Click to go to the 28th. May - Click to go to the 29th. May Saturday 27 May 2017 History is in the making! Preparations for the High Tea in Enniscorthy Castle are to be finalized. Today we will travel from Dublin to Enniscorthy by Wexford Bus. The lovely Moira will be waiting to greet … Continue reading Enniscorthy here we come!
Author: Jennifer Wood
Living and loving the Whitsundays
Marsh’s Library: a treasure trove of literature
Friday 26 May, 2017 Blessed with yet another glorious Summer's day, I strolled through the streets of Dublin to keep my 10 am appointment with Dr. Jason McElligott, Keeper, Marsh's Library. I love the smell and the sight of historical and valuable books lined up neatly on shelves. People often ask me where I grew … Continue reading Marsh’s Library: a treasure trove of literature
Four Courts visit and National Library of Ireland research.
Thursday 25 May, 2017. Two hot days in a row! Unheard of in Ireland and yet there we have it. Most of the Dubliners were sweltering. I was loving it, the heat reminded me of being home in the Whitsundays. I visited the Four Courts where mass destruction happened during the civil war of 1922. … Continue reading Four Courts visit and National Library of Ireland research.
Antiques, Grave stone Rubbings and Prendergast family Deeds.
Wednesday 24 May, 2017. At 10am this morning, a warm welcome awaited me at the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland when Aaron Binchy, a relative of my favourite author Maeve Binchy, greeted me at the door of the Society. Conor Lucey, the President took me on a personally escorted tour around the building and … Continue reading Antiques, Grave stone Rubbings and Prendergast family Deeds.
Interesting discovery in Dublin and at the National Archives of Ireland
Tuesday 23 May, 2017 John Prendergast, my 5x Grandfather died intestate in 1833. In Windsor, Australia, shortly before his death, he distributed all of his possessions to his children. Why did he die without leaving a Will? Was it to save his family the expense of paying death taxes? Was it so that he could … Continue reading Interesting discovery in Dublin and at the National Archives of Ireland
Dublin here we come!
Monday 22 May, 2017 Up bright and early and packed for our trip to Dublin, we discussed the best mode of transport from Ennis to Dublin. Bus Eirean was ruled out as we would have had to travel via Tipperary with a change that involved walking quite some distance to connect with the second bus … Continue reading Dublin here we come!
Family day at Cusheen
Sunday 21 May, 2017 Today the weather turned very cold. It was overcast and quite miserable. The Boyle family gathered for a Sunday roast at lunchtime and the lively banter made up for the cold and cloudy weather outside. Dr. John Boyle is a dab hand with the baking as is his clever son Thomas … Continue reading Family day at Cusheen
Ennis and Galway – a day to relax
Saturday 20 May, 2017 After all the excitement and activity of the last week it has been so nice to relax today. Sue's dear friends Dr.John and Joanne Boyle and their lovely family have made us so very welcome here in their beautiful country home. We spent the morning taking a look around the pretty … Continue reading Ennis and Galway – a day to relax
Conference papers and Certificate ceremony
Clans and Surnames Conference, Nenagh, Tipperary. Friday 19 May, 2017 I awoke bright and early and very excited. Today is the day I deliver my Conference paper 'The Quest to find Prendergast ancestry'' The day started with Dr. Michael C. Kean who has written a book from Laois (pronounced Leesh) to Kerry. Dr. Penny Walters … Continue reading Conference papers and Certificate ceremony
The importance of taking care of your family history
Clans and Surnames Conference, Nenagh, Tipperary Ireland Last year with the help of the lovely Rachel Spano, Senior Archivist of the State Library of Queensland, Australia, I was able to pass on techniques for Preservation, Conservation and Restoration at a Workshop that I conducted where Rachel Spano participated in an outreach skype session. When I … Continue reading The importance of taking care of your family history
Families of Ireland 