920's jeanmarc Mar 2017 #81

this year St Patrick's Day KT2000 Mar 2017 #83